Against the historical background of the growth of research collections, the scale of developing electronic information is examined, along with its implications for established…
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Against the historical background of the growth of research collections, the scale of developing electronic information is examined, along with its implications for established principles and practice in collection building and service delivery. Existing practices must extend and ultimately change to accommodate the different nature of electronic information. Aspects discussed include selection criteria, effective resource discovery, and the role of metadata and electronic search tools. New developments in resources sharing are indicated. Changes in the physical environment of research collections are discussed, along with the current uncertainties about disposal of hard copy in favour of electronic formats. The need for sound technical planning and support is noted, and the new demands on information specialists are identified. These relate particularly to services which offer advice, guidance and value‐added provision for the researcher. The article concludes that research collections are becoming hybrid resources, extending and enhancing provision for the research community.
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This report on methods recently adopted at Glasgow University Library to give formal training in reader service describes a seminar included in a training programme for members of…
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This report on methods recently adopted at Glasgow University Library to give formal training in reader service describes a seminar included in a training programme for members of non‐professional staff appointed some months previously. The programme encompassed an introductory talk by the Head of Reader Services and visits to other Library departments, including Cataloguing, Acquisitions and Special Collections and the Bindery.
The role and expectations of new professional assistants inacademic libraries are explored. A special balance and a specificemphasis are needed in this formative period, to give…
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The role and expectations of new professional assistants in academic libraries are explored. A special balance and a specific emphasis are needed in this formative period, to give new recruits the full breadth of knowledge and skills required in the short term and provide the basis for continued training in the future
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The article summarizes the recent work of SCONUL’s Advisory Committee on Staffing. Emphasis has been on creating opportunities for active training and development of staff in…
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The article summarizes the recent work of SCONUL’s Advisory Committee on Staffing. Emphasis has been on creating opportunities for active training and development of staff in Higher Education library and information services. A series of regular courses on matters of continuing concern is complemented by individual events about topical issues. Regular courses and meetings cover management skills for staff at various levels, including heads of service, deputies and staff new to management responsibilities. Annual meetings of training officers offer updates on practice and developments and serve as current awareness events. Modest financial support for staff development projects is available through the SCONUL Award, and occasional publications are produced to share best practice between institutions. The Committee monitors staffing policy and practice in the higher education sector, and liaises actively with other organizations concerned with questions of staff training and development.
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Sevim McCutcheon, Michael Kreyche, Margaret Beecher Maurer and Joshua Nickerson
This paper aims to describe work at Kent State University Libraries and Media Services to promote and devise electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) storage at OhioLINK's ETD…
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This paper aims to describe work at Kent State University Libraries and Media Services to promote and devise electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) storage at OhioLINK's ETD Center, to find efficient methods to represent these unique scholarly materials within the library's catalog, and to foster the establishment of state‐wide library catalog standards for ETDs.
Design/methodology/approach
A semi‐automated process has been devised that extracts student‐supplied metadata already available in the OhioLINK ETD Center to provide almost instantaneous access to unique resources through the library catalog. A Perl program uses the OAI‐PMH protocol to extract metadata, modifies and enhances the data, and inserts it into the Innovative Interfaces, Inc. catalog. Significant effort was made to map the data from ETD‐MS to MARC. Catalogers retrieve records for completion and contribute full bibliographic records to OCLC WorldCat in addition to the local and consortium catalogs.
Findings
The process successfully produces a provisional bibliographic record that is useful immediately for resource discovery and that can serve as the basis for full cataloging.
Practical implications
This research provides libraries with a method they can adapt locally to provide provisional level access, full level access, or both, to unique scholarly research.
Originality/value
This research broke new ground regarding the use of a software agent to repurpose metadata in library catalogs. It also impacted national cataloging standards for ETDs.
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Abraham Stefanidis, Margaret E. King-Sears, Lina Gilic and Vasilis Strogilos
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between (1) employed parents' work–family conflict (WFC), (2) their children with disabilities' support needs, (3…
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between (1) employed parents' work–family conflict (WFC), (2) their children with disabilities' support needs, (3) their children's age, and (4) those parents' levels of school engagement.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 193 US parents of children with disabilities who completed a survey regarding work and family strain as well as school engagement. Descriptive statistical and correlational analyses were used, followed by moderated regression analysis.
Findings
Results indicate that higher levels of WFC have a negative impact on parents' school engagement. Similarly, children with disabilities' increased needs for parental support have a negative impact on school engagement. Moreover, the age of children with disabilities holds a moderating role in the relationship between support needs and school engagement.
Research limitations/implications
Human resource managers can acquire information regarding employed parents of children with disabilities' increased support needs and formalize flexible policies leading to supportive workplace cultures. School personnel can instigate a range of options that facilitate parents' school engagement, such as maximizing use of technology via virtual meetings and activities.
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These innovative findings contribute to theoretical underpinnings in work and family strain research as well as conservation of resources theory, given the lack of previous empirical work specific to children with disabilities and their employed parents.
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MANY and sundry are the worries which fall to the lot of the librarian, and the matter of book‐repair is not the least among them. The very limited book‐fund at the disposal of…
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MANY and sundry are the worries which fall to the lot of the librarian, and the matter of book‐repair is not the least among them. The very limited book‐fund at the disposal of most public library authorities makes it imperative on the part of the librarian to keep the books in his charge in circulation as long as possible, and to do this at a comparatively small cost, in spite of poor paper, poor binding, careless repairing, and unqualified assistants. This presents a problem which to some extent can be solved by the establishment of a small bindery or repairing department, under the control of an assistant who understands the technique of bookbinding.
Preparing future elementary teachers to connect social studies content and skills with technology necessitates the integration of technology into teacher preparation methods…
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Preparing future elementary teachers to connect social studies content and skills with technology necessitates the integration of technology into teacher preparation methods courses. Such integration hinges on the identification of pre-service teachers’ level of Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK). These three knowledge areas help shape smart uses for educational technology beyond entertainment that utilize technology in educationally profitable ways. The TPACK model is useful for identifying the knowledge required by pre-service teachers for the purpose of wedding instructional technology to social studies content and instruction. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to describe and to analyze the integration of an instructional technology lesson in an elementary social studies methods course in a large Midwestern university. The study, specifically, describes and reports on 25 pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the utilization of a social studies software technology called Timeliner. The study reports on the level of TPACK awareness of the study’s pre-service teachers and offers implications related to instructional technology integration in elementary social studies methods courses.