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This article focuses on the King Library, Miami University, Oxford. The website of the library is www.lib.muohio.edu. The general collections in King are available for use to anyone who is in the building, and anyone may walk in. Current hours are posted on the library web page under Hours. Some of the Russian collection is in an off-site storage facility, the Southwest Regional Depository, and these items must be recalled, which takes two business days. It might be best to request these through Interlibrary Loan. Books circulate only to people connected with Miami University or to people living in the area who have joined the Friends of the Library organization. All others can borrow books though Inter-library Loan at their home institutions. The books in Special Collections are in a discrete area on the third floor of King Library, which has different hours and rules for access. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment. Each person using materials is required to have a photo ID.

Presents an example of new practices in acquisitions budgeting through a discussion of the Ohio State University libraries indexing system. Themes of the causes of the library fiscal crisis; Ohio State University's different approach to library materials funding; Issues to be considered in developing an index proposal for use of the institution rather than the library.

The article provides information on aspects of international serials and electronic resource management. Updates are offered on the awards granted by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), the publication of "Output of the NISO Alternative Assessment Project" by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)," the Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) program, and the 2017 ALPSP conference in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

Libraries, particularly academic libraries, are swimming in a sea of data. Librarians often contribute to this by counting every possible patron interaction in an attempt to both define their current situation and to predict future staffing, budgetary, and collection needs. This investigation assessed the effectiveness of using various data sources in predicting future library activity and needs. The authors collected data on in-person and chat reference transactions, electronic journal downloads, database queries, and catalog searches from 2009–12. By analyzing these data points, the authors hypothesized they would find correlations that might be predictive of changes in related library services. Results indicated that the strongest correlations track activity over the course of the academic calendar. While none of the data points examined had predictive properties, the strong correlations between the data points over the period of time studied indicated that any one of them might serve as a stand-alone indicator of usage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A library serving two small community hospitals promoted the use of its new electronic book collection in various ways, which included a mandatory course that was mounted on the hospitals’ learning management system. Results of this effort indicate that, in the short term, the electronic books course increased usage of the collection significantly. However, the results also show that a small collection may not retain the interest of some library patrons. Still, the learning management system is a powerful way to reach the maximum number of library users to increase their awareness and understanding of library resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adapting an existing face-to-face information literacy course that teaches undergraduates how to successfully conduct research and creating an online or hybrid version is a multi-step process. It begins with a desire to reach more students and help them achieve academic success. The primary learning outcomes for any information literacy course are to develop 21st century information literacy skills and provide clarity regarding the research process. This paper provides a step-by-step guide of the transition process from inception to implementation, offering insights and advice to librarians who may be planning such a transition or are building an online information literacy class from the ground up. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archives located in Cleveland, Ohio. Particular attention is given to the library's design, educational aspects, and collections. Details are provided for specific archival collections at the library focusing on record executive Mo Ostin, music journalist Michael Ochs, and papers from manager Art Collins. Also included are interviews with library director Andy Leach and head archivist Jennie Thomas.

An interview with sound recordings archivist William Schurk about the Popular Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives at Bowling Green State University in Ohio is presented. Schurk discusses his use of archival practices in creating the archives. He discusses the development of his personal collection. He also talks about problems encountered in library administration.

This article highlights a successful collaborative project between the Toledo-Lucas County Library System, a university professor, and a local production company in order to expand the library's African American oral history collection. The project, made possible from a state technology grant, also resulted in the production of 20 television-quality DVDs and lesson guides. In addition to describing how we expanded the library's local African American history collection, we discuss how the project required a new collaborative culture. We also describe the unintended discovery of the evolving role and required skill sets of the librarian in the new collaboration relationship. The knowledge we gained helps us to fill a gap in our understanding about how to establish specialty collections as well as the required emergent role of the librarian. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores low-cost opportunities used at the Cleveland Clinic Alumni Library to maximize print and audiovisual collection development during times of tight budgets. The library started with three measurable strategies: soliciting institutional-authored/edited donations, soliciting new educational technology media from appropriate departments, and developing improved publisher negotiations. The cost savings were significant. Four additional strategies have also resulted in increased efficiencies and wonderful public relations between its department and other hospital departments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The public's interest and need for health-related information has grown in recent years. Many public libraries are inundated with medical questions. This article describes the development of a partnership between the public library and local hospital medical library to respond to this need. The Community Health Library Branch of the Barberton Public Library fulfills local consumers' increased demand for understandable health information. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]