Sangeeta Dhamdhere & Egbert Smet(2017). "Universities should pay attention to their library web-based services to place higher in World ranking systems". Paper accepted and presented at the International Journal of Arts and Sciences International Conference on Education going to be held from 22 to 26 May 2017at Harvard Medical School, 77, Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts.
Universities and their web-based library services : a study of their relati...Sangeeta Dhamdhere
Sangeeta Namdev Dhamdhere and Egbert de Smet(2017). " A quantitative analysis of library web-services and their rankings related to the universities context". Abstract accepted at 9th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference during 23-26 May 2017 held at The Savoy Hotel, Limerick city, Ireland.
Sherif presentation richard nurse new templateRichard Nurse
1) The study analyzed usage data from eResources at the Open University, a distance learning institution, to determine if there was a relationship between library resource usage and student success, as has been found at traditional universities.
2) The results showed that students who passed modules accessed library eResources twice as often as students who failed. Further statistical analysis found a significant association between higher levels of eResource access and better student results.
3) The findings suggest that even in a digital library environment, higher student engagement with library resources is still correlated with academic success, as seen in other university studies.
This document summarizes the key findings from the 2013 Ithaka S+R Library Survey. The survey collected responses from 499 library directors and deans from US higher education institutions. It addressed topics like the changing roles and priorities of libraries, strategies for meeting user needs, collection formats and discovery, and the library's role in teaching and developing student research skills. Some of the main findings included the importance of information literacy instruction, reliance on collaborative relationships and interlibrary loan due to declining local print collections, and a strong interest in electronic journals and books while maintaining discovery as a starting point for users.
How Much do Availability Studies Increase Full Text Success?Sanjeet Mann
Availability Studies are a systems research technique that academic libraries can use to identify errors affecting access to electronic resources. Comparing two availability studies conducted before and after troubleshooting showed a statistically significant decrease in errors from 38% to 13%.
The document summarizes research on the impact of school libraries on student achievement. It finds that credentialed library staff, current collections, flexible scheduling, and collaboration between librarians and teachers predict higher test scores. When controlling for factors like poverty, school library development explains up to 15% of variation in test scores, more than variables like per pupil spending. The research recommends staffing and funding school libraries to support curriculum and adopting flexible scheduling to extend libraries' reach.
This document summarizes a presentation on assessing the integration of library services into course management systems. Several librarians from different institutions discussed their experiences embedding library resources and services into platforms like Blackboard and Moodle. They described customizing library modules for specific courses and programs, collaborating with faculty, and piloting assessments of student learning and usage of integrated materials. Presenters emphasized the importance of obtaining usage data and finding better ways to promote library resources to faculty and students.
Meeting the Changing Research Needs of Students. An ebook survey on China stu...ProQuest
The presentation summarizes the survey results from 4,755 respondents from over 80 member institutions, which was co-hosted by ProQuest and CALIS (China Academic Library & Information System.
The survey covered the following areas: overall awareness of the electronic resources at their university; ebooks user behavior; usage of ebook resources; challenges for using ebooks; ebook features; whether training was important in using information resources for their learning and their research; ebooks trends and needs in North America.
This document summarizes a study conducted by Taylor & Francis and Loughborough University on the user experience of postgraduate research students when searching for and managing academic information. The study found that (1) Google and Google Scholar are most students' starting points for research, though the library catalog is still used, (2) students primarily download papers to hard drives or use Mendeley to manage information, and (3) lack of access and time required to find information are the biggest frustrations. The study provides insights that could help libraries and publishers improve services to better meet students' needs.
Universities and their web-based library services : a study of their relati...Sangeeta Dhamdhere
Sangeeta Namdev Dhamdhere and Egbert de Smet(2017). " A quantitative analysis of library web-services and their rankings related to the universities context". Abstract accepted at 9th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference during 23-26 May 2017 held at The Savoy Hotel, Limerick city, Ireland.
Sherif presentation richard nurse new templateRichard Nurse
1) The study analyzed usage data from eResources at the Open University, a distance learning institution, to determine if there was a relationship between library resource usage and student success, as has been found at traditional universities.
2) The results showed that students who passed modules accessed library eResources twice as often as students who failed. Further statistical analysis found a significant association between higher levels of eResource access and better student results.
3) The findings suggest that even in a digital library environment, higher student engagement with library resources is still correlated with academic success, as seen in other university studies.
This document summarizes the key findings from the 2013 Ithaka S+R Library Survey. The survey collected responses from 499 library directors and deans from US higher education institutions. It addressed topics like the changing roles and priorities of libraries, strategies for meeting user needs, collection formats and discovery, and the library's role in teaching and developing student research skills. Some of the main findings included the importance of information literacy instruction, reliance on collaborative relationships and interlibrary loan due to declining local print collections, and a strong interest in electronic journals and books while maintaining discovery as a starting point for users.
How Much do Availability Studies Increase Full Text Success?Sanjeet Mann
Availability Studies are a systems research technique that academic libraries can use to identify errors affecting access to electronic resources. Comparing two availability studies conducted before and after troubleshooting showed a statistically significant decrease in errors from 38% to 13%.
The document summarizes research on the impact of school libraries on student achievement. It finds that credentialed library staff, current collections, flexible scheduling, and collaboration between librarians and teachers predict higher test scores. When controlling for factors like poverty, school library development explains up to 15% of variation in test scores, more than variables like per pupil spending. The research recommends staffing and funding school libraries to support curriculum and adopting flexible scheduling to extend libraries' reach.
This document summarizes a presentation on assessing the integration of library services into course management systems. Several librarians from different institutions discussed their experiences embedding library resources and services into platforms like Blackboard and Moodle. They described customizing library modules for specific courses and programs, collaborating with faculty, and piloting assessments of student learning and usage of integrated materials. Presenters emphasized the importance of obtaining usage data and finding better ways to promote library resources to faculty and students.
Meeting the Changing Research Needs of Students. An ebook survey on China stu...ProQuest
The presentation summarizes the survey results from 4,755 respondents from over 80 member institutions, which was co-hosted by ProQuest and CALIS (China Academic Library & Information System.
The survey covered the following areas: overall awareness of the electronic resources at their university; ebooks user behavior; usage of ebook resources; challenges for using ebooks; ebook features; whether training was important in using information resources for their learning and their research; ebooks trends and needs in North America.
This document summarizes a study conducted by Taylor & Francis and Loughborough University on the user experience of postgraduate research students when searching for and managing academic information. The study found that (1) Google and Google Scholar are most students' starting points for research, though the library catalog is still used, (2) students primarily download papers to hard drives or use Mendeley to manage information, and (3) lack of access and time required to find information are the biggest frustrations. The study provides insights that could help libraries and publishers improve services to better meet students' needs.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
The document summarizes key findings from a research study examining how academic libraries can demonstrate their value, especially in times of uncertainty. The study utilized focus groups, interviews with provosts, and a literature review to develop a research agenda. Key recommendations include identifying learning and success outcomes, bolstering collaboration, communicating the library's role in institutional missions, and conducting learning analytics and assessment of diverse student populations. The research agenda prioritizes communication, collaboration, mission alignment, teaching and learning, and student success.
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
OCLS 2010: Tracking the Elusive StudentSara Memmott
This document summarizes a presentation about using Google Analytics to track usage of an academic library website by online and off-campus students. It discusses analyzing data on site visitors, traffic sources, and usage of specific content areas to understand how extended programs students interact with and utilize the library's online resources and services. The library aims to improve communication, resources, and instruction for these students through website revisions and developing relationships with extended programs departments.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to ResearchLynn Connaway
The document discusses priority areas for researching the value and impact of academic libraries. It identifies the key areas as communication, mission alignment, learning analytics, student success, teaching and learning, and collaboration. For each area, it provides exemplar effective practices from literature and interviews with librarians and administrators. It then outlines potential research questions within each area and discusses research design considerations. The document concludes with an overview of a visualization tool being developed to showcase findings.
On May 10-11th, Katherine attended the first annual EBSCO User Group meet in the US city of Boston. Katherine was there on the invitation of the EBSCO User Group committee, made up of university librarians and EBSCO staff. This two day conference was inspired by the UK and Nordic user groups and this first meet-up was a great opportunity for Librarians from all over the US to come together and talk about how they are using EDS. Katherine an update on the major topics and trends which came up in the conference, and give some insight into the role of the EBSCO User Group in the US and the differences between the US and UK usage of EDS, and this lead into a wider discussion about changing role of Librarians in the UK and US.
Selecting implementing and teaching a web scale discovery toolChris Sweet
In the fall of 2010, Illinois Wesleyan University reviewed all the major web-scale discovery tools available to libraries. We chose to be a beta-test site for EBSCO’s Discovery Service (EDS) and conducted usability testing with students. We eventually purchased EDS and did a full roll-out this past fall semester.
This presentation will address the philosophy behind web-scale discovery along with our experiences regarding selection, testing, implementation, evaluation, and teaching. The presentation will also include live search demonstrations using Wesleyan’s EDS interface.
This document summarizes findings from faculty surveys about use of scholarly monographs. It finds that monographs remain very important to researchers, especially in humanities. While e-book usage is growing, print still dominates for in-depth reading. Searching and skimming are easier digitally. Over time more believe e-books could replace print, though humanities remain less convinced. The document also notes historians' heavy reliance on Google Books for discovery and access.
Nicole Branch is a librarian at Holy Names University, a small academic institution in Oakland, California. She discusses how the university uses WorldCat Local as its local search engine and the library's wish list to maximize discovery for students and faculty. Some key points are that the university wants enriched data in records, high quality MARC records provided rather than manipulated in-house, and databases to be centrally indexed to dramatically improve usage and visibility.
1) A study found that school libraries and librarians have a positive impact on student academic achievement, with test scores being higher at schools with more library resources and collaboration between librarians and teachers.
2) The study controlled for other factors like socioeconomic status, funding, class sizes, and found that library programs still explained up to 20% of variation in test scores.
3) The presenter recommends that schools staff libraries well, fund them to support curriculum, and utilize librarian expertise to benefit student learning.
The document discusses using e-metrics to assess electronic collections. It defines e-metrics as standardized measurements that produce quantitative data extracted from using electronic resources. This can be used as a tool to assess effectiveness, efficiency, performance and quality of electronic resources. The document outlines various e-metrics analyses that can be done, including trend analysis, efficiency studies, and cost-benefit analysis using return on investment and cost per article reading. Examples of e-metrics reports are provided to illustrate utilization rate, satisfaction rate, efficiency rate, and usability rate analyses.
Lecture presented by Vivian Praxedes D. Sy at PAARL's Summer Conference on the theme "Library Analytics: Data-driven Library Management", held at Pearl Hotel, Manila on 20-22 April 2016
Lecture presented by Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario at PAARL's Summer Conference on the theme "Library Analytics: Data-driven Library Management, held at Pearl Hotel, Manila on 20-22 April 2016
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchLynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchOCLC
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
The document summarizes key findings from a research study examining how academic libraries can demonstrate their value, especially in times of uncertainty. The study utilized focus groups, interviews with provosts, and a literature review to develop a research agenda. Key recommendations include identifying learning and success outcomes, bolstering collaboration, communicating the library's role in institutional missions, and conducting learning analytics and assessment of diverse student populations. The research agenda prioritizes communication, collaboration, mission alignment, teaching and learning, and student success.
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
OCLS 2010: Tracking the Elusive StudentSara Memmott
This document summarizes a presentation about using Google Analytics to track usage of an academic library website by online and off-campus students. It discusses analyzing data on site visitors, traffic sources, and usage of specific content areas to understand how extended programs students interact with and utilize the library's online resources and services. The library aims to improve communication, resources, and instruction for these students through website revisions and developing relationships with extended programs departments.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to ResearchLynn Connaway
The document discusses priority areas for researching the value and impact of academic libraries. It identifies the key areas as communication, mission alignment, learning analytics, student success, teaching and learning, and collaboration. For each area, it provides exemplar effective practices from literature and interviews with librarians and administrators. It then outlines potential research questions within each area and discusses research design considerations. The document concludes with an overview of a visualization tool being developed to showcase findings.
On May 10-11th, Katherine attended the first annual EBSCO User Group meet in the US city of Boston. Katherine was there on the invitation of the EBSCO User Group committee, made up of university librarians and EBSCO staff. This two day conference was inspired by the UK and Nordic user groups and this first meet-up was a great opportunity for Librarians from all over the US to come together and talk about how they are using EDS. Katherine an update on the major topics and trends which came up in the conference, and give some insight into the role of the EBSCO User Group in the US and the differences between the US and UK usage of EDS, and this lead into a wider discussion about changing role of Librarians in the UK and US.
Selecting implementing and teaching a web scale discovery toolChris Sweet
In the fall of 2010, Illinois Wesleyan University reviewed all the major web-scale discovery tools available to libraries. We chose to be a beta-test site for EBSCO’s Discovery Service (EDS) and conducted usability testing with students. We eventually purchased EDS and did a full roll-out this past fall semester.
This presentation will address the philosophy behind web-scale discovery along with our experiences regarding selection, testing, implementation, evaluation, and teaching. The presentation will also include live search demonstrations using Wesleyan’s EDS interface.
This document summarizes findings from faculty surveys about use of scholarly monographs. It finds that monographs remain very important to researchers, especially in humanities. While e-book usage is growing, print still dominates for in-depth reading. Searching and skimming are easier digitally. Over time more believe e-books could replace print, though humanities remain less convinced. The document also notes historians' heavy reliance on Google Books for discovery and access.
Nicole Branch is a librarian at Holy Names University, a small academic institution in Oakland, California. She discusses how the university uses WorldCat Local as its local search engine and the library's wish list to maximize discovery for students and faculty. Some key points are that the university wants enriched data in records, high quality MARC records provided rather than manipulated in-house, and databases to be centrally indexed to dramatically improve usage and visibility.
1) A study found that school libraries and librarians have a positive impact on student academic achievement, with test scores being higher at schools with more library resources and collaboration between librarians and teachers.
2) The study controlled for other factors like socioeconomic status, funding, class sizes, and found that library programs still explained up to 20% of variation in test scores.
3) The presenter recommends that schools staff libraries well, fund them to support curriculum, and utilize librarian expertise to benefit student learning.
The document discusses using e-metrics to assess electronic collections. It defines e-metrics as standardized measurements that produce quantitative data extracted from using electronic resources. This can be used as a tool to assess effectiveness, efficiency, performance and quality of electronic resources. The document outlines various e-metrics analyses that can be done, including trend analysis, efficiency studies, and cost-benefit analysis using return on investment and cost per article reading. Examples of e-metrics reports are provided to illustrate utilization rate, satisfaction rate, efficiency rate, and usability rate analyses.
Lecture presented by Vivian Praxedes D. Sy at PAARL's Summer Conference on the theme "Library Analytics: Data-driven Library Management", held at Pearl Hotel, Manila on 20-22 April 2016
Lecture presented by Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario at PAARL's Summer Conference on the theme "Library Analytics: Data-driven Library Management, held at Pearl Hotel, Manila on 20-22 April 2016
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchLynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchOCLC
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Understanding the link between eResource accesses and student success at a di...sherif user group
1) The study analyzed usage data from eResources at the Open University, a distance learning institution, to determine if there was a relationship between library resource usage and student success, as has been found at traditional universities.
2) The results showed that students who passed modules accessed library eResources twice as often as students who failed. Further statistical analysis found a significant association between higher levels of eResource access and better student results.
3) The findings suggest that even in a digital library environment, higher student engagement with library resources is still correlated with academic success, as seen in other university studies.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WEB-BASED SERVICES AND BEST PRACTICES OFFERED BY TOP UNI...sangeetadhamdhere
Final PhD Viva defended on11th July 2018 at the Department of Library and Information Science, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Majaraj Nagpur University, Nagpur, MH, India.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Macau, Macau, April 6.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative EffortLynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative Effort.” Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, Wrocław, Poland, August 23.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative EffortOCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative Effort.” Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, Wrocław, Poland, August 23.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to ResearchOCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research.” Presented at the Update on Value of Academic Libraries Initiative (ACRL) at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 25.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 7.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 7.
Ithaka S+R 2013 Survey of Library Directors WebinarSAGE Publishing
On Tuesday, March 11, 2014, Ithaka S+R released the results of its 2013 library survey: “Insights from Academic Library Directors.” SAGE held a 60-minute webinar in which our Market Research Analyst Elisabeth Leonard discussed the survey findings with Roger Schonfeld, Ithaka S + R’s Program Director for Libraries, Users, and Scholarly Practices.
The document discusses the work of the Research Information Management (RIM) program. It provides an overview of the program's goals, projects, and working groups. The program aims to understand researchers' needs and help shape the role of libraries in supporting research. Key projects include developing a research services manifesto, assessing data curation roles, and exploring how library staff roles may need to change.
Research Data Services Vision(s):An Analysis of North American Research Libr...Inna Kouper
A presentation from the IASSIST 2015 conference in Minneapolis that describes preliminary results of research on research data services visions and implementations. Authors: Inna Kouper, Kathleen Fear, Mayu Ishida, Christine Kollen and Sarah Williams.
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This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Harvard Conference Presentation
1. Universities and their web-based library
services : a study of their relationship.
by
drs. Sangeeta Namdev Dhamdhere, India
and
dr. Egbert de Smet, Belgium
3. •Universities everywhere try to improve their
quality as reflected in international rankings
University libraries everywhere try to improve
their quality by offering more and better
services, often web-based ones
•Is there a relationship in between the quality
of the university and their university library
as reflected by its web-based services ?
4. The ‘prequel’ : USA vs. India
This research is the PhD. project of mrs. S. Dhamdhere (India),
currently submitted for public defense
A pilot-research to test the methodology was done with the
Indian and USA-university samples, analyzing their web-
services and ranking correlation.
This research was reported at the Boston IJAS 2015 conference
and published in : Journal of Teaching and Education, CD-ROM.
ISSN: 2165-6266 :: 04(02):175–196 (2015)
The current research expands the ‘USA’ to the ‘World’ sample of
universities, compared to India (as per my comments on the IJAS2015
conference)
5. The challenge for libraries
●
Modern libraries operate in a wide information services
environment
●
The library website has become the dominant tool to
present the multitude of information services
●
Southern libraries can learn from Western top-libraries
on how to improve their information- and education
services via their website
= a ‘best practices’ approach
6. •Sampling top-western libraries in sample
‘World’
•Sampling Southern libraries in sample ‘India’
•Producing an inventory of their websites
with the services offered there
•Clustering the services into groups
•Quantitative comparison in between the 2
samples by groups of services
•Correlations in between rankings
•[examples and illustrations as ‘best
practices’]
7.
Western top libraries : the top 70 from
‘Webometrics Ranking of World Universities’
39 Indian top libraries as per the National
Institutional Ranking (National Assessment
and Accreditation Council 2016)
• For all institutions the library website was
analyzed
– Identification
– Counting
– clustering of services
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13. •Higher-sophistication specific services, e.g. :
•Exhibitions
•Virtual Book Tour
•Inscription (reservation of seat)
•Inter – Library Loans
•Interactive games, puzzles and moview/short films
•Webbased Publishing platform for Patrons:
•Open Access Initiatives
•Platform to authors and journals
•Wordpress
•University Records Management
•Antiplagarism Software access
•Citation Tools
•Coursework
15. Quantitative analysis : comparing
the mean scores
The average number of services (by cluster) offered in
each sample is calculated
These ‘mean’ values are compared in between the two
samples with Chi-Square and T-test values
These values allow to declare differences as
‘significant’ (at a given level of 0.05) or ‘by
coincidence’.
16. T-test and Chi-Square test
Levene’s test : should we assume equality or non-equality of
variances in between 2 samples ?
T-test : a calculated value which should end up LOWER
than the significance level chosen, e.g. 0.05 (95%).
Chi-Square : more or less the same as t-test but better for
‘categorical’ variables, e.g. 0/1 or Y/N (presence/absence)
The calculated X-square value is checked in available
standard tables and should be lower than the table-values
for the same parameters (e.g. ‘freedom degrees’)
17. T-tests summary
World and Indian university libraries have very significant
differences when it comes to web-services
service sample mean T-test mean
difference
T-value sign.
bibliographical services World 8.086 5.5216 10.645 0.001
India 2.564
educational services World 16.229 11.9987 11.484 0.001
India 4.231
communication tools World 5.957 5.1366 10.674 0.000
India 0.821
publishing platform World 3.3357 2.87 10.356 0.000
India 0.487
all services World 33.629 25.526 12.71 0.000
India 8.103
18. Pearson correlation univ-lib ranking
Universities and their libraries’ ranks correlate significantly :
better universities have better libraries, but this is much less
the case in the Indian sample.
19. Correlation univ-library ranking
(cont.)
When we consider all web-based services offered by all 109 top world and
Indian universities, it is observed that the top five world universities, according
to Webometric Ranking of Universities, i.e. Harvard University, Stanford
University, Cornell University, University of Michigan and University of
California Berkeley (Avg. 51) are also topping in offering web-based services.
In the USA the correlation is very high : 0.76
In India the top 6 positions are for resp. Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tata
Institute of Social Science, University of Hyderabad, Maharishi Dayanand
University, Pondicherry University, and finally North Eastern Hill University (6th
position) in offering web-based library services. This differs significantly from
their actual NAAC University rankings, so correlation is low.
Bibliographical services as more ‘traditional library service’, while representing
only 1/7th in the USA libraries, have a much higher share of about 1/3 of the
average score in India, meaning their emphasis is still very ‘traditional’.
20. Conclusions
In this research the researchers tried to create an inventory of web-based services
and best practices offered by various top world libraries and clustered them.
This inventory will help and give inspiration to all other university libraries who are
looking to initiate and improve their websites and web-based services.
The findings show a correlation between university rankings and library web-based
services rankings at the international level but not at the national level for many
developing regions of the World.
University libraries in developing countries should pay more attention to their web-
based library services, which can help them to increase their web-presence and get
better positions for their patron-universities in the world ranking systems
21. THANK YOU
As this is a preparatory study for an Indian PhD study by
ms. Sangeeta Dhamdere,
all feedback is welcome to :
modernlibrary.sangeeta@gmail.com
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26. •USA libraries on average offer 30 services,
Indian libraries only offer slightly less than 6
such services on average
•bibliographical services as more ‘traditional
library service’, while representing only 1/7th
in the USA libraries, have a much higher share
of about 1/3 of the average score in India,
meaning their emphasis is still very
‘traditional’
27.
28.
29. •The Pearson correlation coefficient of 0,23 for
Indian libraries indicates a positive but rather
low relationship in between the ranking and
number of library services offered
•The same coefficient for USA library websites
related to their university's ranking is 0,76,
indicating a strong relationship in between the
‘quality’ of the universities and their libraries
as measured by no. of services offered (on
their websites).
30. What if we would observe a much wider
sample of universities, not only the top-ones
but creating a much higher variety in the
‘quality’ axis (as measured by the
rankings) ?
What if we could also check services
offered, not only directly but also after
logging in at certain websites, perhaps
revealing more/other types of services ?
31. •This methodology, albeit being very labour-
intensive, could be elaborated to compare
larger or more different subsets of libraries
from developed and developing countries, or
comparing specific countries.
•Indian libraries could benefit from taking
inspiration from the list we drew from the USA
university library websites and changing their
nature into a more diversified spectrum of
services offered
32. THANK YOU
As this is a preparatory study for an Indian
PhD study by ms. Sangeeta Dhamdere, all
feedback is welcome to :
modernlibrary.sangeeta@gmail.com