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Direct linkBaughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2017
While not a new topic, many conversations are occurring about the roles of library staff and the changing nature of their work in support of research, teaching, and learning. Boundaries between specific functions or departments within the library continue to change as library employees grapple with issues of their roles in new service models.…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Models, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedEldermire, Erin R. B. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2018
Many libraries have expanded their opening hours to a 24/5 or 24/7 model. But does this reflect when students actually study? Little evidence about when medical or professional students study is available. By mounting a prominently placed poster with a graphical timeline that students could affix self-adhesive dots upon, the Flower-Sprecher…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Study Habits, Veterinary Medical Education
Walsh, Tiffany R. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2011
University at Buffalo undergraduate students are required to complete a non-credit-bearing information competency assessment prior to graduation, preferably within their first year of study. Called the "Library Skills Workbook," this assessment has evolved from a short, print-based quiz into a sophisticated, multi-module tutorial and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Research Needs, Higher Education
Robbins, Laura Pope; Esposito, Lisa; Kretz, Chris; Aloi, Michael – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
Web site usability concerns anyone with a Web site to maintain. Libraries, however, are often the biggest offenders in terms of usability. In our efforts to provide users with everything they need for research, we often overwhelm them with sites that are confusing in structure, difficult to navigate, and weighed down with jargon. Dowling College…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Web Sites, Navigation (Information Systems), Difficulty Level
Porter, Brandi – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2011
This article summarizes the author's dissertation regarding search strategies of millennial undergraduate students in Web and library online information retrieval systems. Millennials bring a unique set of search characteristics and strategies to their research since they have never known a world without the Web. Through the use of search engines,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Methodology, Search Engines, Engines
Turner, Nancy B. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2011
Usability testing on library search tools was conducted with ten students and eighteen library staff members at Syracuse University. The study addressed three research questions: (1) Do the ways in which librarians carry out search tasks on the library Web site vary from those of student users?; (2) Are those variations indicative of different…
Descriptors: Syntax, Testing, Internet, Librarians
