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Purpose - This paper aims to update the authors' original 2005 study of Google Scholar's integration into ARL libraries' web sites. Have more ARL libraries added Google Scholar? Design/methodology /approach - The library homepag...
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Purpose - This paper aims to update the authors' original 2005 study of Google Scholar's integration into ARL libraries' web sites. Have more ARL libraries added Google Scholar? Design/methodology /approach - The library homepages of the 113 ARL academic institutions were examined for paths or links to Google Scholar. The coding scheme focused on noting whether Google Scholar appeared on the library homepage, in the OPAC, and on various database lists and subject guides. Findings - The 2007 data indicate continued acceptance of Google Scholar and integration of this resource on the web pages of ARL libraries. The mean number of paths to Google Scholar more than doubled from 2005 to 2007. Partnering institutions were more likely to include paths to Google Scholar and the number of partnering institutions increased dramatically. Practical implications - This study is useful for those making decisions about integration of Google Scholar into library collections and services, particularly the web site. Originality/value - This paper illustrates future directions for integrating new categories of resources into the academic library web site.
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Several service and policy recommendations for how university libraries can facilitate the continued productivity and successful retirement of
emeriti faculty from their institution emerged from these studies:
Universities shoul...
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Several service and policy recommendations for how university libraries can facilitate the continued productivity and successful retirement of
emeriti faculty from their institution emerged from these studies:
Universities should have clear, well-thought-out policies for the types of library privileges available to retired faculty, in the same way that they have clear policies about health insurance, office space, use of university facilities, and a host of other issues that typically fall under employment benefits. These privileges should be communicated by human resource specialists to retiring faculty at the time of their retirement.
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This article provides a critical review of the past five years of literature in digital humanities pedagogy and faculty-librarian collaboration, commingled with reflections on personal practice, which extend findings from the lite...
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This article provides a critical review of the past five years of literature in digital humanities pedagogy and faculty-librarian collaboration, commingled with reflections on personal practice, which extend findings from the literature. Faculty-librarian partnerships in DH pedagogy reflect a rapidly evolving area of engagement calling for expertise in teaching, subject knowledge, scholarly communication, digital technologies, and DH research methodologies. Although there is a rapidly expanding body of literature on these partnerships, the challenges of the work tend to be minimized. This article expands upon commonly encountered difficulties, and it points to potential solutions and best practices.
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The delivery of documents on the Web has moved beyond the restrictions of the traditional Web markup language, HTML, HTML's static tags cannot deal with the variety of data formats now beginning to be exchanged between various ent...
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The delivery of documents on the Web has moved beyond the restrictions of the traditional Web markup language, HTML, HTML's static tags cannot deal with the variety of data formats now beginning to be exchanged between various entities, whether corporate or institutional. XML solves many of the problems by allowing arbitrary tags, which describe the content for a particular audience or group. At the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities the Latin texts of Lector Longinquus are being transformed to XML in readiness for the expected new standard. To allow existing browsers to render these texts, a Java program is used to transform the XML to HTML one the fly.
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to offer a theoretical framework for applying Web 2.0 technologies and design principles to the development of participatory cultures within libraries. A participatory culture is one that foc...
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to offer a theoretical framework for applying Web 2.0 technologies and design principles to the development of participatory cultures within libraries. A participatory culture is one that focusses on facilitating interaction and the creation of content by users rather than the consumption of content created or compiled by experts. Design/methodology/approach - This study is a literature-based theoretical analysis that explores the role of libraries as agents of cultural hegemony and techniques for developing socially responsible library praxis. It combines insights from a variety of discourses including Western Marxist theories of hegemony, critical theories of library and information science, professional literature regarding "Library 2.0" service models, and media studies theories of participatory culture. Findings - Libraries do not just organize knowledge; they construct it. Furthermore, these constructions tend to reinforce dominant discourses while marginalizing others. By adopting participatory technologies and design principles, libraries can support greater diversity of expression and create spaces for marginalized discourses. Practical implications - This paper offers suggestions for applying principles of participatory culture to the design of library services such as collection development, cataloging and classification, reference, instruction, and institutional repositories. Originality/value - This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating the significance of Web 2.0 for library and information science by applying theoretical perspectives from other disciplines.
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the historical development of the rural library services in Africa, and highlight modern rural village libraries in Ghana and Burkina Faso within this context. Desig...
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the historical development of the rural library services in Africa, and highlight modern rural village libraries in Ghana and Burkina Faso within this context. Design/methodology/approach - The information in the article comes from a number of different impact studies, including one research study of the rural village libraries in Ghana and one research study of the rural village libraries in Burkina Faso. In particular, the studies examined the impact and role of the libraries on the communities they serve, and enquiries included library use by students, reading habits, leisure reading, attitudes of community members towards the library, and the library's role in academic support. The methodology included focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, examination of library circulation information, and many hours of observation. A review of the professional literature is also provided to contextualize the historical review and the findings from the studies. Findings - Findings indicate the rural village libraries in Ghana and Burkina Faso are successful village/community libraries that are of great benefit to their users. The models for development of these libraries might be used in other similar rural villages to serve both schools and the community. Research limitations/implications - Future research might include the review and evaluation of other rural libraries in Asia, the Caribbean, and South America, and an analysis of their impact and sustainability. Practical implications - The information presented in this paper offers some basic considerations in terms of the implementation of rural library services, which have great potential to bridge information gaps in rural areas. Provision of such services is becoming increasingly important as more and more of the world's population desires to become literate. At the same time, efforts to provide access to information must integrate cultural practices, local languages and traditions, and operate from a place of respect and understanding by involving those who will be served in outreach efforts. Originality/value - The paper builds on previous studies of rural village libraries in Uganda, and provides more support for the village/community library concept as being a potentially powerful solution for provision of reading materials in rural areas. Literacy continues to be a major factor in terms of economic and personal development in underdeveloped nations, and all libraries, but perhaps these small village libraries even more so, have the potential to play an important role in the eradication of illiteracy, development of a reading culture, and provision of services for the "newly literate".
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Purpose - This paper aims to explore two separate legacy oral history digitization projects at one institution and how the project teams approached the different issues and challenges these projects presented. Design/methodology/a...
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Purpose - This paper aims to explore two separate legacy oral history digitization projects at one institution and how the project teams approached the different issues and challenges these projects presented. Design/methodology/approach - The approach compares two case studies of how digitization of legacy oral history collections was carried out The paper discusses these projects utilizing a lifecycle model approach and reveals how archival and digital humanities perspectives drove some of the projects' differences. Findings - The authors find that when working with digitizing legacy oral history collections, each collection will require different approaches and methods of problem solving. In large institutions with multiple repositories, it can be useful for project teams to consult each other to develop best practices. Practical implications - The two case studies presented in this paper can serve as models for other institutions digitizing many oral history collections and serve as a model for communication and collaboration in larger institutions with multiple repositories. Originality/value - This paper compares and contrasts two case studies of digitization projects involving legacy oral history collections in different units of one large institution. Project teams were influenced by different approaches. One project was conducted by archivists and the other led by a digital humanities librarian. Differing professional foci provided different perspectives about collection characteristics and, subsequently, led to different approaches that impacted implementation of the projects.
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To survive and thrive in the future, academic libraries must change and adapt to a rapidly evolving external environment. In advocating for a transformation, Stoffle, Allen, Morden, and Maloney (2003) have clearly stated the chall...
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To survive and thrive in the future, academic libraries must change and adapt to a rapidly evolving external environment. In advocating for a transformation, Stoffle, Allen, Morden, and Maloney (2003) have clearly stated the challenge for library leaders “the choice is to change and thrive or live in the past and fail” (p. 363). The for-profit world has amply demonstrated how the risk of holding on to traditional business models can quickly render a product obsolete. These same disruptive forces are acting on the academic library. Although many have called for a transformation in the library, there is a relatively minimal amount of discussion regarding what the transformation entails. The obvious challenge is how to bring about this change in a world in which most major organizational changes simply do not work (Burke, 2002, pp. 1–7).
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At two international meetings held in 1.995, preservation activists explored the state of preservation and conservation at the end of the twentieth century. The first, an IFLA pre-con-ference held in Budapest, focused on the role ...
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At two international meetings held in 1.995, preservation activists explored the state of preservation and conservation at the end of the twentieth century. The first, an IFLA pre-con-ference held in Budapest, focused on the role that national libraries can play in the preservation of documentary heritage to ensure future access. The topics addressed included reformatting, the preservation of non-paper materials, mass de-acidification, permanent paper, and education. At the IFLA Conference held in Istanbul, the theme of the Conservation Section's conference program was buildings and preservation, with an emphasis on housing, storage, and maintenance in all formats. These conferences demonstrate the important role that IFLA plays as a forum for conservation and preservation concerns.
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The DataCite Summer Meeting was held in Washington, DC at the National Academy of Science on September 19 and 20, 2013. This meeting was attended by representatives from a diverse community of international organizations including...
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The DataCite Summer Meeting was held in Washington, DC at the National Academy of Science on September 19 and 20, 2013. This meeting was attended by representatives from a diverse community of international organizations including academic institutions, archives, libraries, government agencies, national laboratories, publishers, and commercial firms.
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