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1. AMERICA'S STAR LIBRARIES: THE LJ INDEX OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE 2019

Author

Lance, Keith Curry

Subjects
Wi-Fi -- Influence -- Forecasts and trends, Jurisdiction -- Forecasts and trends, Library administration -- Forecasts and trends, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Public libraries -- Rankings -- Finance, Library circulation -- Statistics, Libraries, Personal computers, Smart phones, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, Library and information science
Abstract

A third of the 261 Star Libraries that Library Journal scored, in its 12th year rating U.S. libraries on the LJ Index of Public Library Service, were not Star Libraries [...]

Published
2019

2. Librarians, Seniors, and the Challenge of Technological Education and Outreach

Author

Lamphere, Carly

Subjects
Librarians -- Practice, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Elderly -- Technology application, Technological literacy -- Social aspects, Information technology -- Usage, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, Information technology, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

I started my career as a librarian at an academic library, where information literacy instruction and outreach are big components of day-to-day work. After my academic librarian position, I found [...]

Published
2019

3. Starting the Conversation: The Disabled Library Patron: NUMEROUS RESOURCES AND EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTERS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES

Author

Guevara, Senovia

Subjects
Public services (Libraries) -- Forecasts and trends, Access for the disabled -- Forecasts and trends, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Disabled persons, Closed circuit television, Physically disabled persons, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

My workplace recently held a discussion on how to assist people with disabilities who do business with our organization. The suggestions were varied, ranging from developing new hiring initiatives to [...]

Published
2018

4. Reference is dead, long live reference: electronic collections in the digital age

Author

Terrell, Heather B.

Subjects
Reference services (Libraries) -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Information-seeking behavior -- Forecasts and trends, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

In a literature survey on how reference collections have changed to accommodate patrons' web-based information-seeking behaviors, one notes a marked 'us vs. them' mentality--a fear that the Internet might render reference irrelevant. These anxieties are oft-noted in articles urging libraries to embrace digital and online reference sources. Why all the ambivalence? Citing existing research and literature, this essay explores myths about the supposed superiority of physical reference collections and how patrons actually use them, potential challenges associated with electronic reference collections, and how providing vital e-reference collections benefits the library as well as its patrons., INTRODUCTION Reference collections are intended to meet the immediate information needs of users. Reference librarians develop these collections with the intention of using them to answer in-depth questions and to [...]

Published
2015
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5. Practical technologies to foster user engagement

Author

Breeding, Marshall

Subjects
Public services (Libraries) -- Marketing, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Company marketing practices, Market trend/market analysis, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Libraries and related organizations naturally want to maintain a high level of awareness and exposure to their clientele. They can use many different techniques as part of their marketing or [...]

Published
2017

6. New directions for user experience

Author

Huwe, Terence K.

Subjects
Public services (Libraries) -- Forecasts and trends, Customer satisfaction -- Forecasts and trends, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

There is a very broad and very well-considered literature in our field on the challenges we face in improving user experience (UX). It's worth following because there are always new [...]

Published
2016

7. How young freshmen see reference

Author

Badke, William

Subjects
Reference services (Libraries) -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends, Information-seeking behavior -- Forecasts and trends, Librarians -- Practice, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

A few months ago a complaint came over the ACRL information literacy discussion list (ili-l-request@lists.ala.org) to the effect that our standard reference sources can't supply the kind of up-to-date information [...]

Published
2016

8. Serendipity: the virtual-library experience: it's incredibly challenging to design a virtual-library environment that includes at least some kind of serendipitous discovery

Author

Breeding, Marshall

Subjects
Digital libraries -- Services, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Libraries must accommodate a variety of expectations from the patrons who visit their physical facilities or virtual offerings. One dimension of this experience relates to satisfying those with something specific [...]

Published
2015

9. Why Libraries Are Everywhere in the Czech Republic

Author

De Goeij, Hana

Subjects
Libraries -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Forecasts and trends, Library use -- Forecasts and trends, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

PRAGUE -- In the age of Amazon and the internet, the idea of going to a public library to borrow a book may seem ever more quaint and old-fashioned in [...]

Published
2016

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