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Libraries Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Using linked data and the WorldCat Discovery API to surface timely holdings
(2015-11-13)DAPI Diem is an exploratory tool developed during OCLC's Developer House event in December 2014 that attempts to highlight library holdings relevant for a given day. The tool queries the linked data source DBpedia using ... -
User Search Terms and Controlled Subject Vocabularies in an Institutional Repository
(2015-06-10)Controlled vocabularies are an important mechanism for ensuring consistency in a repository and necessary for maximal collocation for searching by subject. Of the metadata fields used for retrieval, subjects are particularly ... -
Communicating Effectively with E-resource Stakeholders
(2015-09-30)Pre-conference panel workshop slides on the competency of "Effective Communication" from the NASIG Core Competencies of Electronic Resources Librarian[ship]. -
Synopticity and RDF Implementation in Special Collections
(2015)RDF implementation and serialization is dependent on identifiers as its structural foundation. Using identifiers from established authority sources (ex. LC, VIAF) is a natural choice, particularly for items that align with ... -
Sustaining the unsustainabile: Mitigation and monitoring for modern materials
(American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2015-09)Recent practice of sustainable preservation has addressed energy savings through environmental control. Sustainability practices can also be applied to protecting and preserving the lifespan of collection items that are ... -
Area Studies and Special Collections: Shared Challenges, Shared Strength
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015-04)Special collections and area studies librarians face similar challenges in the changing academic library environment, including the need to articulate the value of these specialized collections and to mainstream processes ... -
Acetic Acid Off Gassing in Clamshell Enclosures
(2013)Rare book conservators construct specialized, custom-fit, cloth-covered containers for special collections material. These “clamshell boxes”, are typically constructed with binders board and covered with a linen or cotton ... -
Educating Bilingual and Multilingual Librarians: A Case of Library and Information Science Education in Rwanda
(ProQuest, 2008-09)The importance and need for bilingual librarians is steadily being felt, but most library and information science (LIS) schools do not incorporate bilingualism in instruction. Rwanda is in a unique and complex setting in ... -
The role of genocide in the development of libraries and librarianship in Rwanda
(University of South Florida, 2009-07)Human conflict has to a great degree harmed Africa for a very long time. Libraries being living organisms, have always had to bear the impact of the conflict. The 1994 Rwandan genocide can best be characterized as one ... -
Differences in the Data Practices, Challenges, and Future Needs of Graduate Students and Faculty Members
(2015-06)In light of academic libraries expanding the data services they offer, this article hopes to improve the understanding of data practices, challenges and future needs of academic library user groups. In the fall of 2013, ... -
Tools, Techniques, and Training: Results of an E-Resources Troubleshooting Survey
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-06-01)A primary role of any e-resources librarian or staff is troubleshooting electronic resources (e-resources). While much progress has been made in many areas of e-resources management (ERM) to understand the ERM lifecycle ... -
Coping with Vendor Supplied Ebook & Streaming Video MARC Records
(2015-05-06)Vendors of databases of ebooks or streaming video frequently supply free MARC records for the individual titles within your subscription. You may need to edit these records to improve their quality and/or to add local ... -
Collaboration and Co-Teaching: Librarians Teaching Digital Humanities in the Classroom
(Association of College & Research Libraries, 2015)Digital Humanities (DH) as an area of engagement with students, staff, and teaching faculty has been rapidly evolving at the University of Kansas Libraries (KU Libraries) over the past several years. As the popularity of ... -
電子書籍貸出サービスの現状と課題 米国公共図書館の経験から
(情報管理 Journal of Information Processing and Management, 2015-04-01)More than 90% of United States public libraries offer e-book lending services to their users. Libraries sign contracts with vendors that provide digital content to them. E-book usage has increased year by year, and e-book ... -
Information Continuity: A Temporal Approach to Assessing Metadata and Organizational Quality in an Institutional Repository
(Springer, 2014-11)Repositories provide a vital infrastructure for an institution to aggregate and disseminate creative output, yet this task is only as successful as the effective organization of its content. The University of Kansas is ... -
Use and Usability of a Discovery Tool in an Academic Library
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-02-23)In order to assess the use and usability of a new discovery tool, staff at the University of Kansas Libraries conducted usability tests with twenty-seven users and analyzed three semesters of the tool’s usage as measured ... -
Poland: A Thousand Springtimes
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The Haunted Forest: New World Plants and Animals
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Assessing the value of ILL to our users: a comparative study of three US libraries
(Emerald, 2015-01)Purpose This study combines the patron perception of the interlibrary loan services offered in three libraries: an ARL campus, a small private liberal arts campus, and a large state public library. The goal was to have ... -
A Single Woman's Guide to Loving Your Thirties
(Arkansas State University, 2007-08-01)