Library and Information Science Commons^™

This Library Life, Richard E. Voeltz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Forty-three years of employment at the University Libraries have encompassed remarkable changes in collection, organization, and distribution of information in the University community. Card catalogs and files of paper serial records have disappeared, and acquisition of library materials is now a highly automated process. The Libraries staff has grown and diversified as our delivery systems evolved. Branch libraries have disappeared as electronic search and delivery systems became more common and easy to use. Library instruction has become a routine part of service to the library’s users. Adaptive equipment has been acquired to accommodate handicapped users of the library’s collections and …

Gender Differences In Use Of Electronic Resources In University Libraries Of Adamawa State, Nigeria, Musa Dauda Bassi, Emmanuel Camble

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated gender difference in attitudes of students towards the use of electronic resources in university libraries of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Gender issue has become a widely discussed phenomenon in higher education sector. How has gender affected the use of electronic information resources among students since this format of resources has become commonly available in university libraries? It is against this background that the researchers investigated how gender difference has affected the attitudes of students towards the use of these resources. The objectives of the study were to determine the types of e-resources, use of e-resources, purpose of using …

Use Of Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale On Education And Psychology Students In Iran, Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to investigate different aspects of library anxiety using a modified version of Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale (Van Kampen, 2003). Participants were 123 M.A. students in the field of education and psychology at Shiraz University in Iran. The results indicated that 18% of students experience high levels of library anxiety. The result of ANOVA indicated that there is a significant correlation in all aspects of the library anxiety among students of different majors. Library and Information Science students were experienced the lowest level of library anxiety in most of aspects. Moreover, the significant difference between each major …

Comparative Analysis Of Students’ Information Seeking Behaviour In Adventist Universities: A Survey Of Babcock And Solusi Universities, Uloma Doris Onuoha, Adedamola Adesola Awoniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in two Seventh - day Adventist institutions. The population was made up of 4,741 students from three faculties registered during the first semester of 2009/2010 academic session. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 474 students who took part in the study. A questionnaire adapted from Patitungkho and Deshpande (2005) was used for data collection. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square. Findings reveal that most of the respondents from Babcock University sought information mainly to update knowledge, while majority of the respondents from Solusi University did …

Ict Skills Of Lis Professionals In Engineering Institutions Of Orissa, India: A Case Study, Sunil Kumar Satpathy, Rabindra K. Maharana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of the paper is to study the ICT skills of LIS professionals working in various engineering institutes of Orissa (India) to examine their exposure to ICT tools and services. It also attempts to evaluate the use of these skills by professionals in libraries. Moreover, it intends to elicit the barriers in acquiring the ICT skills by the LIS professionals. The paper examines the ICT skills of LIS professionals working in engineering institutes of Orissa (India) through structured questionnaires. Statistical methods such as percentage, Weighted arithmetic mean, ranking method etc are used for data analysis. The LIS professionals are …

Register Of The Camp Floyd Field School Records, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

The Brigham Young University Field School of Archaeology excavated part of Camp Floyd during the 1980s. College credit was offered to both university and high school students for participating in the field work. This Register contains an inventory of 4 boxes of materials from 1982 to 1992, including field school correspondence, field notes, laboratory notes, historical research notes, photos, copy orders, flyers, student information, budgets, artifact records, newspapers articles, journal articles, historical records such as enlistments, deaths, and supply inventories. The materials inventoried are housed in the Camp Floyd State Park Museum at Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park, 18035 …

Using Lean To Teach The Technical Services Value Stream: An Online Continuing Education Course, Tamera Hanken

Library Faculty Presentations

Lean Principles:

• Identify steps in the process that add customer defined value

• Identify waste in transportation, wait, overproduction, defect, inventory, motion, or extra processing

• Eliminate the steps in the process that don’t add value or are unnecessary

• Make sure the steps flow in an efficient sequence

• Establish pull, i.e., make sure the steps in the sequence don’t create bottlenecks

• Continue to improve the process

A Script For Archiving Digital Research Data: Improving Accuracy And Efficiency In The Dataverse Network, Erin Crane, Rachel Carriere, Thu-Mai Christian, Cheryl Thompson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

My colleagues and I assessed the workflow for data ingest at the Odum Archive at the University of North Carolina. We then made recommendations based on our analysis of the system. This poster discusses the most important recommendation that we gave the staff of the archive. We suggested that they create a script which would automate the steps in the workflow that involve a single point of failure. With the script, the single point of failure remains, but the risk of error has been significantly lessened.

Scholarly Communications Annual Report, Fy 2011, Paul Royster, Sue Ann Gardner

Institutional Repository Information

The Office of Scholarly Communications continued to recruit and manage content for the UNL DigitalCommons institutional repository (IR) and to expand its outreach to campus, regional, and national constituencies.

A Spatial Revolution Continues In Oakland, Anthony Bernier, B. Elwood

Faculty Publications

The article describes the purpose-built young adult space in Oakland Public Library's (OPL) 81st Avenue Branch in California. Launched on January 29, 2011, the space emphasizes the library's dedication to young adult literature. The space expands the library's commitment to public space equity for teenagers as well as contributes to the facility's revolution in serving young adult readers. An overview of the planning process involved in the construction of the space..

Information Outlook, July/August 2011, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2011

Volume 15, Issue 5

One Among The Twelve: How Library Professionals Constitute A Serious Challenge To The Provision Of Library Services In The 21st Century, Isaac Echezonam Anyira

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explores the librarian-based factors that pose serious challenges to the delivery of library services in the 21st century. It is not just funding, but also the librarian that hinders the 21st century library. Factors include inflation of costs, embezzlement, bribery, misappropriation of funds, lack of relevant skills, fear, bias, dogmatism, and ageism. Librarians should develop themselves by seeking ICT training; take full advantage of training and development, and take advantage of the knowledge and education offered by conferences and workshops; ICT skill should be accorded priority in recruiting and retaining librarians; the LIS curriculum should include 21st century …

Revisiting Academic Library Design: A Response To William T. Caniano's "Academic Library Design: A Commons Or An Athenaeum", Donald Beagle

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article responds to William T. Caniano's recent article in Library Philosophy and Practice criticizing the Commons model as causing a "labization" of the library, where a focus on high gate count creates noise problems inimical to the traditional scholarly ideal of the library. Caniano further asserts that increased use of laptops and mobile devices in the future will drive down demand for desktops, thus drastically reducing gate count and causing our Commons to become deserted. Lastly, Caniano advocates replacing it with what he calls the "Athenaeum" model. This article describes a number of sections of the Commons literature not …

Libraries Driving Access To Knowledge In The 21st Century In Developing Countries: An Overview, Olaronke Fagbola, Comfort Uzoigwe, Veronica Olufunmilola Ajegbomogun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries are critical contributors to knowledge generation and management. The paper discusses the advances in computing and telecommunication technology which have turned the world into a global village. It highlights the role of the library in knowledge management, delivery, and dissemination, and asserts that library is indeed the home of knowledge. The paper further maintains that the role of the library as a repository and provider of knowledge has been accentuated as fully developed virtual and digital libraries appear to render limitless services. Finally, some of the challenges that hinder libraries from achieving the role of driving access to knowledge …

A User Survey Of Five Women’S College Libraries In South Campus, University Of Delhi, India, Akhtar Hussain, Uzma Muzeeb, Nishat Fatima

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines the user survey of five women’s college libraries in south campus, University of Delhi. A well structure questionnaire was used for collecting opinions of the library users about uses of documents collections and services. Out of 500 users, only 425questionnaires were selected for analysis of data from the respondents. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of library collections uses within the available resources, frequency and purposes of visit, adequacy of library hours, use of library services & collections, ways of document searching, infrastructure facilities, and users satisfaction with the overall function of the library. …

Influence Of Locus Of Control And Job Satisfaction On Organizational Commitment: A Study Of Medical Records Personnel In University Teaching Hospitals In Nigeria, Bruno I. Igbeneghu, S. O. Popoola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines the influence of work locus of control and job satisfaction on organizational commitment of medical records personnel in university teaching hospitals in Nigeria. The research design was the ex-post- facto. A total of 359 medical records personnel from federal and state university teaching hospitals in Nigeria participated in the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The results of the study reveal that organizational commitment has a significant inverse relationship with work locus of control (r = -.131, P < 0.05), but has a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction (r = . 340, P < 0.05).The study also revealed that a combination of work locus of control and job satisfaction have significant influence on the organizational commitment of medical records personnel in university teaching hospitals in Nigeria. (F = 24.900, df = 2; 356, P < 0.05). A combination of work locus of control and job satisfaction have significant influence on the organizational commitment of medical records personnel in university teaching hospitals in Nigeria.

Use Of The School Resource Centre Among Malaysian High School Teachers, Yushiana Mansor, Norhiyah Mohd Nor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the pattern of School Resource Centre (SRC) use among teachers from selected high schools in Malaysia. Survey methodology was used and questionnaire was the only instrument used to gather relevant information for the study. The findings of the study indicated that the level of SRC usage among teachers is still low. While only a small number of teachers really used SRC services for their teaching-learning purposes. In general, the study seems to suggest that there was an overall lack of interest in the use of SRC by teachers. The findings further revealed the factors that might have …

Engaging Readers, Engaging Texts: An Exploration Of How Librarians Can Use Reader Response Theory To Better Serve Our Patrons, Stephanie M. Mathson

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Literary theorist Wolfgang Iser describes reading as a creative process in and of itself, which adds layers of meaning and understanding to a text. However, little attention is paid to this theory in most Library and Information Science Programs. Because librarians understand the relationships that can exist between readers and books and how strongly books can impact readers’ lives, we should have a deeper understand of what reader response (or reception) theory is. There are a number of ways that we can apply reader response theory to the work we do, including providing readers’ advisory services, developing collections, reviewing books …

Redesigning Nebraska's Libraries Technical Services: Creating A Climate For Change, Debra J. Pearson, Nancy J. Busch

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article explains the purpose and methodology of physically re-arranging a large work area used for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Libraries Technical Services operations. The article also provides information and experience on utilizing Project Management for working through the process of relocation of staff, furniture and equipment. The authors also discuss the management theory that provided a framework for the Libraries administrative staff to investigate the future of the department. Changing formats, new technologies, staff reductions, and dwindling materials budgets were factors considered and integrated into the project. Finally, evaluation and follow up on the project provides insight into …

Use Of Ict Among Faculty Members Of Self Financing Engineering Colleges In The Changing Higher Education Environment, S. Thanuskodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In recent years, the Internet has emerged as a powerful educational and information tool. With the increasing impact of information technology on higher education, all those concerned with higher education today are attempting to grasp how information technology could help in modernizing the process of teaching, research, and learning. In this context, Internet has emerged as a formidable social and cultural institution of global proportions facilitating access to a wealth of information on the web for the academic society to support their academic and research activities. The study is aimed at analyzing the Internet use and its impact among the …

Mets: A Survey Of Recent Literature And Applications, Lindsey Wagner

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

METS is a standard which is used to preserve and transmit digital objects and their metadata. This paper surveys the literature about METS and describes the standard itself, as well as the history and different issues involving the standard.

Transmitting Whiteness: Librarians, Children, And Race, 1900-1930s, Shane Hand

Master's Theses

In the wake of the public library movement in the southern United States during the early twentieth century, local librarians began providing library services for those whom they deemed to be their most valuable resources, children. Representatives of a new profession, children’s librarians campaigned for better tomorrows by collecting good books specifically for young readers while providing safe, comfortable spaces that encouraged an atmosphere of instructive entertainment.

Supplemental to the development of a unique children’s department, library administrators sought strong working relationships with the city’s various public schools. The public cooperative that developed between libraries and schools brought thousands of …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Book Sale (update)
• ProQuest Downtime

Hot Doc: U.S. Coasts, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: U.S. Coasts

Exploring Mobile Reference, Amy E. Vecchione, Tobie Garrick

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Meeting your customers where they are has taken on a whole new meaning in the 2010s. Join Amy Vecchione, of Boise State University, and Tobie Garrick, of Boise Public Library, as they explore ways to provide improved reference outcomes for customers through mobile technology. Each librarian has implemented new reference tools for customers including: connecting users to reference tools with QR (Quick Response) codes, roving reference with mobile devices, SMS reference, and mobile database instruction during the reference process. Participants will learn about barriers, how each librarian overcame them, and how mobile reference can be improved.

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: 9/11 10 Years Later
• Center for Research Libraries - Orientation Webinar, Wednesday August 3, 2011 @3pm

The Rights Of Readers And The Threat Of The Kindle, Alycia Sellie, Matthew Goins

Publications and Research

This talk outlines the Readers' Bill of Rights for Digital Books, recommended for librarians to consider when purchasing electronic books for their collections. These slides were used for a webinar for the Metropolitan New York Library Council in 2011.

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Using an Institutional Repository to Enhance the Undergraduate Experience
• Disk Drive Available for Checkout

Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2010-2011, Andree J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of Serials Solutions subject searches at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2010-2011. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by specific subjects.

Serials Solutions Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2010-2011, Andree J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of database and journal-level clicks, by provider and database, of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2010-2011. Clicks may have originated from the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/), from OpenURL links ("360 Link"), or the 856 fields of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").