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Study of Smart Growth Initiatives Using GIS: The Case of Austin, Texas

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Smart Growth Initiatives of the city of Austin, Texas using GIS and spatial analysis technologies. The preliminary results show some evidence of the usefulness of the initiatives.

Tags: GIS, Spatial analysis technologies, Texas

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Navigating the Generative AI Wave: AI Literacy Instruction in Academic Libraries Today

As generative AI continues to reshape higher education, academic librarians are playing an important role in developing AI literacy among students. Using Georgia Southern University Libraries as a case study, this presentation explores the impact of…

Tags: Academic Library, AI literacy, Library instruction

Position: 1080 (97 views)

Rethinking Information Literacy Instructions in the Digital Age

Over twenty years ago, the American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy defined information literacy. Since then, numerous scholarly papers have been published which explored the best approaches for improving…

Tags: Academic Learning, Information literacy, Information Literacy Competency Standards, Information Literacy Instruction, Library Literacy

Position: 402 (488 views)

Measuring an Academic Library’s Performance and Service: A Case Study in Georgia Southern University Library

This paper shares the Georgia Southern University Library’s experience of LibQUAL in user-centered and service-oriented academic learning environment. On the basis of reviewing the library literature on LibQUAL, this study presents the process of…

Tags: Academic Libraries, Assessment, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Information visualization, LibQUAL, Library assessment

Position: 794 (298 views)

Scholarly Information Discovery in the Networked Academic Learning Environment

In the dynamic and interactive academic learning environment, students are required to have qualified information literacy competencies while critically reviewing print and electronic information. However, many undergraduates encounter difficulties…

Tags: Academic administrators, Academic and public librarians, Executives and instructors, Library and information science (LIS) students, University and college undergraduates

Position: 218 (547 views)

Leveraging Quality Web-based Library User Services in the Digital Age

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore key issues involved with opportunities, challenges, and future developing trends of delivering dynamic and distributed web‐based academic library information resources, services, and instructions for…

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Building the Ubiquitous Library in the 21st Century

On the basis of web-based library information architecture, this paper outlines the ubiquitous library’s most relevant concepts and features tied up with the internet platform. Utilizing successful library projects and applications from the real…

Tags: 21st Century, Design, Digital Age, Instructors, IT specialists, Librarians, Managers, Technical, Ubiquitous library, Web-based

Position: 252 (532 views)

Emerging Technologies and Their Impacts on Academic Libraries, Librarians, and Library Services

This paper intends to overview most relevant emerging technologies and their impacts on academic libraries, librarians, and web-based library information services in the digital age.

Tags: Academic Library, Digital Age, Emerging Technologies, Information Services, Librarians, Web-based

Position: 187 (561 views)

Leveraging Academic Library Information Commons for the 21st Century

With the rapid development of modern sciences and technologies, all kinds of data and information from heterogeneous resources can be dynamically accessed, converted and disseminated in the digital world. To meet the challenges of today's information…

Tags: Academic Library, Cutting-Edge Technologies, Emerging Technologies, Information Commons, Reference Services, User Services, Web-based Information Technology

Position: 165 (574 views)

Enhancing Academic Library Information Literacy Instructions in the Digital Age

For over a decade, hundreds and thousands of researches have been made to initialize information literacy programs and leverage information literacy instructions. Facing up to the new information explosion in the digital age, many academic institutes…

Tags: Academic Instruction, Information literacy, Library Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Scale Effectiveness, Scale Instruction

Position: 449 (467 views)

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