Reference Services Review: Volume 35 Issue 3
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents - Special Issue: Library and IT mergers
Delivering not just value … but added value
Eleanor Mitchell, Sarah Barbara WatsteinThe purpose of this editorial is to introduce this special issue on library and information technology (IT) mergers.
Library and IT mergers: how successful are they?
Steve McKinzieThe purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to four articles from Reference Services Review focusing on the theme of library/IT mergers. It aims to place the articles…
The perception of effectiveness of merged information services organizations
John K. StemmerThe purpose of this paper is to assess the perceptions of chief information officers and academic deans with respect to the effectiveness of merged information services…
Libraries and IT: are we there yet?
Deborah Ludwig, Jeffrey BullingtonThis study aims to look at the impact for users on university library and information technology services, present and future, following merger.
Merged service outcomes at Earlham College
Neal Baker, Thomas G. KirkThe paper aims to provide an overview of merged services arising from the integration of library and information technology units at Earlham College. These services may serve as a…
Get it in writing: MOUs and library/IT partnerships
Carolyn Mary Walters, Elizabeth Ann Van GordonIncreasingly academic libraries are partnering with other campus units to improve efficiency and to better serve students and faculty. This paper aims to focus on the importance…
Creating collaborative technology‐rich workspaces in an academic library
Emily Barton, Arlene WeismantelThe purpose of this paper is to describe the process of the planning, implementation, promotion, management and assessment of the Collaborative Technology Laboratories (CTLs) at…
Do academic enquiry services scare students?
Catherine M. Robinson, Peter ReidThe purpose of this paper is to clarify the ways in which students seek help in libraries, and their feelings about using library enquiry services. In this way, it should bring…
Getting everyone on the same page: A staff focus group study for library web site redesign
Don MacMillan, Susan McKee, Shawna SadlerUsing staff focus groups in the redevelopment of a library web site deploys their knowledge of user navigation issues and search strategies and addresses the unique needs of…
From paper to electronic, the evolution of pathfinders: a review of the literature
Luigina VilenoThe purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature on pathfinders, from the 1970s to the present.
Understanding our student learners: A phenomenographic study revealing the ways that undergraduate women at Mills College understand using information
Clarence MaybeeThis research project aims to provide an understanding of Mills College undergraduate students' experience of using information, which Mills librarians can use to develop…
Information literacy education through mediated learning and multiple intelligences: A quasi‐experimental control‐group study
Intan Azura Mokhtar, Shaheen Majid, Schubert FooThis paper aims to present the findings of a study that investigated the impact of information literacy (IL) teaching approaches, which are grounded in pedagogy, on students'…
Viewing information needs through a Johari Window
Andrew K. ShentonThe purpose of this paper is to apply to the study of information needs the Johari Window framework that has long been accepted as a useful model for understanding interpersonal…
Corporate governance research on the free web: a selected annotated guide
Sophie Bury, Richard LeblancThe web offers a large and ever expanding range of information sources on the popular and widely researched topic of corporate governance. This paper aims to introduce keys sites…
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- Ms Sarah Barbara Watstein