scholarly journals Thoughts on the Digital Reading Service of University Libraries in the “Internet+” Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aihua Hou
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Reading ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Service Strategy ◽  
Main Route ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Times ◽  
The University

Reading is the main route to impart scientific and cultural knowledge. It is not only related to personal growth, but also closely related to the construction of our society and the prosperity of the nation. University libraries must take on this important responsibility and strengthen the promotion of reading. In the "Internet+" era, university libraries need to focus on how to keep up with the development of the times and provide better digital reading services for teachers and students. The author studies and analyzes the main characteristics of digital reading in university libraries, and proposes the service strategy of digital reading for university libraries in the "Internet+" era, hoping to help with the university libraries playing their roles.

Research on University Library E-Learning Environment Construction under MOOCs Trend

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 4298-4303
Author(s):  
Jian Ping Liu ◽  
You Qun Shi ◽  
Zai Xin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Network Education ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
One Stop ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Modes ◽  
The University

With network education popularizing and developing, E-learning in MOOCs trend is gradually becoming one of the most important learning modes in the university. Current simple resource and service of university libraries without integrative design cannot satisfy the information needs of the customers. This paper introduces the basic elements of the MOOCs E-learning course, its technical strategies and the significance of its construction. Targeted at the demands of the users for E-learning based on MOOCs, the library should establish the cooperation mechanism between colleges on campus, office of teaching affairs and other departments, complete the integration of curriculum-based virtual and entity services, and thus enables the teachers and students to get one-stop MOOCs E-learning support services. The theoretical framework of the research and its practical application could provide some insightful suggestions on MOOCs E-learning in other university libraries.

scholarly journals Use of University’s Library Websites in Pakistan: An Evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Academic Role ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The University ◽  
Purposive Sample

This study presents findings from a user-based evaluation of the use of Pakistani university's library websites. A questionnaire [printed and electronic] was used to collect the data from 17 universities. A purposive sample of 60 users from each university based on their academic role difference [faculty, researchers, graduates and undergraduates] was drawn. The findings of the study show that use of university library websites in Pakistan was satisfactory. Patrons who frequently used the Internet and library were found as frequent users of the library websites. University websites were found to be vital sources of awareness about the presence of the library websites and computers physically available at the university libraries were the significant places to use the library websites. Regarding users' academic role difference, faculty connected to the library websites from departments/faculties, while researchers and students preferred to use them from university libraries. The library websites were mainly used to find course related materials or search in online public access catalogue (OPAC). However, on the basis of users' academic role difference, faculty used the library websites to search in Higher Education Commission (HEC) Digital Library offering international scholarly literature; researchers accessed them to search in OPAC, while students preferred them to find course-related materials. The study recommends creating dynamic websites in all university libraries of Pakistan with useful content and state-of-the-art services for wider use

Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences in IoT (Internet of Things) for Teachers Through Summer Research Site Program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Karbalaei ◽  
Damla Turgut ◽  
Melissa Dagley ◽  
Eleazar Vasquez ◽  
Hyoung J. Cho
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Technical Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Train The Trainer ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Research Experiences For Teachers ◽  
The University

The objective of the NSF RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) site program hosted by the University of Central Florida is to provide K-12 teachers with a hands-on engineering design experience covering all aspects of the Internet of Things, from the manufacturing of a sensor, to the hardware and software that allows it to connect to the Internet. This program gives teachers learning opportunities to explore the practical use of science for engineering applications, and provide a context in which students in their classroom can test their own scientific knowledge as they recognize the interplay among science, engineering and technology. The uniqueness of this site program lies in the engagement of teachers in various facets of scientific, engineering, and educational methods based on Train-the-Trainer model with rotation in multiple research labs. In order to support the STEM educational services for teachers and students in middle and high schools, our site program aims at creating competent teacher trainers who ensure quality pre-service and in-service teacher education, by providing multidisciplinary experiences that are relevant to the current technical development. Teachers in the adjacent public school districts are primary participants in this site program. Significant efforts have been made to recruit teachers serving underrepresented student populations, and female and minority teachers who can reach out to them. In our RET site program, the participants rotated to four different laboratories with a 1.5–3 week residency in each, where they learned about the practice of engineering in various disciplines at the research laboratories on the university campus under the guidance of faculty and graduate mentors. The teachers presented their learning outcomes in the final week and were invited back to share their educational implementation experiences in their classes. This site program provided teachers with interdisciplinary engineering design experiences relevant to innovative technical development, and helped them develop teacher-driven teaching modules that can be deployed in the classroom.

Information seeking behaviours of engineering students: Case of Near East University

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Kezban Alpan ◽  
Mehmet Ceyhun Avci
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Near East ◽  
The Internet ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
University Library ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The University ◽  
Google Search

This study examines the information seeking behaviours of university students and explores students’ preferences between the university library and the Google search engine with their reasons. The research questionnaire was applied to 250 Near East University, Faculty of Engineering students. According to the results of the study; even students have enough knowledge to use the university library, they prefer to use Google and Internet resources for various purposes because they think that this is the fastest and easiest way to reach information. Even students obtain information via the Internet; they give importance to indicate the source in their assignments and projects. Findings also showed that there are some significant differences between departments’ information seeking behaviours. Keywords: Information seeking behaviours, Internet, Google, engineering education, university libraries.

scholarly journals The mobile future of university libraries and an analysis of the Turkish case

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 120-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulcin Kubat
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Library Services ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Library ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this study is to search for any evidence for university libraries that are accessible by mobile technology in Turkey as relevant models of the future; having regard to the fact that smartphones will very soon become the standard means by which the internet is accessed, and the rates of connection from mobile devices will supersede those which are computer-based. Design/methodology/approach In the study, both domestic and foreign literature surveys were undertaken to determine which mobile library services are offered in university libraries. Thirty random central libraries of both private and state universities were selected from across the seven regions of Turkey. To gather data, a 26-question electronic survey was generated and e-mailed to the library managers. The questions were based on findings regarding the mobile library services provided by university libraries around the world. Findings By examining the survey results, it was determined that Turkish university libraries utilise a comparable level of mobile technology and demonstrate a similar level of care with regard to the services they offer. There are mobile sites (separate sites or mobile sites as applications), mobile library catalogues, short messaging services, chat rooms, consultations via instant messaging tools, mobile device-lending services, and augmented reality and QR code applications. Research limitations/implications In Turkey, the structures of university libraries operate under variable conditions because of the lack of established standards. This causes negative results for the delivery of library services. For this reason, university library standards should be set practicable as soonas reasonable, considering the social/economic and cultural structure of the country. Practical implications Owing to the transformative effect technology and the internet have had on services information and communication technologies, infrastructure has been added as a sixth element to the five traditional library items, namely, building budget personnel collection and users. Globalisation through the web has resulted in the individualisation of services and the slogan content is king has been changed to the customer experience is king. Fundamental library services are being adapted to allow mobile technology access, and this approach best reflects the new slogan. Therefore, the university library of the future may well be the one entirely based on mobile technology. Social implications Mobile devices lead to new forms of engagement with student learning; so academic libraries are expected to be strong partners in the teaching and learning processes of their institution. Originality/value The hypothesis of this study is that a university library accessible by mobile technology will be the model of the future, and its purpose is to search for any evidence for which the university libraries in Turkey are prepared to meet this challenge. This study is also meaningful because there have not been any study of Turkish university libraries in terms of mobile library services to users. This paper is the first time that a comprehensive study has been made of current mobile technology-based services, and is also the first comparison of the applications in Turkish university libraries. Additionally, paper synthesises developments and provides suggestions for the future.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Preference for certification Courses Delivered Through Technology-Driven Distance Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 5356-5365
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The People ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Distance Courses ◽  
E Mail

As per the Merriam Webster dictionary, the definition of the distance learning is - “It is a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, e- mail, video conference, audio conference mediums of the study. The assessments and doubt clearing also happen online and still there are some planned face to face interaction programs with the students.” In the late 1900s, correspondence courses started coming into the picture. These courses were mainly introduced for the working professionals and for the people who wish to go for competitive examinations as travelling to the university is difficult if it is far off. This is to enhance the access and reach for the learners. Many of the tutorial companies and coaching centers also use distance learning model to cater to the needs of IIT JEE/Civil services aspirants in India. However, distance-learning courses have much better acceptance in the western countries. In Europe and America, they have wider acceptance and several studies done have proven the need of the distance courses and the perception of the people about the distance courses is really good.

scholarly journals Surviving, Learning, and Striving in the Times of Pandemic: Teaching With A Journal of the Plague Year: An Archive of COVID-19 (JOTPY)

Collections ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 155019062098103
Author(s):  
Cheryl Jiménez Frei ◽  
Shane Carlson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Hybrid Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Eau Claire ◽  
The Times ◽  
The University

With the onset of COVID-19, spring 2020 proved difficult for teachers and students everywhere. But amid the challenges of online and hybrid education, incorporating A Journal of the Plague Year: a COVID-19 Archive (JOTPY) into classrooms provided students a unique and impactful learning experience, while also helping them process the anxieties and uncertainties of the pandemic. In this article, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) Cheryl Jiménez Frei shares insights and best practices for teaching with JOTPY, and a model incorporating the archive across multidisciplinary courses to address archival silences. Beyond the university, JOTPY can be a valuable pedagogical tool for elementary, middle, and high-school teachers during the pandemic. To examine this, in the article’s second half, UWEC public history graduate student and high-school teacher for the Eau Claire Area School District Shane Carlson shares his reflections on contributing to the archive as a student, strategies bringing JOTPY into his own teaching, and the results of elementary teachers also doing so in rural Wisconsin.

scholarly journals АНАЛИЗ ДИНАМИКИ РОСТА СТЕПЕНИ ВОВЛЕЧЕННОСТИ В АНТИТЕРРОРИСТИЧЕСКУЮ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ ПРЕПОДАВАТЕЛЕЙ И СТУДЕНТОВ АЛТАЙСКОГО КРАЯ ЗА 2020–2021 ГГ.

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-25
Author(s):  
M.A. Starodubtseva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
State University ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Cyber Terrorism ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Active User ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University

Simultaneously with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the introduction of a distancelearning format throughout Russia, the process of working with teachers and students to adapt them in thedigital environment is continuously ongoing. This process fully affected the Altai Territory, where the roleof the flagship of higher education was given to the Altai State University. Since the beginning of the 2020pandemic, the university has actively engaged in the field of distance learning and began to apply digitalmethods of communication with students. Dozens of scientific and practical conferences were held in anonline format, which made it possible to significantly smooth the process of adaptation to the new digitalsphere for both teachers and students.Accordingly, the increase in knowledge about the digital world has prompted interest in digitaltechnologies and their adaptation for the needs of criminology, which is directly involved in the analysisand forecasting of countering cyber terrorism. It is expected that the increased involvement of teachers inthe digital environment will lead to an increase in legal education and the youth they teach.Young people who are an active user of the Internet and, in this regard, are the object of onlinerecruitment into terrorist and extremist organizations, are interested in gaining knowledge about counteringsuch actions.To confirm the theses put forward, we carried out a criminological study of the degree of involvementof students and teachers of the Altai Territory in counter-propaganda activities in the context of partiallyremote interaction. In this article, we reflect the main results of our work.

Cyberhood Connections: Educational Webmasters and Designing Hypermedia Environments

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Joseph Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Education ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
School To Work ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Hypermedia Model ◽  
Initiative Program ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Conditions

As access to the Internet grows, educators are defining how to use its resources for classroom instruction, alternative education models, and as an instructional tool that supports student learning and achievement. The Center for Urban Youth and Technology (CUYT) has developed a design model that introduces educators, teachers, and students to hypermedia and the Internet. The basis for the CyberHood initiative is a concern about the economic and educational conditions in urban cities and a belief in the potential of technology to support and improve the same. Working collaboratively with an Internet web company (the Aframian World Enterprises) and a school-to-work program (Youth Construction Initiative Program) at the University at Albany, our research focused on development of an educational hypermedia model for instruction and design.

ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN ZIMBABWEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Mugwisi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The University

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the Internet have to a large extent influenced the way information is made available, published and accessed. More information is being produced too frequently and information users now require certain skills to sift through this multitude in order to identify what is appropriate for their purposes. Computer and information skills have become a necessity for all academic programmes. As libraries subscribe to databases and other peer-reviewed content (print and electronic), it is important that users are also made aware of such sources and their importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching of information literacy (IL) in universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and the role played by librarians in creating information literate graduates. This was done by examining whether such IL programmes were prioritised, their content and how frequently they were reviewed. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to 12 university libraries in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa. A total of 25 questionnaires were returned. The findings revealed that IL was being taught in universities library and non-library staff, was compulsory and contributed to the term mark in some institutions. The study also revealed that 44 per cent of the total respondents indicated that the libraries were collaborating with departments and faculty in implementing IL programmes in universities. The study recommends that IL should be an integral part of the university programmes in order to promote the use of databases and to guide students on ethical issues of information use.

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