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Silver, Isabel – Public Services Quarterly, 2014
The Authors@UF program series emerged to showcase the scholarship and creativity of faculty, creating an intellectual forum within the academic library, and providing informal, extra-curriculum, academic engagement between students and faculty outside the classroom. This article identifies steps to launch an author program, and considerations in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Authors
Bradley-Johnson, Sharon; Johnson, C. Merle; Drevon, Daniel D. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
Students with low-incidence disabilities frequently receive less than optimal psychoeducational services because the specialized tests and instructional materials required to meet their idiosyncratic needs often are unavailable due to budget constraints, inadequate training of school personnel, and the difficulty school personnel have keeping…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Incidence, Related Services (Special Education), Accessibility (for Disabled)
Andrews, Judith; Eade, Eleanor – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2013
Birmingham City University's Library and Learning Resources' strategic aim is to improve student satisfaction. A key element is the achievement of the Customer Excellence Standard. An important component of the standard is the mapping of services to improve quality. Library and Learning Resources has developed a methodology to map these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Library Services, User Satisfaction (Information)
Anderson, Sean; Weatherbee, Sue – Computers in Libraries, 2012
The 21st-century student is highly technological. In order to encourage and enable the technologically advanced students, the authors wanted to develop a technology equipment service in the library at Texas A&M University-Commerce. They had an idea of what they wanted to accomplish but were unsure of how to get started. They started a small…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
Dority Baker, Marcia L. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
This article provides a case study of how the University of Nebraska College of Law and Schmid Law Library use "buttons" to manage Law College faculty members' and librarians' online presence. Since Google is the primary search engine used to find information, it is important that librarians and libraries assist Web site visitors in…
Descriptors: Library Services, Case Studies, Library Development, Library Automation
Rux, Erika; Borchert, Theresa – Computers in Libraries, 2010
As libraries face a veritable explosion of electronic resources and as the interconnectedness of print and online resources becomes increasingly complicated, many librarians are challenged to find efficient and cost-friendly ways to manage these resources. In this article, the authors describe how a team of people from various library departments…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Automation, Library Development, Information Management
Blewitt, John; Gambles, Brian – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2010
The Library of Birmingham (LoB) is a 193 million British pounds project designed to provide a new space for lifelong learning and knowledge growth, a physical and virtual portal for Birmingham's citizens to the wider world. In cooperation with a range of private, public, and third-sector bodies, as well as individual citizens, the library, due to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Public Libraries, Web Sites
Knobel, Cory Philip – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Living inside built environments--infrastructure--it is easy to take for granted the things that we do not need to engage, but are at work behind the scenes nonetheless. Well-designed systems become invisible, but to engage them, how do we know which perspectives, objects, and relationships are useful? I examine the University of Michigan Digital…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Organizational Change, Library Science, Library Services
Peterson, Andrea; Haulgren, Frank – Computers in Libraries, 2010
During spring quarter 2008, the Western Washington University (WWU) Libraries established an interactive bloglike environment called "14 Days to Have Your Say" with the intention of gathering new ideas and feedback about the libraries from the university community. The environment was developed as a fairly simple Drupal site. The project…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Research, Mail Surveys
Hyatt, Jason; Craig, Angela – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Outreach occurs systemwide at Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC). All branches are involved in reaching their surrounding neighborhoods and patrons. Under the guidance of the outreach manager, the outreach department provides support for these efforts and also offers focused programming via 12 staff members. The department is…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Public Libraries, Outreach Programs, Information Technology
Griggs, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Oregon State University (OSU) libraries, where the author serves as lead programmer, have developed a tool to make it easier for librarians to build and maintain interactive course assignment pages (ICAPs) and subject research guides (SRGs). That tool, Library a la Carte, enables librarians with minimal technical expertise to create dynamic…
Descriptors: Internet, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Services
McKeon, Kelly; Thompson, Ellen – Australian Library Journal, 2008
The Arts Libraries Society of Australia and New Zealand (Arlis/ANZ) recently implemented a new web presence. More than just a website, it was envisaged as a web "identity", a virtual clubhouse where the Society could conduct its "virtual business" and where members could "meet" and contribute to the activities of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Web Sites, Computer System Design
Coopey, Barbara M.; Nicastro, David – Journal of Access Services, 2007
The Penn State Libraries' Open House activities for incoming students find Access Services staff extending beyond their everyday routines to creatively help relieve students' fears of the library and understand how Access Services can help them. Serving on the Access Services Open House Committee offers staff many opportunities for development as…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Staff Development, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Walls, Ester J. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1972
In an effort to describe the panoply of United States programs and targets for International Book Year, the author discusses two official statements concerning the Secretariat, programs, planning and specific projects. (4 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: Books, International Programs, Library Services, Program Descriptions
Susan D. Moisey – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2007
Through assistive technology, individualized support, and community-based activities, the Inclusive Libraries Initiative is increasing the capacity of rural libraries in Northeast Alberta to attract and serve patrons with disabilities, particularly developmental disabilities. Local public libraries are important natural supports for adults with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology