Conducting and Using an Academic Library Data Inventory
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DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2017.1238192
Abstract: This article describes the need for and the processes used to create an inventory of data collected by an academic library. The study uses a survey augmented by multiple interviews to create and populate an… read more here.
Keywords: using academic; library data; academic library; conducting using ... See more keywords
Finding Shelf Space in an Academic Library: A Multifaceted Approach
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DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2017.1321378
Abstract: ABSTRACT Finding shelf space in an Association of Research Libraries library is an endeavor fraught with tensions. It presents an irreconcilable problem. On one hand, space is finite. On the other hand, we will continue… read more here.
Keywords: space; academic library; shelf space; library multifaceted ... See more keywords
Positioning the Academic Library within the Institution: A Literature Review
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DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2018.1466342
Abstract: ABSTRACT A strong position in the institution is vital for any academic library and affects its recognition, resourcing, and prospects. Higher education institutions are experiencing radical change, driven by greater accountability, stronger competition, and increased… read more here.
Keywords: within institution; institution; academic library; review ... See more keywords
Positioning the Academic Library within the Institution: Structures and Challenges
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DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2019.1582078
Abstract: Higher education institutions are experiencing significant change within an ever increasingly complex political and economic environment. Universities are now more accountable than ever before as they try to operate in a highly competitive global market… read more here.
Keywords: within institution; library; academic library; library within ... See more keywords
Engaging Students in Academic Library Design: Emergent Practices in Co-Design
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DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2020.1761409
Abstract: Abstract This article explores academic libraries that have gone beyond using the traditional survey or focus group methods of soliciting student input, specific to library design projects. The goal for each library was to engage… read more here.
Keywords: library design; input; academic library; emergent practices ... See more keywords
Transforming academic library operations in Africa with artificial intelligence: Opportunities and challenges: A review paper
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DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2021.1906715
Abstract: Abstract This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic library operations. In the quest to render fast, effective and efficient services, academic libraries have adopted… read more here.
Keywords: paper; academic library; library operations; opportunities challenges ... 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
“A Lot of Flexibility within the Structure”: Academic Library Collection Development & E-Resources Management from an Athletics Perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/1941126x.2019.1669971
Abstract: Abstract There is an established history of academic libraries collaborating with their institutions’ athletics departments to provide learning and research support to student-athletes in order to achieve positive educational outcomes. It is rarer to find… read more here.
Keywords: resources management; collection development; academic library;
The Evolution of E-Resources Management in a Small Academic Library – Paraprofessional Staff and Librarian Perspectives
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DOI: 10.1080/1941126x.2020.1791439
Abstract: Abstract Two paraprofessional staff members and their supervising librarian provide perspectives on the effect that a major shift in operational focus had on a small academic library’s acquisitions department. Staff members detail how their jobs… read more here.
Keywords: small academic; evolution resources; academic library; resources management ... See more keywords
Reorganization of a very small academic library: a case study of Maine maritime academy's Nutting Memorial Library
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DOI: 10.1108/lm-08-2022-0073
Abstract: PurposeThis case study evaluates the success of a change management process in a very small academic library at a public, rural college. It considers the existing literature on the subject and how it applies to… read more here.
Keywords: case study; academic library; reorganization; small academic ... See more keywords
Desperately seeking funding: library guides to student funding
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DOI: 10.1108/rsr-03-2020-0021
Abstract: Purpose This study aims to examine online research guides as a measure of academic library support for students seeking educational funding opportunities. Design/methodology/approach The library websites of 38 members of a regional academic library consortium… read more here.
Keywords: student; academic library; funding; educational funding ... See more keywords