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Academic Success: How Library Services Make a Difference

Presented at the ACRL Thirteenth National Conference, March 29–April 1, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland. "Which library initiatives are really helping students succeed academically? This question is the focus of the present research. Analyzed data comes…

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Academic Library Leadership: Race and Gender

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Nearly 80% of American librarians are women. Similarly, the majority of American librarians are White; people of color – e.g., African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans – represent a small percentage of the U.S. library work-force.…

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Academic Libraries’ Support of Student Learning through Designing a Library-based Research Information Literacy Course

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This poster illustrates the process of designing a credit information literacy course as a viable alternative to the traditional one-shot library instruction mode. The poster showcases the significance of building a semester-long information literacy…

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Academic Libraries in Ghana and Their Strategies for Coping with the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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,…

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Academic Libraries in a Digital Era (II)

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Academic Librarians’ Perceptions of Productivity While Working From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This research study assessed academic librarians’ perceptions of productivity while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information was collected via an online survey that was sent out to several Association of College and Research…

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A University Library Laptop Lending Service: An Analysis
Using Two Student Surveys

Purpose - This paper aims to report on a study of an academic library's wireless laptop lending service. The authors believed that the unexpectedly low usage level of the Monmouth University Library's Laptop Lending Service (LLS) could best be…

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A Tribute Resolution Recognizing the Chinese American Librarians Association’s 50th Anniversary

A Tribute Resolution Recognizing the Chinese American Librarians Association.pdf
American Library Association (ALA) Tribute Resolution recognizing CALA's 50th anniversary. The resolution was shared in the 2023 ALA Council meeting at ALA LibLearnX Conference in New Orleans. Attached photo shows that Lessa Pelayo-Lozada, 2022-23…

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