Meeting The Needs Of Student Users In Academic Libraries

Author : Michele Crump,LeiLani Freund
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : OCLC:1105779464

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Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries by Michele Crump,LeiLani Freund Pdf

Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries surveys and evaluates the current practice of learning commons and research services within the academic library community in order to determine if these learning spaces are functioning as intended. To evaluate their findings, the authors examine the measurement tools that libraries have used to evaluate usage and satisfaction, including contemporary anthropological studies that provide a more detailed view of the student's approach to research. The book takes a candid look at these redesigns and asks if improvements have lived up to expectations of increased service and user satisfaction. Are librarians using these findings to inform the evolution and implementation of new service models, or have they simply put a new shade of lipstick on the pig? Takes an honest look at learning commons in academic libraries and discusses what is working and what is not Explores behind the statistics as to why users come to the library; does the librarians' concept of 'the library as place' match user perception? Looks at the anthropology of the user to gauge satisfaction with the services and space provided by the library via recent survey findings.

Author : Michele Crump,LeiLani Freund
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780633237

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Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries by Michele Crump,LeiLani Freund Pdf

Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries surveys and evaluates the current practice of learning commons and research services within the academic library community in order to determine if these learning spaces are functioning as intended. To evaluate their findings, the authors examine the measurement tools that libraries have used to evaluate usage and satisfaction, including contemporary anthropological studies that provide a more detailed view of the student’s approach to research. The book takes a candid look at these redesigns and asks if improvements have lived up to expectations of increased service and user satisfaction. Are librarians using these findings to inform the evolution and implementation of new service models, or have they simply put a new shade of lipstick on the pig? Takes an honest look at learning commons in academic libraries and discusses what is working and what is not Explores behind the statistics as to why users come to the library; does the librarians’ concept of ‘the library as place’ match user perception? Looks at the anthropology of the user to gauge satisfaction with the services and space provided by the library via recent survey findings

Author : Bonnand, Sheila
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781466683938

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Innovative Solutions for Building Community in Academic Libraries by Bonnand, Sheila Pdf

The library has always been an essential part of the collegiate experience, providing students with access to knowledge and literature. However, as virtual services and online learning become more prominent within collegiate environments, the ways students conduct research and access resources has been altered. Innovative Solutions for Building Community in Academic Libraries examines new methods librarians use to engage both on-campus and online users in library services, taking into account the significant impacts of online learning on students’ interaction with library resources. Focusing on various outreach practices, techniques of literacy instruction, and the utilization of library spaces, this research-supported book is a pivotal reference source for distance educators, program planners, academics, and library professionals interested in new ways to attract users to library services.

Author : Lynda M. Duke,Andrew D. Asher
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780838911167

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College Libraries and Student Culture by Lynda M. Duke,Andrew D. Asher Pdf

How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded some eye-opening results. The findings suggest changes ranging from simple adjustments in service and resources to modifying the physical layout of the library. In this book Duke and Asher, two anthropological researchers involved with the project since the beginning, Summarize the study's history, including its goals, parameters, and methodology Offer a comprehensive discussion of the research findings, touching on issues such as website design, library instruction for faculty, and meeting the needs of commuter and minority students Detail a number of service reforms which have already been implemented at the participating institutions This important book deepens our understanding of how academic libraries can better serve students’ needs, and also serves as a model for other researchers interested in a user-centered approach to evaluating library services.

Author : Sarah Nagle,Elias Tzoc
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538151853

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Innovation and Experiential Learning in Academic Libraries by Sarah Nagle,Elias Tzoc Pdf

Innovation and Experiential Learning in Academic Libraries: Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Students addresses the multitude of ways that academic librarians are collaborating with faculty and helping students develop these enduring skills by developing and integrating active and experiential learning approaches into teaching activities.

Author : American Library Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Libraries and students
ISBN : UOM:39015031985685

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Student Use of Libraries by American Library Association Pdf

Author : Megan J. Oakleaf
Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780838985687

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The Value of Academic Libraries by Megan J. Oakleaf Pdf

This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, suggestions for immediate "Next Steps" in the demonstration of academic library value, and a "Research Agenda" for articulating academic library value. Its focus is to help librarians understand, based on professional literature, the current answer to the question, "How does the library advance the missions of the institution?" This report is also of interest to higher educational professionals external to libraries, including senior leaders, administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals.

Author : Linda S Katz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317955559

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Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department by Linda S Katz Pdf

Learn the skills needed to update and manage a reference department that efficiently meets the needs of clients today—and tomorrow! Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects provides librarians with the knowledge and skills they need to manage an effective reference service. Full of useful and practical ideas, this book presents successful methods for recruiting and retaining capable reference department staff and management, training new employees and adapting current services to an evolving field. Expert practitioners address the changing role of the reference library worker and how longstanding traditions and practices can be re-evaluated and re-applied. The information in this book is ideal for librarians and students of library studies looking to take their skills to the next level. Reference departments continue to evolve as the number of applicants qualified to run them declines. Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects explores the dynamics of leadership and management as well as a variety of other characteristics needed in a Head of Reference. It recognizes the increasing need for visionary leaders who can deal with shrinking budgets, soaring costs, expensive electronic resources, and high user expectations and provides you with practical advice on finding, training, and keeping these individuals. In addition to the training and recruitment techniques documented in this book, you will find extensive information on: setting and achieving goals creating and maintaining a positive work environment how to deliver quality services how to improve job satisfaction for library staff problem solving strategies the importance of communication making your reference department task- and employee-centered Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects also provides an inside look at Oregon State University’s Valley Library’s new management model. The library’s information professionals detail this new model’s current function, potential hazards, and multiple advantages. The user-friendly information documented in this chapter and in the book as a whole makes Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects an essential read for any librarian or student of library studies looking to meet the demands of an increasingly technical field.

Author : Sara Arnold-Garza,Carissa Tomlinson
Publisher : Assoc of College & Research Libraries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 0838988679

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Students Lead the Library by Sara Arnold-Garza,Carissa Tomlinson Pdf

Part 6. Students as library designers -- Just ask them! : designing services and spaces on the foundation of student feedback / Emily Daly, Joyce Chapman, and Thomas Crichlow -- Pizza for your thoughts : building a vibrant dialogue with students through informal focus groups / Kenneth J. Burhanna

Author : G. Edward Evans,Stacey Greenwell
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838916681

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Academic Librarianship by G. Edward Evans,Stacey Greenwell Pdf

This updated edition enables readers to understand how academic libraries deliver information, offer services, and provide learning spaces in new ways to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty, and other communities of academic library users.

Author : Hugh Fleming
Publisher : London : Library Association
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0853655294

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User Education in Academic Libraries by Hugh Fleming Pdf

A collection of eight papers covering recent research into user education in libraries. It falls into three sections, firstly, a theoretical framework, secondly, a discussion of programmes for learning, and lastly a look at information technologies and methods.

Author : Jeannette Woodward
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909768

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Creating the Customer-Driven Academic Library by Jeannette Woodward Pdf

In this book, the author attacks these and other pressing issues facing today's academic librarians. Her trailbrazing strategies centre on keeping the customer's point of view in focus at all times to help you to integrate technology to meet today's student and faculty needs.

Author : Starr Hoffman
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783300495

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Dynamic Research Support in Academic Libraries by Starr Hoffman Pdf

This inspiring book will enable academic librarians to develop excellent research and instructional services and create a library culture that encompasses exploration, learning and collaboration. Higher education and academic libraries are in a period of rapid evolution. Technology, pedagogical shifts, and programmatic changes in education mean that libraries must continually evaluate and adjust their services to meet new needs. Research and learning across institutions is becoming more team-based, crossing disciplines and dependent on increasingly sophisticated and varied data. To provide valuable services in this shifting, diverse environment, libraries must think about new ways to support research on their campuses, including collaborating across library and departmental boundaries. This book is intended to enrich and expand your vision of research support in academic libraries by: Inspiring you to think creatively about new services. Sparking ideas of potential collaborations within and outside the library, increasing awareness of functional areas that are potential key partners. Providing specific examples of new services, as well as the decision-making and implementation process. Encouraging you to take a broad view of research support rather than thinking of research and instruction services, metadata creation and data services etc as separate initiatives. Dynamic Research Support in Academic Libraries provides illustrative examples of emerging models of research support and is contributed to by library practitioners from across the world. The book is divided into three sections: Part I: Training and Infrastructure, which describes the role of staff development and library spaces in research support Part II: Data Services and Data Literacy, which sets out why the rise of research data services in universities is critical to supporting the current provision of student skills that will help develop them as data-literate citizens. Part III: Research as a Conversation, which discusses academic library initiatives to support the dissemination, discovery and critical analysis of research. This is an essential guide for librarians and information professionals involved in supporting research and scholarly communication, as well as library administrators and students studying library and information science.

Author : Maureen Pastine,Bill Katz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317940883

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Integrating Library Use Skills Into the General Education Curriculum by Maureen Pastine,Bill Katz Pdf

This provocative new book will help you design and implement the most effective library user education possible--one that builds on basic library use skills through a progressively sophisticated program that is fully integrated into course curriculum at all levels, from the freshman year to graduation and beyond. By exploring major issues underlying the integration of library use skills and research methodologies into the general education curriculum, contributors raise important questions, offer creative ideas, and provide insight into the many improvements made in library instruction in the past few years. Following an introduction by Patricia Breivik, a recognized national authority on libraries and general education, contributors representing two- and four-year institutions and research universities discuss such issues as the relationship between high school and college programs, research skills instruction in a remote access environment, the use of microcomputers and end user searching programs to promote critical thinking, and the improved relationship between librarians and faculty. In addition to articles on library instruction geared towards question analysis, information generation by field, structure of published knowledge and dissemination of a discipline’s literature, chapters identify cooperative efforts needed among school, public, special, academic libraries and other information agencies, computer center personnel, and online database vendors. Bibliographic instruction librarians who are active participants in planning and administering library user education programs will find this volume to be essential for building and developing stronger, more integrated programs.

Author : Barbara W Petruzzelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136444319

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Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries by Barbara W Petruzzelli Pdf

Practical advice on how to promote your library and how to better understand and serve library users Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries is a “how-to” guide to marketing and promotional activities that will raise your library’s visibility in the face of increased competition from other information providers. Academic librarians draw on their own experiences with real-life examples of what works (and what doesn’t) when developing, implementing, and evaluating on-campus marketing initiatives. You’ll learn how to use surveys, focus groups, advertising, target audiences, community outreach, and public relations to learn more about the needs of your library’s users, how to make improvements to meet those needs, and how to communicate those improvements to students and faculty. Academic librarians just getting started or well into their careers will benefit from the book’s practical approach to using marketing and promotional techniques that are effective and affordable. Each article of Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries includes tables, figures, and appendices that provide tangible examples of marketing and promotional activities that really work. The book also includes a bibliography of effective marketing resources that’s kept up-to-date through an accompanying Web site. Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries shows you how to: incorporate the results of LibQUAL+ and student focus groups into your short- and long-range planning use posters, displays, brochures, newspaper ads, and giveaways in your public relations campaigns get the word out to the community about your library and its services use the right media to match your message with your audience increase awareness of your library’s virtual reference services use postcards to promote your services collaborate with students to develop an advertising campaign implement a marketing action plan stage large-scale special events and programs and a whole lot more! Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries is an essential professional resource for practicing academic librarians and library directors at colleges and universities.