Assessing the Library Needs and Preferences of Off-Campus Students     

《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(1-2):265-302

Abstract

In order to have a successful library program for distance education students, librarians must understand who their students are, as well as what their students want and need. Of course, the best way to get this information is to ask the students. The ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services emphasize this point, encouraging librarians to regularly survey students involved in distance education and off-campus programs. This paper is based on two student surveys, one conducted by the Coordinator of Library Services for Distance Education at the University of Iowa and the other conducted by the Distance Librarian at University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The paper focuses on the issues that librarians confront when they conduct a survey of distance education students. In addition, it covers details on writing and developing a survey instrument, including the need to ask the right questions in a proper manner and the need to arrange the questions and information in a user-friendly format. The results of the two surveys are presented, including a comparison of some data between the two programs.  相似文献   

云计算环境下的数字图书馆语义服务架构研究     

张继东 《图书情报工作》2013,57(16):130-134

利用云计算技术、语义服务技术来解决数字图书馆的资源重复建设问题和互操作问题,提出云计算环境下的数字图书馆语义服务的框架模型并给出解决方案。自行设计、建立数字图书馆云计算服务平台,并在云平台上进行服务部署。设计云计算环境下的语义服务的描述、部署和组合方式,提出基于硬件检测和语义的云服务调度模式。提出数字图书馆云节点的监控和可视化显示方案,设计数字图书馆云门户。  相似文献   

Stuck Behind the Curve: How the Academic Law Library Can Help Students Who Struggle in Law School     

Jennifer A. González 《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(3):239-268

This article examines how academic law libraries can assist law schools in meeting the needs of students who struggle in law school. This article will describe the types of programs currently available to help struggling students within law schools, including academic support programs, and offer suggestions to improve the delivery of services to this growing population.  相似文献   

Self-Help Legal Materials in the Law Library: Going a Step Further for the Public Patron     

Merrilee Harrell 《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(4):283-304

ABSTRACT

Service to pro se patrons continues to be one of the core issues facing law librarians. The current downturn in the economy makes this issue more critical than ever. This article provides one way to better meet the needs of this growing class of law library patrons.  相似文献   

Bilingual and Multilingual Legal Dictionaries in the European Union: An Updated Bibliography     

Gerard-René de Groot  Conrad J. P. van Laer 《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(3):149-209

This annotated bibliography is intended to shed light on the availability and distribution of legal dictionaries that translate the twenty-seven European languages. The representative corpus consists of about 200 printed bilingual legal dictionaries (BLDs) with terms from two or more legal languages used in the European Union. This bibliography aims to illustrate the wide variation in the quality of these BLDs by the usage of three special headings and by referring to relevant professional reviews. In addition, the authors have commented upon noticeable BLDs that deserve serious criticism or special attention. This annotated bibliography updates the previous bibliography (Gerard-René de Groot & Conrad J. P. van Laer. The Quality of Legal Dictionaries: An Assessment [Maastricht Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2008/6, 2008]) and covers almost all recently published BLDs. However, this bibliography is not exhaustive because of the dispersion of publishing houses: Each publisher issues only two BLDs, on average.  相似文献   

Trends in Library Systems: Improved Workflow Processes,Greater Collaboration,and Unbounded Openness     

Caroline Young 《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(4):307-319

The evolution of print, electronic, and digital resources, as well as shifting technology advancements, are significant drivers of change in libraries, including library systems. This article reviews the latest variety of library systems available focusing on the library services platform, ¹ 1. “Library services platform” is a term used by Marshall Breeding. See Marshall Breeding, Contents from the Guest Editor, 24 Information Standards Quarterly 2, 2 (2012). open source solutions, and the hybrid open source library services platform. All of these newer alternatives to the integrated library system are attempting in their own way to address the overarching drive for libraries, including law libraries, to have greater efficiencies in the following ways: (1) more productive business processes, (2) collaboration among libraries, institutions, and vendors, and (3) unfettered access to open code and software in order to customize library systems to their own specifications.  相似文献   

Book Selection Services     

《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(4):259-274

Abstract

Book selection services are just one of the resources used by law libraries for collection development purposes. They function as a new title pre-selection service, saving collection development staff hours of time sifting through thousands of new publisher offerings to access those materials which meet their specific collection needs, resulting in far more efficient use of library staff time. They also serve as a one-stop shopping center, providing materials without the hassle of dealing with individual publishers and staff. This article is based on a yearlong study comparing just two services used by the Law Library at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, and examines a few specific areas of concern to that institution. It is not meant to be a comprehensive review or comparison of either service.  相似文献   

Reference Services in Law Firm Environments     

《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(1-2):91-111

SUMMARY

Law firm libraries have undergone drastic changes in recent years. This chapter chronicles the evolution in the size of the law firm library and its collection, the changing expectations of law firm library users, and the inventive ways that law firm librarians are fulfilling the needs of the law firm library users with technology and other means. This chapter also explores how law firm libraries can improve service and overall efficiency through limited outsourcing of reference services.  相似文献   

Sport Science Literature     

《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(2):15-37

The sources and access points of sport science literature are discussed, with the intent to provide a practical guide for the health science librarian, regardless of the size or type of library involved. Sport science literature is still scattered throughout publications directed to many different groups. Not centrally indexed, without standardized terminology, the holdings are dispersed among various types of libraries and documentation centers. The lists provided include professional associations, online computer databases, indexes and abstract services, journals and serials, and books, all intended to aid the health sciences librarian interested in establishing a sporf science collection.  相似文献   

The Veteran MEDLINE Searcher's Encounter with Other Databases     

《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(2):75-83

No abstract available for this article.  相似文献