Tag Archives for Academic Libraries
Creating a Connected Future Through Information and Digital Literacy: Strategic Directions at The University of Queensland Library
As knowledge-intensive institutions, universities face many challenges resulting from today’s highly dynamic technological environment. While the ways in which learners and researchers engage with digital information resources are complex and diverse, there is a keen awareness of the varying levels … Continue reading
All About Predatory Publishing
Brigitte Burris said that the knowledge we bring as collection development librarians is relevant to the predatory question. We need awareness. OA removes some of the curatorial function that we do as librarians, but there is still a need to … Continue reading
Five Trends Changing Higher Education That Librarians Need to Watch | From the Bell Tower
Higher education has a reputation for staying the same. That’s never been more of a myth than right now. Some of the changes have little impact on academic librarians. Others require more of our attention. Read More
The three types of library professionals who absolutely must read the new ACRL/OCLC Academic Library Impact report
The report’s introduction includes a key question, familiar to librarians: “How well can academic library administrators and staff demonstrate that the academic library is useful to students?” Read More
Researchers’ Expectations Regarding the Online Presence of Academic Libraries
The article reports the results of a survey conducted among the Polish and Lithuanian academics concerning their information needs and expectations regarding academic library websites. The survey was realized using the technique of Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) on a group … Continue reading
Measures of Change in Academic Library Behavior
New strategies and practices are required given the changes technology has brought to higher education and scholarly communication. Many libraries are implementing these strategies and practices, but it is difficult to move often long-established ways of doing things and to … Continue reading
Predicting the Role of Library Bookshelves in 2025
The Utrecht University Library case study invites librarians to fundamentally rethink how they could strengthen the function of open shelves in their library. Based on acquisition and user data, and on interviews with publishers and users, this article suggests that … Continue reading
What books? Where?
As part of a $50,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the analysis is aimed at fostering engagement with print resources among library users, particularly with open stack print collections and users within the local community. Read More
Building a successful reading culture through the school library
Much research has documented the strong correlation between independent reading and academic achievement, and the school library can serve a crucial role in encouraging reading. Data collected provided evidence of the kinds of strategies, programmes and design that works to … Continue reading
A Splendid Torch: Learning and Teaching in Today’s Academic Libraries
Six essays, written collaboratively by current and former CLIR postdoctoral fellows, explore the contributions that today’s academic libraries—as providers of resources, professional support, and space—are making to learning and teaching. Topics include the continuing evolution of the learning commons, information … Continue reading