This focus of this presentation on Texas colleges & universities is to perform additional research into the topic of HBCU web technology development.

1. Academic Library
Website Comparisons:
A Survey of Three Texas
Historically Black College &
University Library Websites
Crystal D. Guliford
5313-20 College and University Lib.
Dr. Keith Swigger
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2. A note on school selections:
As a graduate of a predominantly African
American institution, Langston University, I
have become a strong advocate for
expansion, enhancement & promotion of
library services and resources in
order to improve current conditions.
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3. Background:
In 2000, a study that sought to determine
how useful library Web sites of historically
black colleges and universities(HBCUs) are
as tools for disseminating information and
providing services to users was
highlighted in College & Research
Libraries journal.
Library Web Sites at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. Agingu, Beatrice O. College & Research
Libraries (0010-0870) Jan 2000. Vol.61, Iss.1; p.30-37
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4. Scope of the study:
Library website comparison:
• Publicly supported HBCU’s
• Publicly supported institutions in the
Southeast
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5. Findings:
• HBCU libraries used their web sites mainly to
provide information about the library and its
collections.
• There is need for dedicated support from the
parent institution.
• HBCU libraries must hire staff with
the technical expertise to work with
web technologies or train their staff.
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6. Purpose:
This focus of this presentation on Texas
colleges & universities is to perform additional
research into the topic of HBCU web
technology development.
Actions:
• Survey of the differences that exist within
the websites of three libraries that serve
predominately black student populations
in Texas.
• Evaluate websites by answering basic
questions involving user friendliness.
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7. “The most important determinant of an
effective Web site is that it should have
a clear mission and a clear sense of its
users and their needs.” Agingu
Library Web Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Agingu,
Beatrice O. College & Research Libraries (0010-0870) Jan 2000. Vol.61, Iss.1;
p.30-37
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8. Analysis Criteria/Questions
• Is the library's home page accessible
from the parent institution's home page
or web site?
• Is the library's online catalog
Accessible via the library's website?
• Does the library's Web site provide
access to the library's journal
Periodicals holdings list?
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9. Analysis Criteria/Questions
• Does the library's Web site provide
access to the library's list of printed indexes
and/or CD-ROM databases?
• Does the library's Web site
provide access to the library's
online or web-based databases?
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10. Analysis Criteria/Questions
• Can users request reference assistance
through the library's Web site?
• Can users request interlibrary loan (ILL)
materials through the library's Web site?
• Does the library's Web site provide links
to other sites that may be relevant to
the users' needs?
• Does the library's Web site provide
links to other libraries in the area?
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11. Analysis Criteria/Questions
• Does the library's home page and/or other Web
pages at the site show the date of the last update?
• Does the library's Web site provide a feedback
mechanism?
• Is the library's Web site used for
interactive purposes(e.g., tutorials or quizzes,
patron information, electronic journals, etc.)
other than the ones mentioned above?
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12. Selected Colleges and Universities:
Prairie View A&M University
John B. Coleman Library
Jarvis Christian College
Olin Library
Texas Southern University
R. James Terry Library
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13. Prairie View A&M University
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14. Mission Statement:
“The mission of the John B. Coleman Library
is to provide resources and instructional
material in support of the evolving curriculum,
as a partner in Prairie View A&M University's
mission of teaching, research, and service.
Dr. Rosie L. Albritton, Ph.D. Director,
University Library Services and Professor
Educational Media & Technology
(November 2005)
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15. Library Information:
(User friendly page with links to detailed
information about library services and policies.)
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16. FAQ’S Page: question examples
Basic Information questions:
Who was Dr. John B. Coleman?
What are the library's hours?
Where is Lost & Found?
Does the library hire student workers?
Is there a quiet study area in the library?
Obtaining Materials questions:
• How can I checkout a book?
• How long can I keep my book?
• How long can a faculty member keep a book?
• How can I borrow books if I'm not a PVAMU student?
Specialized Services:
• Is there a copier I can use?
• Is there a change machine I can use?
• Is there a typewriter I can use?
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17. Access Information:
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18. Research & Support:
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19. Research & Support:
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20. Online Catalog:
Similar to most
O.P.A.C's
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21. Electronic Journals:
ABI/INFORM Complete
Academic Search Premier
Accounting & Tax Database
ACM Digital Library
Alt-Health Watch
America's Newspapers
American Institute of Physics
American Mathematical Society
American Periodicals Series
American Physical Society
Annual Reviews
Business & Company Resource Center
Business Source Complete
Business Source Premier
CINAHL
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Computer Source
Consumer Health Complete
CQ Press
Education Full Text
Emerald Journals
Expanded Academic ASAP
Fuente Academica
General Reference Center Gold
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Hein Online
Historical Newspapers Online
IEEE All-Society Periodicals Package (ASPP)
InfoTrac One File
International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text
International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection
JSTOR Arts and Sciences II Collection
JSTOR Ecology & Botany Collection
Kluwer Journals Online
Legal Collection
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic
Literature Online (LION)
Literature Resource Center
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Master FILE Premier
MathSciNet
(All databases require password & user name)
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22. Electronic Resources:
E Book Topics Available:
Eighteenth Century
Books
Engineering Books
Forensic Science Books
Health and Wellness
Resources
Health Reference Center
History E books
Mental Measurements
Yearbook
Net Library
Neuroscience Books
Stat! Ref!
Online Ref. Resources:
Miscellaneous
Poems
Quotations
Statistics
Texas Information
Thesaurus
Almanacs
Biographies and Genealogy
College Catalogs
Countries of the World
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
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23. Links to Other Libraries:
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24. PVAM Usability:12 questions
1. Parent institution
page accessibility: yes
2. OPAC on library web:
yes
3.Listing of journals
/periodicals: yes
4. Access to printed
indexes: yes
5. Access to online/web
based databases: yes
6.Online request
capability: yes
7. Online ILL request: yes
8. Relevant links: yes
9. Other library links: yes
10. Webpage update
Info: no
11.Feedback
mechanism: yes
12.Interactive and other
services: yes, writing style
guides, homework links,
how to, etc.
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25. Jarvis Christian College
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26. Mission Statement:
“The Olin Learning Resource Center's primary
function is to serve and support the academic
needs of the institution. In addition to providing
books, journals and instructional material and
media in both traditional and electronic formats,
the college library is designed to facilitate
research and study with open stacks and
continuously available assistance from the
library staff.”
Jarvis Christian College website
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27. Library Information:
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28. FAQ’S Page: question examples
How do I put something on Reserve? Answer:
Turn in your Library Reserve Form and material at the
Circulation Desk. We will check to make sure all
information is listed.
Where do I get a Library Reserve Form? Answer:
You may pick up a form at the circulation desk, or print one
from the library's website.
What can I put on Reserve? Answer:
Items on Reserve may include: - Books or purchased media
materials from your personal library. Dust jackets should be
removed from the book, and note that the library is not
responsible for damage to or loss of personal items placed on
Reserve; - Typed course notes, PowerPoint presentations, or
photocopies from books or periodicals – bibliographic
information must be included; or - Materials from the Library's
collection, videos and recordings from the Media Center, or
Reserve Book Room materials.
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29. Access, Policies & Services:
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30. Library Services:
• Computer Center
• Microfilm and
Microfiche Readers
• Texshare Card
• Photocopy Service
• Typewriter Service
• Scanner Service
• Interlibrary Loan
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31. Electronic Resources:
Galaxy Web Pac (Online Catalog)
Tex Share Databases: requires password
Bloomberg Financial Services: only
accessible in library
Sirs Databases: only accessible in library
Encarta Reference Suite: only accessible in
library
JSTOR (On Campus Access)
JSTOR (Remote Access): requires library
issued password
Facts.com: remote access with library issued
password
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32. “Galaxy Web Pac” (OPAC)
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33. Research & Support Links
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34. JCC Usability:12 questions
1. Parent institution
page accessibility: yes
2. OPAC on library web:
yes
3.Listing of journals
/periodicals: no, just
notes 100 available in
library, and newspaper
titles.
4. Access to printed
indexes: no
5. Access to online/web
based databases: yes, 7
6.Online request
capability: no
7. Online ILL request: no
8. Relevant links: no
9. Other library links: no
10. Webpage update
Info: no
11.Feedback
mechanism: no
12.Interactive and other
services offered: no
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35. Texas Southern University
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36. Library Info Main Pages
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37. OPAC
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38. Electronic Resources
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39. Partial Database Listing
Tex Share Libraries & Catalogs
20th Century Poetry
Academic Search Premier
African American Biographical
Database
Alt Health Watch
American Periodical Series
Business Source Premier
Chad wyck-Healy Literature
Collections: 20th Century
African American Poetry, 20th
Century American Poetry, 20th
Century English Poetry, and
African American Poetry (1750-
1900)
Clinical Pharmacology
Computer Source
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Literary Biography
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Directory of Open Access Journals
EBSCO (all EBSCO)
EBSCO host Espanol
Mergent Online
Middle Search Plus
Military and Government Collection
MLA International Bibliography
National Security Archives
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice
Reference Service Abstracts)
Net Library
Policy File
Professional Development Collection
Pro Quest Databases: ABI/INFORM-
Global, Pro Quest Biology, and
Social Science Plus; Hoover’s
Company Records, Historical
New York Times, Historical
Washington Post, Pro Quest
Social Science Journals
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Collection
Regional Business News
RIA Checkpoint
Sage Fu ltext Collection:
Criminology
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40. Database & Catalog Search Pages
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41. Department Pages
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42. Research Support: ENCompass
ENCompass allow users to
simultaneously search multiple
databases, view results from
individual databases or in a
combined list. Quickly determine
access options (i.e. full-text
articles, RJT library holdings.)
ENCompass accesses 38
electronic databases out of
Robert J. Terry Library's over
100 resources along with
Google and R.J.T's online
catalog are listed. A maximum
number of records is retrieved
from each database. Users will
need to search the database in
its original format to obtain
additional records.
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43. Additional Info & Web Help
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44. TSU Usability:12 questions
1. Parent institution
page accessibility: yes
2. OPAC on library web:
yes
3.Listing of journals
/periodicals: yes
4. Access to printed
indexes: yes
5. Access to online/web
based databases: yes
6.Online request
capability: yes, ask-a-
librarian
7. Online ILL request: no
8. Relevant links: no
9. Other library links: no
10. Webpage update
Info: yes, last update
March 4th, 2003!!!!
11.Feedback
mechanism: not
specifically for library, for
university
12.Interactive and other
services: yes, student
account access
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45. Final Conclusion: Ranking
HBCU’s need to increase their library budgets or obtain
funding from external sources so that their libraries can
purchase the technical resources necessary for Web page
authoring and maintenance and for subscriptions to Web based
resources.
1st. Prairie View A&M: 2006 Budget $135M.
2nd. Texas Southern Univ. $127.6 million budget for
fiscal year 2007.
3rd. Jarvis Christian College: No specific budget
information found. JCC receives Title III Grant funds
under the Higher Education Act of 1965. For the
past three years, the College has received a million
dollars to help strengthen its institutional programs
through Title III grant funds.
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