Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Technology & New Media
According to the OECD there are nearly four million tertiary students enrolled in a course outside their country of citizenship. In 2010 there were 335 273 international students enrolled in higher education in Australia. To support these students during their study,...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Technology & New Media
In recent years, social networking sites have become mainstream in the cyberspace. Among related Web 2.0-based social networking services, Facebook is by far one of the most popular. Academic libraries embrace this new technology and use it as a flexible channel to...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Technology & New Media
Facebook is now a ubiquitous part of the lives of many university students around the world. The libraries that serve them now have an opportunity to leverage these recently-created online social networks to promote their services and resources. While the use of...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Library Services & Dev
The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a study that examines undergraduate students‘ experience with research, library and information use prior to coming to university and their behaviour and attitude towards library and information after they have...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Library Services & Dev
In Belgium the universities are quite active in international cooperation programs. Library development is incorporated in most of these programs. Most efforts are directed towards further development of ICT in libraries and towards the related needed changes in...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Library Services & Dev
This paper is based on a case study of how the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is actively using library statistics to promote and advocate for better library services for its users in a new digital environment. Utah State Library suggests “Avoid...
