论加入WTO后大学图书馆的发展与创新

21世纪 ,社会信息化、信息网络化 ,大学图书馆传统的组织结构面临着新的挑战 ,为了在加入WTO后的新环境中求得生存和发展 ,就必须采取一系列新的管理手段和方式 ,进行科学的管理。     

影响高校图书馆服务质量提升的三个因素

高校图书馆有其独特的管理服务模式,领导水平相对较强,馆员素质相对较高,读者群体相对稳定.服务质量的高低是反映图书馆读者服务工作的重要指标.本文拟从领导、馆员和读者三个方面及其相互作用,阐述全方位提升图书馆服务质量的重要性.     

高校图书馆读者需求论

研究和探讨读者需求,是为了更好地为读者服务,提升高校图书馆文献的利用率,文章分别对学生和教师的阅读需求特征作了分析。学生阅读需求特征为:1.阶段性;2.集中性;3.广泛性。教师的阅读需求特征为:1.全面系统;2.专深具体;3.新颖及时。     

美国大学图书馆游戏服务的调查与思考

通过网络调查,总结出美国大学图书馆提供游戏服务的几种方式,如游戏资源借用、举办游戏主题活动、开发信息素养游戏、将游戏应用于信息素养教学。分析游戏对于大学图书馆读者服务具有的几点价值,如形成特色馆藏、创新服务内容、宣传图书馆服务、开展信息素养教育。在此基础上对我国大学图书馆开展游戏服务提出建立游戏馆藏、开辟游戏空间、开展游戏活动、在图书馆服务工具设计中融入游戏理念、将游戏与信息素养教育相结合的5点建议,供国内大学图书馆开展相关服务参考。     

高职院校图书馆与校园文化建设初探

高职院校图书馆的建设与校园文化建设息息相关,什么是校园文化的内涵;它在学校的作用怎样;图书馆如何为校园文化服务和参与校园文化建设就成为高职院校普遍关注的课题。     

网络环境下如何深化高校图书馆的信息服务

在网络环境下,信息服务工作发生了深刻变化。要针对高校图书馆信息服务的主要内容,通过更新观念、提高素质、加强对读者的教育培训、调整馆内机构设置及业务功能、加强管理等措施来深化高校图书馆的信息服务。     

特色服务——网络环境下高校图书馆服务新“界面”

阐述了图书馆特色服务的内涵、必要性,以及高校图书馆开展特色服务的途径和设想。     

Play to win! Using games in library instruction to enhance student learning

Research has shown that educational games can have positive impacts on student learning and motivation. The success of a game played in a library instruction class depends on the type of game selected, the development of learning outcomes, and the flexibility of the librarian during class. This article explains the benefits to students and librarians of using games, discusses the development and use of a Jeopardy-style game, and provides practical tips for librarians interested in developing and incorporating games into one-time library instruction sessions.     

Focus Groups and Usability Testing in Redesigning an Academic Library's Web Site

ABSTRACT

As the World Wide Web has advanced since its inception, librarians have endeavored to keep pace with this progress in the design of their library Web pages. User recommendations collected from focus groups and usability testing have indicated that the University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library's Web site was not working as intended, and the library's home page, in particular, was cluttered. Focus groups indicated that the process of accessing the library's databases from off-campus took too many steps, key resources were not located in key areas of the page, links were too close together, and the font was too small. Library staff determined it was necessary to rethink and redesign its pages. Self-reports from focus groups were insufficient to get at the mechanics of Web page use. Through usability testing, librarians were able to observe students and faculty completing simple research and directional tasks. Before “going live” with the new page in January 2007, users who had participated in the focus groups and in the usability testing were surveyed about the redesigned library Web page. The users indicated that the new Web page was less confusing, easier to use, and somewhat more intuitive than the previous library Web page. Web sites are always works in progress, and academic librarians should be proactive about making changes to their library Web sites to take advantage of emerging technology and to meet user expectations.     

SOLINET's Gulf Coast Libraries Recovery Projects for Public and Academic Libraries

SUMMARY

In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita damaged many libraries along the Gulf Coast. Due to widespread destruction in communities, library recovery has been slow. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SOLINET implemented two projects in 2006 to insure that library services remain available in the region. The projects provide temporary public library facilities in communities where libraries were destroyed, distribute grants to restore services at academic libraries and support planning in public libraries, and provide education to facilitate recovery. The projects also address planning for long-term recovery and improved preparedness for future disasters.