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You Say You Want An E-Revolution?: Helping Our Patrons Benefit From Developments In Personal Technology, Beau Steenken

Law Faculty Popular Media

In this article, the author provides advice on how libraries and patrons can adapt to changes in technology and the prevalence of personal tech devices.

Library's Mobile Applications; March Escience Lecture, Vol. 10, (3), Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.

Turning A Passion Into A Research Project, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

As a Latvian-American I became interested in librarianship when assigned to set up a library at the Latvian Studies Center in Kalamazoo. The library was dispersed after Latvia regained its independence, and I started working at Western Michigan University. I have recently turned my research focus back to my ethnic heritage and am excited to be able to combine my professional skills with my passion. I have started looking at not only Latvian, but Estonian and Lithuanian collections in the U.S. As the communities age, what is happening to their libraries, archives and museums? As the information world turns digital, …

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V4n7, March 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- We've Got You Covered!
-- Facebook Contests!
-- Quiet Study Area
-- My Reading History
-- Upcoming events

Help! They Just Made Me The Religion Librarian... And I'M Only Spiritual, Tony Amodeo

LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations

No abstract provided.

Nailing Jelly To The Wall: Understanding Postmodernism's Influence On Library Information Science, Bob Lemoine

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

How did we get into this anyway? "Defining" postmodernism

Q: What do you get when you cross a postmodernist with a Mafia boss?

A: Someone who will make you an offer that no one can understand!

(Cook, 2001(b), p. 18)

This is the attempt to define something which by its very nature avoids definition. Before we can speak of the influence postmodernism is having on library and information areas, we have to at least make the attempt to understand what postmodernism is. Several of these "definitions" are what postmodernism is not while others focus on what postmodernism seeks to be. …

Developing Technology Skills For Academic Librarians: A Study Based On The Universities In Kerala, India, Susan K. Mathew, M.D. Baby

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the changing information age library professionals have to gain extensive knowledge about developing technologies and improve their skills to manage these technologies. Computers, connectivity, and electronic information have redefined the image of library profession and the services provided through library and information centres. The rapid developments in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) have given a solid foundation for revolutionary changes in the information handling capabilities of academic libraries and information centers all over the world. According to Katz and Macklin (2007) technology is the portal through which we interact with information, but people's ability to handle information to solve problems …

Information Use, Satisfaction, And Difficulties: A Case Study Of Agricultural Scientists In India, K.P. Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present period is marked by rapid change in the manner in which scientific and technical information is acquired, created, stored, repackaged, retrieved and disseminated. Access to current and retrospective agricultural sciences literature play an important role in ensuring that agricultural scientists at all levels may able to maintain high standards of research, teaching, training and consultancy. The results of agricultural research are published through various channels of communication in order that the information may be communicated/ transmitted to the agricultural scientists as speedily as possible. It is essential that the agricultural scientists be informed timely of latest innovations and …

Facilitating Ict Adoption Among Research Scientists In Ghana, Lucy Dzandu, Perpetua Dadzie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

Information in the modern context is considered as a strategic resource parallel in importance to land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship – the traditional economic resources which are vital inputs for national development at all levels. Without information, the very functioning of society would come to a standstill. One institution which plays a vital role in the collection, processing, storage and dissemination of information is the library. Libraries of all types serve as information providers and aim at satisfying the information needs of their clientele.

In the present era new information technologies are used to perform library functions. The librarian …

Educators' Perspective On Library Education In Nigeria, Adam Gambo Saleh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library education in Nigeria is very much tied up with the general social and political history of the country. As such, those who aspired to become librarians went to Britain to qualify for the Associate of the Library Association (ALA). However, with the attainment of independence in 1960, the country witnessed the establishment of tertiary institutions at various levels. The first library school was established at University College Ibadan in 1960.

Prior to this period, the Carnegie Corporation has sponsored two studies (Margaret Wrong in 1939 and Ethel Fagan in 1940) to survey the library needs of West Africa with …

Grey Literature Management At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Siue) Library, Usa: A Macarthur Foundation Grant Research Project, Francisca Okoroma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Universities are relied on for education, training and manpower development and research for socio-economic development of any nation. For Universities to meet up with the onerous responsibility, they need to provide strong literature support to the teaching, learning, research and community development activities. The unit of the university responsible for the provision, management and dissemination of information to support the effective and expeditious attainment of the objectives of the university is its library. It is pertinent to state that the increase in the volume of literature in the library collection has been occurring at an exponential rate in this information …

Management Of Electronic Resources By Cataloguers In Nigerian Federal University Libraries, Michael Onuchukwu Okoye, Chijioke F. Ugwuanyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library has been a collection of information materials for ages and print media have been the bulk of the library resources. However the advent of information technology in the early 1990s led to the emergence and continuous exponential growth of digitally or electronically borne information resources. (Parker, 2007). Other factors such as provision of space economy; ease of access through numerous metadata, search engines, online catalogues, O.P.A.Cs, and protocols; access which is not hindered by distance or boundaries and simultaneous consultation of the same e- resources by many users, provided the pre-eminence of e-resources over print format. Electronic resources include …

Grey Literature Acquisition And Management: Challenges In Academic Libraries In Africa, Odaro Osayande, Christopher O. Ukpebor Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The term "grey literature" brings connotations of bleakness, apathy, indifference, and questionable authority to mind (Mason, 2009). Upon investigation, this is far from truth, unless you find research papers from eminent researchers to be boring. Grey literature has some connection to the brain's "grey matter" since so much of it seems highly intellectual and is significant for research and development in many subject areas. Grey literature is used to describe publications not published commercially or indexed by major database vendors. It is occasionally the sole source for specific research questions. This is why it is highly imperative for academic libraries …

Reading Habits Of Rural And Urban College Students Iin The 21st Century, Fayaz Ahmad Lone

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

Reading has been the passion of the greatest personalities of all times. Humans have been reading since ages and thus words of knowledge have been passed on through generations. The reading habit influences in the promotion of one's personal development in particular and social progress in general. Regular and systematic reading sharpens the intellect, refines the emotions, elevates tastes and provides perspectives for one's living; and thereby prepares a person for an effective participation in the social, religious, cultural and political life. Reading fires the imagination of the person. It adds new sight to eyes and new wisdom to …

Perceptions Of Pakistani Users About Library Service Quality: Libqual Comments, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Widad Mustafa El Hadi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

There are at least eleven ways to listen the customers: transactional surveys, mystery shopping, new declining and lost customer surveys, focus group interviews, customer advisory panels, service reviews, customer complaint, com­ment, inquiry capture, total market surveys, employee field reporting, employee surveys and service operating data capture (Parasuraman as cited in Cook, Heath, Thompson, & Thompson, 2001).The French writer François de la Rochefoucauld said that "Il est plus nécessaire d'étudier les hommes que les livres" (It is more important to study people than books).The LibQUAL qualitative comments provide very rich information on user's perception about library service quality. It gives unique …

Reaccessioning And Stocktaking Exercise: Experiences Of The Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology Library, Kumasi, Ghana, Victor Teye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

In May, 2006, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Library submitted a project proposal titled "Automation of the KNUST Library system toward effective science and technology research" to the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TALIF) to solicit funding to undertake a library automation project. The idea to automate its services, resources and operations is part of the re-engineering processes by the KNUST Library to provide the platform to offer efficient and effective e-service to its ever growing users. In November, 2006, the project contract was awarded to Nala Consultancy Services for work to commence. Currently the …

Disaster Preparedness At The State Public Library, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, Abdulwahab Olanrewaju Issa, Mulikat Bola Aliyu, Adegboyega Francis Adedeji, Akangbe Bisilola Rachel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

There are many kind of libraries for different purpose. Unlike the other types of libraries that are meant for specific group of users, public libraries are not restricted to any group of users. They are more or less a universal library; as some perceive them as the "poor people's university"; expected to serve all kinds of people including young children, the physically challenged and those who, for one reason or the other, are incapacitated, such as the hospital patients and the prisoners. Public libraries serve the general needs of cities, towns, villages and some larger areas and are saddled …

Use Of Ugc-Infonet Consortia By The Research Scholars At University Of Delhi: A Survey, Naved Ahmad, Imtiaz Basha, Nishat Fatima

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

A Consortium could be described as a group of organizations who come together to fulfill a combined objective that usefully requires co-operation and sharing of resources. And need to have a clear mutual goal in order to ensure their success. A library Consortium formation can be local, regional, state, national and inter institutional level.

According to Webster's 3rd new International Dictionary, Library consortia is "an agreement, combination, or group formed to undertake and enterprise beyond the resources of anyone member"(Merriam Webster online dictionary. 2008)

Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS) defines Library Consortia as "an association of …

Managing Employee Compensation And Benefits For Job Satisfaction In Libraries And Information Centres In Nigeria, R.O. Odunlade

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

Libraries and Information Centres' services in Nigeria are being regarded as humanitarian services and therefore issue of compensation and benefits are not well defined. However, other forms of financial assistance embedded in the Nigeria civil service rule include things like Monetization, National Health Insurance Scheme, Contributory Pension, and Pension Benefits; all of which staff of Libraries and Information Centres also benefit from. Aside this is the Annual Appraisal Form (Aperform) that contains basic requirements expected of an employee before he can be promoted. Nigerian Universities also makes use of this to assess staff in order to determine their remuneration …

Volume 32, Number 1, March 2012 Olac Newsletter, Marcy A. Strong, Bruce Evans, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Katie Eller, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2012 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.