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Maddox, Jennifer; Stanfield, Leigh – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2019
Researchers surveyed academic librarians to determine current software and practices used in synchronous virtual research consultations. The survey findings identified the top software products currently used by respondents for virtual research consultations. Through open-ended comments, it became clear that libraries are not tied to one…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Information Seeking, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Meredith, Tamara R. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2015
Augmented reality (AR) has been used and documented for a variety of commercial and educational purposes, and the proliferation of mobile devices has increased the average person's access to AR systems and tools. However, little research has been done in the area of using AR to supplement traditional library services, specifically for patrons aged…
Descriptors: Library Services, Elementary School Students, Handheld Devices, Computer Software
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Young, Natasha, Ed.; Weese, Bailey, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
Sixteen scholarly papers and twenty abstracts comprise the content of the eighteenth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the conference, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Inclusion, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Nicholas, Pauline – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2010
The Internet and the World Wide Web have influenced the new approaches taken in teaching and learning at institutions of higher learning. The nature of the courses offered, the geographical spread of the teaching sites as well as the diverse and distributed student population are the catalysts for the changes. These non-traditional, or distant…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Mariner, Vince – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2008
Ask Here PA is Pennsylvania's new statewide live chat reference and information service. This article discusses the key strategies utilized by Ask Here PA administrators to recruit participating libraries to contribute staff time to the service, the importance of centralized staff training, the main aspects of staff training, and activating the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Synchronous Communication, Reference Services, Shared Resources and Services
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? "Library Management Tips that Work" does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Time Management, Guides, Personnel Management
Coffman, Steve – American Libraries, 1999
Describes customer call centers that provide customer service and support in business and considers how their routines could be adapted to library operations. Topics include centralized staff; interactive voice response; automated call distribution; question analysis; sophisticated software; training and monitoring; telephone reference; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Library Networks, Library Services
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Dent, Valeda Frances – Research Strategies, 2000
Describes the Interactive Reference Assistance project developed at the University of Michigan to provide remote reference service for students in campus residence halls through the use of specialized software, desktop computers, and desktop cameras that allowed video and audio links directly to library reference staff. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Services
Chase, Darren – Computers in Libraries, 2007
Smart librarians have always valued their relationships with users and other librarians. The creative force of those relationships is empowered via Web-based social networking, collaboration, and sharing. At Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library in New York, students, faculty, clinicians, and residents expect the latest refinements in…
Descriptors: Library Services, Reference Services, Internet, Academic Libraries
Coffman, Steve; McGlamery, Susan – American Libraries, 2000
Discusses the availability and quality of commercial reference services available on the World Wide Web such as Ask Jeeves and the decline in library reference service statistics. Describes a project in California to help libraries develop live, real-time reference services over the Web by adapting Web contact center software. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Libraries, Library Services, Library Statistics
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Thomas, Joy; Sottong, Stephen P. – RSR Reference Services Review, 1994
Describes the automation of the ready reference card file at the California State University, Long Beach library. Topics discusses include the use of dBase III Plus software; keyword fields for multiple access points; the source field and other fields; a menu-driven interface; and file creation and maintenance. (Contains five references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Automation
Sliman, Paula – 1995
Patron service is a high priority in the library setting and alleviating a large percentage of the directional questions will provide librarians with more time to help patrons more thoroughly than they are able to currently. Furthermore, in view of the current economic trend of downsizing, a navigational computer system program has the potential…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Directories, Information Sources, Librarians
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Silverstein, Joanne – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Explains the digital reference service AskNSDL that was developed for the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Discusses tools used to design the service, including QABuilder software; QuIP (Question Interchange Profile) metadata format standard; GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials) cataloging tool; and the AskERIC question and answer…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries, Library Services
Janes, Joe – Library Journal, 2002
Considers the current trend in libraries toward live, or digital, reference services. Highlights include models for reference, including synchronous versus asynchronous; benefits for users; software packages; user expectations; suitability of the technology; and determining the best service for users and their information needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Software, Information Needs, Library Services
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McGlamery, Susan; Coffman, Steve – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Explores the possibility of using Web contact center software to offer reference assistance to remote users. Discusses a project by the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System/Santiago Library System consortium to test contact center software and to develop a virtual reference network. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Consortia, Electronic Libraries
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