Evolution of an academic–public library partnership

Designing a Digital Library for Young Children: An Intergenerational Partnership

As more information resources become accessible using computers, our digital interfaces to those resources need to be appropriate for all people. However when it comes to digital libraries, the interfaces have typically been designed for older children or adults. Therefore, we have begun to develop a digital library interface developmentally appropriate for young children (ages 5-10 years old)....

Exploring new ways of publishing: a library-faculty partnership.

An Investigation of Library Anxiety Rate of Postgraduate Students

Background and Aim: The purpose of the present research was to investigate the library anxiety rate of post-graduate students at Shaheed Chamran University (SCU). Method: Research was a survey of descriptive-analytical type that applying Van Kampen’s multi-dimensional scale, Translation and was the standard for the community. Population included all the post-graduate students (4422) at SCU. Sam...

Digital Library Evaluation: Toward an Evolution of Concepts' TEFKOSARACEVIC

WHILETHERE WERE MANY EFFORTS IN THE RESEARCH and practices of digital libraries, evaluation was not a conspicuous activity. It is well recognized that digital library evaluation is a complex and difficult undertaking. Challenges facing digital library evaluation are enumerated. A conceptual framework for evaluation is suggested. A review of evaluation efforts in research and practice concentrat...

Educating for School Library Leadership: Developing the Instructional Partnership Role

The American Association of School Librarians and researchers in the field have identified the instructional partner role as critical to the future of school librarianship. Educators of school librarians must help prepare preservice candidates to serve effectively in this role. This research report describes a content analysis study conducted in three sections of LS5443: Librarians as Instructi...