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Virtualization of Research Data Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity to Enhance Research Data Support
For Canadian academic libraries, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an unprecedented switch to virtual services. An abrupt halt to in-person activities required almost all libraries to utilize new technologies in order to continue…
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FERM-ing up a Strategy for Consortial System Adoption: The Five College Consortium & FOLIO eResource Management
The Five Colleges are committed early implementers of FOLIO and beta adopters of EBSCO’s implementation and hosting services. We implemented the Agreements, eHoldings, Users, and Organizations apps in FOLIO during the summer of 2020 and will go-live…
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Cornell Library FOLIO Case Study
Cornell University is a private university with a public mission. With a student body of about 25,000, Cornell is the federal land-grant institution of New York State, a private endowed university, a member of the Ivy League/Ancient Eight, and a…
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Modularity in FOLIO: Principles, Techniques and Tools
From its earliest inception, FOLIO was conceived not as an ILS (Integrated Library System), but as a true Services Platform, composed of many independent but interdependent modules, and forming a foundation on which an ILS or other library software…
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The Future is Here! Embracing a New Era of Open Platforms
The Future is Here! Embracing a New Era of Open Platforms
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Overview of Development and Recent Trends in Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation
This paper is an overview of bibliometrics, a subfield of library and information science. It briefly explains what bibliometrics is and why it is important in research evaluation and impact analysis. It summarizes the latest development and trends…
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Local Content In Information Management: The Story of the Celebrated Content of the First University Library in Nigeria
This article is an opinion paper on the pride of place of the nationally and internationally patronised and hence, celebrated contents of the Kenneth Dike Library (KDL) of the University of Ibadan, the first university library in Nigeria. The work…
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Automating Cataloging Workflow of Library Traditional Materials
This paper describes the author’s experience with automating and streamlining cataloging workflows of traditional materials at the Florida International University Libraries using a combination of various cataloging tools, including MarcEdit, a local…
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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…
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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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A Taste for Love
High school senior Liza Yang and her mom can agree on one thing: baking. That is, until Liza realizes that the annual junior baking competition…