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The objective of this study was to identify whether the internal microgrant program at the University of Houston Libraries provided a suitable return on investment. This study identified three criteria for assessing return on investment from library…

A roundtable discussion on ChatGPT and its value to libraries during the CALA Northeast Chapter Annual Meeting on April 27, 2023.

The Future is Here! Embracing a New Era of Open Platforms

Research Fronts in Library and Information Science (LIS) in the West is a volume in the book series titled Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West. Based on the analysis of a significant amount of recently published research…

This is one of the books in the series "Chinese Studies in the West: The Chinese Record," Volume 12 . This series consists of reprints of western books about China in the public domain, with Chinese introductions and translations of the books’ main…

In March 2020, institutions of higher education shut down in compliance with the directives of the President of Ghana to curb the spread of COVID-19. In July 2020, when the lockdown restrictions were eased, universities resumed teaching, learning,…

A lightning talk at the 2017 Chinese American Librarians Association Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Program

A cohort within the Emerging Leaders program was tasked by the Philanthropic Advisory Group (PAG) to identify and recommend strategies for ALA to connect with new donors. The focus is on expanding ALA’s fundraising pipeline and enhancing donor…

The American Library Association (ALA) will soon celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026. To encapsulate this great occasion, ALA is having a commemorative fundraising campaign. For the campaign to be successful, ALA needs to increase donor support…

This presentation is a case study that discusses the successful collaboration between different departments within our university library to improve our metadata. The collaboration combined library faculty and staff knowledge of metadata standards…