Trauma-informed practices have become an increasingly essential part of librarianship since the COVID-19 global pandemic. Trauma can result from a single negative event or repeated exposure to negative events over time and can manifest in many forms. Trauma-informed approaches to leadership seek...

The purpose of this paper is to point out the possibility of a successful transformation of the traditional library organization within the home faculty into an organization that bases its business on knowledge management. The paper provides an overview of scientific and professional discussions...

Quality and performance of academic library in medium and long term depends on the higher education institution it belongs to, limitations of government as its major source of financing as well as on general development and social trends related to the activities and goals set in the process of...

Purpose - There is no proposed solution to address the unresolved issues of constructing the Chinese university intellectual property information service system (IPISS) to promote the whole process service efficiency of IP creation, utilization, protection and management. The purpose of this...

[The study ascertained skill needs of library personnel for effective cataloguing and classification services in university libraries in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study postulated two specific objectives and two research questions for the research direction. It adopted a descriptive research...

A library is a particular kind of organization. It plays a valuable role and is dedicated mainly to the development and growth of society. Analyzing a library from the perspective of a network of relations and ties, which exist between social and technical network nodes, contributes to a more...

Academic libraries are increasingly becoming digital conscious. Hundreds of libraries and allied institutions all over the world have been launching projects designed to digitize their collections in response to the global information exchange and for wide outreach. Digital libraries are...

This paper discusses about the impact of Total Quality Management in academic Libraries.The Total Quality Management is management approach on quality, based on the participation of an organisation and aiming at long term success. This is achieved through customer satisfaction and benefits of...

As the rapid acceleration of industry 4.0 catapults a number of changes within the space of library services and operations into effect, it is more important than ever to understand the impact of technological revolutions on the academic library. This edited collection showcases the emerging...

The chapter discusses the importance of capacity building and need for continuous professional development for library and information science professionals in university libraries. The changing dynamics in higher education, information and communication technologies and the shift in the...

This chapter explores “politic talks” (also known as political information) on the websites of academic libraries in land-grant state universities of the South in the context of a global retreat of democracy that emerged during former President Trump’s regime as the 45th President of the...

Without knowledge of prison censorship restrictions and its impact on collection development, public and academic libraries may find initiating and continuing collaborative projects with prisons challenging. This chapter provides a background on the American Library Association’s...

This study investigated the current state of technical staff positions in the central libraries of leading universities in Pakistan. Multiple quantitative methods were adopted to carry out this study. Quantitative data about technical staff positions were retrieved from organizational...

In this Article, written for a symposium on the future of libraries in the digital age, I present and challenge two common views about the scope of the first-sale doctrine, or exhaustion: namely, that the doctrine applies only to the transfer of tangible copies of works but not to the transfer...

Universities all over the world are now competing for customers, ranked positions and funding from stakeholders. To realize these goals and have competitive edge in national and international university education business, individual universities need to provide superior service quality to...

This article presents an evaluation of the role of IT utilities in the transformation of academic library services. It begins with a brief overview of the historical development of academic libraries followed by a discussion of current challenges and opportunities for academic libraries. It then...

Feminist leadership in libraries is an emerging area of interest. Distinct from traditional leadership or female leadership, it includes such values as critiquing systems of oppression, valuing whole people, empowering individuals, and sharing information. Here we ask, what do feminist academic...

The hallmark of the human spirit is its relentless pursuit of truth, its uninterrupted intellectual quest, restless meanderings and the determined sallies of the unconquerable mind of man into art, literature, culture and the mysteries of nature have resulted in a mass of experience of knowledge...

"This book examines using social media in academic libraries and in instruction, with special emphasis on assessment and evidence-based practiced. It also looks at the importance of social media in all facets of library marketing and instruction at the academic (post-secondary) level"--

Mission statements are used for a variety of reasons in organizations, including defining the purpose of the institution, communicating with its stakeholders, shaping its strategic planning process, providing a realistic snapshot of its everyday work, and outlining its future goals or objectives...

This chapter reports the results of a survey deployed to 113 of the 124 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members on the current role makerspaces play in academic libraries. Nearly one-quarter of ARL institutions ( n = 26; 23%) indicated they have a makerspace. This research analyzes ARL...

This chapter describes how a strategic change in the mission of the library led to the collaborative development of library services to meet the needs for innovation and creative spaces in a large urban public university. Several years ago, the Oviatt Library at California State University,...

Das Buch vermittelt anhand praxisbezogener Beispiele grundlegende Kenntnisse für den Einsatz von Marktforschungsinstrumenten in der bibliothekarischen Arbeitspraxis. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei solche Methoden und Anwendungsszenarien, die auf die Optimierung bzw. Erweiterung nutzerbezogener...

Evidence indicates that various building aspects influence the comfort and productivity of occupants. In post-occupancy evaluation (POE) process, the elements of performance are those aspects of buildings that are measured, evaluated and used to improve buildings. The main purpose of conducting...