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Open Access And Its Impact On Access And Subscriptions, Michael Levine-Clark
Open Access And Its Impact On Access And Subscriptions, Michael Levine-Clark
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
In this paper the author examines from a library perspective some of the complications with transitioning to an open access model for journal publishing; how costs that support publishing efforts may shift from readers to researchers; what’s happening within the library community with regard to assessing the value of subscriptions; and what universities may come to expect from content providers as private funders take a more visible role in mandating the “openness” of research information.
Rethinking The Troubleshooting Model, Jennifer Everson Brown
Rethinking The Troubleshooting Model, Jennifer Everson Brown
University Libraries: Staff Scholarship
In the various jobs I have held, most of them library-related, customer service has been a part of them all. I decided to apply a customer service-based approach to electronic resources as the Electronic Resources Manager at the University of Denver Libraries (DU). In order to implement a customer service-based approach with a larger staff, a standardized training procedure was necessary.
Essentialism, Social Construction, Or Individual Differences, Jenelys Cox, Jeff Rynhart, Shea-Tinn Yeh
Essentialism, Social Construction, Or Individual Differences, Jenelys Cox, Jeff Rynhart, Shea-Tinn Yeh
University Libraries: Staff Scholarship
Per the United States Department of Labor Women’s Bureau’s latest available statistics, the percentage of women employed in computer and information technology occupations was consistently lower than the average for all occupations. When broken down by selected characteristics, these numbers range from 12.4% in computer network architectures to 35.2% in web development. Is this trend reflected in the libraries? Although no comprehensive statistics are available for women in library IT, Lamont’s study does reflect the same trend in that the number of women as library IT department heads has been about one half that of men between 2004-2008. Why is …