We May Be Teaching Information Literacy,but Are the Design First Year Students Actually Getting It?

The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of information literacy instruction for the Design first year students at the Temasek Polytechnic Library. Also of interest was whether or not the librarian was being seen as easily approachable, and if the students were deeming the lessons to be worthwhile. A participant action research approach was used, with the data being collected from multiple choice tests delivered via the institutional learning management system, group exercises, and a diagnostic assessment that was delivered before the workshops. It was found that the students did see the librarian as someone who was eminently approachable, and the majority of them found the lessons to be of value. It was concluded that the use of a diagnostic tool can be very useful in highlighting the gaps in students' knowledge, and that it would be beneficial to use it for all information literacy instruction at TP. Suggested future research could include a study of how much the students retain of IL skills into their third year of study.     

Information-seeking behavior of economics graduate students: If you buy it,will they come?

The information-seeking behavior of social science graduate students has been the subject of many studies, but none have concentrated only on the economics graduate student population and their unique needs. The purpose of this focus group study was to use group discussions to understand the actual online behavior of graduate economics students when conducting research. The results provide insight and information about the skills and characteristics of economics graduate students, their first steps in conducting research online, their use of publicly available and library resources, challenges to finding information, and resources used to overcome these challenges.     

发挥青年编辑优势 提高高校学报审稿效率

由于高校学报来稿研究领域广泛、涵盖学科众多、稿源范围综合等特点,所需审稿专家范围广且重复度较低,“审稿难”问题日益凸显。作为高校学报骨干力量的青年编辑,通常需要专业基础扎实、思维活跃、应变能力强。本文结合自身工作,从青年编辑特点和优势出发,有针对性地提出了一些措施,从熟悉专业、抓住机会、修炼自身等几个方面,阐述如何发挥青年编辑优秀,提高高校学报审稿效率。     

高校图书馆社交媒体阅读推广实证研究

文章通过调查问卷分析高校图书馆用户对社交媒体阅读推广的需求和影响因素。研究表明:微信是用户使用频率最高的社交媒体,图书推荐是用户评价度最高的微信阅读推广类型,阅读服务是用户需求度最高的社交媒体阅读推广类型;用户的性别、学科背景和年级对需求存在显著影响。文章建议:建设以微信、微博为主的阅读推广平台,加强社交媒体阅读服务,积极开展推广活动,提供差异化的阅读推广服务,强化社交媒体平台的宣传推广。     

Evaluation of Internet Information Sources by High School Students in Ghana

The Internet clearly presents the opportunity for students to expand their knowledge at a fast pace, since they are able to access enormous amount of information. However, accessing the Internet also has its downside since not all information is of good quality. The study explored how 12th grade students at a high school in Ghana evaluated online information sources. These students and the head of the Information Communication Technology department respond to self-administered questionnaires and a semi-structured interview, respectively. The study found that most of the high school students did some kind of an evaluation of online information sources, however, they were not applying the right criteria. The study further revealed that students were not introduced to evaluation criteria at school and this had contributed to the gap in their evaluation competencies.     

The IR Has Two Faces: Positioning Institutional Repositories for Success

This article describes the ongoing efforts at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries to evolve the role of the institutional repository (IR) and to effectively position it within the context of the Libraries’ collections, research support, and scholarly communication services. A major component of this process is re-examining the fundamental aims of the IR and aligning it to the Libraries and the campus strategic goals. The authors situate UNLV Libraries’ experience within the context of the current literature to provide background and reasoning for our decision to pursue two, at times conflicting, aims for the IR: one for scholarly communication and another for research administration.     

高校学报主编伦理与学报建设

主编伦理是伦理道德体系中作者、编辑、读者在对学术出版环境价值观念认同的基础上提出的维护学术交流道德观念和行为的要求.学报主编的学术声誉、管理艺术和人格魅力,是高校学报建设与发展的基础、动力和关键.高校学报要准确定位,突出特色和优势并保持发展,必须从选聘、培育、制度规范等方面加强学报主编伦理构建.     

经典阅读:图书馆阅读推广的永恒主题——以沈阳师范大学图书馆为例

[目的/意义] 以沈阳师范大学图书馆的"经典阅读"理念和推广活动为例,探讨高校图书馆经典阅读的推广方式与推广路径,以重视传统经典的阅读,促进经典阅读推广活动的发展。[方法/过程] 基于经典阅读研究现状的分析,介绍沈阳师范大学图书馆经典阅读推广活动实践的得失,提出促进经典阅读推广活动的相关思考。[结果/结论] 经典阅读是高校图书馆阅读推广的核心,构建常态化经典阅读推广机制,让经典成为大学生教养的一部分,是高校图书馆阅读推广工作的责任与使命。     

浅议网络环境下高校图书馆期刊建设与信息服务

结合高校图书馆期刊建设和管理现状，就网络环境下如何提高高校图书馆期刊建设与信息服务进行探讨。     

美国大学图书馆联盟研究

美国大学图书馆的联盟活动一直处于其他类型图书馆的前列 ,其历史可追溯到 2 0世纪 30年代之初。资源共享是联盟的动因 ,经济利益是其驱动机制和目的 ,资金保障是其成功的支持条件。美国大学图书馆联盟具有同中心联盟、一州内多个联盟、同州内跨类型联盟 ,以及向着数字图书馆方向发展等特点。参考文献 7