At the request of library administration, an investigation was undertaken to assess the status of the current federal depository program, OSU Libraries' history with the program, advantages and disadvantages of OSU's continued participation supported by evidence of document usage (both circulated and in-house use) in the last 3-5 years, the...
The International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), comprised of 325 members from 86 countries, has a long history of resource sharing based on personal connections among its members. In 2002, IAMSLIC developed a resource-sharing system using a unified search interface that relies on Z39.50...
This report is a redacted version of the report presented to the University Librarian. Dec. 30, 2009 report of the Oregon State University Libraries Discovery Search Task Force to the University Librarian. Report recommends the 2 year purchase of the Serials Solutions Summon discovery product.
This study seeks to address the following questions: What are the research practices and needs of graduate students? How can new library services and features reduce the gap between graduate student needs and current IR services and features? Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with eight graduate students from different disciplines....
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 implement the Code in their varied communities. They are challenged to understand the breadth of the information and...
The project team surveyed and interviewed forty identified experts within the diverse tsunami community. The survey revealed that this community is a sophisticated user of Internet search engines and tools and is very familiar with existing information. The sites mentioned most frequently as being helpful were those of the National...
Assessment of a 1-credit, required course (English 200 Library Skills for Literary Studies). Consists of interviews with English faculty, survey of students, pre-skills assessments.
Assessment of a 1-credit, required course (English 200 Library Skills for Literary Studies). Consists of interviews with English faculty, survey of students, pre-skills assessments.
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researched topics, it just taught me how to navigate OSU's library database system, which I found to be very