scholarly journals The practical and the aspirational: Managing the student employee experience in library publishing efforts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Nelson ◽  
Becky Thoms
Keyword(s):  
Student Experience ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Student Employees ◽  
Retention Of Knowledge ◽  
Employee Experience

Student employees are a critical component in the workforce of academic libraries. While more established library services have the benefit of attracting student employees specifically interested in their work, scholarly communication programs, and library publishing efforts in particular, have more difficulty describing and garnering interest in their work. This article describes the journey of the Digital Initiatives Unit at Utah State University Libraries as we navigated the particular trials that come with library publishing—specifically delving into the work of our institutional repository (IR) and the role of student employees in those efforts. The labor of our program is variable and largely project-based, which has presented a number of challenges related to our student employees: understanding the larger context of their work; retention of knowledge and skills alongside their ability to prioritize; and a struggle to transfer skills from one project to another. Addressing these problems involved more intentional gathering of student feedback, colleague brainstorming, and trial and error; through which process and results we are gaining a more developed understanding of the critical importance of the student experience. When student employees see their work as more than just a job, and recognize the skills they are learning, they come away with greater satisfaction and our unit benefits from improved outputs. Using what we have learned, we will be able to continue our efforts for a better student experience as well as creating future goals for our unit.

scholarly journals Prospects for academic libraries in science information environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
N. P. Krylova ◽  
E. N. Levashov
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Service Efficiency ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Information ◽  
Intensive Growth

The author systematize history of Russian university libraries, analyze their progressing in digital environment, and discuss new possibilities for modernizing education and academic libraries, in particular. The laws and regulations for university libraries are reviewed; their functions and services are specified. As a result of global information processes intensive growth, the demand for elibraries and their services have been increasing. The students of Cherepovets State University were surveyed on the issues of library service efficiency. The survey proved the significance and relevance of library services for the students; the strengths and weaknesses of library services were identified. The authors emphasize the need for intensifying marketing component in library activities and promotion of its services, and for studying target audience demands. The prospects for academic libraries are also discussed.

scholarly journals Bibliometrics Analysis on “Role of Library in Supporting Knowledge Management” Published During 1999-2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-217
Author(s):  
Tupan Tupan ◽  
◽  
Retno Asihanti Setiorini
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Services ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Retrieval Technique ◽  
Science Innovation ◽  
Bibliometrics Analysis ◽  
Publication Source

Libraries must play a role in knowledge management created by all academicians so that it can be used by anyone. This study analyzes publications about the role of libraries in supporting knowledge management. The data were obtained from the Scopus database. The retrieval technique is by entering the keywords "Knowledge Management" and "Library" with a publication year limitation between 1992-2020. The data obtained were then grouped based on the year of publication, publication source and type of literature. For keyword mapping, this study used VosViewer. The results of the analysis showed that research publications on the role of libraries in supporting knowledge management were mostly carried out in 2013 and 2016. Library Management is the journal that publishes the most literature related to this research object, there were 11 documents with a total of 185 citations, was in the form of articles. From the VosViewer mapping, it showed that there were four clusters. Research topics that were mostly carried out were knowledge management systems, knowledge management, libraries and information science, academic libraries, knowledge sharing, knowledge management models, librarians, research development management, information science, innovation, library services, and university libraries.

University Library Portal

2016 ◽  
pp. 66-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha B. Mane ◽  
Bhausaheb Panage
Keyword(s):  
Information Services ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
International Level ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Maximum Extent ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT: In today's modern digital information environment, a well-defined e-platform is needed to organize, store, retrieve and dissemination of information effectively. A library portal is highly beneficial tool for web-enabled information services. Most of the university libraries are adding e-resources to their collection. The utility of these e-resources will be limited in the absence of an effective library portal that facilitates the users to exploit these to the maximum extent. Web portals are the tools that enhance access to the e-resources by providing visibility to various e-resources. This paper highlights the role of a library portal in providing effective library services in electronic environment. An attempt has been made to explain the term ‘library portal', need of university library portal, Role of Librarian in designing library portal and development of library portal literature study at national and international level.

scholarly journals Mobile Technologies & Academics: Do Students Use Mobile Technologies in Their Academic Lives and are Librarians Ready to Meet this Challenge?

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Dresselhaus ◽  
Flora Shrode
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
Mobile Access ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Academic Lives ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Future Plans

<p>In this paper we report on two surveys and offer an introductory plan that librarians may use to begin implementing mobile access to selected library databases and services. Results from the first survey helped us to gain insight into where students at Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah, stand regarding their use of mobile devices for academic activities in general and their desire for access to library services and resources in particular. A second survey, conducted with librarians, gave us an idea of the extent to which responding libraries offer mobile access, their future plans for mobile implementation, and their opinions about whether and how mobile technologies may be useful to library patrons. In the last segment of the paper, we outline steps librarians can take as they “go mobile.”<em> </em></p>

scholarly journals Branding matters: Reimagine your library services

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Wengler
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Penn State ◽  
Convention Center ◽  
The City

While attending ACRL 2017 in Baltimore, I came upon a poster titled “Cultivating Curiosity: Intersecting Century-Old Services for 21st Century Impact,” which suggested that a simple rebranding of traditional reference services could markedly increase student engagement. I was intrigued by these findings but somewhat skeptical. How could such a low-cost, low-tech strategy generate such high-impact results? Thankfully, presenters Jennifer Hunter and Christina Riehman-Murphy of the Penn State University Libraries-Abington College were on hand to answer all my questions. Hunter and Riehman-Murphy outlined their program and outcomes, and they convinced me: branding matters. I left the convention center inspired, ready to bring their marketing blueprint back to Queensborough Community College (QCC) of the City University of New York (CUNY).

University Library Portal

2018 ◽  
pp. 545-555
Author(s):  
Manisha B. Mane ◽  
Bhausaheb Panage
Keyword(s):  
Information Services ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
International Level ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Maximum Extent ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

In today's modern digital information environment, a well-defined e-platform is needed to organize, store, retrieve and dissemination of information effectively. A library portal is highly beneficial tool for web-enabled information services. Most of the university libraries are adding e-resources to their collection. The utility of these e-resources will be limited in the absence of an effective library portal that facilitates the users to exploit these to the maximum extent. Web portals are the tools that enhance access to the e-resources by providing visibility to various e-resources. This paper highlights the role of a library portal in providing effective library services in electronic environment. An attempt has been made to explain the term ‘library portal', need of university library portal, Role of Librarian in designing library portal and development of library portal literature study at national and international level.

The Role of Anthropology in Promoting Diversity on a Public University Campus

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Bonnie Glass-Coffin
Keyword(s):  
Campus Climate ◽  
Public University ◽  
State University ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Engaged Anthropology ◽  
Do So

We live in an era where xenophobia, Islamophobia, and dangerous “Othering” is gaining ground in our communities. If anthropology's purpose still is, as Ruth Benedict once said, “to make the world safe for human differences,” it is more important now than ever for colleges and universities to provide our students with the necessary tools to do so. This report documents how a new initiative is building capacity for positive interaction among all who orient around religion differently while building bridges of interfaith cooperation at Utah State University. After summarizing campus climate research that led to the initiative's emergence in 2014, this report summarizes some of the major changes on campus that have come about as a result of these efforts. It then discusses the pros and cons of implementing positive institutional change from the “bottom-up” versus “top-down.” It concludes by asserting that we need applied and engaged anthropology in higher education now, more than ever, to prepare our students for the challenges of living and working in the 21st century.

scholarly journals Mobile Website Use and Advanced Researchers: Understanding Library Users at a University Marine Sciences Branch Campus

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary J. Markland ◽  
Hannah Gascho Rempel ◽  
Laurie Bridges
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Oregon State University ◽  
Website Use

This exploratory study examined the use of the Oregon State University Libraries website via mobile devices by advanced researchers at an off-campus branch location. Branch campus–affiliated faculty, staff, and graduate students were invited to participate in a survey to determine what their research behaviors are via mobile devices, including frequency of their mobile library website use and the tasks they were attempting to complete. Findings showed that while these advanced researchers do periodically use the library website via mobile devices, mobile devices are not the primary mode of searching for articles and books or for reading scholarly sources. Mobile devices are most frequently used for viewing the library website when these advanced researchers are at home or in transit. Results of this survey will be used to address knowledge gaps around library resources and research tools and to generate more ways to study advanced researchers’ use of library services via mobile devices.

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