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- Collection: International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL)
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Content and Context: A Case Study of Cross-departmental Metadata Collaboration
This paper demonstrates how taking differences in end user behavior and differing interdepartmental perspectives on metadata into account can strengthen the digital object workflow to serve a greater variety of users. The University of Illinois…
Tags: Case Study, Content, Context, Metadata collaboration
Position: 1008 (226 views)
Building a Specialized Database of the Culture of Yi People
To build a specialized database with local characteristics is one of the future directions for the academic library at prefectural level in China. The academic library can play an important role in preserving the local cultures. It is also an…
Position: 923 (259 views)
Liaison Year One Redux: A Snapshot of The Academic Business Librarian Professional Development Landscape
In this article, Edward Lim discusses the challenges and strategies he faced in his first year as the business liaison to the University of Connecticut’s School of Business. He captures the many communities formed by business librarians around a…
Position: 786 (314 views)
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…
Tags: Access Services, CDL, Controlled Digital Lending, Course Reserve, COVID-19 response, Google Apps Scripts
Position: 840 (288 views)
Chinese Academic Library Services: A Web Survey
Chinese students form a significant population on Canadian university campuses. Literature indicates that these students face various challenges when using library services to meet their information needs. Canadian academic libraries need to better…
Position: 784 (315 views)
Message From Editor-in-Chief
Message From Editor-in-Chief, vol. 1 no. 1 (2016), editorial
Position: 917 (260 views)
Lives in Data: Prominent Data Librarians, Archivists and Educators Share Their Thoughts
We asked several data librarians, archivists and educators who have had prominent and interesting careers if they would be willing to let us profile them and share some of their thoughts on the field. Six graciously agreed to be interviewed via…
Position: 932 (257 views)
Editorial: Celebrating One Year Anniversary and Introducing the Third Issue
Position: 991 (236 views)
Conference Report and Journal Launch, Beijing, China
June 8-9, 2017, the National Science Library of China (NSLC) hosted the first Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery conference and Big Data Analysis for Decision-Making workshop. This meeting took its name from the Journal of Data Analysis and…
Tags: Big Data Analysis for Decision-Making workshop, Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery conference
Position: 1018 (217 views)
Embedding library services in research stages: Chinese subject service and the research lifecycle model
Through in-depth interviews, we analyzed user needs at different stages of scientific research, and constructed a library service model that can be practically integrated into all research stages. This article highlights the subject service model in…
Position: 879 (271 views)
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A Magic Steeped in Poison
A tea brewed by Ning leads to the death of her mother and the near demise of her sister. Desperate to save her sister, Ning must compete in a…
