The use of government publications: The case of social scientists at the university of botswana

The authors surveyed 101 social scientists at the University of Botswana to determine their use of government publications. Citation studies were also employed as a complement to the survey. The findings reveal that most of the respondents (97.3 percent) used government documents in some fashion. Moreover, most users attached a high importance to the use of government publications for research (89 percent) and teaching (86 percent). The study also suggests that social scientists prefer to borrow government publications from their colleagues and obtain personal copies rather than depend on the University of Botswana Library. It is recommended that government documents be more accessible to the establishment of government publications distribution centers as the inaccessibility of these documents is a national problem. Another recommendation is that the University Library should provide current awareness services on government publications to its users.     

提高科技信息服务效率和质量的方法

互联网传播时代的海量信息处理,对于教育、研究和科技工作者来说既是福音又是苦恼。一方面,当前科技文献的种类比传统图书馆能够提供的服务更加丰富;而另一方面,如何剔除随信息量增加的噪声信息,以求获取效率和质量上的平衡则是一个需要攻克的课题。图情服务机构利用图情有序组织的方法,针对海量的资源进行序化的组织和管理;结合教育、研究科技工作者的特点,利用科技信息分析的方法,在充分考虑我国国情的前提下最有效率地整合资源,并结合技术手段来提高科技信息资源使用的效率和质量。这对于中国教育、研究、科技工作者最大化利用科技文献来开展研究和工作,是最好的选择之一。     

专利主体视角下专利文献与学术论文关联关系发现研究——以“数据挖掘”主题为例

[目的/意义] 专利文献与学术论文分别表现了技术创新与科学研究的新进展，通过专利主体将二者结合进行技术主题演化分析，对进一步发现专利技术与科学研究间的关系有一定的参考意义。[方法/过程] 以数据挖掘领域的学术型发明人为纽带，从专利主体-关键词耦合、IPC耦合以及IPC-关键词共现3个角度，提出关联方法并构建研究框架，分析不同时间段下主体、技术及主题多维关联关系的演化，探究数据挖掘领域内专利文献与学术论文的主体、主题关联关系。[结果/结论] 学术型发明人在数据挖掘技术创新中的作用越来越重要，大多主体的技术主题是相近的，部分甚至呈现高度的统一，但是也存在少数技术与主题不直接相关，差异度较大，但不论技术与主题是否直接相关，数据挖掘相关技术发明与科学研究都已经实现了较为深入的相互渗透。     

Disinformation,the Exxon Valdez,and the Search for Truth:

Prior investigations have indicated that government documents are a relatively underutilized resource by most librarians. Almost invariably, these studies have been of academic libraries and librarians. It is highly probable that scholars use documents unobtrusively and may be overlooked in many surveys, but it must be assumed that they are assisted in their use by knowledgeable documents librarians. A survey of documents use by public reference librarians serving 25 geographically dispersed population centers revealed that there was substantial awareness and use of U.S. government documents. Respondents indicated that they believed accredited programs in library education should provide reference librarians with the backgrounds necessary to assist with reference questions which concern current, but historical issues. Privatization or the commercialization of federal information sources is discussed as the possible consequence of the lack of knowledge and use of documents which can be used for reference purposes, as opposed to those which provide technical information. A Current Issues Seminar for programs of library education is proposed. Using current issues of the day as examples, the content of a typical seminar is reviewed.     

高职院校教学科研资源数字化建设初探

阐述了高职院校教学科研资源的价值,以及对教学科研成果进行搜集、整理、开发及数字化加工的研究实践、技术问题及经验体会。     

Library Value in the Classroom: Assessing Student Learning Outcomes from Instruction and Collections

What is the value of library services and resources in the college classroom? How do library instruction and collections contribute to academic teaching and learning outcomes? A chemistry instructor, instruction librarian, and technical services librarian collaborated to answer these questions by combining chemistry education and information literacy pedagogy to assess student learning. The authors developed curriculum units that teach information literacy skills and scientific literature research in a General Chemistry Laboratory course for Honors students. Their study extends beyond examining library instruction and collections assessment in isolation. Rather, their research protocol intends to contribute to student learning outcomes assessment research. The authors propose that an embedded, mixed-methodology, and longitudinal approach can be used to collect data and assess outcomes in terms that describe and measure the value of library services and resources.     

Information Needs and Information Seeking Behavior of Agricultural Scientists in Malaysia

Knowledge about the information needs and seeking behavior of scientists could play a vital role in meeting their information needs effectively. Libraries can use this knowledge for re-orienting their collections and facilities to attune them to the needs of the scientific community. This study explores information needs and seeking behavior of Malaysian agricultural scientists. It was found that research scientists spent 16% of their office time on reading and literature searching, whereas academicians spent 9.3% of their time for this purpose. The study also revealed that scientists preferred using primary sources of information, particularly journal and review articles. Informal communication with professional colleagues was also considered important for exchanging current research information. A large number of the participants felt that they had not been keeping in touch with scientific literature due to deficient library collections and services. This article recommends that science and technology libraries should periodically survey the information needs of their users, assess their collections and facilities, and strengthen their promotional activities.     

FROM THE EDITOR

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey of faculty perceptions of the role of the library in online distance education. The study is second in a series of related studies exploring The Pennsylvania State University's library services to patrons at a distance. In 2004, faculty of the World Campus (Penn State's online distance education program) were surveyed on their perceptions of e-learners' research needs. The faculty responded to questions on how their students access research information for their courses, whether they require their students to use the library as part of their courses, and their expectations of the library as an academic support service. The survey revealed that 60% of the responding faculty supply all of the required research information to students in their courses, and 62% do not require students to use the library as part of their course(s). The study concludes that online, distance-education faculty members have minimal to moderate expectations of the library in supporting their teaching and their students' research needs. Moreover, the study shows a significant lack of faculty awareness of existing library services and resources available to the e-learning community.     

The changing role of the library

This article reviews the extraordinary growth in the scientific literature that has resulted from increased federal expenditures in the past decade or two. The article further notes that the impact of the knowledge explosion has impinged on the Health Sciences Library as well as on the individual scientist who needs access to the information. A strong plea is made for the librarian to assume a more active role in: doing internal research with respect to how best to use the library as a tool in the dissemination of new information; educating newcomers to the field of library science with respect to the management of scientific information; and converting the library from a passive to an active instrument in disseminating the scholarly record to and among those who require access to it. Medical center administrators are reminded that if the librarian succeeds in these ventures then he will fulfill all of the research, teaching, and service requirements ordinarily made of other academic departments and, in turn, should be rewarded with departmental status for the library.     

质量工程和教学评估形势下的文献采购

高校图书馆文献采购与质量工程及教学评估的目标是一致的,都是以切实提高高校教学和科研质量,为社会培养高素质人才为目标。然而,很多高校图书馆在文献采购中却背离了这一目标,存在弄虚作假,不重视纸质图书文献的配置,电子文献资源购置随意等严重问题。为实现人才培养高质量的目标,应当实行图书政府采购监控,制定纸质图书文献的采购原则,以及严格依照《规程》规定合理配置电子文献等手段来规范文献采购。     

利用图书馆的信息资源为教学与科学研究服务

大学图书馆是大学师生从事学术活动的一个重要机构，其服务质量的好坏对大学的教学和科学研究有重要影响。本文介绍了美国康涅狄格大学图书馆为教学与科研服务的一些好方法，并提出了如何改进我国大学图书馆服务质量的建议。     

图书馆学术信息量与高校研究竞争力相关性探讨——基于48所高校的实证研究

分析了高校科学研究活动与高校图书馆系统所能够提供的科研、学术资源之间的相关性。研究发现高校科研活动与图书馆提供的学术资源之间存在显著相关。回归分析表明,高校图书馆文献资源购置费用越高、馆藏量越多、职工人数越多,图书馆对高校科研竞争力的贡献越大。因此,为了提升我国高校科研竞争力,必须制定相关政策,激励高校加大对图书馆的投入。     

新时期大学图书馆发展模式探讨

对新时期大学图书馆的发展趋势进行了探讨，认为随着数字图书馆的飞速发展，大学图书馆将发生巨大变化，但是图书馆作为高校学校文献信息中心的地位不变，为教学和科研服务的宗旨不变，传承学术，提供文化科学知识，传递科技信息的功能不变，所承撮的教育职能和情报职能更不能改变，大学图书馆应树立人本位的办馆思想，最大限度地满足各类读者的文献信息需求，并积极投身于数字图书馆的建设之中，在全球人大图书馆网络中占有一席之地。     

图书馆学论文写作现象探析

目前学术界主要是从学术研究的角度来讨论图书馆学学术论文的写作问题,文章则从客观存在的图书馆学学术论文的现实状态入手,总结出图书馆学学术论文写作现象的几个特点,然后进一步探究现象背后更为深层的问题。文章认为,目前国内图书馆学学术论文写作现象主要有以下几个特点:1、论文数量较多,质量高的较少;2、大多数人研究范围较宽泛,形成稳定研究方向的少;3、重视论文学术性、严谨性、创新性,轻视论文生动性,较少使用修辞用句;4、发表个人观点占绝大多数,进行商榷、争鸣或学术批评的较少;5、有一些图书情报期刊编辑撰文探讨如何写作专业论文,图书馆学家讲述专业学术论文写作的太少。形成这种状况的原因主要和图书馆人的学历、专业结构有关。作为研究者应不断提高自己的学历、完善其知识结构,提高研究水平;作为图书馆界,则应进一步加强对人员培训的力度。     

Measuring the Success of the Academic Library Website Using Banner Advertisements and Web Conversion Rates

Abstract

Measuring website success is critical not only to the web development process but also to demonstrate the value of library services to the institution. This article documents one library's approach to the measurement of website success. LibQUAL+(tm) results and strategic-planning documents indicated a need for a new type of measurement. The current literature on e-metrics focuses predominantly on vendor-based network statistics and reporting standards and other collaborative projects by various academic libraries around the world, such as the International Organization for Standardization, National Information Standards, Project COUNTER, and the Association of Research Libraries. There is no evidence within the body of library literature of academic libraries incorporating the use of e-metrics to measure the success of the library website in relation to library strategic planning and marketing. The purpose of this research paper is to consider how academic libraries can use web-conversion rates as a managerial tool for measuring a website's success and provides an outline for further research into a more strategic application of e-metrics as it relates to library strategic planning and marketing.     

Effective instruction needed to improve students' use of government documents

Findings from an analysis of printer data in the Walter Stiern Library at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), revealed that government documents accounted for about 5% of the total materials printed. A comparison of these findings with circulation statistics for government documents showed that students are more likely to print web-based government documents than to check out their paper counterparts. However, neither paper nor electronic government documents were accessed at levels indicating extensive use. This study indicates that students are neglecting important materials in their research and that instructors need to further incorporate the use of government documents into their course requirements. Collaborative instruction between librarians and teaching faculty can promote access to the rapidly developing digital collections of government documents.     

地方高校图书馆学术性机构建设支撑点的研究-以山西财经大学图书馆为例

我国高等教育体制和科技体制改革的不断深化,为地方高校图书馆开展知识创新和服务创新提供了更加宽广的空间,图书馆不再只是担当文献服务的角色,而是同时担负起为高校教学科研和地方经济建设提供文献信息利用与知识转化服务的重任,科学、高效、创造性强的高校图书馆学术性机构建设成为了研究的焦点。就目前发展情况而言,地方高校图书馆学术性机构建设应着重抓四个支撑点:以研究所(室)为基地,推动学术性机构的建设;以科研项目为纽带,牵动学术性机构的建设;以学科建设为驱动,带动学术性机构建设;以管理制度为保障,完善学术性机构建设。     

How important is software to library and information science research? A content analysis of full-text publications

We investigate the contributions of scientific software to library and information science (LIS) research using a sample of 572 English language articles published in 13 journals in 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2017. In particular, we examine the use and citation of software freely available for academic use in the LIS literature; we also explore the extent to which researchers follow software citation instructions provided by software developers. Twenty-seven percent of the LIS journal articles in our sample explicitly mention and use software. Yet although LIS researchers are becoming increasingly reliant on software that is freely available for academic use, many still fail to include formal citations of such software in their publications. We also find that a substantial proportion of researchers, when documenting software use, do not cite the software in the manner recommended by its developers.     

多伦多大学面向本科生的图书馆创新服务分析及对中国大学的启示

高校图书馆是学习、教学与科研的信息资源服务中心,在辅助学生成功方面起着重要作用。国外无论研究型大学还是以教学为主的大学,为本科生培养服务是图书馆的一个重要任务。本文采用文献回顾、互联网信息调研及实地考察等方法,以多伦多大学图书馆为例,分析了为本科生提供的课程资源的分配导航、课业后续跟踪指导、课程学术拓展等课堂教学支持服务,以及图书馆与学校其他部门合作开展的以基础技能培训、专业研究导航、学术写作指导为主的体系化、综合性的科研支持服务。文章最后从战略规划制定、服务理念落实、管理体系建立、信息资源融合、智能服务系统开发等方面探讨了其对我国高校图书馆如何为本科生服务的启示。