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Afton Fawn Ussery; Sofiya Petrova Dahman – College & Research Libraries, 2024
In the past five years, Delta State University's academic library has made significant efforts to develop sustainable outreach programs that support the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+) community. This program has increased the library's visibility and enhanced its image among its students, faculty, and staff. The article…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Inclusion
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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
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Angell, Katelyn; Tewell, Eamon – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
This article describes a nearly decade-long partnership between three institutions representing school, public, and academic settings in Westchester County, New York. The program, designed to improve the academic performance of local high school students, is unique due to the extensive contact students have with academic librarians during the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, College Readiness, High School Students, Urban Schools
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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
Downing, Karen E.; And Others – 1993
This handbook is intended for academic librarians who are interested in establishing peer outreach programs for minority students on their campuses or who are trying to decide whether such a program would meet the needs of their students. Chapters include an overview of the unique challenges facing academic institutions and libraries in serving…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, College Students
Jacob, Carol J., Comp. – 1993
This conference proceedings of off-campus library services includes 30 papers covering the following topics: extracting the hidden potential of course syllabi; obstacles to user education for off-campus students; using Hypercard in an off-campus library environment; satisfying accreditation requirements in lean times; the library's role in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries
Jacob, Carol J., Comp. – 1995
This conference proceedings of off-campus library services includes 37 papers covering the following topics: ensuring excellence in distance library services; DePaul University's research consultation service; using videos to promote library service; a virtual academic library project in England; student-centered library instruction off campus;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries