scholarly journals The convenience of nonprobability: Survey strategies for small academic libraries

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 412-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Skowronek ◽  
Larry Duerr
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
World View ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
The World

Recent research on how college students use libraries has raised some interesting questions for academic librarians. Data from the report “College Students’ Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources: A Report to the OCLC Membership” illuminates how college students from around the world view libraries and what they want from libraries. Asked to increasingly justify their relevance on campus, academic libraries need to decide what services and resources to offer to students, both in person and virtually. Librarians face choices of providing students with what they want and what librarians and faculty think they need. The OCLC report drives home the . . .

From mutual awareness to collaboration: Academic libraries and autism support programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062091862
Author(s):  
Amelia Anderson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mutual Awareness ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Practical Implications

Libraries are designed to support the communities and populations they serve through access to services and materials. Along with supporting faculty and staff, academic libraries work to serve the needs of their students. Academic libraries can be a welcoming environment for college students in general, and some studies are beginning to show that this is particularly true for autistic students, who use the library to pursue special interests, as an escape from a bustling sensory environment on campus, and, of course, for studying and pursuing academic success. Through semi-structured interviews, this study sought to better understand how academic librarians are working together with autism student support programs to provide more targeted services and support. In this study, the researcher reached out to autism support programs for college students across the USA to learn about library involvement. The findings suggest that academic librarians are interested in better understanding the preferences of autistic students and collaborating across campus to provide more inclusive services. Additionally, administrators of autism support programs demonstrated interest in learning more about how the library could be a strong collaborator, suggesting broad practical implications for the results of this study.

scholarly journals “You have kids’ books?!” Promoting children’s literature in an academic library

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Gass Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Cultural Significance

The appeal of children’s literature is large, encompassing college students and adults in addition to children, young adults, and literary scholars. The genre’s literary sophistication and cultural significance is becoming more apparent to a wide variety of readers. Children’s literature, however, is still often overlooked and underappreciated in academic libraries. There may be a lack of awareness surrounding the collection’s existence, as well as questions surrounding why and for whom it’s being collected. This paper addresses how academic librarians can better promote children’s literature collections to all library patrons.

African academic libraries partnering with Wikimedia projects: Values and benefits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adaora C. Obuezie ◽  
Millie N. Horsfall
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Rich

Wikimedia as a foundation is the mother of all Wikis. “It supports hundreds of people around the world in creating the largest free knowledge projects in history” (Wikimedia foundation, https://wikimediafoundation.org). Its resources give benefits that can emerge from the collaboration of librarians and Wikimedia. However, despite the rich contents and vast availability of information on Wikimedia, many scholars refute the credibility of Wikimedia contents. This chapter addresses the benefits and values of African academic libraries partnering with Wikimedia projects and gives a brief definition on the concepts of Wikimedia and Wikipedia. How academic libraries directly improve Wikimedia resources for a reliable information; particularly, it highlights the need to rightly posit librarians as custodians of knowledge, relating the campaigns of 1Lib1Ref and other related projects where librarians in Africa through the African Library and Information Associations and Institution (AfLIA) collaborated with Wikipedia to add reliable sources, edit articles, and write stories to promote the quality, authority, and reliability of intellectual contents in Wikipedia. It demonstrates the engagement of academic libraries in the development of information resources to aid access to information for all citizens through linking of institutional repository materials to wiki articles in line with the UNESCO policy of ensuring public access to information (UNESCO, 2017). It also discusses challenges associated with the use of Wikimedia resources in some institutions and draws conclusion that Wikipedia promotes discoverability of library resources, librarians improve the reliability of its contents as an important tool to leverage on, in pursuit of academic endeavors, thus providing an interception between Wikipedia and academic libraries.

The Future of Library Services in the Digital Economy

2014 ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Matuka Chipembele
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
The World ◽  
African Context ◽  
Information Providers ◽  
Pervasive Access

Libraries may be on the verge of a revolutionary phase of integrating technology in all their services in order for them to become effective information providers in the digital economy. In much of the literature on the potential of ICTs in academic libraries, it is argued that advancements in ICTs are changing the way people are accessing and using information. Hence, integration of ICTs in library services is necessary if libraries are to effectively provide information at anytime and anywhere. This chapter seeks to address this issue with a focus on the Copperbelt University library in Kitwe, Zambia. The chapter reviews various similar sources that looked at technology and its impact on library services. Additionally, in the African context, there has been massive adoption of Internet-enabled technologies. For example many people have smart phones such as Blackberries, Samsung, Nokia and Apple iPhones, which enable them access Internet ubiquitously. The emergence of these technologies and their abilities to provide tailor made applications for pervasive access to information resources entails that even library content may now be provided on electronic platforms. Whereas the rest of the world has done a substantial amount towards electronic library systems, not much has been done in Africa. Despite such challenges, libraries are taking steps in modernizing their services in an effort to fully satisfy the ever-changing needs of their information users. Additionally, recommendations on what libraries ought to do in order for them to bridge the widening gap in terms of how people are accessing and using information are given.

Theorizing Values in Mathematics Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Floriza N. Laplap ◽  
Rodin M. Paspasan ◽  
Gwendelina A. Villarante
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
World View ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
The World ◽  
Normal University ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Interpersonal Values ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to determine the college students’ personal and interpersonal values in relation to their performance in Contemporary Mathematics in the College of Teacher Education of Cebu Normal University. Specifically, it sought to address the following concerns: the students’ level of personal values; their level of interpersonal values; their performance in mathematics; and the relationship between their personal and interpersonal values and mathematics performance; ultimately leading to a theory validation on values and mathematics performance. The students are categorized as average in their Personal Values in terms of Practical Mindedness, Variety, Decisiveness and Goal Orientation as well as in their Interpersonal Values in terms of Support, Recognition, Independence and Benevolence. The college students’ personal and interpersonal values do not significantly affect their performance in mathematics. Thus, they could still perform well even if they have not acquired these values. As a result, this study validates the world-view of mathematics through the ages that scientific thinking as utilized in this discipline is concerned with truth and not values, implying that it is truly objective, values- free and neutral.   Keywords – theorizing values, mathematics performance

scholarly journals The Future of Library Services in the Digital Economy

Economics ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 1596-1607
Author(s):  
Matuka Chipembele
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
The World ◽  
African Context ◽  
Information Providers ◽  
Pervasive Access

Libraries may be on the verge of a revolutionary phase of integrating technology in all their services in order for them to become effective information providers in the digital economy. In much of the literature on the potential of ICTs in academic libraries, it is argued that advancements in ICTs are changing the way people are accessing and using information. Hence, integration of ICTs in library services is necessary if libraries are to effectively provide information at anytime and anywhere. This chapter seeks to address this issue with a focus on the Copperbelt University library in Kitwe, Zambia. The chapter reviews various similar sources that looked at technology and its impact on library services. Additionally, in the African context, there has been massive adoption of Internet-enabled technologies. For example many people have smart phones such as Blackberries, Samsung, Nokia and Apple iPhones, which enable them access Internet ubiquitously. The emergence of these technologies and their abilities to provide tailor made applications for pervasive access to information resources entails that even library content may now be provided on electronic platforms. Whereas the rest of the world has done a substantial amount towards electronic library systems, not much has been done in Africa. Despite such challenges, libraries are taking steps in modernizing their services in an effort to fully satisfy the ever-changing needs of their information users. Additionally, recommendations on what libraries ought to do in order for them to bridge the widening gap in terms of how people are accessing and using information are given.

Academic libraries' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Kehinde Fasae ◽  
Clement Ola Adekoya ◽  
Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
The Body ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Users ◽  
The World

PurposeThe study aims to investigate the academic libraries' response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic situation in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachA survey research design was employed for the study. The population of the study was all the 584 approved academic institutions in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire administered online was designed to collect data with Google Form from heads of library (who are the chief principal officer) in all the academic institutions. The link to the survey was sent to the Nigeria Library Association (NLA) Online Forum, the platform on which Nigerian librarians fete and discuss issues relating to the profession. Social media tools such as WhatsApp and Telegram belonging to groups of academic librarians in Nigeria were also employed. The heads of the library from 108 academic libraries responded to the survey. The data generated were analyzed using a statistical tool and presented in tables.FindingsThe finding reveals that nearly all the students are not on campus since they have been directed to vacate their campus as a result of the lockdown. The study reveals some safety measures that were put in place by the libraries in Nigeria to include total closure of the library (59.3%), provision of hand sanitizer (55.6%) and the use of face mask and nose covers by library users (31.9%). The finding further indicates social distancing measures also put in place to include communication done via social media (59.3%), attendance to patrons (51.9%), class/lecture (51.9%), training/conferences (37%) and paper presentations (37%) that are all canceled, respectively. On access to library materials, a majority (87.96%) of the academic libraries in Nigeria provide only online materials to their users, while 9.26% of the academic libraries provide access to both prints and online materials.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper will contribute to the body of literature on academic libraries' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and beyond.Practical implicationsWhile the disease is still very much with the world, libraries have to continue providing information resources in support of the research studies and sensitize the world on the measures to take to curtail the pandemic.Originality/valueThe results can help other libraries find ways and means to adjust services, so that they can still meet the needs of users in this pandemic.

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