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Filling In The Gaps: Using Outreach Efforts To Acquire Documentation On The Black Campus Movement, 1965-1972, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Usability Evaluation Of University Of Management And Technology Library, Lahore Website: A Survey Of User Satisfaction, Muhammad Tufail Khan, Aneela Zahid, Dr. Muhammad Rafiq

Muhammad Tufail Khan

This study will be helpful to improve the library website services. Participant’s overall responses to the UMT library website were favorable, indicating the scope and contents of the library website to be broadly appropriate to the library community. This study made many suggestions for new contents. Usability problems were identified in two main areas: in the website organization and in the terminology used to refer for information services and accessing information sources. Based on the study results, proposals were given for the modification of main menu structure, improved accessibility, changes to the terminology and improve the library website interaction with …

Standards For Collection Management, Part 2, Betty Landesman, Nettie Lagace

Betty Landesman

This webinar is the second session of a 2-part series intended to familiarize attendees with the practical applications of standards and best practices for collection management in an increasingly electronic world. Jointly developed by librarians, system providers, publishers, and other community members, standards and best practices help "grease the wheels" to ensure better interoperability between systems and automate some tedious tasks. Presenters introduce particular standards and describe how they work and their utility in helping libraries manage local and shared collections.

Standards For Collection Management, Part 1, Betty Landesman, Nettie Lagace

Betty Landesman

This webinar is the first session of a 2-part series intended to familiarize attendees with the practical applications of standards and best practices for collection management in an increasingly electronic world. Jointly developed by librarians, system providers, publishers, and other community members, standards and best practices help "grease the wheels" to ensure better interoperability between systems and automate some tedious tasks. Presenters introduce particular standards and describe how they work and their utility in helping libraries manage local and shared collections.

Assessing The Shared Usage Of Collaboratively Acquired Ebooks Within The Borrow Direct Network, Douglas Mcgee, Adriana Popescu

Douglas McGee

No abstract provided.

Example 1 Student Attempts To Obtain Full Text Of Book Chapter, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

Student attempts to obtain the full text of "You're Just a Girl! Punk Rock Feminism and the New Hero in Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Excerpt from University of Redlands availability study presented at 29th Annual NASIG Conference, Ft. Worth, TX.

Example 3 Student Attempts To Obtain Full Text Of Dissertation, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

Student attempts to obtain the full text of the dissertation "Acting Like a 'Lady': Third Wave Feminism, Popular Music, and the White Middle Class." Excerpt from University of Redlands availability study presented at 29th Annual NASIG Conference, Ft. Worth, TX

Example 2 Student Attempts To Obtain Full Text Of Article, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

Student attempts to obtain the full text of the article "Infectious Ethics: How Upright Employees Can Ease Concerns of Tacit Collusion." Excerpt from University of Redlands availability study presented at 29th Annual NASIG Conference, Ft. Worth, TX.

Practice Makes Perfect: Updating Borrowing Policies And Procedures At A Small Academic Library, Crystal Boyce

Crystal Boyce

In 2011, staff from the undergraduate libraries at the College of William & Mary came together to evaluate circulation policies related to borrowing periods and billing. In an attempt to better align the policies across each unit, and with the intention of creating a more consistent user experience, new policies were proposed and implemented in the fall of 2012. These changes were found to dramatically decrease staff time necessary for billing, while improving user satisfaction with the borrowing policies. Significantly fewer books went into billing, suggesting no adverse effects on collection maintenance.

Kent State Paging Slip Database, Tom Klingler

Tom Klingler

No abstract provided.

Cartographic Materials Metadata Transfer Between Integrated Library Systems, Leanne Olson

Leanne Olson

No abstract provided.

Kent State New Materials And Active Serials, Tom Klingler

Tom Klingler

No abstract provided.

Kent State Selection Manager, Tom Klingler

Tom Klingler

No abstract provided.

Why Can't Students Get The Sources They Need? Results From A Real Availability Study, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

This is the online, archived version of a presentation I gave at the 29th Annual NASIG Conference in Fort Worth, TX on May 2, 2014. Results have been corrected to reflect an updated understanding of availability. Availability studies estimate the proportion of items in a collection that library users can access. This traditional research method can help librarians find and fix the most significant access problems with electronic resources, and connect patrons with information through better collection development and acquisitions decisions. To date, all electronic resource availability studies have been "simulated" studies, in which a librarian tests access to a …

Preserving The Louisville Sound: Outreach And Donor Relations, Elizabeth E. Reilly, Heather Fox

Elizabeth Reilly

Pulp In The Ivory Tower: One University Library's Development Of A Pulp Magazine Collection, Brian Flota, Mark Peterson

Brian Flota

No abstract provided.

Robots In The Library: Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems, Lowell Walters, Thomas Fesmire, Gregory Smith

Gregory A. Smith

While ASRS (automated storage and retrieval system) installations in libraries are not new, Liberty University’s was distinctive on several fronts: The ASRS vendor had no previous experience in libraries; the library aggressively chose to store some 70% of its main library collection in the ASRS; bins with books were preloaded as construction progressed, allowing for rapid ingestion into the ASRS and subsequent launch of regular retrieval; and the ASRS is a technological showpiece of the new library building. The speakers look at the planning, collection analysis, software development, loading and ingestion, and ILS management.

Wrangle Those (E-)Dogies! Community-Driven Standards And Best Practices For Librarians And Vendors, Betty Landesman

Betty Landesman

I was a member of a panel presentation explaining the importance of standardization efforts for publishing and management practices and providing updates on several community-driven projects. These slides cover the SERU and COUNTER/SUSHI initiatives.

How Much Do Availability Studies Increase Full Text Success?, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

This is the online, archived version of a presentation given at SCELC Research Day, March 4, 2014, at Loyola Marymount University. Data have been updated to correct errors with initially reported availability rates. Availability studies, a systems analysis research method long used to improve access to print resources, have recently been applied to study the causes of electronic resource errors. However, to date no researchers have quantified the effectiveness of this method as a troubleshooting tool. This study compares the results of Mann's 2012 electronic resource availability study at the University of Redlands with a follow up study conducted one …

Dealing Strategies And Outcomes For The Difficult Patrons In The Library Environment, Muhammad Tufail Khan, Aneela Zahid

Muhammad Tufail Khan

The research paper elaborates the tactics and strategies of librarians they adopt to provide services to difficult patrons of the library. Through this research the professional librarians will be able to know the most common and succeeded ways of services and communications, which the professionals/librarians adopt or implement to get a fruitful results. The research work also focuses different ways of communications while dealing with difficult library patrons.

My Publications, Dr Mayank J. Trivedi

Dr Mayank J Trivedi

Dr. Mayank Trivedi, University Librarian & Senate Member at Smt. Hansa Mehta Library, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.He has been instrumental in developing Open Knowledge Gateway(OKG), IR @ MSU and the web portal of Bhaikaka Library,Vallabh Vidyanagar. Prior to the present assignment, Dr Trivedi was University Librarian & Publication Officer at Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Dr Trivedi has been actively involved in establishing a new Medical Library from grass root level at CU Shah Medical College as per MCI norms. Dr Trivedi got nurtured at Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Govt Dental College & Hospital and M P …

"Converting" The Future Of Public Academic Law Libraries, Jennifer Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

This article focuses on the current predicament in which American public academic law libraries find themselves given the budgetary and space constraints that have been passed down to them over time. By examining the current standards and future possibilities that govern these particular libraries, this article seeks to assist acquisitions librarians within these libraries with a way to examine, maintain, and purchase a collection that will take their library forward, prove their value and worth, and stay within their constantly dwindling budgets while remaining true to the library's core mission and obligation of providing services and support to the law …

Conscientious Conservation: Global Collaboration, Leadership Development, And 21st Century Fundraising, Maria Gonzalez

Maria E Gonzalez

No abstract provided.