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Against the Grain

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Consortial Partnerships With Libraries And Vendors, George Machovec

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2018 Charleston Library Conference: Oh, Wind, If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind?, Leah H. Hinds, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

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Back Talk — On Being A Fashionable Librarian!, Ann Okerson

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Questions And Answers-Copyright Column, Laura N. Gassaway

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Epistemology — The Allure Of The Latest Shiny Thing, T. Scott Plutchak

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Biz Of Digital — Double, Double: Methods For Shared Management Of A Digitization Lab, Michelle Flinchbaugh, Marcia Mcintosh, Shannon Willis

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Back Talk — Can We Build The Offline Internet, Ann Okerson

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Out With The Old, In With The New: Making Space For A Digital Studio In R. M. Cooper Library, Derek Wilmott

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The Myth Of The Tough Negotiator, Georgie Donovan

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A Reference Book You May Have Missed, Marjorie Hlava

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And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings - Liw 2018 And The 37th Annual Charleston Conference, Ramue K. Kubilius, Sever Bordeianu

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The Roma And Documentary Film: Considerations For Collection Development, Rebecca Schiff

Publications and Research

This paper explores the issues and criteria involved in developing a creditable documentary film collection about the Romani people for an academic library. Throughout their history, the Roma, or Gypsies, have dealt with biased, romanticized versions of their story, perpetuated by stereotypes found in legend, literature, song, and film. The expectation in the present undertaking is that the evidence coming from documentary films provides an effective antidote for misrepresentations. The paper reviews pertinent literature, suggests a selection process, and furnishes commentaries on individual titles as they relate to a framework based on the Romani historical and geographical narrative. A critical …

Sharing Resources Amid Technological Scarcity: A Sketch Of Historical And Current Resource-Sharing Practices In Cuba, Maureen Garvey, Christine Mcevilly

Publications and Research

Little has been published on the subject of resource sharing in Cuba, particularly in English. This article outlines the history of resource sharing in Cuban and US libraries, reviews the literature by Cuban LIS professionals on resource sharing in Cuba, and details the current resource-sharing practices at three large national Cuban libraries. Finally, there is a discussion of the technological environment in Cuba and how it influences the sharing of, and access to, information. Despite a long history of technological scarcity, the pace of change in Cuba is fast, and Cubans are quickly moving towards dialogue with the international digital …

Zine Authors ’ Attitudes About Inclusion In Public And Academic Library Collections: A Survey- Based Study, Anne Hays

Publications and Research

Zine collections are becoming an increasingly popular addition to public and academic library holdings. Although academics have made strong arguments for the value of zines' inclusion as part of our cultural heritage, current research does not focus on zine authors' perspectives. How do the zine writers themselves feel about having their work--which is often highly personal--collected, shared, and sometimes circulated in the public and academic library sphere? This study will report the findings of a survey designed to uncover zine authors' attitudes about having their works collected, shared, and circulated--in academic libraries, public libraries, and institutionally affiliated archival collections across …

Custom Design And Wall Wraps For Wvu Art Exhibit, The Stick Company

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Transitioning From A Teaching To A Research-Focused Collection In A Middle Eastern University: A Road Map For Future Directions, Lilly Hoi Sze Ho

All Works

Library collections at Middle Eastern universities have usually prioritized teaching over research resources. Zayed University is now transitioning toward research. This chapter addresses the methodology of electronic resources assessment and systematic data analysis. The central point is to provide an overview of how electronic resources adequacy is measured and thereby determine the correlation between the level of utilization of resources and growth of research activities in the university to ensure the best use of funding on the resources. The chapter concludes with a summary, a balanced assessment of electronic resources collection, and a road map for future directions of the …

An Appraisal Of Ethical Values In Librarians’ Code Of Ethics In Nigeria, Glory Onoyeyan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Ethical values underline actions adjudged to be morally right and good and conforming to acceptable standards of behaviour. This paper looks at ethical values and attempts an analysis of the Librarians Code of Ethics of the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) for librarians in Nigeria. The various ethical elements of the Code of Ethics is highlighted in reference to their relationship to universal ethical values and standards. By reviewing literature, the paper highlights principal ethical values in light of the LRCN code of ethics for librarians and information professionals. The paper also stresses the relevance of a professional code …

Analysis Of Doctoral Thesis Citation Patterns: A Case Study Of The Sam Jonah Library, Ghana., Imoro Osman, Anankyela Anaba Alemna, Mariyama Abdulai Kumah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Public Library Role For The Development Of Socio Economic Conditions Of Lodha Community In Senna And Chandana Mouza, Keshiary Block, Paschim Medinipur, Supriya Mallik, Jayanta Kr Nayek

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public libraries play an important role in promoting rural community development of rural areas. Information needs of rural public library users (especially backward community people with lower income group) are different from other public library users. To study their need, a survey has been conducted on Lodha community in Senna and Chandana Mouza at Keshiary block of Paschim Medinipur. A structured questionnaire was prepared to collect data from different economically backward public library users. The aim of our study is to know the basic community information needs and information seeking pattern of public library users of Keshiary block, Paschim Medinipur. …

Provision Of Effective Rural Library Services For Users' Satisfaction In Anambra State, Pearl Chidinma Akanwa, Obiageli Martina Ilika, Adaora Joy Udo-Anyanwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated provision of effective rural library services for users’ satisfaction in Anambra State. Five research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised of thirteen (13) library staff and one hundred and five (105) users of the rural libraries studied. Two instruments comprising of questionnaire and observation checklist were used for the study. Descriptive statistics were used in analyzing data collected. Hypothesis was also tested at 0.05 level of significance with Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) to determine relationship between provision of effective rural library services and users’ satisfaction. Some …

Impact Of Library And Information Science Master's Degree (Mlis) On The Graduates: A Case Study, Asefeh Asemi, Elham Aghajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective: The study aimed to examine the effect of MLIS degree on graduates in Iran from different dimensions. The study examined the effects of MLIS on scientific progress, the development of subject expertise, employment, individual characteristics, skills and capabilities, and scientific activities of Iran's graduates.

Method: The study was a descriptive-survey and researcher-made questionnaire is used for data collection. The population included all graduates MLIS in Iran that their information was available in, "Iranian Library and Information Studies Alumni Database". 212 persons are selected randomly out of 547. Data has been analyzed by SPSS software on both levels of descriptive …

Measuring User Need And Satisfaction: A Study Of Dhaka University Residential Hall Libraries, Bangladesh., Sazzadul Karim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Users are the main attention of a library. Every library tries to meet the needs and requirements of its users. Knowing user needs and measuring their satisfaction is very important to ensure a better library service. Actually, library performance depends on the satisfaction of user towards services. For this purpose library authority needs to know the demands of its user first. The main objective of the study is to assess user’s needs and satisfaction of the residential hall libraries of the University of Dhaka. A survey questionnaire was developed and used to collect data on students’ demographics, their needs and …

Digital Literacy Skills And Mooc Participation Among Lecturers In A Private University In Nigeria, Opeyemi Soyemi, Adebowale Ojo, Mobolude Abolarin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promote open access to learning materials, thereby, providing learning opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning. University lecturers, especially in developing countries can leverage on the opportunities provided by MOOCs for skills acquisition. Considering that studies have highlighted digital literacy skills as a determinant of MOOC participation, this study examined lecturers’ digital literacy skills and their participation in MOOCs. The study adopted a survey research design while the population of study comprised 110 lecturers from the Management and Social Sciences discipline at a private University in Nigeria. A self-developed questionnaire was used as an instrument …

Contemporary Trends Of Information Seeking Behaviour Of Research Scholars Of Gujarat University: A Case Study, Dharmendra Trivedi, Atul Bhatt Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study inspects the Information needs and seeking behavior of research scholars of Gujarat University in Social science and Linguistics disciplines. Sample constituted the population of total 80 research scholars from social science and linguistic disciplines. The study conducted through survey methodology with questionnaire developed basis on the core compounds of information seeking behaviour and collected the research data from the registered research scholars of Gujarat University. The results revealed that female little dominated in research work and the major purpose of seeking behaviour is for research work, knowledge enrichment and writing research and conference papers. Research scholars desired to …

Challenging The Internet, The Predator Of Libraries, Sandip Das, Shiv Shakti Ghosh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The internet with its growing wings is slowly shadowing the library. It is true that the internet has brought a revolutionary change in the way information is dealt with, but the internet has also brought some perils with it. Throughout the ages, libraries have been considered as the bank of knowledge. But nowadays this faith has been challenged quite unreasonably. The evil side of the internet has manifested itself in the form of fake, false, manufactured news and information. At this juncture, it is important to burst the myth of the internet as the sole distinguished source of information and …

Journal Of Information Science: A Bibliometric Analysis, Rushmanasab Gurikar, Gururaj S. Hadagali Assistant Professor, Renuka S. Mulimani Senior Research Fellow

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study analyses the Journal of Information Science for the time frame 2005 to 2014. The data for the study was retrieved from the official website of the journal. The analysis of the publications was done using various parameters such as authorship pattern, Degree of Collaboration, Collaborative index, Collaborative Coefficient, Country wise share of total publications. The findings of the study include the highest number of contributions to the journal were from UK (16.35%) followed by USA (13.57%). The values of Collaborative Coefficient (CC), Collaborative Index and Degree of Collaboration (DC) indicated that the authorship trend is shifting towards …

Library As A Change Agent: Examining The Roles Of Library In Private Higher Institutions Of Learning In South West Nigeria, Omorodion Okuonghae

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated library as a change agent: the invaluable roles of library in private higher institutions of learning in South-west, Nigeria. The study was aimed at identifying the emerging roles of libraries; investigate the ways the emerging roles in libraries have influenced the higher institutions and examine the technological change the library has brought to the higher institutions of learning. The descriptive survey method was used for the study, the population of the study is 32 respondents from higher institutions of learning in South-west, Nigeria. The researcher adopted the entire population as the sample size for this study using …