purpose:the purpose of the present study is to determine the level of knowledge sharing and creativity and the relationship between them. among libraries’ librarians tarbiat modares university in 1392. methodology : the methodology applied for the present study is descriptive-correlation .  the study population included 50 librarians and libraries of humanities, engineering and the central libr...

Krisellen Maloney is Dean of Libraries at The University of Texas at San Antonio; e-mail: [email protected]. Kristin Antelman is Associate Director for the Digital Library at North Carolina State University Libraries; e-mail: [email protected]. Kenning Arlitsch is Associate Director for IT Services in the J. Willard Marriott Library at University of Utah; e-mail: kenning.arlits...

As it is known the Web is changing the information access processes. The Web is one of the most important information media. Furthermore, the Web is influencing in the development of other information media, as for example, newspapers, journals, books, libraries, etc. In this chapter we analyze its impact in the development of the University Digital Libraries (UDL). As in the Web, the growing o...

creating joint-use libraries, backed to 100 years ago, unfortunately many countries have not yet began to build such libraries. regarding the increasing number of libraries, the most important issue for interaction between libraries as places of intellectual life and centers for activities is to create joint-use libraries and information places for the public. it is obvious that building such n...

Vince Graziano is a Reference Librarian in Webster Library at Concordia University; e-mail: [email protected]. © 2016 Vince Graziano, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies and the broader discipline of sexuality studies are multidisciplinary fields that require a different app...

This paper describes the development and implementation of e-science and research support services in the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) within the Academic Health Center (AHC) at the University of Minnesota (UMN). A review of the broader e-science initiatives within the UMN demonstrates the needs and opportunities that the University Libraries face while building knowledge, skills, and capaci...

Approval plans in large academic research libraries have had mixed acceptance and success. Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries. The author compares the viability of subjectand publisher-based plans for academic libraries in both domestic and international markets and presents the case for the overri...

Through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), Government Publishing Office (GPO) provides materials published by government agencies to designated libraries in United States and its territories. In return, these offer free, public access their depository collections. The state of Georgia has 23 federal libraries—one Regional 22 Selectives. All but two are affiliated with academic insti...

Purpose: The paper refers to a current discussion on the effectiveness and efficiency of Bielefeld University Library and concentrates on requirements and conditions of implementing customer intelligence in academic libraries. Moreover, a conceptual framework for a library management information system based on a data warehouse that links external and internal data to support strategic planning...