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Mosley, Paul; Alderman, Jim; Carmichael, Lisandra R. – Journal of Access Services, 2015
University course assignments increasingly focus on group work and group projects to help students collaboratively discover more about their fields of study. The Thomas G. Carpenter Library realized the need to investigate means for reimagining itself to better accommodate today's researchers. The complex process of planning for the redesign of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Services, Space Utilization, Educational Facilities Improvement
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
Eighteen scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the fourteenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Information Technology, Electronic Libraries
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Jim Belair; Nicole Waskie-Laura – Knowledge Quest, 2021
How can school librarians change the view of school librarians to better match the reality of their work? One way is to increase their explicit connections with broad, recognizable initiatives, like digital fluency and computer science. The The New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency (CS/DF) Standards, in alignment with the "AASL…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Role, Educational Technology
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England, Lenore – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2012
Welcome to the new "Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship" column entitled "ERM Ideas and Innovations," which will appear in each issue of JERL for the next 2 years, and possibly more, beginning with this issue. The overall focus of each column will be to introduce and expand ideas, discuss innovations, and ultimately encourage and foster…
Descriptors: Library Science, Innovation, Cooperation, Librarians
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Anderson, Patricia F.; Shannon, Carol; Bickett, Skye; Doucette, Joanne; Herring, Pamela; Kepsel, Andrea; Lyons, Tierney; McLachlan, Scott; Wu, Lin – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
When the Medical Library Association identified questions critical for the future of the profession, it assigned groups to use systematic reviews to find the answers to these questions. Group 6, whose question was on emerging technologies, recognized early on that the systematic review process would not work well for this question, which looks…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Medical Research, Medical Libraries
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Ponti, Marisa – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2013
The purpose of this article is to suggest commons-based peer production as a form of work that can help bridge the gap between research and practice in LIS. The research design is based on two in-depth and longitudinal qualitative case studies of collaborative projects involving LIS academics and practitioners in Italy. Analysis of interviews and…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Research Design
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Stockham, Marcia; Collins, Heather – Education Libraries, 2012
This study surveyed current education majors (n=70) in two Kansas universities to gain a perspective on their understanding of Information Literacy (IL) concepts and skills, and to learn whether they anticipated teaching such concepts to their future K-12 students. School media specialists in the state were also surveyed (n=85) and asked to share…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Media Specialists, Elementary Secondary Education, Education Majors
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Laster, Shari; Stitz, Tammy; Bove, Frank J.; Wise, Casey – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2011
The transition to a new architecture and design for an academic library Web site does not always proceed smoothly. In this case study, a library at a large research university hired an outside Web development contractor to create a new architecture and design for the university's Web site using dotCMS, an open-source content management system. The…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Architecture, Research Universities, Testing
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Diffin, Jennifer; Chirombo, Fanuel; Nangle, Dennis; de Jong, Mark – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
This article explains how the document management team (circulation and interlibrary loan) at the University of Maryland University College implemented Microsoft's SharePoint product to create a central hub for online collaboration, communication, and storage. Enhancing the team's efficiency, organization, and cooperation was the primary goal.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Cooperation, Educational Technology, Library Services
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He, Wu; Hartley, Kendall – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
Lesson planning serves as a key means for ensuring the quality of instruction. In an effort to facilitate and improve the literature related to lesson planning, this paper proposes a framework which integrates online lesson planners, databases, case libraries, and Web 2.0 tools such as blogs and wikis to support both pre-service and in-service…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Lesson Plans, Libraries
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Uwhekadom, Ejimaji Emmanuel; Olawolu, Oladunni Elizabeth – African Higher Education Review, 2013
The influence of globalization and information technology on higher education in Nigeria was investigated through a descriptive survey design. Forty-five professional librarians from University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku Rivers…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Librarians, Information Services, Best Practices
Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2009
This article discusses three strategies for building a data center or service. These strategies are: (1) "audit" a way to alliances; (2) "share" oversight but "own" the warehouse; and (3) join new professional "cultures." These strategies have more to do with people and organizations than technology since technology mirrors and amplifies what…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Computer Centers, Information Technology, Libraries
Meyer, Lars – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
Preservation has long been considered a fundamental responsibility of research libraries. Data on preservation activities by its members has been collected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) since 1987, but changing digital technologies and the research, teaching, and learning environments in which research libraries are engaged…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Responsibility, Preservation, Institutional Mission
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West, Richard P. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) enabled the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to develop increased visibility among leaders shaping the development of the Internet. It also provided a mechanism for ARL member institutions and others to engage in partnership strategies to develop projects that would bring digital content and…
Descriptors: Institutions, Research Libraries, Internet, Leadership
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Iyer, Hemalata – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2009
Introduction: The research reported here is part of a larger research project, the aim of which is to improve education and training by providing the library community with the information necessary to support the development of programmes for visual resource professionals. Method: A content analysis of 394 job announcements in the visual…
Descriptors: Information Management, Visual Aids, Content Analysis, Educational Improvement
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