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The article offers information on a nation's economy is described in numbers, but academicians use words to explain those numbers. It discusses that Scholarly papers forecasting the state of the economy are more than equally matched with opinion pieces in the daily press that also attempt to forecast the state of the economy; and mentions that EconLit, the primary database covering the scholarly literature of economics, is produced by the American Economic Association (AEA).

Announces the launch of an image database and indexing tool, 'The Papers of John Jay,' by Columbia University Libraries. Availability of the database online; Access to the correspondence, memos, diaries, and diplomatic papers written by or to Jay; How Jay was a diplomat and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The article focuses on the evolving role of librarians in supporting scholars' research endeavors, encompassing areas such as research data services, scholarly communication, and the integration of Artificial intelligence (AI) into library systems. It discusses how AI tools are being utilized to enhance various aspects of research, from peer review and manuscript editing to automated literature reviews and personalized recommendations.

The article focuses on the changing digital library user expectations amid the latest advances in open access repositories, with a focus on the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library at the University of California-Berkeley. Other topics include an overview of the library's venture into digital publishing, challenges associated with conforming to content management system (CMS) standards, and advantages possessed by the library profession.

The article reflects on the profound impact of AI on various aspects of education and information access. It discusses how AI will shift the focus in higher education towards skill-building, emphasizing the need for students to develop practical skills in addition to knowledge acquisition. The article also highlights the challenges of navigating the vast amount of information available and the role of librarians and instructors in guiding students through the research process.

The article reports on the efforts of the Library Association of Ireland and the #ebooksSOS campaign to raise awareness of the issue of publishers pulling ebooks from digital collections. It also mentions the success of Blind SA in persuading the South African High Court to amend the country's Copyright Act to make adequate provision for blind and visually impaired people to access books.

The article focuses on lending of equipment is which governed by an Equipment Lending Agreement form that students complete each academic year which governs usage of laptops, tablets, handheld video recorders, microphones and wireless presenters. Topics discussed include expansion in Wi-Fi and bring your own device policies (BYOD), lending high-tech, high-price equipment such as video cameras, box cameras, and audiorecording and paper-based records into integrated library system (ILS).

The article explores the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generative models, like ChatGPT, in academic environments and the critical role of librarians in managing this shift. Topics discussed include integrating AI tools into digital competencies frameworks, addressing ethical and pedagogical challenges posed by AI, and the need for librarians to teach and promote the responsible use of AI within academic institutions.

The article examines controlled digital lending (CDL) in libraries, emphasizing its adherence to copyright law through fair use and the first sale doctrine. It discusses CDL requirements, legal challenges highlighted by cases like Hachette versus Internet Archive, and practical considerations for libraries in consortia like PASCAL, addressing budget limitations and the need to balance access with legal compliance in digitizing print resources for interlibrary loan.

The article examines Google and Bing and discusses on performances of them. Topics discussed include making the top results of search; pulling of information by the search engines from a webpage; and powerful search tools provided by Bing and Google, with both engines performing well in many reference areas.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for using the Drupal Geolocation Field and Geolocation Views modules to integrate maps into a library's website.

The article discusses the University of Minnesota-Duluth's (UMD) development of a desk statistics tracking tool for use in its library. An overview of the paper method collection of daily usage statistics at the library is provided. A discussion of the reference team's attempt to create its own reference tracker using Microsoft Access is given. The UMD accessed Forms using the UM Google Docs which allows data to be entered into a spreadsheet from a form.

In the article, the author discusses the strategies that libraries can adopt to establish and expand their digital collections. He cites as example the Berkeley Discovery learning space project they launched at University of California-Berkeley (UC-Berkeley). Also cited are the efforts by libraries to transform their library spaces and digital platforms to enhance hybrid learning, and the tools like LibGuides, homegrown finding aids, and training workshops.

The article delves into the concept of library anxiety, defining it as the fear of utilizing library resources, tracing its history, and exploring its impact on students' academic success. Topics include the origins of library anxiety, its measurement through scales like e Library Anxiety Scale and Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, and efforts by librarians to alleviate it through information literacy courses and understanding its psychological roots.

The article reports on the significance of user surveys in academic libraries, focusing on their role in assessing user satisfaction and driving engagement and service improvement. The discussion emphasizes the need for libraries, like the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), to adopt feedback loops as a customer experience strategy to enhance services, gather meaningful insights, and prove their value in a competitive landscape.

The article describes repositories as ideal sites for manuscripts, articles, and supporting files. It notes that data repositories has natural alignment with document repositories, with each resource adding value to the other. It adds that they are also working on data and file management solutions.

The article focuses on the growing importance of collection expertise in the digital landscape, highlighting the collaboration between librarians and publishers. Topics discussed include the increasing interest in digital custodianship among content creators, the power of visual media in community building and scholarly communication, and the embrace of collaboration among content managers to address challenges like peer review and data services.

The article highlights opening access for academic research through Institutional Repository (IR). Topics discussed include defining a place for academic libraries to store and showcase faculty; making certain limitation on access due to legal reason on making digital resources accessible to all users; and providing access to post-embargo accepted manuscripts.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the creation of images for an online library orientation video. Details about the major parts of the online version of law library orientation are presented including a libguide content management system, a video, and an email. Also provided are steps for image processing.

The author highlights different information resources on studying entrepreneurship. He recommends looking for samples of business plans on the Website Bplans.com at www.bplans.com, Reference for Business at www.referenceforbusiness.com and Answers.com at www.answers.com. Other resources include the "Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries," ProQuest Entrepreneurship (PE) online databases and academic libraries. The author advises information searchers to implement various search techniques such as keyword searching to increase success in finding information.

The article offers information on the use of social media to promote Cumberland University's Vise Library. Topics discussed include starting scavenger hunts to make people come to library; starting scrawl wall to make people give some creative and meaningful answers; and creating a selfie contest social media campaign in library.

The article reviews several web sites that provide statistics and data for ebooks including Aptara (aptaracorp.com/resources/category/ebook-surveys), Book Industry Study Group (bisg.org), and Bowker Market Research (bookconsumer.com).

The article offers information on the Trello, a web-based project management tool for users to organize projects.

The article reflects on the evolution of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries' personal content management (PCM) team and its role in supporting the community in Massachusetts. It mentions subject liaisons work with discipline-specific communities to support their research needs and collaborate with other domain experts like the PCM team. It also mentions Zotero and Mendeley matured as citation management products, offering options for group sharing and annotation.

The article features the new Engineering Library of Stanford University. The new Engineering Library has been designed to accommodate the modifications in the engineering curriculum as it evolves to include tightly integrated information discovery and retrieval component. One of the most striking features of the library, the author says, is its readiness for the transition from paper textbooks and periodicals to digital formats and one advantage of the change is that all authorized users are provided the same level of access whether onsite or offsite.

The article focuses on librarians who initiate book clubs at their libraries that are always looking for recommendations. Topics include examines this is not restricted to public libraries and special libraries, particularly medical libraries are regulars at forming book discussion groups and considered being a member of a neighborhood book club, the selection of the next book is to read and discuss likely falls since the resident librarian.

The article offers information on the preservation of library special collections using digital technology and the importance of data management in it. Topics discussed include the constant changes in the field of digital library development, the importance of collaboration between research libraries in preservation, and the need to promote library skills in archiving as well as data management.

The article announces several personal changes and awards related to librarians in the U.S., as of June 2016, including appointment of Krishna Nathan at S&P Global, Cheryl A. Middleton at Oregon State University, and presentation of Springer's Howard E. Brandt Best Paper Award to Mun Dae Kim.

The article focuses on ProQuest's latest attempt at creating a one-stop shopping business portal is called ProQuest One Business. Topics include the librarians are accustomed to hopping from one online resource to another, and the search interface will be familiar to anyone who has used other ProQuest products.

The article explores how libraries can leverage the learning potential of Augmented reality. Topics include augmented reality discovery layer for the library that will make it easier to find electronic resources when in the library; and helps students learn about library resources interactively as they assist a cartoon detective gathering data to perfect his coffee-brewing skills.

The article offers industry news briefs as of September-October 2017.Topics discussed include introducing next generation of Citeline's Sitetrove and Trialtrove solutions by Informa Pharma Intelligence, collaboration of PaperHive with Ingent and announcement made by SAGE Publishing regarding the expansion of partnership with EBSCO Information Services.

The article focuses on Sci-Hub, a free download site that offers easy and free access to scholarly resources. Topics included the description and overview of Sci-Hub, its ethical context, its content of copyrighted articles, its association with information literacy, and its significance in academic publication.

The article explores During the pandemic, students and scholars spent more time online than they perhaps ever wanted to. Beyond synchronous and asynchronous courses delivered within universities' learning management systems (LMS), students had additional opportunities to view educational videos, possibly on YouTube or PBS Online.

The article cites the research and statistical developments in the U.S. library sector in 2012. Facts and figures about U.S. public, school and academic libraries were provided by various organizations including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the Association of Research Libraries. Various awards and grant programs were shown that back research efforts of libraries including the Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant from the American Library Association, Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries, and Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper from the American Society for Information Science and Technology.

The article describes the redesign done on the Leroy M. Douglas Sr. Library at the George Moore Academic and Administrative Building of Clinton Community College in New York. A brief background on the college is presented. The project also entailed discussions on dealing with the maintenance and establishment of media collections.

The article reports on the assessments made by information literacy students concerning their interactions with Google Scholar (GS) and the traditional library subscription database Academic Search Premier (ASP) from EBSCO. A review of issues that have accompanied the emergence of GS is provided. The study showed that majority of students prefer use to the EBSCO database over GS. Some reasons cited by students why they favored ASP are discussed, including ease of use, database organization and completeness of citation information.

The article describes the utilization of Microsoft Access to develop a basic, effective and inexpensive electronic resource management (ERM) for the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse's Murphy Library. Attending the "Taming the Electronic Tiger: Effective Management of E-Resources" symposium in January 2004 influenced the author's decision to create an ERM for the library. The initial development of the ERM took about two months and 40 hours. It featured vendor names, link between specific databases and vendors, data elements, alternate login information and Uniform Resource Locators (URL) links. The author claimed that the ERM brought about significant improvement to the library.

The article presents updates from the publishing industry as of January 2015. Topics discussed include the decision of Nature Publishing Group to make all of its 48 journals free to read in the proprietary screen view format in ReadCube, the acquisition of Moreover Technologies by LexixNexis Legal & Professional, and the acquisition of Infotrieve by Copyright Clearance Center. The addition of 250 American Psychological Association ebook titles to the ProQuest ebrary platform is mentioned.

The article informs about building digital research ecosystem and how these infrastructures make research readily discoverable, and quickening scholarly progress. Topics include exploring these research tools and their potential for enabling researchers to connect, build on each other's work, and empower discovery; and how a digital scholarly research ecosystem is a network of software components that enables faculty and student research, and opens possibilities for global collaboration.

The article discusses librarians have starting instruction sessions for decades by saying, "Don't start with a Google search." Topics include to address hybrid article OA discovery and access, library resolvers integrated OA-finding indexes such as Cross- Ref and Unpaywall; and traditional library resolver tools have based upon journal subscription metadata.

The article presents an update related to libraries as of July 2021. Topics discussed include the recovery plans for the University of Cape Town (UCT) Jagger Library in South Africa after a fire, continuation of the grassroots campaign #ebookSOS by British academic librarians to promote fair pricing for electronic books with a meeting with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and auction of the Harry Potter first edition books by Hansons Auctioneers.

The article offers a review of the online scholarly literature database and search engine Google Scholar at www.scholar.google.com.

The article focuses on art of archiving photos with script and batch processing. Topics inlcude the harvest photographs housed only in web-based photo galleries on the law school website and import them into our repository's collection, the digital repositories were initially promoted as a mechanism to capture the scholarly output of an institution, and the library's initial approach to capturing scholarly output has focused heavily on faculty publications.

The article focuses on the oral history project curated by McEntegart Hall Library Archives in collaboration with the honors program at St. Joseph's College (SJC) in Brooklyn, N.Y. Topics include the project was inaugurated in spring as a part of commemorative projects to celebrate the centennial of the college's founding; and oral History collects memories and personal commentaries of historical significance through recorded interviews.

The article talks about Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) AmeriCorps that housed within the nonprofit Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, a program which focuses on addressing digital inequities in St. Paul and Minneapolis. It mentions AmeriCorps members serving a variety of settings, including public libraries and help community members of all ages use technology to better access social, civic, educational, and economic opportunities.

The article discusses that user-experience (UX) testing of the library website and online resources has a healthy history at the University of Tennessee–Chattanooga's Library (UTC Library). It mentions that the usability testing approach was influenced by usability consultant Steve Krug, who recommends informal, frequent testing with a small number of users; and also mentions that participants were asked to provide demographic and usage information.

The article focuses on the use of analytics to describe database in student speak and process for developing and testing the new format for database descriptions. It mentions libguides best practices literature asserts that because students naturally skim websites and format breaks down the database description into shorter chunks of information. It also mentions facilitators have less control over their test population and the length of time testing takes.

The article focuses on sustainability of virtual reference services and embedded library instruction and trends in higher education related to artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots in distance learning. It mentions leveraging emerging technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality blockchain and to pay attention to virtual library service offering. It also mentions interactive instructional learning objects available at the point-of-need in the learning management system (LMS).

In the article, the author discusses some strategies to ensure users are enjoying digital library services amidst the coronavirus pandemic, particularly the use of library metrics. Also cited are their use of targeted access and information counseling to reach potential users, the faculty outreach programs of the University of California--Berkeley (UC-Berkeley) library, and the user training sessions covering topics like information literacy and the future of publishing.

The article focuses on market research reports, sometimes known as market studies, have long been a staple of business research. Topics inlcude the market for market research reports being strong, the academic libraries rely on well-known market research firms when adding reports to their database collection, and the comparison of toothbrush purchases with automobile preferences being not particularly illuminating.