Web-scale discovery systems, such as Serial Solutions’ Summon™ Service, are replacing older federated search technologies as the tool for users to access library resources quickly and easily. The impact of Web-scale disc ...
Some academic libraries no longer assign subject headings to bibliographic records for dissertations, but have not evaluated the impact this might have on dissertation usage. In this study, bibliographic and circulation ...
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) is the professional standard for the content of archival description by U.S. archivists. Published in 2004 and approved by the SAA Council in March 2005, it is the first U. ...
Webster, Janet G.; Collins, Jean(International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, 2005)
The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries provides a policy framework for sustainable fisheries management. Decision and policy makers as well as resource managers and users all need diverse information to imple ...
Discusses the ease and usefulness of conducting usability studies and provides an example of usability testing at Oregon State University undertaken to improve the DSpace Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ET/D) submission process.
With the increased interest in Data Management, OSU Libraries is trying to increase the role the library plays in data management. OSU is a research intensive campus and with granting agencies requiring data management ...
In this article, the authors share how they turned themselves from hesitant library blog readers into dedicated bloggers. The authors share how they started their blog named infodoodads and why they started writing it. T ...
Webster, Janet G.; Bartley, Devin(International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, 2006)
One full day of the 2005 IAMSLIC Conference was
dedicated to papers and discussion about fisheries issues. Given the
setting at FAO, the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the
role of fisheries libraries in ...
Rempel, Hannah Gascho(Konstanz Workshop on Information Literacy Conference Proceedings, 2007-11-08)
Patrons are most open to library services when they have specific information needs. At Oregon State University Libraries, we addressed the information literacy needs graduate students have while writing their thesis, a ...
This article describes a grant-funded project with the final goal of creating information literacy collaborative partnerships among academic, school, and public libraries. The objectives of the grant as well as an overal ...
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a global network whose aim is to foster cooperation among researchers in all areas of forestry and related sciences. Provided here is an overview of th ...
OCLC recently announced a plan to implement MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and invited holdings experts Frieda Rosenberg and Diane Hillmann to serve as advisors and to aid in the implementation process. In Decem ...
Bonnie Parks interviewed Steve Shadle, serials cataloger for University of Washington Libraries, in August 2002. In this interview Shadle provides a cataloger's perspective on the challenges he and other serials cataloge ...
In July 2005, Bonnie Parks spoke with Terry Reese, digital production unit head at Oregon State University’s Valley Library. In this interview, Reese shares his views on topics ranging from electronic journal management ...
McMillen, Paula S.; Rielly, Loretta(Haworth, 2003)
Reference services at Oregon State University’s Valley Library have undergone several reoganizations in response to institutional changes, shifting service needs and patron demands. Part of this history includes training ...
Bobal, Alison M.; Wirth, Andrea A.(Katina Strauch, 2011)
In this age of budget cuts, conversations with faculty do not always have a positive tenor. Faculty may feel that with the cancellation of many journals, library collections no longer reflect the research activities of t ...
Sapon-White, Richard E.(American Library Association, 2012-01)
Academic and public libraries have begun to purchase e-book readers and make them available for check-out to their users. The nature of the e-books on these devices necessitates new approaches to workflow for acquisition ...