A task force at Rutgers University Libraries was charged with exploring ways to develop more effective liaison relations with teaching departments. As a preliminary step the working group surveyed Rutgers liaisons to identify preferred practices and to solicit comments on trends in liaisonship in academic libraries. Based on this survey, we examine changes in the information profession and...... hiện toàn bộ
Acid rain was a little‐known issue ten to fifteen years ago. Only a relatively small group of scientists seeking an explanation for the changes they observed in the environment were concerned with the problem. Today acid rain is recognized as an environmental problem of global proportions. Governments at all levels are moving to develop policies addressing the issue. As the topic has expan...... hiện toàn bộ
One of the most significant events that took place during the period under review was the recent symposium on economics bibliography held in July 1975 under the auspices of the International Economics Association. It met at the famous Institut fur Weltwirtschaft, University of Kiel, West Germany. The theme of the symposium was the “Organization and Retrieval of Economic Knowledge.” The pap...... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis article aims to describe how a college library critically examined its maintenance of a traditional reference desk for in‐person services and changed its service model to suit local needs.Design/methodology/approachThe...... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to survey the means through which libraries and writing centers are collaborating to determine best practices and applications.Design/methodology/approachExamples of collaboration between libr...... hiện toàn bộ
The following list of titles was compiled by the Library Journal List Committee of the Reference and Adult Services Division, American Library Association. Committee members include Larry Earl Bone, Memphis Public Library and Information Center, Chairman; Lynn Cochran, Free Library of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carl T. Cox, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Laurel Grotzinger, Western Mi...... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the evolving concept of “Information Commons” through the documentation of one library's renovation and the comparison of that library's experience with the earlier theoretical and case study literature. hiện toàn bộ
Promotes the important leadership role that academic librarians should play in medical and health sciences communities. This role includes teaching, technology, research support, outreach activities, and scholarly communication services.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe how a course‐integrated blog is used to facilitate the learning of information literacy skills. It also reports on how the effectiveness of the blog is evaluated.Design/methodology/approach<...... hiện toàn bộ