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Creator:: Elmborg, James, Jacobs, Heidi L. M., McElroy, Kelly, and Nelson, Robert
Abstract:: When we think of voices in the library, we have tended to think of them as disruptive, something to control and manage for the sake of the total library environment. The stereotype of the shushing librarian pervades public perception, creating expectations about the kinds of spaces libraries want to create....
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Full Text:: . Reference & User Services Quarterly, 55(2), 144-155. American Library Association Version of Record http

Creator:: Rempel, Hannah Gascho and Mellinger, Margaret
Abstract:: This study explores how researchers choose a bibliographic management tool and what makes them continue using this tool. This exploratory, observational study combined a naturalistic work-practice method, interviews, and journal reflections to collect qualitative research data from researchers actively using a bibliographic management tool. The unified theory of acceptance and...
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Full Text:: & User Services Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 43–53 © 2015 American Library Association. All rights

Creator:: Valentino, Maura
Abstract:: Much of the focus of digital collections has been and continues to be on rare and unique materials, including monographs. A monograph may be made even rarer and more valuable by virtue of hand written marginalia. Using technology to enhance scans of unique books and make previously unreadable marginalia readable...
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Full Text:: .” Copyright of Information Technology & Libraries is the property of American Library Association and its

Creator:: Rempel, Hannah Gascho and Bridges, Laurie
Abstract:: As mobile technologies continue to evolve, libraries seek sustainable ways to keep up with these changes and to best serve our users. Previous library mobile usability research has examined tasks users predict they might be likely to perform, but little is known about what users actually do on a mobile-optimized...
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Full Text:: analysis at the American Library Association Annual Conference in 2012.20 Kim compared screenshots of

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: Among the many issues associated with integrating e-books into library collections and services, the revision of existing workflows in cataloging units has received little attention. The experience designing new workflows for e-books at Oregon State University Libraries since 2008 is described in detail from the perspective of three different sources...
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Full Text:: Abstract Among the many issues associated with integrating e-books into library collections and services

Creator:: Buck, Stefanie and Nichols, Jane
Abstract:: New unified discovery tools are designed to help students easily identify and retrieve library content. Students want quick and easy discovery of quality sources in a “Google-like” environment. Librarians have often expressed frustration with federated and metasearch systems that cannot take full advantage of discipline specific database features. As new...
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Full Text:: easily identify and retrieve library content. Students want quick and easy discovery of quality sources

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard E.
Abstract:: 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 acquisitions and cataloging departments. In addition, the application of cataloging rules and conventions presents a number of...
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Full Text:: . 2010. Resource Description & Access: RDA. Chicago: American Library Association. 21 Anglo-American

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard and Hansbrough, Mary
Abstract:: 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 records for a sample of 248 academic dissertations were examined to determine the effect of controlled subject headings in...
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Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: Remote-access computer file serials, often referred to simply as electronic serials, possess characteristics that challenge our definition of the term “serial” and our ability to catalog them according to the established cataloging code. These challenges are reflected in the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful...
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Full Text:: the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful

Creator:: Hussong-Christian, Uta, Kunda, Sue, and Rempel, Hannah Gascho
Abstract:: On September 10, 2008, the Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries shut its doors for the annual In-Service Day event. Eighty employees from all three OSU libraries gathered at the Valley Library on the OSU main campus. Karyle Butcher, university librarian, strongly supports this annual event planned by library staff for...
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Full Text:: Day event. Eighty employees from all three OSU libraries gathered at the Valley Library on the OSU

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