Nowhere to Run; Nowhere to Hide: The Reality of Being a Law Library Director in Times of Great Opportunity and Significant Challenges

This is an edited version of remarks presented at \u27Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide\u27: The Reality of Being a Law Library Director in Times of Great Opportunity and Significant Challenges, January 5, 2015, at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C

Automation of A.T.E.C Central Library : A Case Study

This paper is a case study of automation undertaken at ATEC entral library. The paper describes in detail the development of automation procedures and applied tools

Librarians’ perceptions and knowledge of the use of Whatsapp for the enhancement of library Services in university libraries in South- South, Nigeria

This study examined the librarians’ perceptions and knowledge of the use of WhatsApp for the enhancement of service in university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and a questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Total enumeration (purposive sampling) technique was used to gather data from 169 librarians in 6 federal, 4 state and 3 private university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. This sample population size was considered appropriate because from the study the above mentioned institution uses WhatsApp in service delivery. However, only 141 librarians answered and returned the questionnaire at the specified time. The findings revealed that 79 (56%) of the respondents were males and 62 (44%) of the respondents were females. The study revealed that the majority of the respondents portrayed a positive perception of the use of WhatsApp for the enhancement of their services. The findings discovered that librarians’ are knowledgeable on the use of WhatsApp for enhancement of services. The findings also revealed that librarians in services division are using WhatsApp to disseminate the following services; user education/orientation, reference services, instant feedback about the library, announcement, research help services, extension and outreach services to mention but a few. In addition, the study revealed hindrances on the use of WhatsApp in service delivery these include; no written policy on the use of WhatsApp in their university libraries, bandwidth issues, erratic power supply, poor internet facility and among others. The study recommended that university managements in Nigeria, Africa and in other parts of the world should adhere to the following: adopt the use of WhatsApp for the enhancement of their services, library management should organize regular training for librarians on practical use of WhatsApp for library services, library management should formulate policies that guide the use of WhatsApp in university libraries, swift internet access should be made available in university libraries to project the use of WhatsApp by librarians, alternative power supply should be made available for university libraries to enhance the use of WhatsApp and library users should be educated of the availability of WhatsApp services in their university library as well as training on how to contact the library via WhatsApp

2004-2005 Drake Memorial Library Annual Report

2004-2005 annual report of Drake Memorial Library of The College at Brockport

Mustang Daily, May 26, 1988

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/studentnewspaper/4804/thumbnail.jp

Special Libraries, December 1974

Volume 65, Issue 12https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1974/1008/thumbnail.jp

2003-2004 Drake Memorial Library Annual Report

2003-2004 annual report of Drake Memorial Library of The College at Brockport

How School Library Media Specialists Support Reading and Information Literacy Skills Instruction for English Language Learners

HOW SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS SUPPORT READING AND INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS by Melinda Morin This study explored the school library media programs in four schools. The percentage of English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in each of these schools was among the highest on their respective levels in their school districts. Moreover, the percentage of ELLs in these schools who met and exceeded the standard for reading and English/language arts on the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) in the spring of 2010 was more than the Annual Measureable Objective (AMO) of 73.3% or slightly less. The participants were the school library media specialists who administered the school library media programs in these schools. This was a qualitative study. During an inductive thematic analysis, the data coalesced into four themes that corresponded with the research questions: instruction, collaboration, media/technology, and interpersonal communication. These findings were derived from the data. 1. The participants used both conventional and technology-based instructional strategies to support reading and information literacy skills instruction for all of their students, including the ELLs. 2. The school library media collections included first language, bilingual, and multicultural literatures, picture books, nonfiction books written on a lower reading level, graphic materials, Hi-Lo reading materials and other digital resources; however, the materials varied in age, suitability, and condition. 3. The school library media specialists collaborated informally with the other members of the instructional team. 4. The school library media specialists undertook other practices that support reading and information literacy skills instruction for ELLs on a discretionary basis