Carlson, Scott. Deserted library: as students work online, reading rooms empty leading some campuses to add Starbucks.
Digital libraries -- Social aspects -- United States.
Academic libraries -- United States -- Use studies.
Abstract:
An examination of traditional output measures—circulation, reserve, in-house use, and reference transactions—from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), California State University, State University of New York, University of Maryland, and other libraries reveals declines that may be deeper and more widespread than previously reported. This trend is evident against a background that includes (1) continuing increases in the cost of periodicals, (2) searching for a new paradigm, and (3) the emerging virtual library.
Electronic government information -- United States.
Electronic information resource literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Abstract:
Many instruction librarians teach students that the URL extension .gov is one sign of a reliable, authoritative Internet source. This is true in many cases, but there are other very important reasons that government information deserves a larger place in information literacy sessions. It offers a clear example of several concepts students must understand in order to judge the reliability of the information they find. Information from different administrations and different branches of government can be potent examples of how point of view, bias, and audience affect the content, structure, and tone of information sources. Furthermore, government sources can be used to evaluate secondary sources that cite them or analyze them.
Library orientation for college students -- Florida -- Saint Petersburg.
Eckerd College. Library.
Abstract:
Adult learners have unique developmental and social characteristics as compared to their traditional counterparts in higher education. Library instruction models used for traditional learners are not always effective when teaching adults. The author examines adult learner characteristics and adult learning theory and also uses personal professional experiences to suggest ways in which librarians can create more pedagogically effective and meaningful instruction. Eckerd College's Program for Experienced Learners serves as the model for this examination.
Academic libraries -- United States -- Safety measures.
Human engineering -- United States.
Facility management -- United States.
Abstract:
An increasing number of academic and research libraries have built high-density shelving facilities to address overcrowding conditions in their regular stacks. However, the work performed in these facilities is physically strenuous and highly repetitive in nature and may require the use of potentially dangerous equipment. This article will examine work safety issues in a high-density shelving facility. The information will assist administrators who want guidance in designing a safer working environment or who want to improve working conditions and practices in their existing facility.
Serotkin, Patricia B.
Fitzgerald, Patricia I.
Balough, Sandra A.
Electronic information resource literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Abstract:
A focus group study conducted with health sciences students enrolled in graduate-level research classes at a small private comprehensive university revealed that these students preferred e-journals to print but that accessibility issues deterred their use. These findings provided valuable insights for local collection development decision-making and information literacy program development.
College students -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Attitudes.
Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Washington (State) -- Pullman.
Washington State University -- Curricula.
Abstract:
Many distance degree students at Washington State University enroll in General Education 300, a one-credit information literacy course taught online by librarians that exposes students to activities and materials that support the ACRL information literacy standards. In a final assignment, students write about the origins, applicability, and future use of information literacy and their newly minted skills in this area. We used ATLAS/ti, http://www.atlasti.de/, to analyze the text of these assignments and explore student attitudes toward information literacy. The majority of students articulated a broad view of information literacy not tied to a specific course project or to the library as a place.
Online library catalogs -- United States -- User education.
Distance education -- United States.
Interactive multimedia -- Technological innovations -- United States.
Academic libraries -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Abstract:
A test of the effectiveness of interactive multimedia Web sites demonstrates that library users' topic knowledge was significantly greater after visiting the sites than before. Library users want more such sites about library services, their majors, and campus life generally. Librarians describe the roles they want to play on multimedia production teams after working on the LUMENS Project.
The dynamic world of the Web has provided libraries with a wealth of opportunities, including new approaches to the provision of information and varied internal staffing structures. The development of self-managed Web teams, endowed with authority and resources, can create an adaptable and responsive culture within libraries. This new working team culture and its successful management can provide focused attention to the big picture as well as to the multitude of details required for Web site construction and maintenance.
Google's extraordinary success is usually attributed to innovative technology and new business models. By contrast, this paper argues that Google's success is mostly due to its adoption of certain library values. First, Google has refused to adopt the standard practices of the search engine business, practices that compromised service to the user for the sake of immediate corporate profit. Instead, Google has implemented many policies and design principles that correlate directly to established library values. Second, Google has implemented systems that replicate (or substitute for) valuable library functions. With these steps Google has introduced some traditional library practices and values to the Internet environment, and there can be little doubt that they have contributed enormously to its success.
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