Tag Archives for University Libraries
Collaboration and Academic Libraries: An Overview and Literature Review
The chapter provides an overview and an extensive literature review of collaboration and academic libraries. There is consideration of different aspects of internal collaboration including: collaboration within the library service; collaboration of academic libraries with faculties, other support departments, and … Continue reading
How Can the University Library Better Meet the Information Needs of Research Students? Experiences From Ulster University
This article investigates academic library needs of doctoral students. The study identifies PhD students’ information literacy training needs and explores current levels of library engagement, barriers to use, and gaps in existing services. First-year PhD students at Ulster University (UU) … Continue reading
Virtual reality content for higher education curriculum
Virtual Reality content has quickly become embedded into popular culture and everyday purposes. Interaction within a virtual environment has enormous possibilities for a number of different industries such as business, healthcare, entertainment, architecture, engineering and all levels of education. This … Continue reading
Supporting Digital Scholarship and the Digital Humanities: A Collaboration on Concept, Space, and Services Between the Library and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne
Digital Humanities is inherently a collaborative endeavour. At the University of Melbourne, the Faculty of Arts and the University Library have collaborated on the establishment of a Digital Studio to support digital humanities research and partnership. Launched in late 2016, … Continue reading
Lehigh Invests $4 Million in 2017-18 Academic Infrastructure Buildout
Led by a working group chaired by Jack Lule, Professor and Chair in Journalism and Communication, and Bruce Taggart, Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services, the plan includes the redesign and upgrade of advanced technology large lecture halls, next-generation … Continue reading
SPEC Kit 357: Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (November 2017)
This SPEC Kit gathers information on the breadth of practice taking place at the intersection of research libraries, presses, and publishing, and on the blurring of boundaries as libraries engage in publishing and press activities in new ways. It explores … Continue reading
Signage UX: Updating library signs for a new generation
Like most college libraries, the Alfred C. O’Connell Library at Genesee Community College (GCC) struggles to find effective ways to tell students about upcoming events and new library services, and to promote library policies. Short of standing at the library … Continue reading
University Libraries Break Ground on High-Density Storage Facility
A high-density storage facility is under construction off Hill Avenue in south Fayetteville, designed to house University Libraries items in a climate-controlled environment. The 27,000-square-foot storage facility will hold approximately 1.8 million volumes when filled to capacity. The facility will … Continue reading
Libraries and Research: Five Key Themes for Sustainable Innovation in Strategy and Services
The New Media Consotrium (NMC) has released a new strategic brief on Digital Literacy in Higher Education. In this new report, it concludes that simply knowing how to use digital tools will not be enough for the future, and that … Continue reading
Diversity and Inclusion, SPEC Kit 356, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Diversity and Inclusion, SPEC Kit 356, an exploration of how ARL member library diversity plans have changed since 2010. This SPEC Kit gathers information about the following topics: current recruitment and retention … Continue reading