[PDF] User Education In Academic Libraries eBook

Author : Nancy Fjällbrant
Publisher : London : C. Bingley
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Library orientation
ISBN :

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Why library user education? Teaching methods and media. Education for online information retrieval. Evaluation. User education in public libraries. User education in schools.

Author : Hugh Fleming
Publisher : London : Library Association
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780853655299

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A collection of eight papers covering recent research into user education in libraries. It falls into three sections, firstly, a theoretical framework, secondly, a discussion of programmes for learning, and lastly a look at information technologies and methods.

Author : Maureen Pastine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,36 MB
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317940881

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This provocative new book will help you design and implement the most effective library user education possible--one that builds on basic library use skills through a progressively sophisticated program that is fully integrated into course curriculum at all levels, from the freshman year to graduation and beyond. By exploring major issues underlying the integration of library use skills and research methodologies into the general education curriculum, contributors raise important questions, offer creative ideas, and provide insight into the many improvements made in library instruction in the past few years. Following an introduction by Patricia Breivik, a recognized national authority on libraries and general education, contributors representing two- and four-year institutions and research universities discuss such issues as the relationship between high school and college programs, research skills instruction in a remote access environment, the use of microcomputers and end user searching programs to promote critical thinking, and the improved relationship between librarians and faculty. In addition to articles on library instruction geared towards question analysis, information generation by field, structure of published knowledge and dissemination of a discipline’s literature, chapters identify cooperative efforts needed among school, public, special, academic libraries and other information agencies, computer center personnel, and online database vendors. Bibliographic instruction librarians who are active participants in planning and administering library user education programs will find this volume to be essential for building and developing stronger, more integrated programs.

Author : Michele Crump
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780633238

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Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries surveys and evaluates the current practice of learning commons and research services within the academic library community in order to determine if these learning spaces are functioning as intended. To evaluate their findings, the authors examine the measurement tools that libraries have used to evaluate usage and satisfaction, including contemporary anthropological studies that provide a more detailed view of the student’s approach to research. The book takes a candid look at these redesigns and asks if improvements have lived up to expectations of increased service and user satisfaction. Are librarians using these findings to inform the evolution and implementation of new service models, or have they simply put a new shade of lipstick on the pig? Takes an honest look at learning commons in academic libraries and discusses what is working and what is not Explores behind the statistics as to why users come to the library; does the librarians’ concept of ‘the library as place’ match user perception? Looks at the anthropology of the user to gauge satisfaction with the services and space provided by the library via recent survey findings

Author : Wan Ab Kadir Wan Dollah
Publisher : The University of Malaya Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9831009797

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Digital Reference Services in Academic Libraries presents the background of DRS, evolution of DRS, the concept of DRS, emerging models of DRS, benefits and limitation of DRS, personalized services, trends and challenges, technological developments, evaluation and guidelines, effectiveness and DRS in academic libraries. The case study examined the existing status of digital reference services (DRS) in four selected public academic libraries in Malaysia. Focused is given on the awareness, usage, users’ perception, users’ satisfaction, library’s performance, and looked at the perceived needs, issues and problems faced by librarians and students. The study is important to determine how academic librarians are exploiting the latest information and communication technologies to improve reference service operations. Recommendations are made on the need for the implementation of synchronous DRS, enhancing the role of DRS, marketing and promotion, staff training, user education programmes and cooperation. The main contribution of this book is the assessment of effectiveness of DRS in academic libraries in Malaysia, the identification of perceived needs, issues and problems and suggestions on the areas of improvement in the use of DRS. In the process, a conceptual model for the effectiveness of the implementation of DRS in academic libraries in Malaysia is presented. The author also proposes directions for future research in the area of DRS.