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Research Libraries; Academic Libraries; Data; Information Management; Access to Information; Information Policy; Standards; Preservation; Publications; Researchers; Grants; Philanthropic Foundations; Public Agencies; Surveys

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Research libraries have sought to apply their information management expertise to the management of digital research data. This focus has been spurred in part by the policies of two major funding agencies in the United States, which require grant recipients make research outputs, including publications and research data, openly available. As many academic libraries are beginning to offer or are already offering assistance in writing and implementing data management plans, it is important to consider how best to support researchers. Our research examined the current data management requirements of major US funding agencies to better understand data management requirements facing researchers and the implications for libraries offering data management services for researchers. (Contains 7 tables and 6 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Twenty-three scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the eleventh annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2011 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Redefining Relevancy in the Electronic Age: The Library as a Real Place (Alberta Davis Comer); (2) E-science and Libraries (for Non Science Librarians) (Eric Snajdr); (3) The Ins and Outs of a Multicultural Library Orientation Session (Tony Garrett); (4) Student Assistants 2.0: Utilizing Your Student Assistant's Capabilities (Carla M. Gruen and Anne M. Wooden); (5) Bridging the Gaps: Teaching Transliteracy (Lane Wilkinson); (6) Proactive Approach to Embedded Services (Charissa Loftis and Valerie Knight); (7) Weed the Stack, Feed the Collection and Harvest the Space (Deborah Provenzano); (8) Making an Impact: The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Creating a Genre Based Popular Collection in an Academic Library (Kathy Hart, Sara Duff, Lisa Jennings, and Neil Robinson); (9) Info on the Go: Using QR Codes to Enhance the Research Experience (Melissa Mallon); (10) Tweet-a-Librarian: How to Use Twitter for Free Text Messaging Reference (Sonnet Ireland and Faith Simmons); (11) Use It or Lose It: Are One-Time Purchases of Electronic Resources an Effective Use of Limited Funds? (Lea Currie and Kathy Graves); (12) "Full Exposure" of Hidden Collections: Drake University First-Year Students Create a Living Archive (Claudia Thornton Frazer and Susan Breakenridge Fink); (13) From Static HTML to Interactive Drupal: Redesigning a Library Intranet that Enables Collaboration and Social Interaction (Elaine Chen); (14) Demographic Trends of College Students Today and Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library? (Marie Bloechle and Sian Brannon); (15) A Winning Strategy: University Library and Athletic Department Partnership (Rosalind Alexander); (16) Multilingual Zotero: Its Promises and Limits (Fu Zhuo); (17) A Fine Balance: Tangible or Electronic? (Gretchen Gould); (18) The Advantages of Importing Usage Statistics to Millennium ERM with SUSHI (Li Ma); (19) A Look from Both Sides Now (Melissa Muth); (20) Campus Copyright Support from a University Library (Chris LeBeau and Cindy Thompson); (21) Jack be Nimble...Quick', and Communicative: Flexible Staffing Positions for Changing Technical Services Workflows (Angela Rathmel); (22) Putting the Customer First: Developing and Implementing a Customer Service Plan (Kathy Howell and Lori Mardis); (23) Catch the "Campus Express!" (Brad Reel); (24) Wiki-fy Your Student Worker Program (David Kupas); (25) Smartphone Trends on the UCM Campus: Is it just the Net Generation? (Alice Ruleman); (26) Social Media Wrangling: A Comparison of Feed Tools (Kristen Mastel); (27) Putting QR Codes to the Test (Jason Coleman and Leo Lo); (28) Speaking to the Masses: The Evolution of Library Instruction for SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech (Elizabeth Fox and Nancy Marshall); (29) Don't Panic!: Revising Your Collection Development Policy and Putting it into Action (Abbey Rimel, and Andy Small; (30) 2 for the Price of 1: Combining Access Services and Reference Desks (Diane Hunter and Mary E. Anderson); (31) Do I Have the Best Library Website on the Planet or What? (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (32) Implementing LibAnswers at Multiple Service Points (Elizabeth A. Stephan, Gabe Gossett, and Rebecca Marrall); (33) College Readiness Dialogs: Librarian Collaborations from High School to College (Laurie Hathman, Ken Stewart, Jill Becker, and Danielle Theiss); (34) Fu Can Cook: Using Chinese Cooking Techniques to Teach Library Instruction (Fu Zhuo); and (35) Is There Really an App for That? (Robert Hallis). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2010 proceedings, see ED513812.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Research Libraries; Research Universities; Library Materials; Electronic Publishing; Preservation; Evaluation Criteria; Selection; Guidelines; Access to Information; Media Adaptation; Task Analysis; Decision Making

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In anticipation of current and future mass digitization projects in which the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Library will participate, the Library's Conservation Unit began to gather data on the "scannability" of our general book collections to anticipate potential effects on conservation and preservation work flows. The findings from this project will be valuable to other libraries involved, or contemplating participation, in a mass digitization project by outlining the steps necessary to evaluate materials for digitization based on condition, as well as offering some selection guidelines used by the University of Illinois that could be applied in other institutions. (Contains 13 tables and 8 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Copyrights; Research Libraries; Academic Libraries; Librarians; Interviews; Compliance (Legal); Library Services; Preservation; Scholarship; Exhibits; Outreach Programs; Accessibility (for Disabled)

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This report summarizes research into the current application of fair use to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. Sixty-five librarians were interviewed confidentially by telephone for around one hour each. They were asked about their employment of fair use in five key areas of practice: support for teaching and learning, support for scholarship, preservation, exhibition and public outreach, and serving disabled communities. Interviewees reported a strong commitment to obeying copyright law; rarely concerned about their own liability, librarians primarily felt responsible for ensuring their institutions were in compliance with the law. Practice varied considerably, from a rigid permissions culture to ample employment of fair use. Interview subjects expressed various levels of certainty about how to interpret and apply fair use. They were aware of the doctrine, of its status as a flexible "rule of reason," and of some general categories of behavior it may protect, but some lacked a reliable, low-risk method of interpretation. Many moved immediately to "risk management" (i.e., strategizing about how to avoid litigation and other negative consequences) without first determining their fair use rights, and many followed arbitrary but familiar quantitative "guidelines" rather than taking advantage of the flexibility of fair use doctrine. Often, interviewees preferred to be guided by the more specific provisions in Sections 108, 110, and 121 of the Copyright Act, even where fair use would permit activities unsanctioned by those exemptions. Many interviewees found the terms of licenses interfered with otherwise acceptable fair uses. Finally, interviewees reported receiving varying levels of institutional support as they puzzled through copyright problems, with some describing university counsel's offices that had little time or ability to help given the range of pressing concerns competing for their time, while others reported having knowledgeable, responsive legal experts located inside the library. Failure to employ fair use affirmatively and consistently impairs the accomplishment of the academic and research libraries' mission. Interviewees described downsizing, postponing, and shelving courses, research projects, digitization initiatives, and exhibits due to costs associated with seeking permission or making what seem to be tedious case-by-case determinations of fair use. Scholars were denied access to materials, or put to considerable hardship, because of constraints interviewees imposed on the use of copyrighted materials. Some interviewees described providing disabled students with lower levels of access than their peers for fear of violating copyright. Materials with inherent flaws (e.g., books with acidic paper, and analog tape and film that will warp and disintegrate over time) and in near-obsolete formats are languishing because some interviewees were not comfortable acting under fair use where other reformatting provisions may not apply. Interviewees were typically aware that they could go further, but felt constrained in exercising fair use in various situations. Academic and research librarians will benefit from deliberation in order to create a code of best practices in fair use for their community. They will also benefit from greater access to legal counsel who are well-versed in copyright, as well as closer scrutiny and negotiation of licensing terms. (Contains 6 footnotes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Research Libraries; Library Materials; Storage; Library Services

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This article presents an analysis of the feasibility of a bookless library in a research setting. As spaces for collections are being converted for increased study and community spaces, many libraries have been moving low-use collections to off-site storage. Issues regarding the types of storage spaces available are addressed. Concerns and solutions addressed include electronic availability, virtual browsing, and efficient interlibrary loan services. The article concludes that although moving all materials off site could be adequate for research needs on a short-term basis, the permanent removal of all materials would be undesirable due to a loss of discovery by browsing. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Usability; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Electronic Libraries; Research Libraries; Academic Libraries; Information Seeking; Documentation; Online Searching; Graduate Students

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This article reports results from an empirical usability evaluation of Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative Central as part of the effort to develop an open access research repository and collaboration platform for human-animal bond researchers. By repurposing and altering key features of the original HUBzero system, Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative Central hosts previously published materials from related disciplines and an extensive bibliography, in addition to traditional hub materials such as tools and datasets. Seven graduate students in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University participated in the usability evaluation. Tasks included exploring the system, finding an article in the repository, submitting an article to the repository, adding bibliographic information of an article to the repository, and using interaction features such as user groups. Participants also answered open questions regarding their overall experience and rated Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative Central's usability using the System Usability Scale. Response measures included task successfulness, navigational steps, task time, participant comments, and behavior notes recorded by the researcher. Results of the evaluation showed that the overall user experience of Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative Central was satisfactory but also indicated a number of usability issues. Participants had difficulty inputting metadata such as resource type and author information when submitting an article to the repository. There were also interface design issues regarding layout and consistency. It is expected that findings from this study and the evaluation methodology can be extended to the development and evaluation of similar research repository systems. (Contains 4 tables and 12 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Research Libraries; Management Systems; Higher Education; Computer Software; Open Source Technology; Databases; Electronic Libraries; Web Sites

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In 2010, after two previous unsuccessful attempts at electronic resources management system (ERMS) implementation, Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries set out once again to find an ERMS that would fit its needs. After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries-developed, open-source ERMS, CORAL (Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing). This article documents the selection, planning, and implementation of CORAL at the Texas A&M University Libraries as well as future plans for the system. (Contains 8 figures and 1 footnote.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Library Services; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Library Materials; Library Networks; Consortia; Library Research; Geographic Location; Correlation; Institutional Characteristics; Statistical Analysis; Shared Resources and Services

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An analysis of Quebec academic libraries' direct reciprocal borrowing statistics from 2005 to 2010 reveals that the physical distance separating universities plays an important role in determining the amount of direct reciprocal borrowing activity conducted between institutions. Significant statistical correlations were also seen between the amount of direct reciprocal borrowing/lending as well as institution size and library collection size. Given their proximity, Montreal-area libraries have a higher ratio of direct reciprocal borrowing activity compared to interlibrary loan consortial borrowing activity, whereas libraries located outside of Montreal have higher interlibrary loan activity compared to direct reciprocal borrowing. It was found that institutions' net lender and borrower status can shift depending on whether one is looking at direct reciprocal borrowing versus interlibrary loan activity. An exploratory social network analysis of direct reciprocal borrowing among Quebec academic libraries was performed, and it affirmed the important role of physical distance in determining direct reciprocal borrowing activity. Language may also play a role in affecting the amount of direct reciprocal borrowing. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Research Libraries; Foreign Countries; Library Research; Institutional Research; Organizational Change; Library Services; Library Administration; Institutional Characteristics; Organizational Objectives; Organizational Theories; Academic Libraries; Educational Practices; Research Methodology

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University libraries worldwide are reconceptualising the ways in which they support the research agenda in their respective institutions. This paper is based on a survey completed by member libraries of the Queensland University Libraries Office of Cooperation (QULOC), the findings of which may be informative for other university libraries. After briefly examining major emerging trends in research support, the paper discusses the results of the survey specifically focussing on support for researchers and the research agenda in their institutions. All responding libraries offer a high level of research support, however, eResearch support, in general, and research data management support, in particular, have the highest variance among the libraries, and signal possible areas for growth. Areas for follow-up, benchmarking and development are suggested. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Educational Environment; Academic Libraries; Research Libraries; Foreign Countries; Library Services; Books; Electronic Publishing; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education; Models; Statistical Distributions; Statistics; Virtual Classrooms

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From a fledgling technology with no proven business models, electronic books (e-books) have grown in importance usurping traditional formats as an acquisitions budget line in many academic library contexts. Business models include purchase, subscription, and pay per use. In academic and research libraries, web based e-book delivery is the dominant platform involving desktop, Netbook and iPad user agents. E-books are the hot property of today's academic library, forming the new wave in information services along with web scale discovery and institutional repositories. This paper reports the results of a preliminary analysis of transactional e-log data describing academic and student use of Ebook Library (EBL) titles at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Library, Perth, Western Australia. The data mined and analysed encompassing Semesters One and Two of the 2010 academic year. Analysis includes descriptive statistics and other metrics describing e-book usage patterns and user behaviour. The paper compares usage patterns observed with earlier studies and reports on the phenomenon of the "power user". (Contains 11 tables and 8 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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