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Hill, Chrystle; Farkas, Meredith – Library Journal, 2008
Each year, "Library Journal" recognizes 50 or so emerging leaders in the profession as Movers & Shakers. These library professionals are passionate about the work they do and are moving the profession forward, often in creative and innovative ways. Some of these individuals enjoyed and were encouraged by amazing institutional support and…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction, Libraries, Library Services
Lagoze, Carl Jay – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The idea of Digital Libraries emerged in the early 1990s from a vision of a "library of the future", without walls and open 24 hours a day. These digital libraries would leverage the substantial investments of federal funding in the Internet and advanced computing for the benefit of the entire population. The world's knowledge would be a key press…
Descriptors: Library Research, Popular Culture, Information Systems, Electronic Libraries
Phillip, Cyndi – Knowledge Quest, 2007
In this article, the author shares her accomplishments as the 2006-2007 president of the American Association of School Librarians. Many of her accomplishments help fulfill the goals, objectives, and strategies of the AASL strategic plan. These include the sold-out AASL National Institute on assessment, new innovative reading grants, and its…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Library Associations, Presidents, Library Development
Richards, Jan – Australian Library Journal, 2009
The President of ALIA writes about expectations for the Public Libraries Summit, and provides an account of what took place on the day of the meeting, and what has taken place since. In funding terms, the most likely areas of productive engagement with the federal government are considered to be: children, early learning and a literate Australia;…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Meetings, Conferences (Gatherings)
Murray, Janet; Welch, Bernadette – Education for Information, 2009
The authors have been involved in the design and delivery of several LIS training and education programs in Vietnam in recent years. This activity has led them to become aware of library developments and initiatives taking place within Vietnam, and of issues that will affect future development of the library and information industry. Some of these…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Library Development, Library Research
Grigson, Anna – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
The University of Westminster began collecting and analyzing vendor usage reports since starting their e-book collections in 2004. They have used the results both to monitor the use of the collections and to calculate basic cost-per-use metrics that have informed decisions on whether to renew particular resources. In 2008, they sought to extend…
Descriptors: Metric System, Case Studies, Data Analysis, Online Vendors
Brown, Elizabeth – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
The current rate of change suggests scholarly communications issues such as new publication models and technology to connect library and research tools is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. As models evolve, standards develop, and scientists evolve in their communication patterns, librarians will need to embrace transitional…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Library Services, Librarians, Trend Analysis
Fox, Robert; Stuart, Crit – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Georgia Tech Library has undergone two learning space renovations in the past six years, with a third in 2009. This work is grounded in techniques that elicit user input. Library staff hope one day to completely renovate the entire 220,000-square-foot main library facility. Until that day arrives, library staff are making incremental improvements…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Space Utilization, Design Preferences, Library Development
Anderson, Ross; Arndell, Michael; Christensen, Sten – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2009
The "Architecture Studio Archive" pilot sought to form a comprehensive digital archive of the diverse student work conducted in the first year of the Bachelor of Design in Architecture Degree at the University of Sydney. The design studio is the primary vehicle for teaching architectural design. It is a locus for creative activity, with…
Descriptors: Architecture, Preservation, Creative Activities, Archives
Morris, Jim – Journal of Access Services, 2007
The academic library in the 21st Century must find innovative ways to remain central to the mission of the institution that it represents, and the people that it serves. Some of those ways involve what traditionally has been the province of student services. After hours events with music and art, poetry slams, and electronic gaming are a few of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Services, Best Practices, Library Development
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2007
To librarians at the Delaware Division of Libraries, Governor Ruth Ann Minner, Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor, and Assistant Secretary of State Rick Geisenberger are "the Delaware Dream Team." The governor and her team supported funding for the 2004 statewide effort that resulted in the Delaware Master Plan for Library Services…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Library Development, Position Papers, State Programs
Sewell, Bethany Badgett; Miller, Andrew Jonathan – Journal of Access Services, 2008
The University of Denver's Penrose Library's Stacks Maintenance unit is a separately managed unit that works in collaboration with all library departments to ensure complete access to the library's print collections. This unit takes advantage of a variety of techniques and tools to fulfill its mission, including a fine-tuned tracer system for…
Descriptors: Library Development, Library Materials, Preservation, Printed Materials
Rochkind, Jonathan – Library Journal, 2008
Deciding whether to go with a particular open source product is an exercise in risk management: understanding the risks of one's possible actions and choices, calculating when a certain level of risk is appropriate to reach a desired outcome, and planning for how to handle negative outcomes. To be sure, opting to go with a particular proprietary…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Technological Literacy
Catapano, Susan; Fleming, Jane; Elias, Martille – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2009
New teachers are eager to begin their careers with the information learned from their teacher preparation programs. Too many times, the classroom library is a second thought to the establishment of classroom rules and the implementation of curriculum. Rather than an instructional tool for literacy and classroom community, the library can become a…
Descriptors: Learning Centers (Classroom), School Libraries, Library Development, Guidelines
Stancil, George Ira, III – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role state departments of education, a professional organization and a leading internet organization play in providing recommendations and guidelines in the construction of new high school libraries. Four state agencies were identified and specific square footage formulas noted as well as information…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Libraries, State Departments of Education, Web Sites