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High-Density Off-Site Storage In North American Research Libraries, Scott Seaman
High-Density Off-Site Storage In North American Research Libraries, Scott Seaman
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Krakow Library Group As An Example Of A Regional Library Cooperation, Ewa Dobrzyńska-Lankosz, Anna Sokołowska-Gogut
Krakow Library Group As An Example Of A Regional Library Cooperation, Ewa Dobrzyńska-Lankosz, Anna Sokołowska-Gogut
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Management Based On Reliable Comparative Data. Library Statistics And Performance Indicators. A Common Project Of Polish Research Libraries, Lidia Derfert-Wolf, Marek M. Górski, Marzena Marcinek
Management Based On Reliable Comparative Data. Library Statistics And Performance Indicators. A Common Project Of Polish Research Libraries, Lidia Derfert-Wolf, Marek M. Górski, Marzena Marcinek
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The paper reports the results of the on-going research on performance indicators and library statistics for Polish research libraries. It is a continuation of activity realised in the frame of the EU Tempus Project "Development of Library Management as a Part of the University Total Quality Management". The Task Group for Standardisation presently conducts it in the frame of the national project financed from the funds of the Ministry of National Education and Sport. The first part of the paper presents the results of the EU Tempus Project. The second part describes the tools for library performance evaluation applied in …
Tib - An Organisation With A Cost-Effective, Strategy-Oriented Approach, Petra Düren
Tib - An Organisation With A Cost-Effective, Strategy-Oriented Approach, Petra Düren
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
The Economics Of Services In Changing Environment, Arja-Riita Haarala
The Economics Of Services In Changing Environment, Arja-Riita Haarala
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
This presentation concentrates on the management issues associated with providing library and information services in a changing environment. The transition from print to digital media has been a success story in many countries. At the same time, libraries are under increasing pressure to justify their expenditure. An answer to the crucial question is needed: Does this expenditure in terms of costs and benefits justify the services delivered? Publishers have encouraged the new trend by offering resources in digital format at little or no additional cost to the print subscription, but how will it be the future. New pricing models are …
Quality Management/Change Management: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?, Felicity Mcgregor
Quality Management/Change Management: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?, Felicity Mcgregor
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
Change management strategies, as discussed in the literature, commonly share similar approaches and processes. Quality management or business excellence frameworks include many of the elements seen to be essential to effective change management. By adopting a management framework, a holistic approach to organisational change, development and innovation can be achieved. Instead of managing change as a series of events, a system wide approach is adopted. The disparate elements of effective management practice: human resources, industrial relations, customer relationship management, leadership strategies and planning processes are all integrated in a model underpinned by a systems approach and informed by systematic data …
Science And Technology Libraries In Evolution: Adaptation And Synergy For Survival And Success, Paul Nieuwenhuysen
Science And Technology Libraries In Evolution: Adaptation And Synergy For Survival And Success, Paul Nieuwenhuysen
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
A brief overview is presented of some challenges that science and technology libraries have to face, caused by the evolution from classical libraries towards more electronic and digital libraries. This is a consequence of the fast evolution in information and communication technology (ICT) that has lead to more applications of ICT, not only to manage classical libraries, but also to create, distribute and access information resources in digital format through computer networks.
The Changing Of The Guard Or : Moving From Paper To "E" With A New Financial Model, Johan Engelbrecht
The Changing Of The Guard Or : Moving From Paper To "E" With A New Financial Model, Johan Engelbrecht
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The Changing of the Guard, or Moving from Print to “E” with a new Financial Model. Johan Engelbrecht, Univ of Stellenbosch During the past decade academic libraries all over the world have been faced with escalating costs which made budgeting for information resources, and especially academic journals, a nightmare. Libraries in South Africa were no exception, and the matter was made worse by the continuous weakening of the South African currency against major overseas currencies such as the Dollar and the Euro. In 2002 alone the South African Rand weakened by as much as 40% against the American Dollar. This …
Middle Management In Libraries: Is It A Hug Or A Squeeze?, Shabiran Rahman
Middle Management In Libraries: Is It A Hug Or A Squeeze?, Shabiran Rahman
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
A New Era In Library And Information Collaboration In New Zealand, Ainslie Dewe
A New Era In Library And Information Collaboration In New Zealand, Ainslie Dewe
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The New Zealand government has signalled a new era for collaboration by establishing a Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC) under the National Library of New Zealand Act 2003. The statutory purpose of the Commission is to “provide advice to the Minister on library and information issues, including mātauranga Māori”. LIAC is required to take account of recent national and international developments in relation to library and information services. The promotion of collaboration in relation to protecting, preserving and promoting access to information is specifically listed as a key responsibility of LIAC. LIAC is an independent advisor to government via …
To Be Or Not To Be Together: Is There A Choice? (Keynote Paper), Elena Maceviciute
To Be Or Not To Be Together: Is There A Choice? (Keynote Paper), Elena Maceviciute
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The paper aims to reflect on the aims of contemporary regional library co-operation, its reasons, forms and types of co-operation. It introduces the concept of regional co-operation, follows the historical development of its types, forms, models, and complexity. The emphasis is on the essential difference of modern library co-operation from earlier periods, its drivers and inhibitors, main actors and ultimate possibilities that is open as an intermediary level between local and international library work.
Managing Integration Of Libraries Within A University. An Approach Applied By Main Library At Warsaw University Of Technology, Grzegroz Płoszajski
Managing Integration Of Libraries Within A University. An Approach Applied By Main Library At Warsaw University Of Technology, Grzegroz Płoszajski
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Reaching All Students: Teaching Information Seeking Skills Online (Poster), Jay Bhatt, John Meyer, Rafael Sidi
Reaching All Students: Teaching Information Seeking Skills Online (Poster), Jay Bhatt, John Meyer, Rafael Sidi
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
A management issue of increasing importance is the need to provide distance learners the same library services as students who take courses on-site. Remote access to library-provided electronic resources has gone a long way to equalizing access for these students and for others who, because of work or family commitments, find coming to the library difficult. However, we have found that just making the resources available is insufficient; we must also teach the students how to use them effectively. The Drexel Libraries have assumed responsibility for information literacy instruction and have an extensive on-campus instruction program. The logical way too …
Digital Initiatives At The Central Library Of Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee, India (Poster), Yogendra Singh
Digital Initiatives At The Central Library Of Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee, India (Poster), Yogendra Singh
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Developing A Learning Organisation, Hans Selberg
Developing A Learning Organisation, Hans Selberg
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The learning organisation is an organisation which consciously and continuously betters its capacity to learn and develop both at an individual -, group -, and organisational level. The purpose is to increase efficiency, flexibility and the ability to change. The learning organisation is continually developing its capacity to create its own future. NTNU Library is the second largest university library in Norway, with the nations largest and most comprehensive collections covering technology and architecture. The rapid change from traditional collections to e-resources, seen particularly within technological libraries, may cause a feeling that traditional library-values are being threatened. To counter this, …
Convergence Between Interlibrary Loan And Acquisitions: A Science And Engineering Library Experience, Louis Houle
Convergence Between Interlibrary Loan And Acquisitions: A Science And Engineering Library Experience, Louis Houle
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
Libraries are looking at new types of services to improve the dissemination of information to their users. One such new service, the integration of Interlibrary Loan with acquisitions and collection development, looks like a promising approach to meet the users’ information needs. The requests that meet selection criteria are not sent through the regular ILL borrowing channels but are instead turned into rush acquisitions. A special fund was set aside to purchase books requested by users (students, faculty and staff) through ILL processes. The ILL Librarian does both the selection of the ILL requests and the ordering of the books. …
Walking The Talk: Is Your Library A Marketing Oriented Organisation?, Barbara Ewers
Walking The Talk: Is Your Library A Marketing Oriented Organisation?, Barbara Ewers
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
Libraries are increasingly vocal about the need to adopt strategic marketing management which is the process of creating and facilitating the exchange of products of value with others. However, the largest proportion of library and information science literature on marketing deals promotion and public relations which is only a small part of the marketing mix. There seems to have been a fragmented application of marketing principles in the management and operation of libraries because they have lacked strategies to translate the marketing management into their functional management. The concept of market orientation provides a framework for applying marketing principles into …
Adapting To Changing User Expectations, Jean Poland
Adapting To Changing User Expectations, Jean Poland
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
Results of user surveys indicate that science and technology library user needs differ from those of humanists and social scientists and are changing rapidly. Science and technology libraries are taking the lead in adapting the public services model accordingly. Science and technology library users are most interested in easy-to-use access tools and library Web sites that enable them to find information on their own as well as easy access to materials from home and office. Their expectations are based on the speed of access provided by the Web and through search engines like Google. As fewer users come to the …
Promoting Library Interaction With Local Community (Poster), Eva Tolonen, Irma Pasanen-Tuomainen
Promoting Library Interaction With Local Community (Poster), Eva Tolonen, Irma Pasanen-Tuomainen
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
The poster describes how library interaction with the user community in context can help in identifying emerging user needs.
The Academic Library In The Community (Poster), Paul Sheehan
The Academic Library In The Community (Poster), Paul Sheehan
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Management Of Change In Romanian Technical Libraries: Case Of Library Of The Politehnica University In Timosoara, Romania, Erica Otesteanu
Management Of Change In Romanian Technical Libraries: Case Of Library Of The Politehnica University In Timosoara, Romania, Erica Otesteanu
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
A short historic overview of the situation of Romanian University Libraries is the starting point for presenting the actual development of the Technical University’s Libraries. The paper makes a brief presentation on the actual situation of Romanian Technical University Libraries, through some statistical records. As a particular case, the paper presents the experience of the Politehnica University Library of Timişoara in managing last years’ changes. An overview of the most important problems and shortcomings that characterized the starting point of the library changes, ten years ago is listed: manual searching system, inefficient services, obsolete collections, reduce number of staff, with …
The Modern Library As An Integrated System - Library In Local Environment (Poster), Anna Tonakiewicz, Grazyna Komorowska, Alicja Portacha
The Modern Library As An Integrated System - Library In Local Environment (Poster), Anna Tonakiewicz, Grazyna Komorowska, Alicja Portacha
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Aarlin: An Australian Approach To Managing E-Collection Access, Earle Gow
Aarlin: An Australian Approach To Managing E-Collection Access, Earle Gow
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Digitization Of Irandoc's Collections (Poster), Amir Parsi Esfahani, Vahid Parsi Esfahani, Hamid Parsi Esfahani
Digitization Of Irandoc's Collections (Poster), Amir Parsi Esfahani, Vahid Parsi Esfahani, Hamid Parsi Esfahani
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Greek Libraries And Team Working: The Survey And Results (Poster), Anthi Katsirikou
Greek Libraries And Team Working: The Survey And Results (Poster), Anthi Katsirikou
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Towards Integral Collection Management At The Technical University Of Catalonia (Upc), Roser Gomez Enrich, Merce Mestre, Marta Lopez Vivancos, Jordi Prats
Towards Integral Collection Management At The Technical University Of Catalonia (Upc), Roser Gomez Enrich, Merce Mestre, Marta Lopez Vivancos, Jordi Prats
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
M25 Consortium Of Academic Libraries: Library Co-Operation In The South East Of England, Robert Hall
M25 Consortium Of Academic Libraries: Library Co-Operation In The South East Of England, Robert Hall
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
From Paper To Digital Repository Of The University Staff Publications, Milena Matasovska Tetrevova, Zigmund Matasovsky
From Paper To Digital Repository Of The University Staff Publications, Milena Matasovska Tetrevova, Zigmund Matasovsky
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Is There A Role For Agents In The Age Of E-Journals And Consortias?, Cary Bruce
Is There A Role For Agents In The Age Of E-Journals And Consortias?, Cary Bruce
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Supporting Regional Library Co-Operation Through Ovid Consortia, Reiner Klimesch
Supporting Regional Library Co-Operation Through Ovid Consortia, Reiner Klimesch
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.