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Samantha Godbey; Starr Hoffman – College & Research Libraries, 2024
This paper provides a snapshot of United States academic libraries in 2020 and explores longitudinal trends in staffing and expenditures for 1996 to 2020. The authors merged and analyzed academic library data from the National Center for Education Statistics from over 4,000 postsecondary institutions. Characteristics are explored by region and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Regional Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Legislation
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Tolppanen, Bradley P. – Journal of Access Services, 2021
This article presents the results of an online survey of access services departments at academic libraries on the responses implemented during the initial stage of COVID-19 in March-May 2020. The 33-question survey was completed by 121 respondents. The article identifies policies and procedures adopted by access services departments during the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Sannwald, Suzanne – Knowledge Quest, 2021
The idea of "reading the room" borrowed from the business world applies to how school library professionals can identify and responsively meet the needs of users. By stepping up to do work even when it is not requested, and yet in alignment with our mission, we can help sustain our library programs.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Education
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Madina Zhardemova – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2025
The purpose of this research is to determine the optimal pedagogical conditions in the context of the formation of information and communication competencies of future librarians, as well as to reveal the basics of professional training of information-library specialists in the higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan. The basis of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Education, Educational Technology
Kathy M. Irwin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this constructivist, phenomenological study was to describe and interpret women academic library deans' lived experiences with workplace networking as they interact with other university administrators to accomplish organizational initiatives. Possessing strong political skills, including networking ability, is essential especially…
Descriptors: Deans, Library Personnel, Women Faculty, Administrators
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Trine Lindvig Thomsen; Nikolaj Stegeager; Jacob Gorm Davidsen – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
The rapidly evolving landscape of higher education demands not only changes in teaching approaches but also organizational transformation. This paper explores the potential of problem-based learning (PBL) as a lever for organizational change, particularly within higher education institutions. Based on a comprehensive organizational development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel, Problem Based Learning
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Hörzer, Birgit; Lach, Karin; Pum, Gabriele; Rabl-Altrichter, Sylvia; Rezniczek, Alina; Schlögl, Christian; Schneider-Jakob, Monika; Seissl, Maria – Education for Information, 2020
After a short introduction of the LIS landscape in Austria, the development of LIS education for academic librarians will be discussed. Until 2004 library education in Austria consisted mainly of vocational training to which only university graduates and eventually high-school graduates were admitted. In the nineteen-nineties, with Austria joining…
Descriptors: Library Education, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Foreign Countries
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Flynn, Darren; Crew, Teresa; Hare, Rosie; Maroo, Krishna; Preater, Andrew – Journal of Information Literacy, 2023
In this article we connect critical librarianship and its practices of information literacy (IL) with working-class experiences of higher education (HE). Although the research literature and professional body of knowledge of critical information literacy (CIL), is one of the most theoretically-developed areas of wider critical librarianship…
Descriptors: Library Science, Criticism, Information Literacy, Social Class
Kathryn Frances Dilworth – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In current higher education fundraising models where alumni are aligned with their degree-granting unit, the academic library struggles to match the fundraising outcomes of its campus peers. A survey of seventy-nine fundraisers in academic libraries collected data on fundraising activity. It reveals common practices amongst fundraisers working in…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Higher Education, Fund Raising, Models
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Krasulski, Michael J. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
Since the late 1970s, the access services librarian or equivalent position has become commonplace in academic libraries, and degreed professionals have been sought for these positions since the beginning. In 2009, David McCaslin, California Institute of Technology, examined the place of access services in American Library Association-accredited…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Staff Development, Library Personnel
Schaffner, Jennifer; Erway, Ricky – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2014
The digital humanities (DH) are attracting considerable attention and funding at the same time that this nascent field is striving for an identity. Some research libraries are making significant investments by creating digital humanities centers. However, questions about whether such investments are warranted persist across the cultural heritage…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Humanities, Technology Uses in Education, Librarians
Koh, Kyungwon; Abbas, June – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
An increasing number of libraries and museums provide transformative learning spaces, often called "Learning Labs" and "Makerspaces." These spaces invite users to explore traditional and digital media, interact with mentors and peers, and engage in creative projects. For these spaces and programs to be sustainable, it is…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Personnel, Interviews, Higher Education
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2012
This new report details findings from a study OCLC conducted with libraries in mid-2011 to learn about their priorities, initiatives, thoughts on the future of their service points and the sources they use to keep up with developments in the library field. Most community college library staff: (1) Consider licensed e-collections and e-books to be…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Electronic Mail, Community Colleges, Public Libraries
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Ippoliti, Cinthya – Public Services Quarterly, 2014
Customer service is a core component of user experience and an important element in making patrons feel welcomed and valued within our libraries. At the University of Maryland Libraries, we took on the challenging task of creating a customer service training curriculum for all staff working at public service points and offering a digital badge for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Staff Development, Curriculum Development, Library Services
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Vasileiou, Magdalini; Rowley, Jennifer; Hartley, Richard – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2012
This article reports research into the perceptions and predictions of academic librarians regarding the future role and development of e-books, and e-book collections and services. A number of recent studies reported in the literature review indicate increasing interest in e-books. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Stakeholders, Library Services, Semi Structured Interviews
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