Purpose – The study aims to investigate the level of awareness and use of Web 2.0 tools by librarians in university libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was used to collect data from 176 librarians in 49 university libraries in Nigeria. Findings – It emerged that the librarians were more familiar with social networking sites, instant messaging, media sharing sites...

Purpose This paper provides an analysis of the current state of the art in e-books, and attempts both to set the scene and provide reasons for their low uptake. Methodology The different approaches to e-books of academic librarians, authors, publishers and readers are considered, using the results of a recent survey commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Findings and Va...

pub3010.html Innovations in information technology are making it possible to rethink how the instructional mission of higher education can be delivered. This conference will explore how such technologies are being developed and organized to facilitate the shift from teaching to learning and the pedagogical and policy issues raised by these new possibilities. This conference will bring together ...

The information age demands that health sciences librarians take active roles in the educational process. Librarians have traditionally taught users how to access information. Now, with the proliferation of information, librarians must accept new roles and teach the user efficient techniques for evaluating and processing information as well. Innovative roles for librarians at Texas Tech Univers...

Academic librarians seeking to assess information literacy skills often focus on testing as a primary means of evaluation. Educators have long recognized the limitations of tests, and these limitations cause many educators to prefer rubric assessment to test-based approaches to evaluation. In contrast, many academic librarians are unfamiliar with the benefits of rubrics. Those librarians who ha...

the access to health information for all people is the fundamental goal of the world health organization (who). it comes tr ue when both health professionals and patients as beneficiaries have access to health information. medical librarians play an important role in facilitating access to health information, and this role should be in the context and framework of scientific principles. the pri...