Dissertations / Theses: 'Research libraries'

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Zaal, Wilhelmina Elizabeth. "Job satisfaction of research librarians in selected research libraries in the Western Cape." University of Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3513.

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Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBibl
The study examines job satisfaction among research librarians in selected research libraries situated in the Western Cape region. Many studies worldwide have been done on job satisfaction in various subject fields including librarianship. The theoretical framework for this study refers however only on the Job Characteristics Model (JCM) (1976) of Hackman and Oldham. The reason why this model was chosen was because this model was the most appropriate model given the nature of the study, even though there are other models available. A brief overview of the other theoretical models namely; Maslow's (1943) hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's (1954) two factor theory of motivation are discussed as a starting point of this research study. Research librarians work under stressful conditions given the need to produce successful end results.

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Goodall, Deborah Lynne. "Research activities in public libraries." Thesis, Northumbria University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367475.

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This thesis focuses on the relationship between public libraries, that is, those library services provided by local authorities under the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act for use by the general public, and research conducted in such services by professional library staff - 'practitioner-researchers'- within the local government context. The aims of the study are: • To examine the relationships between local authorities, public library services, and research activities. • To review and evaluate contemporary research activities in public library services carried out by practitioner-researchers. • To identify and investigate the use of particular research methods and techniques used by practitioner-researchers. • To analyse, and provide a clear understanding of, limitations in current practice. Chapter One introduces the study and states the parameters and constraints of the research. The time period covered by this thesis is from the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act until April 1998. Chapter Two argues that as local government moves from a traditional model of service provision to a model of activities in support of strategic policy objectives, more attention will need to be given to 'deep' research in order to address cross-cutting issues. Chapter Three reviews the public library research scene from three perspectives, historical, thematic and current, and demonstrates the emergence of a more coherent approach with co-ordination and funding at a national level. It also shows that research methods remain undeveloped in the public library service as a whole. Research activity is largely confined to simpler issues of service development and does not extend to research addressing the impact of the service. Chapter Four outlines and explains the methodology used for the fieldwork. It demonstrates the rigour incorporated in the naturalistic inquiry approach, verifies the sample, and describes the process of data analysis. Chapter Five examines current practice in public library services through a series of twenty interviews with Chief Librarians. An overview of the findings is followed by a more detailed analysis which draws from the qualitative data. The analysis is set in context, making links with the earlier literature reviews. The closing section broadens the discussion to consider the influence of research on policy. Chapter Six synthesises the themes of the thesis. A description of the new agenda, and an analysis of its implications for research and organisational structures, enables a reconsideration of the rationale for research in local government. It is argued that simply demonstrating the relevance of the service is not enough; the real contribution of research must be in terms of policy development. Approaches to research, and in particular research methods, are reviewed to assess their suitability and a way forward is identified.

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Kollen, Christine, Inna Kouper, Mayu Ishida, Sarah Williams, and Kathleen Fear. "Research Data Services Maturity in Academic Libraries." American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622168.

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An ACRL white paper from 2012 reported that, at that time, only a small number of academic libraries in the United States and Canada offered research data services (RDS), but many were planning to do so within the next two years (Tenopir, Birch, and Allard, 2012). By 2013, 74% of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey respondents offered RDS and an additional 23% were planning to do so (Fearon, Gunia, Pralle, Lake, and Sallans, 2013). The academic libraries recognize that the landscape of services changes quickly and that they need to support the changing needs of research and instruction. In their efforts to implement RDS, libraries often respond to pressures originating outside the library, such as national or funder mandates for data management planning and data sharing. To provide effective support for researchers and instructors, though, libraries must be proactive and develop new services that look forward and yet accommodate the existing human, technological, and intellectual capital accumulated over the decades. Setting the stage for data curation in libraries means to create visionary approaches that supersede institutional differences while still accommodating diversity in implementation. How do academic libraries work towards that? This chapter will combine an historical overview of RDS thinking and implementations based on the existing literature with an empirical analysis of ARL libraries’ current RDS goals and activities. The latter is based on the study we conducted in 2015 that included a content analysis of North American research library web pages and interviews of library leaders and administrators of ARL libraries. Using historical and our own data, we will synthesize the current state of RDS implementation across ARL libraries. Further, we will examine the models of research data management maturity (see, for example, Qin, Crowston and Flynn, 2014) and discuss how such models compare to our own three-level classification of services and activities offered at libraries - basic, intermediate, and advanced. Our analysis will conclude with a set of recommendations for next steps, i.e., actions and resources that a library might consider to expand their RDS to the next maturity level. References Fearon, D. Jr., Gunia, B., Pralle, B.E., Lake, S., Sallans, A.L. (2013). Research data management services. (ARL Spec Kit 334). Washington, D.C.: ARL. Retrieved from: http://publications.arl.org/Research-Data-Management-Services-SPEC-Kit-334/ Tenopir, C., Birch, B., & Allard, S. (2012). Academic libraries and research data services: Current practices and plans for the future. ACRL. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/Tenopir_Birch_Allard.pdf Qin, J., Crowston, K., & Flynn, C. (2014). 1.1 Commitment to Perform. A Capability Maturity Model for Research Data Management. wiki. Retrieved http://rdm.ischool.syr.edu/xwiki/bin/view/CMM+for+RDM/WebHome

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Ahmad, Pervaiz. "E-book adoption in academic and research libraries." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1601.

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Electronic books (e-books) have grown in importance in Academic and Research Libraries (ARLs). Some ARLs are now spending more on e-book acquisitions than hardcopy books. Whether this investment in e-book provision is justified by adoption outcomes is often the subject of simplistic, rather than rigorous research. This research has attempted to rigorously explore the phenomenon of e-book adoption in a case study ARL, namely, Edith Cowan University (ECU) Library. The study population consisted of ECU academics, students and non-academic staff. The research had three aims. First, by employing a theoretical framework based on technology adoption and information behaviour theory, the study sought explanations of adoption behaviours in the population. In a triangular research design, that included a survey, ECU users were invited to self-describe their own patterns of e-book behaviour. Survey data was used to determine if behaviour observed in transactions could be explained in terms of constructs derived from technology acceptance, information behaviour and other domain theories that seek to understand user interaction with information sources. Next, applying log analysis techniques to system-generated datasets of e-book usage, the researcher documented and analysed patterns of ECU e-book user behaviour in terms of the transaction record. Lastly, the study investigated whether transaction logs could be used with high reliability to profile users’ information behaviour providing the basis of a method for e-book individualisation. The study attempted to profile power users and to derive a predictive method for identifying them in log data. The study found many factors in technology acceptance theory that were significant in terms of adoption behaviour. E-book adoption in the case study ARL was found to be related to culture of use across the dimensions of habit/automaticity, preference for online resources and platforms, and information literacy. E-book collection sufficiency, purpose or task fit, convenience, functionality, and access/copy/print/download provisions were found to be significant in terms of performance expectancy. Dimensions of effort expectancy in finding/searching/reading e-books also significantly affected user behaviour. Other significant relations comprised perceived e-book hedonic attributes (pleasantness of experience, attractiveness of formats), familiarity (awareness, prior experience, differentiability), intimacy (personal likeness, emotional attachment, preferences), facilitating conditions (such as discovery, findability, connectivity/access, courseware embedded links), moderating factors (including respondent category, student programme, age, gender, and experience/years). These factors were found to be significant as sources of gratification and continuance intention. An original contribution to knowledge was also made by deriving a predictive equation for classifying users based on transaction log data. Further, the research developed a new model of higher level information behaviours displayed by sophisticated or so-called ‘power users,’ and generated a model of e-book information behaviour maturity that distinguishes nascent from mature behaviours. The model is grounded in self-reported information behaviour. As an expansive exploration of e-book usage patterns in a case study ARL using multiple methods, the work is also innovative both in terms of scope and as an exploration of e-book adoption in an Australian context. This research is significant in laying the foundations for machine-based user profiling and enhanced individualisation of e-books to make for more satisfying user experience and acceptance of e-books.

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Collins, Patricia A. "A study of the services, materials and policies provided for homeschooling families by New Jersey public libraries /." Full text available online, 2005. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/home/research/articles/rowan_theses.

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Dawson, Diane, Kristin Hoffmann, and Selinda Adelle Berg. "Integrating research into LIS field experiences in academic libraries." Elsevier, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/311.

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Field experiences function as a link between LIS theory and practice. Students should be provided with an experience that is a true reflection of the professional environment. The increasing focus on research by academic librarians provides an opportunity and responsibility to integrate research into the field experiences of LIS students.
Selinda Adelle Berg Clinical Medicine Librarian University of Windsor, Canada sberg@uwindsor.ca; Kristin Hoffmann Research & Instructional Services Librarian The University of Western Ontario, Canada khoffma8@uwo.ca; Diane Dawson Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian The University of Saskatchewan, Canada diane.dawson@usask.ca

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Bani-Ahmad, Sulieman Ahmad. "RESEARCH-PYRAMID BASED SEARCH TOOLS FOR ONLINE DIGITAL LIBRARIES." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1207228115.

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Almotawah, Wafaa. "The role of Kuwait university libraries in supporting graduate students' research." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15186/.

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Thacker, Jason Curtis. "Barriers to Initiation of Open Source Software Projects in Research Libraries." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5879.

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Libraries share a number of core values with the Open Source Software (OSS) movement, suggesting there should be a natural tendency toward library participation in OSS projects. However, Dale Askey's 2008 Code4Lib column entitled We Love Open Source Software. No, You Can't Have Our Code, claims that while libraries are strong proponents of OSS, they are unlikely to actually contribute to OSS projects. He identifies, but does not empirically substantiate, six barriers that he believes contribute to this apparent inconsistency. The goal of this thesis is to empirically investigate not only Askey's central claim but also the six barriers he proposes. Additionally, we will utilize statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to identify barriers encountered by libraries as they grapple with whether or not to release their code as open source. We will offer insights into possible correlations between a library's engineering, talent management and innovation policies and practices and its propensity to initiate open source software projects.

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Boois, Yvonne. "Research portfolio." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006152.

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Sherikar, Amruth, Suresh Jange, and S. L. Sangam. "Performance measurement of quality services in academic and research libraries in India." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105669.

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A National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has been established in India for quality and excellence in higher education. NAAC has developed set of objective indicators for the library, as it is the fulcrum of support for the community of academic and research pursuits. This has resulted in a general consensus for rising demands for evaluation and accountability of academic and research librar-ies to develop performance evaluation and measure service quality. For this study, a total of 1200 questionnaires were distributed to the user community of ten university libraries of Karnataka, India, of which 768 (64%) were duly received from students, research scholars and faculty members. The quality dimensions in the light of SERVQUAL viz., Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Access, Communication, Tangibles, Empathy and Security have been applied and the results indicate that the service quality dimensions of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, access, communication and tangibles applied to university libraries in Karnataka are found to be satisfactory to a little extent based on the scale techniques. The study suggests several areas for future research and for collaboration among li-brary managers, educational administrators, scholars and measurement theorists towards improving the performance of library and information system in India to meet the high standards of service quality in libraries to serve the users with utmost care and diligence.

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Taylor, Shauna. "The impact of downsizing strategies and processes on Ontario academic research libraries." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ63634.pdf.

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Cawthorne, Jon Edward. "Viewing the Future of University Research Libraries through the Perspectives of Scenarios." Thesis, Simmons College, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3578093.

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This research highlights the scenarios that might serve as a strategic vision to describe a future beyond the current library, one which both guides provosts and creates a map for the transformation of human resources and technology in the university research libraries. The scenarios offer managerial leaders an opportunity to envision new roles for librarians and staff which brings a much needed focus on the development of human resources as well as a thought-stream to understand decisions which effectively and systematically move the organization toward a strategic vision.

These scenarios outline possible future directions research libraries could take by focusing on perspectives from library directors, provosts, and administrators for human resources. The four case study scenarios introduce potential future roles for librarians and highlight the unsustainability of the current scholarly communications model as well as uncertain factors related to the political, social, technical, and demographic issues facing campuses. Given the changes institutions face, scenarios allow directors to include more uncertainty when developing and articulating a vision. These scenarios may start a discussion, before a strategic planning process, to sharpen the evaluations and measures necessary to monitor achievements that define the value of the library.

This dissertation highlights the importance of research library managerial leaders developing a strategic vision and introduces scenarios as way to communicate that vision with provosts, the senior leadership team, librarians, and staff. How the library directors approach the strategic vision scenario provides insight into the challenges and barriers identified within the existing organizational culture.

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Malenfant, Kara Josephine. "Understanding Faculty Perceptions of the Future: Action Research for Academic Librarians." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1317308285.

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Ssebulime, Joseph. "The role academic libraries could play in developing research data management services : a case of Makerere University Library." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74961.

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Research data management (RDM) focuses on the organization and description of data, from its entry to the research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of valuable results. RDM entails storage, security, preservation, compliance, quality, sharing and jurisdiction. In the academic world, RDM can support the research process by searching for relevant data, storing data, describing data and advising researchers on good RDM practice. This study focused on developing RDM services. The aim of the study was to establish the role Makerere University Library could play in developing RDM Services. A number of questions were formulated to guide the researcher in finding answers to the research questions. A literature review, based on the research sub-questions, was carried out. The review covered the concept of RDM, academic libraries and their RDM practices, various RDM services in academic libraries, RDM services that require sustainability and how current researchers, in general, manage their data. The research undertaken took a qualitative approach with a case study design. This was due to the need to gather in-depth and comprehensive views and experiences regarding RDM at Makerere University. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify researchers who are actively involved in managing research data at Makerere University. Data were collected using semi structured interviews, from eight participants; one from each college. The participants were selected because of their knowledge about RDM and semi-structured interviews were preferred due to their flexibility. An interview schedule was used as the data collection instrument. Data was transcribed into Microsoft Word for easy analysis. Findings that addressed the research question and sub-questions were presented and interpreted in chapter four and conclusions as well as recommendations were discussed in detail in chapter five of this research report. In summary it is possible to say that although researchers, from across the entire university, generate big volumes of research data it appears that researchers themselves manage, control and store their data making use of different removable devices. This is risky. So there is a need to develop RDM skills for all stakeholders. It does appear though that the researchers at Makerere University would be willing the support of RDM services if these are developed by the library.
Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Information Science
MIT
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Pang, Natalie Lee-San, Donald Schauder, Marian Quartly, and Liza Dale-Hallett. "User-centred design, e-research, and adaptive capacity in cultural institutions: The case of the Women on Farms Gathering collection." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105190.

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This paper explores how the interaction between community members, researchers and cultural institutions can be leveraged to produce improved results for all through the interplay of user-centred design (UCD) and participative action research informed by structuration theory. We discuss through a case study of a Women on Farms Gathering (WoFG) collection in Victoria, our vision of UCD, the potential of using ICT to facilitate e-research, and the reflexive adaptation of cultural institutions.

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Coleman, Anita Sundaram, and Youfen Su. "The NSDL as a testbed for digital library learning research." Project Kaleidoscope, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105461.

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This article discusses the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), a National Science Foundation (NSF) project as an infrastructure or test bed for large-scale and integrated research at the intersections of digital libraries and digital learning. An aggregated evaluation service, modelled on the Text Retrieval Conferences (TREC) and an evaluation materials clearinghouse are starting points for solving the digital learning problem in digital libraries research.

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Shepheard-Walwyn, Emma Jane. "Usage and impact factor correlations in electronic journals submitted to the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1265.

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Nguyen, Linh Cuong. "A participatory library model for university libraries." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76288/1/Linh%20Cuong_Nguyen_Thesis.pdf.

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This research investigated the ways academic libraries are using social media and adopting participatory principles in their programs and services. Using the Grounded Theory method the research developed an empirically derived model for participatory libraries. The research revealed three core categories representing the participatory library: community, empowerment, and experience. The research provides library professionals, researchers and the library community, with a fresh perspective and holistic picture of the contemporary library. The findings can be used to guide the development of participatory libraries in Australia and internationally.

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Kahtani, Abdullah S. Mossa (Abdullah Salem Mossa). "Plans for Establishing and Developing the Social Research Studies and Information Center Libraries in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278822/.

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The problem was to define the present status of the Social Research Studies and Information Center libraries in Saudi Arabia and to suggest ways in which they could be improved. The purposes of the study were two-fold: (1) to analyze and evaluate the current status of these libraries and to develop and improve the role and functions of these libraries; and (2) to consider the possibility of cooperation between these libraries.

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Haji, Harun Akbar Hakim, and Jean Ping-Hoon Koh. "Enhancing studentsâ learning and research with NTU libraryâ s innovative information literacy programmes." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106213.

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The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Library has been pioneering and initiating bibliographic instruction and information literacy programmes since the inception of the university as a technological institute back in 1981. The evolving academic and research landscape since then, coupled with technological advancements in the provision of information resources and services, has provided the impetus for NTU Library to develop a structured information literacy programme with the aim of enhancing studentsâ learning and research. The objectives of the programme developed are clearly stated and closely aligned to the universityâ s as well as the libraryâ s mission statements. This paper provides a historical perspective and traces the development of this programme over the years. A model of the programme as it is currently offered to students is presented. Discussion will focus on a number of aspects: information literacy standards consulted, identification of studentsâ learning outcomes, a spectrum of delivery mode and methodology, evolving and expanding content development, as well as, formative and summative feedback. The paper also looks at the enablers of the programme, which include librarians, library management, faculty members, schoolsâ administrative units, external instructors and trainers, and technology. The paper concludes with a look at the future of the libraryâ s information literacy programme beyond 2006 and will address crucial issues which impact upon the implementation and running of the programme across all schools in the university. Issues like profiling of students, matching programme type and delivery mode with these profiles, leveraging on emerging technologies as learning tools and integrating studentsâ assessments can be further researched. A deep insight and understanding of these issues will in return stimulate further the development by the library of a more innovative and creative information literacy programme for the university.

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Rutkauskienė, Ugnė. "Public libraries‘ social and economic impact on users." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20091228_152902-38031.

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The object of the dissertation is the impact of public libraries on users. The research is aiming at answering the question what is the impact of library public access computing on users and how can we evaluate it. The objectives of the dissertation are solved in three parts. The first part discusses definitions of impact, theoretical models and frameworks of its assessment and reviews the literature on impact evaluation in librarianship, highlighting the similarities and differences of general impact assessment concept and its adoption in librarianship. The second part presents the methodology of empirical study including target groups, methods, sampling, data collection and analyses. The third part describes study results which are summarized in the conclusions. The annexes provide additional information on research methodology as well as the extended results and research instruments.
Disertacijos objektas yra viešųjų bibliotekų poveikis vartotojams. Moksliniu tyrimu yra sprendžiamas klausimas kokį poveikį vieša interneto prieiga per viešąsias bibliotekas daro vartotojams ir bendruomenėms ir kaip jis galėtų būti įvertinamas. Iškeltą problemą sprendžiantys uždaviniai įgyvendinami trijose disertacijos dalyse. Pirmojoje dalyje atskleidžiama poveikio samprata ir pristatomi jo vertinimo teoriniai modeliai bei apžvelgiami užsienio autorių bibliotekininkystės srityje atlikti poveikio vertinimo tyrimai, išryškinami panašumai ir skirtumai tarp bendrosios poveikio vertinimo teorijos ir jos taikymo bibliotekų poveikio vertinimui. Antrojoje dalyje pateikiama empirinio tyrimo metodologija: išsamiai pristatoma tyrimo metodika, pagrindžiamas metodų pasirinkimas, aptariamas tyrimo dizainas ir vykdymas bei išdavos. Trečiojoje dalyje pristatomi tyrimo rezultatai, kurie apibendrinami išvadose. Prieduose pateikiamas išplėstinis tyrimo metodikos taikymo aprašymas, pateikiami papildomi empirinio tyrimo duomenys ir jų rinkimo instrumentai.

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Matthews, Graham. "A process to be managed : research studies in preservation management in UK libraries." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1997. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/28085.

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Cleland, William A. "Best Practices in Digital Asset Management for Electronic Texts in Academic Research Libraries." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1182789000.

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Feldman, Michele Gold. "An investigative study of the library information skills taught by elementary school library media specialists in Camden City public schools /." Full text available online, 2006. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.

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Houston, Andrea L., Hsinchun Chen, Susan M. Hubbard, Bruce R. Schatz, Tobun Dorbin Ng, Robin R. Sewell, and Kristin M. Tolle. "Medical Data Mining on the Internet: Research on a Cancer Information System." Kluwer, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106388.

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona
This paper discusses several data mining algorithms and techniques that we have developed at the University of Arizona Artificial Intelligence Lab.We have implemented these algorithms and techniques into several prototypes, one of which focuses on medical information developed in cooperation with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.We propose an architecture for medical knowledge information systems that will permit data mining across several medical information sources and discuss a suite of data mining tools that we are developing to assist NCI in improving public access to and use of their existing vast cancer information collections.

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Varner, Carroll H. Palmer James C. "An examination of an academic library culture using a competing values framework." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9720814.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1996.
Title from title page screen, viewed June 1, 2006. Dissertation Committee: James C. Palmer (chair), Paul J. Baker, Rodney P. Riegle, Susan E. Stroyan. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-100) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Morrison, Heather, and Andrew Waller. "Open access for the medical librarian." Canadian Health Libraries Association, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/952.

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In this article open access is defined, and the resources and issues of greatest relevance to the medical librarian are discussed. The economics of open access publishing is examined from the point of view of the university library. Open access resources, both journals and articles in repositories, are already significant and growing rapidly. There are close to 2300 fully open-access peer review journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (320 health sciences titles are included). DOAJ is adding titles at a rate of 1.5 per day. An OAIster search of resources in repositories includes more than 7.6 million items (a rough estimate of the number of articles in repositories, although not all items are full text), and this number will exceed one billion items before the end of 2007. Medical research funders, including the US National Institutes of Health, the Wellcome Trust, the UK Medical Research Council, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, either have implemented or are considering open access policies. This will drive greater growth in open access resources, particularly in the area of medicine. There are implications and leadership opportunities for librarians in the open access environment.

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Barrett, Jaia. "ARL 237: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC." ARL, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106069.

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This is issue 237, December 2004. "ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education administrators and faculty; information technologists and those who depend on networked information; as well as anyone concerned with the future of scholarly communication or information policy developments." TABLE OF CONTENTS Libraries and Changing Research Practices: A Report of the ARL/CNI Forum on E-Research and Cyberinfrastructure by Diane Goldenberg-Hart, Communications Coordinator, Coalition for Networked Information [PDFâ see pages 1-5] SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION The Development of an Open Source Publishing System at Cornell and Penn State Universities by Terry Ehling, Director of Electronic Publishing at Cornell University Library [PDFâ see pages 6-7] SPARC Presents Workshop on Institutional Repositories [PDFâ see page 7] Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Scholarship-Friendly Copyright Practices by Julia Blixrud, Assistant Executive Director, External Relations, ARL, and Assistant Director, Public Programs, SPARC [PDFâ see page 8] OLMS INFORMATION SERVICES Library Services in Non-Library Spaces excerpted from ARL/OLMS SPEC Kit 285 by Gordon Aamot, Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries, and Steve Hiller, Head, Science Libraries/Library Assessment Coordinator, University of Washington [PDFâ see page 9] ARL ACTIVITIES ARL Membership Plans for the Future [PDFâ see page 10] Preserving Audio Collections: Action Plan Developed [PDFâ see page 11]

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Singh, Rajesh. "Marketing culture of Finnish research libraries : an analysis of marketing attitude, knowledge and behaviour /." Åbo : Åbo Akademis förlag, 2005. http://www.doria.fi/cgi-bin/Pdisplay.cgi/TMP.objres.20.pdf?type=application/pdf&path=/m1/encompass/repadiss/clipboard/.outgoing/TMP.objres.20.pdf&fileaddr=193.166.0.206&fileport=20212.

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Thakkar, Amit. "Combinatorial Synthesis, Sequencing, and Biological Applications of Peptide and Peptidomimetic Libraries." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259775104.

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Jones, David Edgar. "Relentless Accumulation : a Critical History of Collection Growth in American Research University Libraries, 1945-1979." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.521979.

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Kliewer, Greta, Amalia Monroe-Gulick, Stephanie Gamble, and Erik Radio. "Using Primo for undergraduate research: a usability study." EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622794.

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to observe how undergraduate students approach open-ended searching for a research assignment, specifically as it affected their use of the discovery interface Primo. Design/methodology/approach - In total, 30 undergraduate students were provided with a sample research assignment and instructed to find resources for it using web tools of their choice, followed by the Primo discovery tool. Students were observed for 30 minutes. A survey was provided at the end to solicit additional feedback. Sources students found were evaluated for relevance and utility. Findings - Students expressed a high level of satisfaction with Primo despite some difficulty navigating through more complicated tasks. Despite their interest in the tool and previous exposure to it, it was usually not the first discovery tool students used when given the research assignment. Students approached the open-ended search environment much like they would with a commercial search engine. Originality/value - This paper focused on an open-ended search environment as opposed to a known- item scenario in order to assess students' preferences for web search tools and how a library discovery layer such as Primo was a part of that situation. Evaluation of the resources students found relevant were also analyzed to determine to what degree the students understood the level of quality they exhibited and from which tool they were obtained.

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Gilbert, Mark, and Heather Lane. "Forty-five numbers for snow: a brief introduction to the UDC for Polar libraries." UDC Consortium The Hague, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105332.

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This paper discusses the development of the Polar UDC. It examines some elements of the UDC specific to the Polar context, in particular the geographical auxiliary schedule. Some future plans for the implementation of UDC in a library and also in a museum context are outlined.

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Haskell, Loretta Murray. "Student Performance of a Library-Related Task." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330802/.

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The high school research paper is a task which consumes instructional time, requires considerable student effort, and places a high demand on school library resources. Little research has been conducted on how students accomplish this task. Academic task research indicates that in classrooms, tasks are defined by students in terms of (a) the nature of the products the teacher will accept and (b) the operations allowed and the resources available. Here the product is the research paper; the resources available include those found in the school library. The purpose of this study was to determine what strategies students use to perform the library-related task.

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Woodward, Nakia J., Rick L. Wallace, Kelly Loyd, Elizabeth A. Wallace, and Rachel R. Walden. "Librarians as Connectors: Applying Information Skills to Facilitate Research Partnerships." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8708.

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Kuhlman, Lane M. "Gesture Mapping for Interaction Design: An Investigative Process for Developing Interactive Gesture Libraries." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1244003264.

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Lithgow, Susan Diane. "Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of library provision within penal establishments in England and Wales : research to field test performance indicators and quality assurance programmes." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283875.

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Stewart, Lewis E. "Factors contributing to download activity for applied research projects completed at Texas State University in the Master of Public Administration program /." View online version, 2009. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/306.

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Kahtani, Abdullah S. Mossa. "Plans for Establishing and Developing the Social Research Studies and Information Center Libraries in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330932/.

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Ntshuntshe-Matshaya, Pateka Patricia. "Investigating the relevance of quality measurement indicators for South African higher education libraries." University of the Western Cape, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8337.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
This study investigates the relevance of quality measurement indicators at higher education libraries for faculty academics, librarians, and students. The study followed a mixed-method design with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data collection. Faculty academics, librarians and students ranked the existing quality measurement indicators for South African higher education libraries. The findings revealed that for library quality measures to meet the needs of faculty academics, librarians, and students, the resources must be accessible both physically and virtually, and staff should be accountable and willing to offer services responsive to the users' needs and expectations of a safe, secure, and comfortable library space, be it physical or virtual. The qualitative data highlighted the importance of adequate resources and the adoption of new developments as measures for quality. Quality measurement indicators must include elements such as adequate funding; relevant resources aligned with teaching and learning programmes; programmes that are integrated into teaching plans; effective supplier collaboration with respect to the process of acquiring relevant learning materials; effective student training; communication of the value of library services and alignment with the student learning outcomes; research support in a digital environment with e-tools and website navigability; research data management; and open access, which is a prominent role of the library. Based on the data, there was a quality measure (process) that was commendable even though it did not form part of the existing quality measures nor a service whose relevance was assessed. The separation of undergraduate and postgraduate learning spaces was amongst those services that ranked quite high from the students' responses (qualitative data). Even though there were differences emphasized on each indicator by either faculty academics or students, there were also discrepancies in the interpretation of what each quality indicator means to each study population group. As the study of this nature has recommendations and gaps identified in terms of research findings, it is quite important to record that there was a series of gaps that were identified in terms of library expectations and perceptions. These gaps were suggested as part of further research that must be conducted to fill the void in terms of library users’ voices in the development of higher education library measurement indicators.

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Meho, Lokman I., and Kristina M. Spurgin. "Ranking the Research Productivity of LIS Faculty and Schools: An Evaluation of Data Sources and Research Methods." Wiley, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105802.

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This study evaluates the data sources and research methods used in earlier studies to rank the research productivity of Library and Information Science (LIS) faculty and schools. In doing so, the study identifies both tools and methods that generate more accurate publication count rankings as well as databases that should be taken into consideration when conducting comprehensive searches in the literature for research and curricular needs. With a list of 2,625 items published between 1982 and 2002 by 68 faculty members of 18 American Library Associationâ (ALA-) accredited LIS schools, hundreds of databases were searched. Results show that there are only 10 databases that provide significant coverage of the LIS indexed literature. Results also show that restricting the data sources to one, two, or even three databases leads to inaccurate rankings and erroneous conclusions. Because no database provides comprehensive coverage of the LIS literature, researchers must rely on a wide range of disciplinary and multidisciplinary databases for ranking and other research purposes. The study answers such questions as the following: Is the Association of Library and Information Science Educationâ s (ALISEâ s) directory of members a reliable tool to identify a complete list of faculty members at LIS schools? How many and which databases are needed in a multifile search to arrive at accurate publication count rankings? What coverage will be achieved using a certain number of databases? Which research areas are well covered by which databases? What alternative methods and tools are available to supplement gaps among databases? Did coverage performance of databases change over time? What counting method should be used when determining what and how many items each LIS faculty and school has published? The authors recommend advanced analysis of research productivity to provide a more detailed assessment of research productivity of authors and programs.

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Kleinveldt, Lynn. "Academics' experience of and perceptions of the role of the academic library in research at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7861_1297770699.

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The study investigates the role of CPUT libraries in supporting research and how academics perceive this role. CPUT is a new university of technology and aims at improving its research record. Research is crucial to South Africa to develop economically, socially and to compete globally. Research is fundamental to the existence of universities. Universities of technology libraries face the challenge of providing support for research. Previously the colleges / technikon libraries provided support for undergraduate and underdiplomates only. Today, they have to provide support for researchers at masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels.

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Kader, Abdullah Abdul. "Research and development in science and technology in GCC countries : role of information centres and libraries." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1997. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7441.

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This research study identifies the role of library and information centres at the major science and technology related universities and research institutes in the six GeC countries i.e. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, in relation to the institutes/organisations research and development activities. It also had a comparative aspect in that it examined information resources and information services available in the institutes/organisations under study with users perceptions on the effectiveness and efficiency of library and information services. A survey research design utilizing questionnaires was chosen as the most appropriate and effective method for gathering the data needed with intensive interviews with academe, Deans/Directors of Library Information Centres and R&D personnel to answer the study's research questions. The different populations were queried including the Chief Executives of institutes/organisations, Deans/Directors of Library and Information Centres and selected R&D personnel associated with them. It was found that in spite of large library collections and a number of de-centralised library systems in all the universities, information services available to the R&D personnel were inadequate. The fmdings of this investigation provided the means for the development of the proposed regional and national library/information network systems for successful library and information services model presented in this study. As an alternative a GeC infonnation subsystem GCC-SIST has been recommended along with emphasis on an electronic information system.

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Chen, Hsinchun. "Semantic Research for Digital Libraries." 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105809.

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona
As applications become more pervasive, pressing, and diverse, several well-known information retrieval (IR) problems have become even more urgent. Information overload, a result of the ease of information creation and transmission via the Internet and WWW, has become more troublesome (e.g., even stockbrokers and elementary school students, heavily exposed to various WWW search engines, are versed in such IR terminology as recall and precision). Significant variations in database formats and structures, the richness of information media (text, audio, and video), and an abundance of multilingual information content also have created severe information interoperability problems -- structural interoperability, media interoperability, and multilingual interoperability.

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Elgohary, Amgad A. Robbins Jane B. "Educational preparation of entry-level professional librarians employed by Florida research libraries." 2003. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08312003-231256.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2003.
Advisor: Dr. Jane Robbins, Florida State University, School of Information Studies. Title from PDF title screen. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the World Wide Web from the Florida State University Libraries' web site.

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Elgohary, Amgad A. Robbins Jane Borsch. "Educational preparation of entry-level professional librarians employed by Florida research libraries." 2003. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08312003-231256.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2003.
Advisor: Dr. Jane Robbins, Florida State University, School of Information Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 29, 2003). Includes bibliographical references.

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Suwannarat, Patha. "Library leadership in research university libraries." 1994. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32021606.html.

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Smith, MacKenzie. "Curating Digital Research Data." 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/222231.

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Howard, John B. "Modeling Cyberinfrastructure Services through Collaborative Research." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/337129.

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Breakout session from the Living the Future 7 Conference, April 30-May 3, 2008, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.
The work of science is being transformed by the dynamics of several circumstances: change in many social, technological and environmental domains is so rapid that science has difficulty keeping up; science is becoming more data-intensive, driven by the need to observe and articulate theories about more and more complex phenomena, and data collection grows exponentially as new technologies facilitate data acquisition on a massive scale; ever more work occurs at the points where traditional scientific disciplines intersect; and there is a growing social expectation that science should help solve emergent, practical problems and project solutions into the future. In sum, the processes of science need to accelerate, to become increasingly inter- (and trans-) disciplinary, and to become more "solution-driven." What is the role of research libraries in addressing these challenges? In the absence of clear, successful organizational models, the ASU Libraries has been modeling cyberinfrastructure services in collaboration with multi-disciplinary, data-intensive sponsored research projects. This presentation presents a broad case study of the experience of the past three years, identifying challenges encountered and describing how strategic direction has been charted in response to needs of the scientific community. Topics to be discussed include: library identify and the culture of science; challenges of data classification and organization to enable integrative, multi-domain research; the role of data scientists; integrating scientific and data curation workflows; implementation of digital repository services; and how emergent synergies with research centers and institutes, informatics/computer science, and high-performance computing begin to blur administrative boundaries.

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