Relational Communications: Developing Key Connections
Two years ago use of the terms “scholarly communications” and “open access” on the Florida State University (FSU) campus was limited primarily to library administrators and a few library and teaching...
View ArticleEvolving in Common: Creating Mutually Supportive Relationships Between...
The authors lay out practical ways for libraries to involve themselves in this evolving area, especially focused on current strengths of many libraries including commitments to resource accessibility...
View ArticleBuilding a donor base for college and university libraries: Exploiting...
In today’s economic environment, there are pressures to fundraise throughout all of the academic units at colleges and universities, including libraries. Unfortunately, however, there is no natural...
View ArticleEBV Librarianship: Helping Disabled Veterans with Business Research
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities is a national educational program that helps post-9/11 veterans discover their dreams of starting their own businesses. Although their...
View ArticleDeveloping Humanities Collections in the Digital Age: Exploring Humanities...
This article is based on quantitative and qualitative research examining humanities scholars’ understandings of the advantages and disadvantages of print versus electronic information resources. It...
View ArticleEl control de la natalidad y el día de la madre: política feminista y...
El artículo la política feminista mexicana durante el periodo de 1922-1923. Feministas como Margaret Sanger y Esperanza Velázquez Bringas expusieron que el país necesitaba una política acerca del...
View ArticleOpen Access Week 2013 Final Report
International Open Access Week is an annual occasion for the international research and academic communities to learn about the benefits and opportunities of open access, the goal of which is to...
View ArticleLibrarian, Heal Thyself: A Scholarly Communication Analysis of LIS Journals
This article presents an analysis of 111 journals in Library and Information Science based on measurements of "openness" including copyright policies, open access self-archiving policies and open...
View Article"Free to All": Library Publishing and the Challenge of Open Access
There is a significant and important responsibility as libraries move into the role of publishing to retain our heritage of "access for all." Connecting and collaborating with colleagues in the...
View ArticleLibrary Express Delivery Service: The Evolution of a Campus Delivery Service...
Libraries are always faced with the challenge for developing new services that respond to the growing needs of their patron base. A library material delivery service is one new service model that is...
View ArticleStories From the Stacks: Students Lost in the Labyrinth
Research shows that academic libraries can be difficult to navigate, and that students are often frustrated with not being able to find the right materials. This current study attempts to identify...
View ArticleEfficiencies for Quality Control of Repurposed Metadata
Quality control of bibliographic data is essential in assuring ETDs are both discoverable and accurately described. This poster session outlines semi-automated methods for achieving accurate...
View ArticleGraduate Conversations: Assessing the Space Needs of Graduate Students
This article discusses the preferences, habits, and needs of graduate students as they relate to spaces for research and study. The findings are based on a large-scale ethnographic study of graduate...
View ArticleA Research and Class Model for Future Library Instruction in Higher Education
Purpose – The purpose of this article was to describe a university library instruction and research model that represents a collaborative effort between faculty, libraries, and the campus reading...
View ArticleReference Work in Special Collections: The Impact of Online Finding Aids at...
Online finding aids enhance reference service in libraries and complement printed guides. Reference service at our institution has changed through using an online finding aid along with a printed...
View ArticleResearching Long Island History During the CETA Program: How I Became an...
Introduction by John A. Strong Professor Emeritus, Long Island University: About twenty years ago when I was working with Gaynell Stone on the Suffolk County Archaeological Association series on Long...
View ArticleCode of Ethics: Libraries and Archives Point of View
Discuss the ethical components to include in collection development policies for libraries and archives. These include the ALA Code of Ethics, the Library Bill of Rights, the ALA Office of...
View ArticleAcademic Libraries - Measuring Up: Assessment and Collaboration for Student...
Purpose – This paper aims to describe how the Florida State University Libraries used assessment data with other campus partners to gain funding and resources for new initiatives. When general funding...
View ArticleUsing Mobile Tools for Advocacy
Libraries' focus on mobile devices as information portals (e.g., text reference and mobile Web sites) and productivity tools (e.g., calendars and documents) has caused them to overlook a more subtle...
View ArticleApps for Assessment: A Starting Point
Many mobile applications, also known as apps, are excellent instruments for gathering qualitative and quantitative data. This article is a starting point for those interested in gathering assessment...
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