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Direct linkElizabeth A. Brown; Kathleen H. Flynn; Amanda McCormick; Clara Y. Tran – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2024
Preprint articles are available on servers, such as arXiv and ChemRxiv, at no-cost to benefit the movement toward open access of research. However, the use of preprint research articles as a reference source in academia is not heavily documented. To examine if researchers are utilizing preprint articles, this paper examines citation trends in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Doctoral Programs, State Universities
Farrell, Beth – Library Journal, 2010
First offered to public libraries in 2004, downloadable audiobooks have grown by leaps and bounds. According to the Audio Publishers Association, their sales today account for 21% of the spoken-word audio market. It hasn't been easy, however. WMA. DRM. MP3. AAC. File extensions small on letters but very big on consequences for librarians,…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Usability, Audio Books
Peer reviewedGandhi, Subash C. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1998
Describes a technique for linking searches from the PsycLIT CD-ROM database with local journal holdings in a library. Explains the step-by-step methodology of the technique and covers major advantages and drawbacks of the new technique. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Library Collections
Download full textVan Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1991
This guide for conducting library research on topics in art or the work of a particular artist presents suggestions for utilizing four categories of resources: books, dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, and a periodicals and serials list (PASL). Three topics are researched as examples: the contemporary artist and author Frank Stella, the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Educational Resources, Higher Education
Van Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1990
This guide for conducting library research on topics in architecture or on the work of a particular architect presents suggestions for utilizing four categories of resources: books, dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, and a periodicals and series list (PASL). Two topics are researched as examples: the contemporary architect Richard Meier, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Architecture, Educational Resources, Higher Education
Fabian, Bernhard – 1998
Based on Bernhard Fabian's "Buch, Bibliothek, und geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung (The Book, the Library, and Humanistic Research)," this study is a commentary on the relationship between library and user. Discussing the characteristics and requirements of research in the humanities, it stresses the interrelationship between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Humanities, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Peer reviewedKnox, Lorraine J. – RQ, 1995
Describes resources to use for biology questions and provides search strategies for reference questions involving specific nomenclature. Highlights include nomenclature; common names versus scientific names; locating books and journal articles; and core reference sources. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Books, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedFidzani, Babakisi T. – Information Development, 1998
Investigates the capabilities of graduate students to effectively use library resources and their awareness of the resources and services available at the University of Botswana Library. Concludes that to enable students to make maximum use of resources and sources, training must be provided. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCiliberti, Anne; Radford, Marie L.; Radford, Gary P.; Ballard, Terry – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
Reports results of a material-availability study in which library users were surveyed to determine their success in obtaining materials. Both OPAC users and CD-ROM journal-index users were studied and transaction logs verified their self reports. Recommendations for reducing search failures are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Sources
Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda – 1997
This guide was specifically designed to help students understand and navigate the wealth of information available today. This book guides students through the specifics of finding, using and evaluating information in print, electronic, and multimedia formats. Designed for individual or classroom library instruction use, it covers the entire…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
BUIST, ELEANOR – 1967
IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966.…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Area Studies, Bibliographies, Conference Reports
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – Book Report, 2000
Discusses the role of school library media specialists in helping students with science fair projects. Topics include selecting a topic; reviewing basic library resources, including print and electronic; remote access to databases; locating information on the Web; word processing and presentation software; and relevant Web sites. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Databases, Information Retrieval
The Internet and Local Online Databases: A "Novum Organum" for Twenty-First-Century Library Science.
Webb, Terry – 1996
In using conventional print, CD-ROM and online resources, librarians are still middlepersons between publishers and users. By exploiting Internet and World Wide Web online technology and developing local databases, libraries can tap new information sources and make them available to local audiences and others dispersed around the world in an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Networks, Databases
