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Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals -- Book Review
Book Review of Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals
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Managing a Sustainable Work-from-Home Scheme: Library Resiliency in Times of Pandemic
The resiliency of librarians is tested once again with the devastating occurrence of the pandemic situation worldwide. As a result of the global scare, many libraries have shut down as prescribed by the governments to minimize physical contact and…
Position: 990 (173 views)
Steppingstones to More Sustainable Public Libraries in Finland: From Individual Initiatives toward National Guidelines and Standards
Public libraries in Finland have a strong history of cooperating and networking. Implementing SDGs and steering the action toward sustainability, however, has been so far carried out mainly out by individual libraries. A larger consensus or common…
Position: 962 (185 views)
Sustainable Academic Libraries: The Experience of Organizing a Sustainable Conference
In 2007, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library kicked off a conference series with the main theme of ‘Academic Librarian.’ In 2016, the fourth conference of the series entitled Academic Librarian 4: Sustainable Academic Libraries: Now and…
Position: 882 (208 views)
ALA UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force
This field report explores the recent planning and work underway by the American Library Association’s United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force.
Position: 926 (196 views)
A Bibliometric Study of Family Studies Journals Using Journal Impact Factors, CiteScore and H-index
Although there are bibliometric studies of journals in various fields, the field of family studies remains unexplored. Using the bibliometric metrics of the two-year and five-year Journal Impact Factors, the H-index, and the newly revised CiteScore,…
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Academic Library Leadership: Race and Gender
Nearly 80% of American librarians are women. Similarly, the majority of American librarians are White; people of color – e.g., African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans – represent a small percentage of the U.S. library work-force.…
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Challenges that Affect the Utilization of KLISC’s Resources and Services at University of Nairobi
It is not feasible for a library to hold or acquire a full collection of information resources which may be required by its patrons. To deal with this issue, library cooperation was adopted, for instance, interlibrary loaning, document delivery and…
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Implementing Controlled Digital Lending with Google Drive and Apps Script: A Case Study at the NYU Shanghai Library
The unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 near the beginning of 2020 has significantly interrupted the daily operation of a wide range of academic institutions worldwide. As a result, libraries faced a challenge of providing their patrons access to…
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Strategic Planning for the Chinese American Library Association: From Process to Implementation
This report explored the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)’s strategic planning process for 2020-2025 during COVID-19. The paper introduced CALA’s mission statement, values, and discussed the importance of the strategic plan. A strategic…
Position: 933 (194 views)
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Your Place in the Universe
"Most eight-year-olds are about five times as tall as this book . . . but only half as tall as an ostrich, which is half as tall as a giraffe . . .…