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You, Me And Life In The Sea Ocg 106g, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Collection Development And Preservation Of Indigenous Knowledge In Selected Federal University Libraries In South West, Nigeria, Abiola Abioye, Sunday Abiodun Oluwaniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

In view of the importance of indigenous knowledge in development process, this paper investigated the efforts of selected federal university libraries in South West, Nigeria in indigenous knowledge collection development and preservation. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that involved the use structured questionnaire, unstructured interviews and observation as instruments for data collection. Seventy six (76) professional librarians constituted the target population of the study; therefore seventy six (76) copies of questionnaire were administered to the professional librarians in the selected university libraries. The data collected using the questionnaire complemented by interview and observation were analyzed using Statistical …

Strategic Sport Communication And Media Prs 360, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Social Determinants Of Health 9/26/17, Joanna Burkhardt

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Biotechnology, Biologics And Biosimilars Bps 446, Joanna Burkhardt

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When Archives And Libraries Collaborate: One Institution Benefiting Another, Shannon Smith, Scott Reeves

South Carolina Libraries

This article explores the transferal of a historic library of books known as the Salzburger Collection, and the collaboration which resulted from this transferal between a library and archives.

International Studies And Diplomacy Program, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Italian In The Real World Itl 310, Joanna Burkhardt

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Assessment Of Library Resources And Services Of Central University Libraries, Delhi: A Study, Ajit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The information resources are major component of library. In the present scenario document information resources are replacing with the electronic information resources due to application of Information and Technology in our society. The study reveals that the central university library collections are increasing in term of electronic resources like e-journal, e-books, and on-line databases. The readers of the library are also satisfied with the resources of the library as well as the services of the library, which is being rendered by the library staff. Findings of the study more I.T. skilled LIS professional required for provide better and effective services …

A Survey Of Extended Library-Hour Service In Sam Jonah Library, University Of Cape Coast, Diana Atuase, Charles Koufie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The Library Rally, Michelle Gibeault

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

Course instructors are a teaching librarian’s closest partners. This assessment focuses on gathering their responses to the most critical questions anonymously and offers the opportunity to include additional written feedback. If you’re not doing any assessment presently, this might be a good method to get responses in a quantifiable format, and it creates a medium for fellow educators to offer suggestions for improvement.

Performing Race Eng 450g, Jim Kinnie

Library Impact Statements

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Assessment Of Library Service Quality And User Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students Of Yusuf Maitama Sule University (Ymsu) Library, Rilwan Adam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to examine the undergraduate students’ perception on library service quality from three dimensions which are library information resources, services and facilities that are available for use in YMSU Library whether the users are satisfy with the quality of library service delivery or not. The study adopted survey research methodology with cross-sectional design. It was appropriate for this study as a useful method for assessing attitudes or opinions towards programmes, individuals, organizations and events. Three research objectives were formulated to guide this study. A simple random sampling technique was used and a sample size of …

Collaborating To Engage In Focused Collection Development At A Federal Regional Depository, Sandra Mcaninch

Library Presentations

The University of Kentucky (UK) is participating as a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Smithsonian Institution, and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries‘ (ASERL) Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP). This collaborative effort is designed to distribute collection development for all Federal agencies across the entire Southeast.

The presenter will describe how UK has focused its depository collection development efforts on non-COE agencies, and reduced its retrospective collection development for other institutions’ COE agencies.

Influence Of Information Literacy Skills On Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies By Students In Two Monotechnics In Oyo State, Nigeria, John Oluwaseye Adebayo, Cln, Idris Tunde Salau Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated influence of information literacy skills on web 2.0 technologies use by students in two monotechnics in Oyo State Nigeria using descriptive survey design of correlational type. Four (4) research questions were raised; one (1) research hypothesis that was tested at 0.5 level of significance was formulated. The population of the study comprised two monotechnics (Federal College of Forestry (FCF) and Federal College of Animal Health and Production (FCAHP). With the use of structured questionnaire, data was collected from samples of 273 respondents that were purposively selected with aid of sampling frame. Simple frequency count of percentage distribution …

The Use Of Library 2.0 And Mobile Messaging Applications: (Case Study: Central Library Of Islamic Azad University, Science And Research Branch Of Tehran), Firoozeh Dokhani Ph.D Student Of Information Science And Knowledge, Amir Reza Asnafi, Nadjla Hariri, Fatemeh Nooshinfard

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aimed to investigate the familiarity of librarians and users of the Central Library of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran with Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0 and the use of mobile messaging applications. Another goal of this study was to provide practical solutions for using applications to provide library services. In essence, this study was an applied research and it was conducted with a survey approach. The population was consisted of librarians and users of the Central Library of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch in Tehran. An electronic questionnaire was prepared …

Slis Connecting Volume 6, Issue 1, Stacy Creel, Ph.D., Teresa S. Welsh, Ph.D.

SLIS Connecting

SLIS Connecting Volume 6, Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2017)

Public Libraries And The Economically Disadvantaged: A Bibliometric Assessment Of Published Research, 1996-2016, Scott A. Manganello

SLIS Connecting

One of the greatest challenges that American public libraries have faced is serving the disadvantaged and homeless population. This research project analyzed publication trends in LIS literature from the past 20 years pertaining to research related to public libraries and the economically disadvantaged, specifically publication trend over time, core journals, most prolific lead authors, and focus of the studies.

African American Archival Resources: Representation In North Carolina, South Carolina, And Georgia, Tekla Ali Johnson

SLIS Connecting

The breadth, scope, security, evaluation, and preservation of African American archival resources in the United States are all understudied. Moreover, the scope and contents of the majority of African American resources are likely unknown. The purpose of this study was to compile a record of collections holding primary resources on African Americans to conducting research on African American Archival Resources in three states, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Gender Roles And Gender Stereotypes In Four Newbery Award-Winning Books, Alex Paige Brower

SLIS Connecting

As gender equality has become a more prominent issue and men and women have become more equal, one would expect this change to be reflected in children’s literature. This study examines four Newbery-Award winning books to determine if this change is apparent.