Jean Caswell, Paul G. Haschak, and Dayne Sherman, eds.New Challenges Facing Academic Librarians Today: Electronic Journals, Archival Digitization, Document Delivery, etc. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2006. Pp. 304, ISBN 0-7734-6013-6, US$119.95.

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-121
Author(s):  
Amy E. Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Document Delivery

Trends in Web-Based Services in Academic Libraries

2011 ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn M. Fountain
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Network Services ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Interfaces ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Virtual Libraries

Change is afoot in the academic library world. The World Wide Web has expanded the types of services academic librarians are able to provide their patrons. We can now offer Web-based electronic databases, WebPACS, electronic journals, electronic reserve systems with Web-interfaces and a wide range of specialized digital library collections. Our patrons now have access to a huge variety of information, and they no longer have to leave their offices or homes to obtain it. Future developments include improved information retrieval algorithms, chic user-interfaces, advanced network services and virtual libraries created to serve the growing population of distance and online learners. Academic librarians face a world of exploding digital resources and their assistance in organizing this chaotic web of information is vital.

scholarly journals Assessing Technology-based Projects for Promotion and/or Tenure in ARL Academic Libraries

1999 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 464-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen G. Lawson ◽  
Nancy L. Pelzer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Tenure Process

Little is known about how technology-based projects (computer software, articles in electronic journals, Internet-based materials, videotapes and audiotapes) are reviewed for promotion and/or tenure purposes in academic libraries. Reviewers might evaluate projects with traditional criteria or attempt to revise criteria to accommodate computer-related work. To address this issue in more detail, the authors conducted a study to assess how technology-based projects are evaluated in the promotion and/or tenure process for academic librarians in Association of Research Libraries. Survey results show that, while projects, particularly World Wide Web–based materials, are being evaluated in some ARL academic libraries, little has been developed as a core set of measures or assessments for promotion and/or tenure decisions.

Report: Online-Literaturdatenbanken, Electronic Publishing, Document Delivery in Gerontologie, Psychologie und Psychiatrie

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Michael Flascha
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Document Delivery

Zusammenfassung: Die Vorherrschaft von Großrechnersystemen während der letzten Jahrzehnte förderte die Herausbildung großer Literaturdatenbanken mit internationaler Reichweite im Bereich der biomedizinischen Wissenschaften. Zur gleichen Zeit führte die Entwicklung der Informationssysteme im Bereich der Sozialwissenschaften wegen ihrer Bindung an institutionelle und nationale Zusammenhänge zu eher polyzentristischen Strukturen. Der allgemeine Trend zu Netzwerktechnologien in jüngster Zeit öffnet nun auch kleinere Literaturinformationssysteme einem größeren Publikum. Neue Möglichkeiten, Informationen aus unterschiedlichen Systemen zu recherchieren und zu kombinieren, eröffnen insbesondere interdisziplinärer und anwendungsorientierter gerontologischer Forschung neue Perspektiven. Trotz seiner finanziellen Vorteile und den Möglichkeiten eines schnelleren Informationsflusses setzt sich Electronic Publishing in der Gerontologie und Psychologie nur langsam durch. Eine Aufgabe der wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften, der Datenbankproduzenten und Dokumentationseinrichtungen wird es sein, hier neue Publikationsstandards, wie des peer reviewed Electronic Journals, zu fördern. Vorläufig bieten internetbasierte Document Delivery Dienste eine Möglichkeit kleinere gerontologische und psychologische Fachbibliotheken finanziell zu entlasten.

Access Services in the 21st Century

2011 ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
Merilyn Burke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Document Delivery ◽  
Electronic Access ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Access Services

Information technologies have transformed libraries in ways that most academic librarians could not have imagined twenty years ago. Traditional services, such as interlibrary loan and document delivery, have changed dramatically with the advent of technology and new telecommunications protocols. Electronic access to a myriad of databases, the proliferation of Internet sites, and patron expectations of speedy service have forced academic libraries to re-examine how they function. Higher education is no longer campus bound. Where librarians once served as the gatekeepers to information, that role is less important, as patrons now find information without the use of an intermediary. Thus, the questions for those librarians working in access services areas become those of service and resource provision. This chapter will examine interlibrary loan, electronic reserves, licenses and contracts, and the impact of distance learning on access to electronic resources and services.

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