scholarly journals Are Your Digital Documents Web Friendly?: Making Scanned Documents Web Accessible

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongli Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Easy Access ◽  
State University ◽  
Electronic Format ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Digital Documents ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
Scanned Documents

The Internet has greatly changed how library users search and use library resources. Many of them prefer resources available in electronic format over traditional print materials. While many documents are now born digital, many more are only accessible in print and need to be digitized. This paper focuses on how the Colorado State University Libraries creates and optimizes text-based and digitized PDF documents for easy access, downloading, and printing.

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.

New Social Media Agendas for Teaching and Learning in Libraries

2015 ◽  
pp. 268-283
Author(s):  
Michelle Kowalsky ◽  
Bruce Whitham
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Interaction ◽  
Research Process ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
College And University ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
New Research ◽  
Media Practices

This chapter reviews the current literature on the types of social media practices in college and university libraries, and suggests some new strategic agendas for utilizing these tools for teaching and learning about the research process, as well as other means to connect libraries to their users. Library educators continually hope to “meet students where they are” and use social media to “push” library content toward interested or potential university patrons. One new way to improve engagement and “pull” patrons toward an understanding of the usefulness of licensed resources and expert research help is through the channels of social media. By enhancing awareness of library resources at the point of need, and through existing social relationships between library users and their friends, libraries can encourage peer interaction around new research methods and tools as they emerge, while increasing the use of library materials (both online and within the library facility) in new and different ways.

scholarly journals Developing a Metadata Best Practices Model: The Experience of the Colorado State University Libraries

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Rettig ◽  
Shu Liu ◽  
Nancy Hunter ◽  
Allison V. Level
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Colorado State University

Instruction and Outreach at Colorado State University Libraries

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (67-68) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Y. Neely ◽  
Naomi Lederer ◽  
Awilda Reyes ◽  
Polly Thistlethwaite ◽  
Lindsey Wess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Colorado State University

scholarly journals Students Perception for Adopting Marketing Tools in University Libraries on the Basis of Their Backgrounds

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (06) ◽  
pp. 339-344
Author(s):  
Richa Gupta ◽  
Shiv Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Western India ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
North Western ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper examines the perception range of students belonging to different backgrounds viz. urban, semi-urban and rural, for implementing various tools for marketing library resources and services. It attempts to investigate those marketing tools which according to the users could be most suitable for marketing library resources and services. This is a survey based research study conducted by administering a structured questionnaire designed for the users. The data from eight state university libraries of North Western India was collected from users belonging to different residential backgrounds. The major findings illustrated three types of marketing strategies i.e. ICT/ Web, Web 2.0 and traditional tools may be adopted for making the students aware about library resources and services. The study also revealed the fact that libraries must employ Web 2.0 technologies usually as a great majority of respondents are Web 2.0 savvy and leant towards this form of promotion. Further it was also found that despite varying backgrounds except a few marketing tools there did not exist any major difference in the opinion of the users with regard to adoption of various marketing tools.

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