New Library World: Volume 114 Issue 11/12
Table of contents
Putting QR codes to the test
Leo Lo, Jason Coleman, Danielle Theiss– The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into patrons' preferences for quick response code (QR code) design as well as data about their potential benefits.
The Big Society and English public libraries: where are we now?
Anne GouldingThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of the Big Society on public libraries in England. It evaluates the conceptualisation of public libraries as agents in the Big…
Data sharing and its implications for academic libraries
Jeonghyun KimAs an important aspect of the scientific process, research data sharing is the practice of making data used for scholarly research publicly available for use by other researchers…
“Ask me what I read”: readers' advisory and immigrant adaptation
Keren DaliThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of readers' advisory (RA) in libraries to help immigrants with psychological and socio-cultural adaptation in a new…
Making sense of liaison consultations: using reflection to understand information-seeking behavior
Doug SuarezThe purpose of this paper is to reflect on past liaison library practice to make sense of student information-seeking behavior. Experiential data created from liaison…
Students' need for cognition affects their information seeking behavior
Heidar Mokhtari, Mohammad-Reza Davarpanah, Mohammad-Hossein Dayyani, Mohammad-Reza Ahanchian– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of students' need for cognition (NFC) on their information seeking behavior (ISB).
Library partnerships: a key to growth
Bruce Massis– The purpose of this column is to review several recent library partnerships and highlight the benefit of such endeavors for the libraries and their partner institutions.
Publishing and accessibility: past, present, and future
Margaret Spires– The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Future Publishing and Accessibility Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark on June 13-14, 2013.