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The Role and Responsibilities of an E-Tutor Librarian
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Waite, Kathryn; Gannon-Leary, Pat; Carr, James – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Current trends in librarianship in higher education have indicated an increasing tutoring role for librarians in the online environment. This article examines how the role of the e-tutor is outlined in selected online learning literature before progressing to examine the implications for librarians of fulfilling the demanding e-tutoring role by…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Tutors
The Evolution of the Reference Librarian
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Johnson, Wendell G. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
The job of the contemporary reference librarian has a virtual component unimaginable a generation ago. Today's library professional can obtain an MLS (or equivalent) online with a minimal residency requirement. Not only the degree, but also library sources, and indeed patrons, have become virtual. Both books and periodicals can be consulted by…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Special Libraries, Public Libraries, Reference Services
Using the World Wide Web for Community Outreach: Enriching Library Service to the Community.
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Glogoff, Louise G.; Glogoff, Stuart – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 1998
Describes the experiences of University of Arizona and Pima Community College librarians in building World Wide Web exhibits featuring traditionally underrepresented groups in the Tucson, Arizona community. Highlights developmental considerations, goal setting, costs, benefits, and rights and permissions. Concludes with recommendations for other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Services, Computer Mediated Communication, Costs
Towards a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication. Discussion Paper Prepared by the AUCC-CARL/ABRC Task Force on Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communication = Vers un nouveau paradigme de communication savante. Document de travail prepare par le Groupe et de l'ABRC/CARL sur les bibliotheques universitaires et la communication savante.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1995
The challenges and opportunities presented by fiscal constraint, new technologies and an information "explosion" require that universities and their libraries develop a system by which scholars and students can access information when it is needed. This discussion paper in English and French, is the first of a series of papers intended…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication
Literary Texts in an Electronic Age: Scholarly Implications and Library Services. Papers presented at the Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 10-12, 1994).
Sutton, Brett, Ed. – 1994
The 12 papers in this volume explore the development of electronic texts in the humanities and describe the possible roles for libraries as electronic books take the place of printed ones. The diverse perspectives of librarians, publishers, system administrators, scholars, readers, and writers are brought into conjunction, and a number of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), College Faculty
Libraries Without Walls 4: The Delivery of Library Services to Distant Users. Proceedings of an International Conference Organized by the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM), Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester, England, September 14-18, 2001).
Brophy, Peter, Ed.; Fisher, Shelagh, Ed.; Clarke, Zoe, Ed. – 2002
This proceedings of the fourth Libraries Without Walls Conference addresses key strategic issues arising from international, regional, and cross-sectoral approaches to the provision of library services to distant users. The following papers are included: Theme 1: Libraries and Virtual Learning Environments: "Introduction" (Peter Brophy,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
The Challenge of the Educated Web.
Carty, Susan Kinnell – Searcher, 1998
Discusses how the Internet is altering the intermediary roles of teachers, librarians, and media specialists. Highlights include the role of the middleman, research the way it used to be, research and learning now, online classrooms and distance learning, visions of the future, a timeline of the Internet and schools, educational research Web…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Distance Learning and Libraries in the Cyberspace Age.
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Erazo, Edward; Derlin, Roberta L. – 1995
The growth of telecommunications technology for distance learning in the Cyberspace Age has opened many options for studying off-campus from home or office from remote and sparsely populated communities. Higher education is exploring this modern version of correspondence courses with the goal of increasing their student enrollment as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Education, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication