Student Responses to Using a Computerized Database     

《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(75-76):293-306

Summary

An overwhelming majority (94%) of surveyed students rely on assistance from librarians (80%), professors (9%), and friends (5%) when using ERIC-on-CDROM, even when they are not first-time users. Almost three-quarters of the students report that ERIC-on-CDROM improves research quality (74%) and learning (70%) and evokes feelings of motivation and accomplishment (72%). All students indicate that they will return to use ERIC-on-CDROM but only 39% feel capable of transferring their skills to similar databases. Responses indicate that ERIC-on-CDROM contributes to highly individualized learning situations in which students successfully find information through assistance from both humans and computers.  相似文献   

E-Journal Cataloging in an Age of Alternatives: A Survey of Academic Libraries     

Xiaotian Chen  Stephen Wynn 《期刊图书馆员》2013,64(1-2):96-110

This article reports on a survey of U.S. academic libraries that was conducted in the spring of 2008 to determine if and how academic libraries were actively cataloging e-journals in the age of the OpenURL, A–Z journal lists, and the batch loading of purchased MARC records.  相似文献   

Metadata Dreaming     

《期刊图书馆员》2013,64(2):47-54

ABSTRACT

The author presents the state of metadata schemes today and discusses the idea of a “third way” between free-text searching and full cataloguing. He concludes that there is no such compromise and suggests that metadata schemes will have to incorporate controlled vocabularies and detailed designators if they are to progress, thus leading to a confluence that will be, in essence, a new form of traditional cataloguing.  相似文献   

Business and Economic Database Access in Libraries Serving Midsized Accredited Business Schools     

Cynthia Lenox 《Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship》2013,18(1):14-23

This study extends earlier ones focusing on the database offerings of large academic business libraries. It focuses on libraries that serve “midsized” Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited schools of business in the United States that have undergraduate and MBA programs, but do not have PhD programs and tend to not offer separate business libraries. Using a survey, this study aims at collecting and sharing data that offer benchmarks for libraries to compare their offerings and to support the justification of the addition of desired databases.  相似文献   

Library Collections for the Support of Academic Sport Management Programs     

Kendra Spahr  Stephanie Wiegand 《Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship》2013,18(3):220-241

Sport management is a relatively new and rapidly growing academic discipline. Despite the proliferation of sport management programs in the United States, a review of the library literature reveals few publications concerning library support for such programs. In addition to providing background knowledge about the sport management discipline, this article provides practical information for academic librarians by recommending essential databases, journals, academic publishers, industry publishers, and associations in the arena of sport management.  相似文献   

Fast-Paced,Romantic, Set in Savannah: A Comparison of Results from Readers' Advisory Databases in the Public Library     

Ann C. Cox  Kelsey L. Horne 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(4):285-302

Readers' advisory databases are used by public librarians to assist patrons in finding books based on the facts of the plot, the factors used to describe the appeal of the book, or read titles similar to another book they have read. Librarians depend on these databases to give a complete view of the titles available given these limiters, and may assume that identical searches in each database would give similar results. This study compares search results from four databases to see the extent of crossover within those results, using fact-based searches, appeal factor searches, and read-alike searches.  相似文献   

Unearthing Archaeology: A Study of the Recent Coverage of Selected English-Language Archaeology Journals by Multi-Subject Indexes and by Anthropological Literature     

David C. Tyler  Yang Xu  Emily Dust Nimsakont 《Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian》2013,32(3):100-144

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Gender,Science, and Technology:     

《Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian》2013,32(1):77-134

The present bibliography grew out of a need to provide a basic working list for participants in a conference held at the University of California, Davis in April of 1988. Originally consisting of publications of conference participants, it grew from a specialized working document into a more comprehensive monograph bibliography, at first with a simple snowball method; and subsequently, with the aid of two major bibliographic utilities: the University of California's system-wide online catalog (Melvyl), and RLIN (the cataloging database of the Research Libraries Group).  相似文献   

Decision-Making Factors Related to Bibliographic Database Cancellation     

《Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian》2013,32(1):93-110

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The National Clearinghouse on Aging     

《Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian》2013,32(2):19-30

This paper discusses the creation of the National Clearinghouse on Aging within the federal government and the involvement of the Clearinghouse in the planning and initial implementation of a proposed Service Center for Aging Information (SCAN). This automated, bibliographic information system and its proposed products and services are described. The differing user groups and information needs involved with gerontological research and the provision of social services to the elderly are also discussed.  相似文献