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Direct linkRoseberry, Martha; Peacemaker, Bettina – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
The research guide is a common tool librarians use to communicate with and instruct their audiences. Despite their prevalence and value to users, research guides remain underused. There are many examples of efforts encouraging guide use, but few studies have measured the effectiveness of that promotion. Academic Outreach librarians at Virginia…
Descriptors: Guides, Use Studies, Research Tools, Library Research
Wiersma, Gabrielle – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
Increasing demand for biotechnology and biomedical resources prompted the Engineering Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) to complete a collection assessment of the journals, books, and other resources provided by the University Libraries. This paper presents a variety of methods for evaluating library collections and describes…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Research Libraries, Library Services, Academic Libraries
Strutin, Michal – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2008
In summer 2008, a small group of Santa Clara University librarians were charged with exploring ways of making online library research guides more user friendly and interactive. In order to know how to enhance our guides, we first asked the question, "What makes a research guide useful?" What follows is a detailed process of discovery.…
Descriptors: Library Research, Discovery Learning, Librarians, Academic Libraries
Barsky, Eugene; Schattman, Lisa; Greenwood, Aleteia – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Most academic libraries are seeking to provide electronic access to the very dynamic and changing field of technology related material. "Safari Tech Books Online" and "Books24x7" are the major e-book collections in this area. We compared the "Safari Tech Books Online" and "Books24x7" e-book packages as to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Online Vendors, Electronic Libraries
