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From the Other Side of the River: Reconceptualizing User Instruction
(Taylor and Francis, 2000)
The Scholarly Communication Process within the University Research Corridor (Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University)
(Taylor & Francis, 2009-10-19)
The growth of open access publishing, the development of institutional repositories, and the availability of millions of digitized monographs and journals are rapidly changing scholarly communication. This case study looks ...
The CIC metadata portal: A collaborative effort in the area of digital libraries
(Haworth Press, 2006)
The CIC consortium includes 12 major Midwestern Universities. Their libraries have decided to share the cost of a joint project (2003-2006) aimed at better understanding the mechanisms by which emerging technologies and ...
A Content Analysis of Information Literacy Courses in Mater's Degree Programs of Library and Information Studies
(Ohio University, 2007-06)
A content analysis of textbooks used for instruction of information literacy courses in Masters in Library and Information Studies programs was conducted. The hypotheses was that these courses identified specific competencies ...
Current Developments and Future Trends for the OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
(University of Illinois, 2005)
The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) has been widely adopted since its initial release in 2001. Initially developed as a means to federate access to diverse e-print archives through ...
Supporting the Dissertation Process with Grad Tools
(ACM, 2005-11)
Heavy use of an online collaboration and learning environment (CLE) at a large research university led the graduate school to consider how a CLE might support dissertation committees. The project team conducted focus groups ...
What, So What, Now What
(2006-11-08)
The Mardigian Library contracted with Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) to develop three evaluation instruments the library could use to understand student and faculty perceptions of the library and its ...
Using Learning Management Systems to Support Students' Collaborative Learning in Higher Education
(2007-07-19)
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are web-based systems for the distribution, management and retrieval of course materials, and to support communication between students and instructors. A LMS can also support peer ...
LIS Curricula Introducing Information Literacy Courses Alongside Instructional Classes
(Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2009-09)
Library and information studies (LIS) programs have commonly used the terms bibliographic instruction, information literacy, and user education interchangeably for courses on instruction. Some of the shared topics in these ...