Showing papers in "Technical Services Quarterly in 2018"
24 citations
TL;DR: The authors received a 2-year grant to support a combined alternative textbook project at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC at Chapel Hill) in North Carolina.
Abstract: Librarians at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro received a 2-year grant to support a combined alternative textbook project. This project engages in a two-p...
15 citations
TL;DR: The website is entirely self-contained as well, so one may use all the functions of the page even when offline – once the page is loaded, nothing more is stored or accessed from server.
Abstract: “engine” (scripting language or program) in use, and these different syntaxes are called “flavors.” The left side bar allows the user to select from the four main flavors of regex (PCRE/PHP, JavaScript, Python, or Go). The selected flavor is also automatically reflected in the Quick Reference on the right. For the default flavor (PCRE/PHP), there is also a debugger that can be run to make explicit every step of how the regex is run in the engine, and where matches are made and fail in the Test string. The default flavor is used in MarcEdit and Google Sheets. Users will obviously want to refer their documentation to pick the right flavor for their application. The left sidebar has tools allowing the user to save regexes in a file or generate code based on the entered regex, test string, and substitution in JavaScript, PHP, Python, C#, and other languages. From the left sidebar, users can also find a “library” of regexes saved by other users. They generally have short descriptions of what they do, and the library is searchable, so users may want to check if their particular need is already met by a regex in the library. The sidebar also has additional settings to refine how the site works and looks. Lastly there is live help available through an IRC channel. Volunteers from the community of users monitor this channel. All functions and features make the website an astonishingly useful tool for anyone who wants to work with regexes. For the novice who may only occasionally want to compose regexes, the site is especially helpful because of the natural language explanations and quick reference. The website is entirely self-contained as well, so one may use all the functions of the page even when offline – once the page is loaded, nothing more is stored or accessed from server. Rating: 5 out of 5
9 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a book examining feminist library leadership in a technical services journal is reviewed. But it does not focus on any functional area of libraries, and many of the injustices the authors point out are overlooked.
Abstract: Why review a book examining feminist library leadership in a technical services journal? Though Feminists Among Us does not focus upon any functional area of libraries, many of the injustices the b...
8 citations
TL;DR: For example, the authors show that many students do not buy textbooks due to rising and prohibitive costs, and there are a number of solutions for the textbook cost crisis, but it may take years for these soluti...
Abstract: Recent studies show that many students do not buy textbooks due to rising and prohibitive costs. There are a number of solutions for the textbook cost crisis, but it may take years for these soluti...
6 citations
TL;DR: This case study of a weeding project describes a rules-based and expert analysis approach to “right-sizing” a section of the collection, which balanced the competing goals of preservation and access for local patrons while effectively communicating with faculty.
Abstract: Trends in local usage and networked access suggest refocusing traditional emphasis on storing print in library space that could serve other library student–success goals. This case study of a weedi...
6 citations
TL;DR: This project revealed the difficulty of assessing ebook collections and their promotion when many platforms are involved and revealed the importance of collocated displays in promoting awareness of ebook collections.
Abstract: Library collections have become fractured as increased acquisition of ebooks has created hybrid print and digital collections. These developments have implications for user awareness of the most current items in the collection and their ability to understand their relationship to print collections, due to ebooks’ absence in the physical library space. At the William M. White Business Library at the University of Colorado, Boulder, collocated displays are deployed in the print stacks to promote awareness of ebook collections and enable browsing and serendipitous discovery. This project revealed the difficulty of assessing ebook collections and their promotion when many platforms are involved.
5 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the electronic resources librarian position has been redefined in its scope of responsibility since its origin in the 1990s, and how is the position developing in actual practice?
Abstract: Has the electronic resources librarian position been redefined in its scope of responsibility since its origin in the 1990s? How is the position developing in actual practice? By reviewing relevant...
3 citations
TL;DR: Online teaching and learning is a growing trend in education; all types of libraries are moving services and resources online to serve virtual patrons as mentioned in this paper, including academic, K-12, public, and special libraries.
Abstract: Online teaching and learning is a growing trend in education; all types of libraries are moving services and resources online to serve virtual patrons. Academic, K–12, public, and special libraries...
3 citations
3 citations
TL;DR: The committee studied this topic using a survey methodology and thematic analysis technique and found specific topics and issues identified through the survey as well as meta-themes that appear to be common across all responses.
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article presents the research and initial findings by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services and the Library Information Technology Association Metadata Standards Committee around diversity, inclusion and accessibility areas of interest and focus in the metadata field. The committee studied this topic using a survey methodology and thematic analysis technique. At the time of this writing, thirteen responses had been gathered through a purposeful sampling technique. The article presents specific topics and issues identified through the survey as well as meta-themes that appear to be common across all responses.
TL;DR: Bowling Green State University's technical services department’s project to use the DH to make World War I soldiers’ letters available online using the metadata schema, Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), has created a new path forward that can be replicated at other institutions.
Abstract: With shrinking print collections and the increase in automation, technical services departments are looking for new ways to utilize their skills. Digital humanities (DH) projects offer the ...
TL;DR: The third edition of this title has been fully updated to reflect the modern workforce and workplace as discussed by the authors, which follows a progression from supervision of individuals, through group management to brokering.
Abstract: The third edition of this title has been fully updated to reflect the modern workforce and workplace. The book follows a progression from supervision of individuals, through group management to bro...
TL;DR: In the past 15-20 years, many college and university libraries have seen circulation statistics drop along with the number of reference questions, while gate counts, or number of visitors to...
Abstract: Over the past 15–20 years, many college and university libraries have seen circulation statistics drop along with the number of reference questions, while gate counts, or the number of visitors to ...
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TL;DR: This article explores lightweight tools and web-based dashboards to facilitate the management of programs in libraries and considers how such an evaluation can be applied in a program management setting.
Abstract: This article explores lightweight tools and web-based dashboards to facilitate the management of programs in libraries. Building on the previous article in this series which explored an approach to...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the results of a survey designed to benchmark the use of vendors to support authority control activities in Association of Research Libraries member libraries, and found that the majority of the vendors were used for the same purpose.
Abstract: This article presents the results of a survey designed to benchmark the use of vendors to support authority control activities in Association of Research Libraries member libraries. Such ac...
TL;DR: After nearly a decade, the authors have updated their third edition from 2009, the goal of which remains to enable students, practicing librarians, and others interested in organizing information as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: After nearly a decade, the authors have updated their third edition from 2009, the goal of which “remains to enable students, practicing librarians, and others interested in organizing information ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection of chapters covering some of the major challenges currently facing interlibrary loan (ILL) specifical collections, focusing on interlibrary information and resource sharing.
Abstract: Library Information and Resource Sharing: Transforming Services and Collections is a collection of chapters covering some of the major challenges currently facing interlibrary loan (ILL) specifical...
TL;DR: This two-part article series explores notions of transparency and collaboration in research and how these ideas are impacting the world of librarianship – from information creation, organization and access perspectives.
Abstract: Nullis in verba was chosen as the motto of the Royal Society, as it embodied the culture of transparency and collaboration that were the hallmarks of the Royal Society and of the scientific method ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study from the University of New Mexico which describes the gifts policy, procedures, and workflow for adding a gift book to a library at the university.
Abstract: This article presents a case study from the University of New Mexico which describes the gifts policy, procedures, and workflow. It describes the procedures that were developed for adding gift book...
TL;DR: This work marks the first time the concept of silences in archives has been formally discussed and documented using a holistic perspective, which gives in-depth coverage to the causes, impacts, and implications of silence in the archive and its effect on the researcher.
Abstract: This collective work is an engaging account of the transformations and trends in libraries during the digital age. The editors organized the contributions in 10 chapters, and aside from the opening...
TL;DR: The UNL Libraries tested a number of metadata generators, web-based tools that can generate usable metadata in MARC format and other output formats, focusing particularly on Metadata Maker, a metadata generator that can be used to reduce cataloging backlogs by quickly producing usable MARC records with a minimum of training.
Abstract: The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) is a medium-sized research university with a library system that serves faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students across a wide array of fields and dis...
TL;DR: A regular expression (or "regex") is a search pattern used by applications to allow versatile find or find/replace operations on data as mentioned in this paper, which is a type of regular expression that uses patterns rather than variables or specific...
Abstract: A regular expression (or “regex”) is a search pattern used by applications to allow versatile find or find/replace operations on data. Because regexes use patterns rather than variables or specific...