Showing papers in "Journal of Web Librarianship in 2020"
TL;DR: This paper offers several recommendations for building more accessible digital representations of physical spaces for the library website, intended to be instructive for managers of library websites and elucidate larger themes about academic libraries.
Abstract: In library user experience (UX) literature, physical and digital spaces are often studied separately In academic libraries, different stakeholders often control and operate the logistics of each s
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TL;DR: This study focuses on usability concerns as one area that may be preventing students from searching the Primo mobile interface, and makes recommendations for improving the experience of mobile users.
Abstract: Primo Analytics from two campuses of the California State University system has revealed that a dramatically low proportion of Primo searches originate from mobile devices The current study focuse
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TL;DR: An analysis of click-through rates for e-book and streaming video resources, attempting to correlate use rates with the presence and character of metadata elements in their associated records found no strong correlation between the length of a metadata record, or the presence of individual fields, and higher use rates.
Abstract: The relationship between metadata and a user’s ability to effectively locate and select a given resource has been a primary interest of library and information professionals. Important questions ab...
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TL;DR: The last decade has seen the debate on education turn ugly. There has been a focused push away from history and literature toward STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) training in primar...
Abstract: The last decade has seen the debate on education turn ugly. There has been a focused push away from history and literature toward STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) training in primar...
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TL;DR: The journey of one library to ensure its service continues to present online information in an innovative mode that provides a competitive option for successful searching is described, evolving both the skillset and the mindset of the professionals involved.
Abstract: This paper describes the journey of one library to ensure its service continues to present online information in an innovative mode that provides a competitive option for successful searching. Base...
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TL;DR: This paper described an initiative to improve textbook access and affordability for students in the University at Buffalo's international partnership program with the Singapore Institute of Managem (SIOM) in Singapore.
Abstract: This study describes an initiative to improve textbook access and affordability for students in the University at Buffalo’s international partnership program with the Singapore Institute of Managem...
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