Students' Perception of Digital Resources in Higher Education in Africa

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of students on digital resources in universities in Africa. Digital resources in this study encompassed information resources from digital library and from e-learning. A mixed methods approach was employed with qualitative method being dominant, and was carried out within a case study design involving University of Nairobi students from two disciplines, lecturers and librarians. Interviews with students were triangulated with informal interviews with their lecturers and librarians, observations and documented quantitative data. The data was analyzed using thematic analytical approach. The study found that students take control of their usage of digital resources. They perceive e-leaming resources and digital library resources as intertwined into one learning resource. In addition, high IT skills among students and lecturers impact on students’ expectations of roles and levels of engagement with lecturers and librarians. The librarians’ role seems to be taken on by the lecturers. In this process, librarians are left out of participation in an e-learning environment. A related project suggests a user-focused, more collaborative model in which librarians, lecturers and students can engage with each other more in order to leverage the benefits of digital resources for learning

The Role of Affect in the Information Seeking of Productive Scholars

Carol Kuhlthau\u27s (2004) work shows that affect is a vital part of information seeking for high school students and undergraduates. This article explores the influence of affect on research university faculty. Like beginning information users, advanced information users are influenced by their confidence, ambition, and interest in their work. This study employed phenomenological interviews to explore how scholars\u27 willingness to tackle new areas of research, submit manuscripts to prestigious publications, approach colleagues for collaboration, and conduct literature searches with tenacity is impacted by their emotions and dispositions

Copyright clearance for the digital library: a practical guide to gaining electronic permissions for journal articles

Provides a practical guide to gaining copyright clearance for making electronic copies of journal articles based on experience gained on the eLib project, Project ACORN. Includes tips on identifying and contacting copyright owners, elements to include in letters of approach, chose tactics, and dealing with refusals and charges

Special Libraries, March 1951

Volume 42, Issue 3https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1951/1002/thumbnail.jp

Special Libraries, December 1939

Volume 30, Issue 10https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1939/1009/thumbnail.jp

‘Anything but indifferent’: the Warburg Institute’s Library Classification System

Essay presented in 2016 as fulfillment of requirements for completion of the module INM303 - Information Organisation, part of the MSc Library and Information Science course at City, University of London. Abstract: This essay is a report on The Warburg Institute's Library classification system. It is divided in three parts: first, in 'Background', I present a bit of the history of the Warburg Institute, with a focus on how it is intrinsically related to the thought and research of its founder Aby Warburg; second, in 'The classification system and the library', I describe further the developments of the Institute, including the adoption of the classification scheme, and provide a description of the classification itself; finally, in 'Considerations', I analyse some of the features of the system, make a few comparisons with both the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal systems, and leave some open inquiries as opportunity for further research. From a glance, it is evident that I have made many, long citations. I have found great references from both the creators of the classification system, Fritz Saxl and Gertrud Bing, and chose to cite them whenever possible instead of paraphrasing their words, specially Bing's, as I believe the language they used reveals quite a lot about the thought behind the Institute and the classification system itself—and, perhaps, no other classification scheme reflects so much and so well a specific understanding of the world as this one

On the Disparity Between What We Say and What We Do in Libraries

Uses Keller Easterling\u27s concept of infrastructure space to probe the discrepancies between what we state to be our core purpose and values and what we do in libraries

Infiltrate and Conquer: Showing the World What Librarians Can Do

Infiltrate and Conquer...looks at how librarians might take inspiration from outside of their profession to gain greater visibility and influence within their own workplaces. The piece is a mixture of experiences: from the author, from others who have left the profession but who use those skills in other careers, and also from some librarians outside of law. The focus here is on why, and indeed how, to forge partnerships and encourage collaboration with others inside and outside of your profession. The author’s lawbore website and associated technologies will be discussed throughout the article