Survey Results from Academic Librarians and Professors on Teaching and Using Pirate Websites
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DOI: 10.1080/10875301.2022.2095474
Abstract: Abstract Millions of full-text articles are downloaded per month using pirate websites. The purpose of this study was to survey professors and academic librarians on their knowledge, usage and teaching of pirate websites to students.… read more here.
Keywords: librarians professors; pirate websites; academic librarians; survey ... See more keywords
Alignment, Collaboration and the Social Turn: Our Agenda for the Relational Library
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DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2023.2196277
Abstract: Our profession is “Moving from collecting to connecting” (Kranich, Lotts, Nielsen, & Ward, 2020, p, 285). Academic librarians envision a “social future” (Schlak, Corrall, & Bracke, 2022) as connected connectors, “connecting ideas, knowledge and communities”… read more here.
Keywords: turn; alignment collaboration; academic librarians; academic library ... See more keywords
Readiness of academic librarians towards the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries
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DOI: 10.1108/lm-11-2021-0104
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of the article is to investigate readiness of academic librarians toward the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries. The article provides further insights on the following areas: •What are the levels… read more here.
Keywords: university; university libraries; robotics; use robotic ... See more keywords
Visual literacy: academic libraries address 21st century challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/rsr-04-2018-0048
Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to explore a study that examines the role of academic librarians who teach visual literacy within their information literacy curricula. Design/methodology/approach The author developed a survey that was distributed to five… read more here.
Keywords: academic libraries; visual literacy; information literacy; literacy academic ... See more keywords
Saudi academic librarians’ perceptions of the Association of College & Research Libraries guidelines
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DOI: 10.1177/0961000616666626
Abstract: The aim of the present study is to identify the extent of the validity of the application of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2011 guidelines for academic librarians. In order to achieve this,… read more here.
Keywords: research; research libraries; university; college research ... See more keywords
Inside the library: Academic librarians’ knowing in practice
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DOI: 10.1177/0961000618769970
Abstract: There is a dearth of studies on librarians’ information practices, in particular their information use. At the same time the professional field of librarianship is infused with an imperative dictating that the work of librarians… read more here.
Keywords: information; inside library; library academic; practice ... See more keywords
Academic Librarians Perceive Duration and Social Interaction as Important Elements for Professional Development
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DOI: 10.18438/eblip29419
Abstract: A Review of: Attebury, R. I. (2017). Professional development: A qualitative study of high impact characteristics affecting meaningful and transformational learning. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(3), 232-241. http://dx.doi.org//10.1016/j.acalib.2017.02.015 Abstract Objective – To understand the… read more here.
Keywords: professional development; meaningful transformational; interaction; transformational professional ... See more keywords