The Participatory Museum

https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/access/item%3A2975288/view

Evidence of Open Access of scientific publications in Google Scholar: a large-scale analysis

An integrated adoption model for e-books in a mobile environment: Evidence from South Korea

This bibliographic essay examines the difficulties associated with the selection, licensing, acquisition, and management of e-books in academic libraries. The potential advantages of e-book technology are likely to be realized only to the extent that they advance the economic goals of e-book suppliers and are consistent with the legal framework that has been negotiated by publishers, vendors, libraries, and readers. Many difficulties can be traced to a lack of uniformity in license terms, access restrictions, and librarians' expectations. Likewise, sustainable access to e-books is hindered by impermanent physical media, proprietary file formats and software, and restrictive license provisions. Although the goals of e-book providers are sometimes inconsistent with those of universities, librarians are well-positioned to guide vendors in the development of e-book licenses and platforms.

E-books in Academic Libraries: Challenges for Acquisition and Collection Management

Purpose – This study aims to look at how a small group of university students used the new library web scale search discovery tool, “Summon”, and whether they encountered any difficulties pertaining to navigation, ease of use and the quality of the search results.Design/methodology/approach – Researchers conducted a series of usability studies in which students were observed as they conducted some typical library resource searches using the new discovery search platform.Findings – The paper analyses the data, describes and reports the findings of the usability tests. The study found that the new homepage design of providing a single search box was an effective interface for users. The students found a single search box discovery solution was simple to use, and seemed to deliver satisfactory results on a selection of typical library search tasks. The study confirms some of the promise for web scale discovery, but points to new lines of enquiry in relation to the nature of assistance that students will need...

/pdf/web-scale-discovery-the-user-experience-3hm24htwuv.pdf

Web scale discovery: the user experience

This article is the result of a 2009 survey of student usage of e-books at Royal Roads University (RRU) Library. The authors found that the proportion of students using RRU Library e-books has gone up since a similar 2003 survey, although only just above half of students are using RRU Library e-books. An almost identical number of student respondents (approximately 54%) said “no” to preferring a print version of the book over the e-book version of the book in both the 2003 and 2009 surveys. The majority of students rated the ability to download an e-book to a hand-held device as not important. There has been a notable increase in the use of e-books for course readings from 2003 to 2009. A lack of awareness of RRU Library e-books remains the top reason cited by students for not using them.

E-Books Revisited: Surveying Student E-Book Usage in a Distributed Learning Academic Library 6 Years Later

Royal Roads University library, in implementing the institution's distributed learning model, purchased its first eBook collection in April 2000. Now, three years into subscription commitments and active development of an eBooks collection, the library conducts a study to determine: Who is accessing the collection? For what purposes is it being used? Is the collection adequate to meet the academic program needs? Is there a preference for the open access model over single user access? How does the learning community find reading on screen versus print? In short, is an eBook collection a vital resource for distributed learning? This paper focuses on the discoveries made through a quantitative and qualitative research study.

eBooks for a distributed learning university: The Royal Roads University case

Has your institution purchased discovery layer tools? Are you wondering how students are using them and how much return your institution is getting on that investment? Not only are there more resources available to students online than ever before, but there are also more avenues for students to discover those resources. The Royal Roads University Library puts links to Google Scholar, Summon, LibGuides, Captivate tutorials, and more onto its Web pages. This paper is an investigation of how students are using those resources and what they think of them. It presents student feedback on these discovery layers combined with empirical evidence from usage statistics. The paper explains how the library will use this evidence to inform both the electronic paths designed to lead students to its resources and the outcomes of its information literacy instructional sessions.

/pdf/discovery-layers-and-the-distance-student-online-search-v3keppc9gd.pdf

Discovery Layers and the Distance Student: Online Search Habits of Students

Royal Roads University (RRU) Library uses e-mail reference as its primary point of contact for reference services. Learners working off-site are encouraged to request reference help at a central e-...

E-mail reference in a distributed learning environment : Best practices, user satisfaction, and the reference services continuum

Objective – In order to inform a library service related to creating and maintaining online scholarly profiles, we sought to assess the knowledge base and needs of our academic communities. Participants were queried about use, issues, and attitudes toward scholarly profile and altmetric tools, as well as the role librarians could play in assisting with the curation of online reputation. 

Methods – Semi-structured interviews with 18 scholar-practitioners and 5 graduate students from two mid-sized universities.

Results – While all participants had Googled themselves, few were strategic about their online scholarly identity. Participants affirmed the perception that altmetrics can be of value in helping to craft a story of the value of their research and its diverse outputs. When participants had prior knowledge of altmetrics tools, it tended to be very narrow and deep, and perhaps field-specific. Participants identified time as the major barrier to use of scholarly profile and altmetrics tools.

Conclusions – Librarians are well-placed to assist scholar-practitioners who wish to curate an online profile or use altmetrics tools. Areas of assistance include: personalized support, establishment of goals, orientation to specific tools, orientation to altmetrics and scholarly promotion landscape, preparing users for potential difficulties, discussing copyright implications, Open Access education, and guidance with packaging content for different venues and audiences.

/pdf/laying-the-groundwork-for-a-new-library-service-scholar-5dnvi6ccws.pdf

Laying the Groundwork for a New Library Service: Scholar-Practitioner & Graduate Student Attitudes Toward Altmetrics and the Curation of Online Profiles

Rosie Croft

Papers

E-Books Revisited: Surveying Student E-Book Usage in a Distributed Learning Academic Library 6 Years Later

eBooks for a distributed learning university: The Royal Roads University case

Discovery Layers and the Distance Student: Online Search Habits of Students

E-mail reference in a distributed learning environment : Best practices, user satisfaction, and the reference services continuum

Laying the Groundwork for a New Library Service: Scholar-Practitioner & Graduate Student Attitudes Toward Altmetrics and the Curation of Online Profiles