Information management during a crisis – providing an open and reliable information infrastructure for a sustainable world

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmo Saarti
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Information Infrastructure ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Resources

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the corona situation on the academic library services, policies and activities.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology of the paper is opinion piece based on experiences.FindingsThere is a need for global policymaking for both the open academic resources dissemination and crisis management.Originality/valueThe originality of the paper is based on recent experiences.

The usage of ILLiad and Get It Now at a US medium-sized academic library over a three-year period

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Jaskowiak ◽  
Todd Spires
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Document Delivery ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Inflation Rates ◽  
Delivery Options ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Us University

Purpose As medium-sized academic libraries’ budgets continue to shrink or cannot compete with inflation rates, document delivery options like ILLiad and unmediated Get It Now can play a prominent role in providing content lost due to the inevitable cancellation of serial subscriptions. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of using these two options in a US university. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the usage of these two services for the three fiscal years following the implementation of Get It Now at Bradley University. Findings Questions addressed are as follows. How have they been used over the three-year time period? Which user status group has been using them, undergraduates, graduate students or faculty members? Which departments on campus have been using them the most? Originality/value This study is the first to look at the usage of Get It Now and ILLiad together over multiple years.

Leaning into sustainability at University of Alberta Libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Beasley ◽  
Trish Rosseel
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Staffing Model

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study that considers the links between cost avoidance, lean design, and sustainability in relation to two different library projects at University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) – the design of the Research and Collections Resource Facility and the development of new fee-based library services at UAL’s John W. Scott Health Sciences Library. Design/methodology/approach – This case study describes the analysis of each project’s workflows in relation to lean design in order to enhance processes and service delivery. Findings – Findings to date in both of these ongoing projects suggest that consideration of the lean philosophy has already led to process and service improvements. With regard to the new building design project, revised task design is already resulting in significant savings in staff time, and work space. And the staffing model for fee-based specialized services has already been redesigned, an alignment with lean principles. Research limitations/implications – While this paper does discuss and define lean design, it does not provide a comprehensive summary of research in this area. Originality/value – This paper highlights the value of lean design as a framework for designing, developing, and reviewing academic library buildings, services, processes, and workflows to ensure they are sustainable.

Measuring the academic library

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 109-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Salisbury ◽  
Jennifer Peasley
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Service Data ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an Australian perspective of impact and value by examining how the broader international and national perspectives play out in practice in the Australian context and where adaption for local requirements is necessary. Design/methodology/approach This paper will explore the assessment of impact and value in academic libraries and the tools available to translate today’s inputs into future impact and value. It will focus on a range of methods and procedures, including international and national standards, frameworks and benchmarks. Findings The La Trobe University Library is presented as a case study to examine the challenges of leveraging tools to assess impact and communicate the value of the library across the university community. Originality/value Assessing the impact and demonstrating the value of the academic library in a digital environment is a constant challenge. While usage and service data are plentiful, traditional metrics no longer sufficiently demonstrate the academic library’s contribution to university learning, teaching and research outcomes.

scholarly journals Integrating a creativity, innovation, and design studio within an academic library

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 172-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holt Zaugg ◽  
Melissa C. Warr
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
It Support ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Learning And Collaboration

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the efforts to set up a creativity, innovation, and design (CID) studio within an academic library. This paper will describe the reasons for creating a CID studio, assessment of the pilot study, and next steps. Design/methodology/approach The assessment used surveys, interviews, focus groups and observations of students and faculty to determine how well the CID fits into the library. Findings Initial findings indicate that the CID studio is a good fit within the library space as learning activities in it support collaboration, discovery, and integration of library services. However, noise issues, equipment needs, and expansion of space are key future needs. Research limitations/implications As libraries move from simple repositories of information to places of learning and collaboration, a CID studio space provides an opportunity to integrate learning opportunities with library services. Originality/value Through the first iteration, the CID has a unique and purposeful place within an academic library. It provides the opportunity for greater integration of library services. However, future iterations need to address key issues of space, equipment, and noise.

The impact of mentoring and pedagogy on mitigation of library stress of undergraduate students

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 628-654
Author(s):  
Huwayah M. Alazemi ◽  
Awadh Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Order Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to justify the relevance of student-centred teaching – learning in influencing their motivation to shed library fear, source resources, attain higher-order learning, garner intellectual prowess and invent new theories. Design/methodology/approach To assess the validity of association between guidance, pedagogy, library access and intellectual prowess, a close-ended questionnaire is used. This questionnaire was administered on 350 undergraduate students in Kuwait. The step helped to gather their responses and initiate correlation analysis. Also, correlation analysis was used to review the association between the items selected in the questionnaire, interpret outcomes and draw valid inferences. Findings The outcome highlights that such students show keen interest to learn when faculty members give credence to educational psychology, teaching-learning quality, knowledge transfer and their transformation into knowledge seekers. The realization of such scholastic capabilities makes it possible for them to shed library fear and search disappointments, circumvent procedural complexities and pay least importance to size of library structure. Such mental state heightens their desire to use library services optimally, learn and contribute to new knowledge. Originality/value Few attempts have been made to study the impact of mentoring and pedagogy on mitigation of library stress undergraduate students.

scholarly journals Implementing a resource list management system in an academic library

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Cross
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the key components of the introduction of a new resource list management system (RLMS) at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) using the Aspire application from Talis Education. It explains the key service goals; the implementation milestones; the main technical challenges which needed to be addressed; and the dynamic relationship between the rollout of the RLMS and existing selection, acquisition and resource delivery processes. Design/methodology/approach – This evidence in this paper is drawn from the experiences of the NTU RLMS project group, which involved colleagues from Libraries and Learning Resources, Information Systems and the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) teams at the university. It draws on both qualitative evaluations and quantitative assessments of adoption and use by academics, students and library staff; and the internal mechanisms of project review. Findings – This paper concludes that the successful technical implementation of a cloud-based mission-critical service for academics and students depends on a successful collaboration between library, VLE and technical teams; and reaffirms that a hosted RLMS service still requires the deployment of local technical expertise. It is essential (although not always straightforward) to try to anticipate the impact that the introduction of a new RLMS will have on existing processes (inside the library and without). Ultimately, however, the successful implementation of an RLMS is dependent on securing its adoption by both academics and students; not least by ensuring that the application meets their needs. Although it is not a technical prerequisite, the prospect of a successful implementation of an RLMS is greatly improved when working with the grain of a supportive institutional policy environment. Originality/value – Interest in “next-generation” resource list systems which can address the needs of students, academics and library services is likely to increase sharply in the next few years, as library services seek to align both resource spend and resource discovery more closely than ever with the student experience around “directed reading”. The experiences of an “early adopter” implementer of an RLMS highlight some of the key prerequisites and significant operational decisions, and provide a number of insights for those about to embark on a similar implementation process.

Academic libraries break down silos

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 135-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Massis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reference Librarians ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Academic Resources

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate examples of the manner by which the academic library breaks down the silos on a college campus. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and commentary on this topic have been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners. Findings On a college campus, the value and impact of the academic library is today more than that of the standard model of libraries in which reference librarians offer available appropriate academic resources; but, the academic library is a place where the teaching and learning model of the standard model meets that of the support model to provide its users the best service by incorporating both aspects of the service. Originality/value The significance in exploring this topic is to provide evidence by which the academic library can and does offer a multitude of services that it can serve as the literal and physical center of a college campus.

Use of QR code and Layar app for academic library services

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santosh Abaji Kharat ◽  
Bhausaheb M. Panage ◽  
Shubhada Nagarkar
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Augmented Reality Application ◽  
It Support

Purpose This study completed action research in the library. The purpose of this study is to increase awareness of the QR code and the Augmented Reality Application (ARA) among library users. Design/methodology/approach This is a technical review. Findings The researchers arranged tables in the library called “Scan Me” tables, and arranged academic books, journals and magazines with the QR code and the Layar material on a “scan me table”. The researchers designed one video using movie maker and other supporting software to provide guidelines on how to use the scan me table in the library. The researchers have shared this video among selected MBA libraries that have Wi-Fi and library software members. Originality/value This research also incorporates how to prepare virtual data and how they are linked with real data, how to give training to library staff to solve users’ queries and how to help them at the time of downloading the application or scanning material. Creating a better platform for this research required support from a library software design team as well as in-house technical or IT support staff for good maintenance of the library server, Wi-Fi equipment and so forth.

Assessing outcomes and value: it’s all a matter of perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Late Outcome ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Broad Framework ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a wide range of performance measures, while acknowledging that of late, outcome measures have become increasingly important. Several initiatives are underway to develop a broad framework and suggest approaches to developing outcome measures for all types of libraries. However, while outcomes may be increasingly used, determining the value of a specific outcome is complicated by the reality that value is determined by a combination of perspective and each individual experiencing a specific library service. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the literature about outcomes and determining the value of outcomes as a foundation for exploring these two inter-related issues – outcomes and value. Findings – The findings of a number of reports and studies are reported. Originality/value – Separating the question of identifying the outcomes associated with library services and the value of these outcomes are shaped by the perspective of value and determining value will assist libraries in attempting to measure the impact of the services they provide.

scholarly journals Aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 262-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku Antero Laitinen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries. Design/methodology/approach Along with the change of paradigm of libraries’ ways of action toward more networked and with the developing of new innovative services, new evaluation methods and indicators will be needed to show the value and impact of the operation of these services. Findings To measure the impact of services produced by the networking of several organizations and the added value perceived by the patrons, new methods of impact assessment are needed, as well as change in the way of thinking. Originality/value In the libraries, there is only a little if at all discussion about the need and means of showing the results, impact and value of the library services to their clientele, their frame organizations or the society. This is the first article to examine aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries.

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