Apr 9, 2012 | Day 4 (7 Jun), Keynote, Learning & Users
Dr. Susan Gibbons is the University Librarian of Yale University. Prior to her appointment in July 2011, she was Vice Provost and Neilly Dean of the River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester. Dr. Gibbons holds an MLS and an MA in History from Indiana University,...
Apr 8, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1045-1220), Learning & Users
This presentation focuses on a review of the external forces and dynamics that influence the processes of learning, scholarship, research, and discovery at a large university. It examines the informational/knowledge needs, behaviours, and mindsets of users ranging...
Apr 4, 2012 | 4/6/2012 (1330-1505), Learning & Users
If you had the opportunity to build a science library from scratch for a new generation of researchers and students, what would it look like and how would it operate? We will show you the vision and reality of the new King Abdullah University of Science and...
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...
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (0950-1030), Poster
Based on data from AFBN (Performance Analysis of Polish Research Libraries), authors presented some of the trends and phenomena occurring in the last decade in Polish academic libraries. The data have been evaluated include, among others,. electronic resources, access...
