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Johnson, Ken; Jennings, Susan; Hisle, Sue – Journal of Access Services, 2011
In January 2008, the Belk Library & Information Commons at Appalachian State University combined the Access Services staff members of the Circulation and Lower Level Service Desks with the Reference and Instruction team as part of a library-wide reorganization effort. The new team balanced what had been a staff-dominated Access Services team…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Instruction, Libraries, Library Materials
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Bayer, Jerrie; Llewellyn, Steven – Journal of Access Services, 2011
Library customers have more remote information choices than ever before, so we must ensure that when they do come to the library, they experience a welcoming environment, a high standard of service, and receive equitable levels of service across campus. Developing a customer service program was a logical next step to reinforce the ongoing…
Descriptors: Siblings, Libraries, Library Services, Users (Information)
Geitgey, Gayle A.; Tepe, Ann E. – Library Media Connection, 2007
With the advent of No Child Left Behind, Adequate Yearly Progress, and school budget cuts, school librarians have had to become more data driven than ever before. Thinking in terms of student learning and achievement has brought about an interest in evidence-based practice (EBP). In this article, the authors discuss three steps to understanding…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, School Libraries, Libraries
Doran, Kirk – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Discussion of the Internet highlights its use in libraries and the need to teach patrons what it can and cannot be used for. Topics include the number and variety of existing sources, vendor organization and reliability issues, speed, quality control and regulation issues, and permanence of sources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Computer Networks, Information Sources, Libraries
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Winter, Michael F. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Discusses a scholar's reactions to libraries made by Umberto Eco in "De Biblioteca." Topics addressed include functions of libraries, including collecting; accessibility of materials; the scholar's creative use of libraries, and discovering materials not looked for or known about; North American research libraries; photocopying; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Creativity, Libraries, Library Collections
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Johnston, Wanda K. And Others – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1995
Presents findings from a 1993 study of 100 leaders in the field of bibliographic and library instruction regarding their perceptions of the most helpful bibliographic instructional resources. Provides descriptions of responses related to best programs, monographs, journals, journal articles, and other resources. (MAB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Resources, Librarian Attitudes, Libraries
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1996
This videotape provides an overview of the materials and services available in a typical library. Designed to interest elementary and middle school children in exploring the library, the video features a young host who tells children about the Dewey Decimal system and goes behind the scenes to see how a library works. The library does not only…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
Drewes, Jeanne M., Ed.; Page, Julie A., Ed. – 1997
This reference book explains how to create, implement, and evaluate formal and informal preservation education programs in school, public, academic, and special collections. It's seven chapters include 43 papers by contributors from a wide range of positions in librarianship and academia. Chapter 1, "Preservation Issues and the Community of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Hines, Maria – 1997
The primary areas of concern challenging Missouri's libraries as they move from the 20th to 21st century can be divided into three major themes and two sub-themes: current library services and operations; technology and information access; and leadership and funding; and training; and operation. Librarians and library clients are concerned about…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Community Attitudes, Futures (of Society)
Bourdon, Cathleen – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2003
This selective bibliography is organized by subject headings that include administration and personnel; bibliographic instruction/information literacy; cataloging and classification; children's and young adults; collection development; copyright; customer service; distance education; electronic libraries; evaluation of library services; fund…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annual Reports, Cataloging, Childrens Libraries