We present the results of a questionnaire survey for the access and reproduction policies of 67 digital collections in 34 libraries (national, academic, public, special etc) from 13 countries. We examine and analyze the above policies in relation to specific factors, such as, the acquisition method, copyright ownership, library type (national, academic, etc.), content creation (digitized, born-...

T he rapid expansion of networked information services, together with the increased emphasis on quality assurance processes, highlights some interesting problems for academic libraries. While strategic planning in academic libraries now reflects a more customer-focused approach, the principal assumption behind most of this planning is that academic libraries are still firmly in the right busine...

With circulation assumed to imply use and thus need, multiple regression analysis was employed to determine which variables best correlate with circulation. Three were identified: number of books added; full-time equivalent size of student body; and undergraduate and graduate courses offered. A "T'' test showed no significant difference between the means of per student circulation differentiate...

Affirmative action in academic libraries has had limited success in improving the percentage of minorities in librarianship. Alternative strategies to correct the unequal representation of minorities in academic libraries are suggested. The authors suggest that more emphasis on the value of establishing an environment of greater cultural diversity within the academic library as well as increasi...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the applications of using Web 2.0 technologies and social media tools to “bring” the academic library to its students and implications for the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library, Fitchburg State University. A review of the literature finds varying levels of Web 2.0 implementations as well as various uses for the different tools in academic libraries. A furt...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the relationship among measures of resource and service usage and other features of academic libraries in the USA and Canada. Design/methodology/approach – Through the use of a self-organizing map, academic library data were clustered and visualized. Analysis of the library data was conducted through the computation of a “library performance metric” that was...

Mary K. Van Ullen is the Bibliographer for Business, Economics, and Geography, University at Albany, University Library, LI-328, Albany, New York 12222 [email protected] ; and Carol Anne Germain is the Networked Resources Education Librarian, University at Albany, University Library, LI-128, Albany, New York 12222 [email protected] . S teve Coffman proposed that libraries emulate Amazon.com, t...

ANNUAL FUND PROGRAMS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS for every other major funding program of the academic library. Keys to library annual fund success include identifying the library’s constituents, developing a compelling case for support, and determining how the solicitation message can be delivered most effectively subject to existing internal and external barriers. Examples of effective strategies...