this study intended to carry out a survey of engineering college libraries that have computerized their operations and services. it provides an implicit view of the professional experiences of the engineering college librarians in computerizing their house keeping operations. information was collected using a structured questionnaire mailed to 128 engineering college librarians, of which 102 (7...

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM (CPR) is a program that can significantly enhance the ability to integrate intensive information literacy exercises into large classroom settings. CPR is founded on a solid pedagogic base for learning, and it is formulated in such a way that information skills can easily be inserted. However, there is no mention of its application for information literacy in the library...

introduction: the reference section is one of the most important parts in every library. moreover, reference services represent all the attempts performed in a library. since libraries primarily aim to satisfy users' information needs, knowing that the effects of information technologies (it) on their services seems essential. therefore, this study manly tried to assess the effects of it on ref...

Introduction: The Librarian’s View of the Scholarly Publication System Research librarians—that is, librarians who work in large college, university, and private research libraries—today face the difficult challenge of managing their collections and information services during a period of crisis and profound change in scholarly publications. This crisis and change affect all fields of knowledge...

Introduction. The paper discusses the often-repeated assertion that digitization makes libraries and librarians redundant by giving everyone access to the information they need without having to rely upon librarians as information middlemen. Method. Relevant articles both from research literature and from discussions in the public sphere preoccupied with the relationship between digitization an...

Jon R. Hufford is an Information Services Librarian in the University Library at Texas Tech University; e-mail: [email protected]. ©Jon R. Hufford Articles reporting the experiences of librarians in assessing what students are learning in information literacy classes are as of yet not as well represented in the professional literature as they should be. This is especially the case for library...

This study explores various leadership approaches in the context of Ghanaian university libraries. Twenty-six senior librarians and faculty from the University of Ghana were interviewed to determine their views on leadership styles, skills, training and barriers to developing library leaders. Findings revealed that leaders can be developed through short courses, workshops, seminars and formal t...

BACKGROUND In 2007 the University Health Sciences Librarians Group (UHSL) merged with the University Medical Schools Librarians Group (UMSLG) to form the University Health and Medical Librarians Group (UHMLG). This paper traces the course of health librarianship in the UK which led to this event, from the perspective of the UHSL. METHODS The narrative has been developed from the Executive Com...

The study looked at the impact of ICT skills on librarians’ job performance in university libraries Nigeria’s southeast. A descriptive research design was used for study. population included 235 librarians from southeast Nigeria. For study, total enumeration sampling technique used. structured questionnaire to collect data respondents. findings revealed that South-East Nigeria are above average...

introduction: with the advent of new technology and creating virtual training centers, e-learning and training have achieved a specific place in training centers. this article has been studied the feasibility of distance learning via internet for librarians working in central libraries of the ministry of health and medical education in tehran, iran. methods: in this descriptive survey data from...