scholarly journals A Late Night at the University Library: Supporting Students in the Final Phases of Essay and Thesis Writing

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bodil Moberg ◽  
Anna M. Borgström
Keyword(s):  
Student Response ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Late Night ◽  
University Library ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Writing Tutors ◽  
Late Evening ◽  
Student Health Center ◽  
Thesis Writing ◽  
The University

This poster outlines a strategy for both efficient use of library resources towards the end of semesters – when the library is filled with students stressed about essays and theses – and at the same time for caterings to students’ needs. For the past four semesters, the Karolinska Institutet University Library has arranged “a late evening at the library”, with a special program designed to help students. Our goal is that the students should be able to finish their work during the evening.  We seek to provide an opportunity for focused work with access to the resources that the students are asking for: drop-in consultations and mini lectures with writing tutors and librarians. To help the students stay focused and energized, the student health center offers advice on how to end procrastination, an instructor from the campus gym leads mini-exercise and yoga breaks, and complimentary snacks are offered. The event was inspired by the international “long night against procrastination”, which started in Germany 2010.The late night at the library makes for a new way of reaching students and catering to their needs in a time-efficient manner. Although these evenings require some preparation, we are able to reach many students. In addition, students have the opportunity to get iterative support during their working process, allowing for highly efficient and stimulating work. Student response has been positive, and many students have used the opportunity to work intensely and make use of the support offered – some of them have also managed to finish their work during the evening!

Library Resources and Services in the Women University Libraries: A Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
M. Sunandamma ◽  
P. Sarasvathy
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
University Library ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
The University

The article examines the status of resources and service in selected women university libraries in south India. The study incorporates different viewpoints like objectives of the Women University Library, status of print and E-resource collections, library membership, staff in the university library, working hours of the libraries, services offered by the university library, E- resources subscription, ICT infrastructure facility in the library and also automation status of the selected women university library.

Marketing information resources and services on the web

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 742-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Anwarul Islam ◽  
Muhammad Jaber Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Library ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Parent Institution ◽  
Marketing Information ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to address and analyse the current status of university library websites in Bangladesh. Particularly, it is focused on all universities accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh. The purpose of this paper is to describe the marketing initiatives taken by university libraries to promote collection and services to their clientele. Design/methodology/approach – For this study, university library websites were examined using a checklist of criteria developed from earlier studies and present websites. A total of 57 university library websites were examined and most of the websites were visited at least two times during the assessment, which started by checking the availability of direct and non-direct links from the home page of the parent institution followed by website assessment against the checklist. The paper also draws upon the authors’ personal experiences and observations. Findings – The study identified that the websites are not fully utilized for marketing library resources and services, and that university libraries are not maximizing their promotional activities. A majority of libraries did not make any effort to provide online literacy courses, live support, copyright documents, online user surveys, networking, and so on. Research limitations/implications – The study is limited to Bangladeshi university libraries and generalization to others is to be cautioned, but there are important lessons to be learned. Practical implications – This paper will be helpful to libraries planning to implement a marketing strategic plan to improve outreach to users and enhance the image of the library. Originality/value – The present study is new in Bangladesh and reveals several marketing strategies that may be useful to other academic libraries.

scholarly journals Assessment of Users’ Perception towards the University Library Resources and Services of Sri Venkateswara University and Sri Krishna Devaraya University

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
T. Ramachandra Naidu ◽  
A. Kishore
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
University Library ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper aims to explore the assessment of users’ perception towards the university libraries resources and services. A well structured questionnaire was designed to elicit the opinion of users. Responses were gathered from 120 PG students and Research scholars in Sri Venkateswara University and Sri Krishna Devaraya University of Andhra Pradesh state as a pilot study. On the basis of the findings, some suggestions have been put forth for maximizing the use of sources and services of university libraries.

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