An Assessment of the Relationships between Resource Development Decisions,Library Collection Usage,and User Perceptions

Today's managers of library journal collection budgets experience pressures from shrinking resource allocations and rising costs. Consequently, they seek ways to assess the value of their collections in relation to user needs. This study at Montana State University seeks to understand what resources users (both faculty and graduate students) are citing in their research, the breadth of the information cited that is provided by the Library, how the Library's proactive and reactive efforts might influence user satisfaction with the information resources provided, and how user perceptions align and differ from information realities. It takes a unique approach by comparing LibQual+® survey results and faculty and graduate student citation behaviors.     

网络信息资源评价研究的现状、问题与发展趋势

通过对国内20篇有关网络信息资源评价领域的论文的调查研究，结合国外相关领域的研究情况，分析了我国网络信息评价研究的现状、问题和发展趋势。该领域的研究主要涉及网络信息资源评价的必要性、评价的主客体、评价标准、评价方法。     

连续性资源相关编目规则研究

信息技术的发展,促使电子期刊、网站和电子数据库蓬勃发展,在网络编目和编目资源共享的环境下,英美编目规则AACR持续修订,最新2002版修订内容集中在Part Ⅰ著录第十二章serials,并改章名为连续性资源,本文拟就此次修订的主要内容加以研讨.     

连续性资源机读编目格式相关字段研究

资讯技术的发展,促使电子期刊、网站、电子数据库蓬勃发展,在网络编目和编目资源共享的环境下,AACR持续修订,最新的2002修订版内容集中在PartⅠ著录第十二章Serials,改章名为Continuing Resources。此次修订连带促使机读编目格式连续性资源相关字段增改,主要修订有定长字段Leader07 Bibl Level、部分008栏以及变长栏260栏三部分。参考文献11。     

House of Cards: The Academic Library Media Center in the Era of Streaming Video

In a time of increasing financial pressures on universities, the expense of library resources—and the potential for cost inflation—threaten the academic library collection. This article asks whether the academic library media center will be able to continue to offer a stable inventory of films, given the legal and commercial structures currently in place. It provides a history of the film industry’s interactions with its intermediaries, forecasts some of the obstacles to ongoing feature film affordability and access in libraries, offers strategies for librarians, and suggests some cause for hope.     

Perspectives in Hiring Academic Librarians with Frequent Job Changes

Librarian candidates’ frequent job changes can affect the probability of being hired. The aim of this study is to investigate the perspectives of library administrators and other librarians who had made hiring recommendations (e.g., served in search committees) toward librarian candidates with frequent job changes; 230 participants completed the online survey. Age, gender, type of academic institution and the number of libraries that the participant had worked during their career were not predictors of bias. More than half believed frequent job changes reflected unfavorably on candidates. Findings suggested that there is no systematic bias of librarian candidates with frequent job changes.     

电子资源对高校图书馆信息资源建设的影响及对策

简要回顾了电子资源的发展历史，总结了电子资源给高校图书馆信息资源建设带来的主要影响，提出了几项应对措施。     

图书馆职业资格认证制度与继续教育制度并行的考核方式探析

通过对图书馆从业人员继续教育制度、职业资格认证制度、专业技术职称制度的比较分析可知,继续教育制度是职业资格认证制度和专业技术职称制度的基础,专业技术职称制度是职业资格认证制度的过渡阶段。因此,图书馆应改变"论文定终身"的评审条件;拓宽图书馆专业技术职称制度的考核内容;对从业人员进行划分,采取职业资格认证制度与继续教育制度并行的考核方式。     

Applying Traditional Librarianship to New Roles for Special Librarians

ABSTRACT

Public and academic libraries continue to have a vital role in providing reference services. As more and more information is only available in electronic form, reference librarians need to reaffirm their core values. Some of the changes happening in reference include smaller reference collections, the disposition of printed reference books, and the increased use of electronic tools. Other topics include different service models for the reference desk, the changing nature of reference questions, and changes in staffing at the reference desk. Finally, the authors speculate about the future of reference services.     

人力资源开发与高校图书馆可持续发展研究

针对高校图书馆人力资源存在的问题，从人力资源开发的角度提出高校图书馆可持续发展的建议。     

我国高校图书馆数字化资源建设现状分析

在全面调查我国高校图书馆数字化资源建设的基础上．对36所重点高校图书馆的数字化资源建设的质与量、数字资源整合和学科导航进行了分类统计与分析．并指出数字化资源建设中存在的不足以及应注意的问题。     

图书馆与高校人力资源开发

图书馆作为高校教学科研的有机组成部分，在高校人力资源开发中发挥着重要作用。图书馆可采取提高信息资源建设水平、加强人力资源信息素养教育等对策，促进高校人力资源开发。     

美高校图书馆电子资源利用状况及启示

介绍美国高校图书馆近期有关电子资源利用的现状,据此提出我国高校图书馆在信息 资源建设、电子资源利用等方面应注意的问题。     

Measurement and Assessment of Networked Resources and Services in Academic Libraries

Abstract

The author looks at what has been done at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, to evaluate networked resources and services, and also highlights some of the major publications and projects dealing with assessing these resources and services that are of use to Cal Poly Pomona and should prove to be so to other libraries as well.     

Assessing Academic Library Services to Distance Learners: A Literature Review of Perspectives from Librarians,Students, and Faculty

Many academic libraries are expanding services to online and distance students to keep pace with enrollment trends in higher education, prompting additional research to evaluate the use and effectiveness of library reference and instruction services to distance users. This literature review explores this research from the perspectives of academic librarians, distance students, and faculty teaching online and distance courses, and finds both commonalities and contradictions among these viewpoints.     

Career Path Movement: Perspectives About Transitioning Between Library Environments

An MLIS program prepares librarians to work in a variety of library environments since the foundations of librarianship offer universal application. Transitioning between different library environments may not be a career option for everyone; however, there are librarians who have worked in multiple library settings. Librarians who participated in a 2016 national survey were provided an opportunity to share their perspectives and experiences about career path mobility. These anonymous responses offer best practices and advice to help decide if a move is right for you and offer tips for a successful transition into a different library environment.     

The Reality of Reference: Responsibilities and Competencies for Current Reference Librarians

Academic reference services face great challenges as they cope with the pace of technological change, competition from other information service providers, and tight budgets. In fact, some critics suggest that reference services are no longer relevant or necessary as more information moves online. This study examines a nationwide survey that reveals that reference librarians are indeed engaged in a wide variety of activities requiring a range of competencies and skills. Results of this study suggest that reference services are not dying but are evolving, with most academic reference librarians engaged in multifunction positions involving both traditional and nontraditional reference activities.     

The Professor-Librarian: Academic Librarians Teaching Credit-Bearing Courses

Many academic librarians have ideas or opportunities for teaching information literacy courses for the library, outside the scope of their regular positions. Some additional librarians are asked to consider teaching credit-bearing courses for other departments at their institutions, based on graduate degrees they hold in fields besides library science. Academic librarians who face either option are often asked to provide detailed information on how colleagues at other institutions handle arrangements: payment, coverage of library services while they are teaching, and proving their suitability for teaching in a given subject area. Unfortunately, the data available on their work is both scant and scattered. The authors surveyed librarians at 350 academic libraries across the United States to gather and analyze data on these and numerous related aspects of librarians’ teaching for departments outside the library. They also collected and analyzed comprehensive background information on these “professor-librarians.”