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A study of subject service in Chinese academic libraries

This article explores the current status and challenges of subject service in academic libraries in mainland China. The authors selected top thirty universities nominated by Chinese University Alumni Association (CUAA) in 2009 and examined their…

Tags: Academic Library, China, Liaison network, Subject service

Position: 167 (498 views)

A primer on building the library mobile web

This paper aims to help libraries develop the mobile web. It focuses on practical techniques and skills, showing in detail how to build a mobile web from scratch, and how to perform testing. It contains code examples from the author, and provides…

Tags: Auto-detection, Library Information Technology, Miniaturize, Mobile Web, Mobilize

Position: 445 (406 views)

Using internal grant to foster faculty-librarian collaboration

As colleges and universities begin to globalize their curriculums and to include global readiness in their institutional missions, New Jersey City University (NJCU) has provided grants that strongly encourage faculty and librarians to collaborate on…

Tags: Collaboration, Curriculum, Faculty, Information literacy, Librarian

Position: 315 (447 views)

From the Ground to the Cloud: A Practice at California State University, East Bay

Cloud computing has been actively discussed in recent years, and is making its way into the library field. It has advantages when libraries work with constrained financial resources. This article describes the procedures that the University Libraries…

Tags: Cloud computing, Library Information Technology, Library system migration

Position: 438 (408 views)

The CUNY-Shanghai Library Faculty Exchange Program

The librarian exchange between The City University of New York (CUNY), Shanghai University, and Shanghai Normal University took place spring 2010-fall 2011. Eight faculty from each country participated. Discussion and dialogue with Chinese visiting…

Tags: Academic Library, American, Chinese, Exchange, Faculty, International, Librarian

Position: 197 (484 views)

Endnote Blog: an Effective Alternative to Troubleshooting Endnote

The EndNote Blog has been an effective alternative to traditional ways of troubleshooting issues related to the use of EndNote. The Blog has resolved many common issues related to EndNote that are frequently encountered by many of our users. Better…

Tags: Citation
Management, endNote, EndNote blog, Library
instruction, Reference management, Reference tools, Research
assistance, Research services, Research support, Research tools, Troubleshooting

Position: 343 (438 views)

Involving Users in the Library Space Planning: a Case Study of a Branch Library in a Research University

As library functions are evolving, many academic libraries are redesigning or renovating their library space to meet the changing needs of their users. This case study describes how a branch library in a Canadian research university reached out to…

Tags: Branch Library, Interview, Library Space, Library User, Space Planning, Survey

Position: 290 (454 views)

Simple Instruction on How to Access the CALA Social Media Channels (2017)

CALA currently has its own listserv, public Facebook page, "CALA Members and Friends" Facebook Private Group, WeChat, LinkedIn and YouTube Channel. The purpose of maintaining various channels is to meet our diverse members' needs and offer up-to-date…

Tags: Access, Access to Information, CALA, Chinese American Librarians Association, Communications, Facebook, Instruction, LinkedIn, Social media, WeChat, YouTube

Position: 45 (584 views)

Building New Interfaces for Shocker Open Access Repository

Wichita State University Libraries recently upgraded its DSpace based institutional repository, Shocker Open Access Repository (SOAR), to the new version 1.6.2 with an XML-based interface “Manakin”. Manakin gives the possibility of creating different…

Tags: CSS, Digital libraries, Digital Repository, DSpace, DSpace Manakin, Interface customization, Interface design, Shocker Open Access Repository, XSLT

Position: 151 (507 views)

Chinese American Librarians Association: Embracing Diversity and Outreaching to the Global Community

The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services selected 33 presentations for the 2017 Diversity and Outreach Fair, held from 3 – 5 p .m. on June 24 in the Special Events area in the Exhibits Hall at McCormick during ALA’s Annual…

Tags: CALA, Caucuses, Chinese American Librarians Association, Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion, Library, Outreach Librarianship

Position: 29 (614 views)

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