Library and Information Science Commons^™

We Are Partners! - Connecting Through Collaboration And Engagement With Communities At Smu Libraries, Wei Xia

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Increasingly today, libraries are competing for attention in the digital world and need to demonstrate their value to their communities. Singapore Management University Libraries (SMU Libraries) proactively initiate, engage, and collaborate with its internal and external communities and expand easy access to relevant, responsive resources that furthers the needs of the SMU community. These initiatives are aligned with the university’s strategies of integration, industry, innovation, and internationalization. Research librarians at SMU Libraries too, are re-inventing themselves by working closely with their faculty, students, and the external community to make significant impact on the quality of research, teaching, and learning. They …

The Hive: A Love Story Or When Two Libraries Become One, Janine Downes

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

An active embodiment of the concept of the Civic University, The Hive in Worcester is the UK’s first fully integrated public and university library. This paper will explore the partnership and dialogic approaches that led to its creation and subsequent success and examine to what degree Calhoun’s assertion that universities should “educate citizens in general, to share knowledge, to distribute it as widely as possible” has been fulfilled and whether that has resulted in a contribution to the public good. To do this I will explore the literature of the public good of universities and the civic university. This alongside …

Library Services As Partner: Bringing Students And The Public Together To Deliver Impact, Alan Brine, Elizabeth Wheelband

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

This paper discusses the creation of a permanent, centre for research and education in a UK university, open to the public and delivered in collaboration with its students and the public. Library Senior Leadership Team presented a business case to develop a new centre at De Montfort University an underutilised area on campus. This area contains parts of a fourteenth century collegiate church, once at the heart of medieval Leicester and was part of the earliest of the predecessor institutions of the University. Grounded in De Montfort University’s central objectives of serving the community and the public good, the proposals …

Choosing Readings: Portuguese Academic Library Users' Preferences For Printed Books Or E-Books, Tatiana Sanches, Luiza Baptista Melo, Isabel Sá, Célia Cruz

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The emergence of e-books as resources of scientific information in university libraries has been imposing at the pace of technology, with advantages such as portability, cost or accessibility, assuming that e-reading is being well received and appropriated by library users, who can access scientific information from anywhere. However, recent studies from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, pointed to the resurgence of paper reading preferences. This study analyses the behavioural trends in the use of scientific information from these two media: printed books and e-books and the way university libraries users choose to use it, particularly in the pandemic context. To …

Three Strategic Pillars: Finnish University Libraries' Network Fuelling Open Science And Access To Research-Based Information, Anne Lehto, Minna Abrahamsson-Sipponen, Tommi Harju, Susanna Parikka, Pia Södergård

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

In the fast-developing landscape of open science, university libraries need to constantly keep up to date in order to provide expert services that meet the current and future needs of researchers, students, and anyone in need of research-based information. Joint actions are needed both nationally and internationally. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that open science currently only gives partial access to research information. A significant part of the information resources are behind paywalls, and as library premises have been closed for the public walk-in access, the information resources have not been accessible to a wider audience. The Finnish University Libraries’ …

Accessibility Of Library Resources At Kiet Group Of Institutions, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India., Ravi Kumar .. Annabathuni Dr., Raja Suresh Kumar .. Pitla Dr., Doraswamy Naick .. B. R. Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper highlighted the availability and accessibility of library information resources and services, library user attitude, working hours of library, physical facilities of KIET(Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology) Group of Institutions libraries, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The collection, library membership, students and faculty strength, opening and closing timings, library automation, sources and services offered, and accessibility of online resources are also examined. A well-structured questionnaire was circulated to Nine Hundred and seventy-seven Under Graduate and Post Graduate students to collect the primary data from respondents. Total number of Nine Hundred and Fifteen filled-in questionnaires were acknowledged, showing on the whole …

Students Awareness About Online Classes During The Pandemic Of Covid 19 With Special Reference To Affiliated Colleges Of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, Shanmugam A.P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

“Purpose of education is to moralise and socialise the people,” said Dr B. R. Ambedkar. The role of education in the holistic development of a society is immeasurable because good education shapes people right from their childhood and thus the entire society. That’s why every developed civilisation had given keen importance to education in any form. The way people get educated is a reflection of the culture of that period. It has travelled through rock carvings, manuscripts, papers and today it has reached our smartphones due to the Covid’19 Pandemic situation. So, the researcher attempted to study the College Students …

Reward System And Service Delivery Of Librarians In Federal Universities In South West Nigeria, Jemilat Yusuf, Oluwaseyi Overcomer Fehintola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to examine the nexus between reward system and service delivery of librarians in federal universities in Southwest Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study and the population consisted of 120 librarians in six federal universities in Southwest Nigeria. The total enumeration technique was adopted in the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation while inferential statistics of Pearson’s Moment Product Correlation and regression were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings showed that …

Bibliometrics Visualization Of Desidoc Journal Of Library & Information Technology And Srels Journal Of Information Management During 2016 - 2020: A Comparative Study, Laltu Aich, Ankit Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study analyses the articles published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) and SRELS Journal of Information Management, the leading UGC-CARE enlisted Indian journals in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) during the year 2016-2020 which explores the volume wise, issue wise pattern of distribution of articles, authorship pattern of articles, geographical distribution of major contributions and contributors, state wise distribution of articles from India, reference distribution pattern and its authorship pattern. The study reveals that DJLIT (277) has more publications than SRELS Journal (248) during the mentioned period. DJLIT has got maximum contribution …

The Role Of Public Librarians, Teachers And Gram Panchayats In Women Empowerment Through Kanyashree Public Services In South 24 Parganas District Of West Bengal, Md. Yeosuf Akhter, Prasenjit Deb, Jahar Biswas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public Libraries located in West Bengal are important institutions and tools of the society. Disseminating knowledge of the society is a great challenge for the Public Library and its duty is not limited to just issuing and reissuing books. The Government of West Bengal has appointed 184 retired Librarians considering their importance and efficiency of their work[1]. The present study conducted in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal among 20 Librarians, 40 School teachers and 40 Gram Panchayat members has assimilated their opinion about women empowerment through public services scheme, Kanyashree Prakalpa (K.P). The main aim of …

Application Of Mobile Technology In Information Service Delivery In Bayero University Library, Kano, Abdulqawiyyu Mustapha Library Assistant, Farouk Ahmad Ibrahim Assistant Librarian, Kabiru Danladi Garba University Librarian, Musa Muhammed Assistant Librarian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Current trends in libraries especially in the academic library require remote and boundary less access to library services and services. Mobile Technology has been recognized as the simple, single most embraced technology in the world. Applying this technological innovation will bring a lot of relief to users in Bayero University, Kano library and the University community in general. The study investigates the preparedness of Bayero University, Kano library to apply mobile technology for information services delivery. The population consisted of 11 staff from the library's automation unit, with only two of them being sampled. The research instrument used was an …

Curbside Book Pick-Up Services During A Time Of Crisis In South African University Libraries, Dina Mashiyane, Mahlaga Molepo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

This paper sought to determine the implementation of curbside/book pick-up services within South African University libraries. This study seeks to quantify South African university libraries that use curbside book pick-up services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Design/methodology/approach

The study employed a quantitative approach where informetrics has been used as the primary data collection method to analyse the implementation of curbside/book pick-up services on the web pages of 26 South African University Libraries.

Findings

This study indicates that only a few South African university libraries have implemented curbside/book pick-up services. The study further reveals that those libraries that have implemented this …

Mental Health First Aid, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Lifespan Development I, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Examining Young Children's Information Practices And Experiences: A Child-Centered Methodological Approach, Sarah C. Barriage

Information Science Faculty Publications

Researchers interested in children and youth's engagement with information have developed participatory, multi-method approaches of collecting and analyzing data directly with children and youth. However, examples of this approach in studies specifically focused on young children in library and information science are scarce. This article describes the methodological approach used in a study of 5- to 7-year-old children's information practices and experiences related to their individual interests. Drawing on conceptual frameworks from both library and information science and childhood studies, this study used multiple methods of data collection in understanding young children's own perspectives of their information activities. Namely, data …

Look What We've Got For You! – Promoting Library Collections, Viola Voß, Göran Hamrin

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Librarians spend a lot of time and thought on the question "what to buy for the library?" to meet the users’ needs as best as possible. But what happens once a book or a database or a journal has made it onto the (virtual) shelf? How do users learn about new acquisitions or interesting holdings? In this talk we take a tour across collection-marketing activities by academic or research libraries, highlighting some successful examples and collecting ideas for reuse. Method: We scouted the internet presence of all IATUL member libraries, taking into account their websites and, if available, their web …

The Rise Of Creative Class In Library: A Chinese Perspective, Lingdan Song

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Library has responded to the rapid change of social development by expanding its role from a physical place of collections to a space supporting the creative process. Florida proposed 3T (technology, talent and tolerance) to be key factors triggering creativity for a region. Based on this theory, this paper elaborates on the academic library as “creative center” who offers attractions for the patrons by exploring specific examples in China, concluding the Chinese library advancing innovation from these three dimensions. Automatic Mapping System between DDC and CLC, Academic Resource Map, the people-oriented atmosphere and activity fostering creativity, like the maker spaces, …

University Libraries As Active Agents For Change. The Bitviews Project: How University Librarians Can Turn All Journals Green And Clear The Path To Open Science, Manifredi M.A. La Manna

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

There can be no open science without Open Access (OA). This paper is a call to arms to individual University librarians to make a decisive move towards open access. The short-term objective of OA is defined as the immediate, cost-free, online access to the content of all peer reviewed scientific, medical, and scholarly articles. This amounts to unrestricted access to the author’s approved manuscripts (AAMs) deposited in institutional and other repositories. Even in the current academic publishing ecosystem, largely directed and managed by a few oligopolistic commercial publishers, 80% of peer reviewed articles can be deposited as AAMs, but only …

Evaluation And Analysis Of Open Access Electronic Resources In Higher Education Libraries In Portugal, Jose Carlos De Carvalho, Maria Joao Amante, Maria Angeles Zulueta

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

In this work, it is given public knowledge of a model that was built along the research carried out, with a view to evaluate the information resources in Open Access (OA) and present the results obtained by its application on a comparative study at the level of Higher Education Libraries (universities and polytechnics, public and private) in Portugal, more exactly concerning the Online Public Access Catalogs (OPAC) and Institutional Repositories (IR). For the construction of this model and its application to the Higher Education Libraries in Portugal, 3 dimensions with 9 indicators each were designed, in a total of 27, …

Face‐To‐Face With The New: Libraries Readiness And Perspectives Towards The Changing Service Environment, Christine M. Abrigo, Efren M. Torres Jr.

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The new normal has changed the nature of work and services, and a library's readiness, considering these abrupt but mandatory changes, has challenged, and influenced their response to meet the demands of the new service environment. This paper seeks to explore how the library management in academic and school institutions has been adapting to this change, how their priorities have shifted in reinventing their action plans and innovative library responses, to ensure meeting new expectations to support the perceived needs of their communities, especially in the next normal future. It specifically probes into managing change in charting strategic plans, upper …

Designing Strategies And Actions To Support Open Science: Building Capacity In A Higher Education Institution, Carlos Lopes, Maria Luz Antunes, Tatiana Sanches

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Introduction: The access of information to new learning devices, the ability to interconnect with libraries and repositories without barriers of time or space, and the way in which information is processed and made available highlight the urgency of reflection and access to the production and dissemination of scientific production by its stakeholders. To address these issues, academic institutions, together with their libraries, can devise and develop strategies that enable them to make fuller use of these resources, assisting them to interact with the Open Science movement with greater autonomy and effectiveness. Aim of the study: A curricular proposal for a …

Universities As Open Knowledge Institutions: Sharing Vital Research, Katie Wilson, Lucy Montgomery, Cameron Neylon, Richard Hosking, Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang, Rebecca N. Handcock, Alkim Ozaygen, Aniek Roelofs

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Universities are key creators of knowledge. Ensuring that research outputs are not inaccessible behind paywalls, and that research data can be interrogated and built upon is central to efforts to improve the effectiveness of global research landscapes. Mandating and promoting open science and open access (OA) for published research outputs and sharing research data are important elements of building a vibrant open knowledge system, but there are additional benefits. Supporting diversity within knowledge-making institutions; enabling collaboration between universities and communities; addressing inequalities in access to knowledge resources and opportunities for contributing to knowledge making are also important. New tools are …

An Introduction To The University Of Otago Library Capability Framework And What Its Data Reveals About The Capabilities Required By Researcher-Facing Librarians Delivering Inside-Out Services., Shiobhan Smith

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Lorcan Dempsey has coined the term “inside-out” to describe how academic libraries are increasingly supporting the processes of research at their institutions (Dempsey, 2016). Digital scholarship, changes in scholarly communication practices, advancing technology, and the growing use of bibliometrics for research evaluation, are fuelling the evolution of library research support services. Researcher-facing librarians are increasingly being required to upskill and engage with the research process at deeper, more technical, levels. In 2019 a project commenced at the University of Otago Library to gather information about the knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes of researcher-facing librarians performing inside-out tasks. Various job descriptions …

International Visibility Of Thesis And Dissertations From Ulisboa Through The Institutional Repositories: Gateway For Open Science, Tatiana Sanches, Luiza Baptista Melo, Silvia Costa Lopes, Susanna Oliveira Henriques

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Institutional repositories of universities are initiatives that integrate the concept of Open Science, enhancing the free circulation of academic and scientific production. The current University of Lisbon (ULisboa) results from the fusion of the former University of Lisbon and Technical University of Lisbon, in 2013. Currently, ULisboa comprises 18 schools. Since the fusion, University of Lisbon still has two independent institutional repositories based on DSpace – the Repositório.UL and the UTL Repository. Focused on the collection of theses and dissertations, the aim of the following study is to look at the scientific production of ULisboa and analyse the international visibility …

Library And Faculty Partnering To Increase Open Access Publishing Among Researchers, Cristina Sousa Lopes, Teresa Oliveira Ramos, Palmira Seixas, Luis Miguel Costa, Ana Freitas

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

This paper aims to describe the collaboration of FEUP’s Library with faculty in the course unit “Publishing and Scientific Writing” for third-cycle students. It contributed to U.Porto Journal of Engineering, a new open-access journal of the Faculty of Engineering, indexed in DOAJ, OpenAIRE and Scopus. This study also reports the course unit’s lifecycle from its design, development and implementation as a face-to-face format until its present evolution to an online offer. Throughout the last decades, academic libraries have reinforced their educational role as active partners in teaching, learning and research activities within their institutions. In this course, FEUP’s Library is …

Information Seeking Patterns Of Small Scale Farmers For Farming Activities In Katsina State, Nigeria, Abubakar Magaji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study identified Small Scale Farmers (SSF) information seeking patterns used and types of crops produced for effective farming activities. Three research questions and one hypothesis were developed to guide the study. Cross sectional survey design was adopted in which a total of seven hundred (700) registered small scale farmers’ cooperative associations from three agricultural zones of Katsina state formed the population. A total number of two hundred and eighty (280) respondents were randomly sampled using cluster sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in which the null hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient …

Managing Public Libraries In Palestine During The Change Age As Perceived By The Public Libraries’ Directors, Ibrahim Khader

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study addresses the issue of managing the public libraries in Palestine in the age of technological development and economic changes at the outset of the 21st century as perceived by the public libraries directors. This descriptive study examines the libraries’ directors’ awareness of their roles during these changes regarding the future of the public libraries, and the potential practical steps to encounter these challenges. In depth interviews with twenty library directors from all over the West-Bank region in Palestine were made. As a result, the study highlighted the responsibilities and roles of the library directors in keeping up with …

Re-Imagine The Spaces At Research Libraries During The Most Challenging Times, Shali Zhang

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Research libraries in U.S. have continued looking for new ways to use library spaces to support the needs of learning, teaching, and research, with rapidly changing information technologies and high expectations for dynamic learning environment. Students and faculty look for research libraries to enable their collaboration, innovation, and explorations. The enhanced library space often features contemporary architectural and aesthetical design, at convenient locations, with concept of facilitating formal and informal learning, easy access to collections, technologies, supporting services, and flexible furniture arrangements to support a variety of learning activities. Since early spring 2020, library personnel at Auburn University in the …

Collections And Intersections: A Facilitated Library Collection In Action, Heather Mcmullen

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Over the last several years, Queen’s University Library has undertaken numerous collections initiatives in response to space and financial imperatives, increases in new academic programs and the launch of a shared library services platform. Further, the library has placed an increased emphasis on inclusive collections and Indigenous voices. These collections initiatives are examined within the frameworks of facilitated and collaborative collections, regional, national and North American partnerships and consortia, and intersections with shared print, access, resource sharing, digitization and preservation.

Fostering Innovation In The Library's Experiential Studio, C. Jeffrey Belliston

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The paper focuses on the Harold B. Lee Library’s Experiential Studio, which is an interdisciplinary design space where students, faculty, and librarians from multiple colleges and departments can work together on solving compelling social problems. Many courses taught in the studio have employed design thinking processes to foster innovation and the studio itself is a product of design thinking with the most recent iteration having opened in January 2020. Some courses taught in the space since its inception in 2014 have been community collaborations—some local, some national, and some international. A local collaboration included working with the Lee Library to …