• Who? Whom? Or, Who's Teaching What to Whom and What Information Services Will They Need 

  de Jesus Ayala Schueneman, Maria; Schueneman, Bruce C. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  This paper examines the university in the context of postmodernism. The integrated ideal of the past is contrasted with the fragmentary reality of the present, both in terms of educational institutions and individual ...
• Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him: Client-Centered Technical Services 

  Bolin, Mary K. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Academics are being admonished to be "client-centered"--generally used to mean consumer or customer-oriented. This paper looks at the origins of "client-centeredness" in mental health care, and explores the idea of ...
• The Virtual Librarian: Using Desktop Videoconferencing to Provide Interactive Reference Assistance 

  Folger, Kathleen (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Recent technological innovations have made videoconferencing much more affordable and accessible than in the past. Room-based systems that cost thousands of dollars are now being replaced by software programs that work on ...
• Undergraduate Students and the Digital Library: Information-Seeking Behavior in a Heterogenous Environment 

  Seiden, Peggy; Szymborski, Kris; Norelli, Barbara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  There is a paucity of research on general undergraduate user behavior particularly in the emerging digital library environment. This paper presents the results of a preliminary study of information seeking among sixty ...
• Thinking Boldly! College and University Library Mission Statements as Roadsigns to the Future 

  Bangert, Stephanie R. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  The future of libraries as both a physical and a virtual place is integral to the success of academic institutions. While speculation about the future viability of libraries is evident, it has been difficult to identify ...
• Televideo Reference: The UC Irvine Experience 

  Lessick, Susan; Kjaer, Kathryn; Clancy, Steve (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Desktop videoconferencing technology has the potential of bridging the physical barriers that prevent the ready transfer of information between users and reference providers. Because of this potential, the Science Library ...
• Small-College Library Directors: Getting in the Door and Surviving on the Job 

  O'Keeffe, Julie (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  This paper reports findings from a 1996 survey which examined job preparedness of library directors at four-year colleges in twelve Midwest states. The survey measured: a) qualifications possessed at the time each person ...
• The Role of Recruitment in Achieving Goals Related to Diversity 

  Winston, Mark (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  One of our diversity-related goals is to broaden the number of perspectives represented in academic library decisionmaking, administration and library services. The literature related to recruitment theory addresses the ...
• The Productivity Paradox: Implications for Libraries 

  Greer, Gary; Hare, Chris (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  For more than a decade, business and economics researchers have written and discussed the term "productivity paradox." Economist Robert Solow's often quoted remark "we see computers everywhere but in the productivity ...
• Philosophical Shift: Teach the Faculty to Teach Information Literacy 

  Smith, Rise L. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Integrating information literacy throughout the undergraduate curriculum is limited as long as librarians insist on doing the instruction themselves, because staffing is inadequate to support full-fledged, integrated ...
• A New Model of Librarian Education for the Networked Environment 

  Rapple, Brendan (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  With the advent of the electronic library, the teaching function of librarians is becoming more and more crucial. However, though library schools are facing the challenge of preparing librarians to utilize the technological ...
• The Nature of the Electronic Journal: Structure and Use of Information in Scholarly Electronic Journals 

  DeFelice, Barbara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  The nature of the information in scholarly electronic journals and the use made of that information needs to be better understood by academic librarians seeking to serve faculty and students effectively. This paper is based ...
• A Method of Measuring the Reach of a Bibliographic Instruction Program 

  Kirk, Thomas G. Jr.; Taylor, Nancy; Penhale, Sara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Bibliographic instruction at Earlham College has developed over the last thirty years into a program of course-integrated instruction extending throughout the college curriculum. We have developed a method for measuring ...
• Maps and Legends: Plotting a Course for Geographic Information Systems 

  Herold, Philip (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Many academic institutions are experiencing explosive growth in the use of geospatial data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As GIS gain widespread acceptance as a research tool, the scholarly community looks to ...
• The Library and Academic Computing Center: Cultural Perspectives and Recommendations for Improved Interaction 

  Favini, Robert (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Technology has become a dominant factor in the daily operation of academic libraries. In small-to-medium-sized institutions the introduction of technology could not have happened with out the assistance of the academic ...
• Libraries and the Post-Job Organization 

  Goetsch, Lori A. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Technology has had a profound impact on libraries, and they have responded by adopting various organizational strategies. However, many libraries continue to organize by functional units, and job responsibilities remain ...
• Journals Under Attack: Faculty and Researchers' Creative Solutions to Access Problems (or, Theft Is the Answer. What Was the Question?) 

  Johnson, Judith R.; Rozum, Betty (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Escalating journal subscription costs and concurrent library and institutional budget cuts have precipitated the cancellation of journal subscriptions by many research and academic libraries. How does the faculty and ...
• Help-Seeking Behavior in the Research Process of College Students 

  Bailey, Edgar C. Jr. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  Studies by Carol Kuhlthau and Constance Mellon of the research process of college students indicate that librarians are less frequently used as sources of help than might be expected. Neither researcher, however, has ...
• Government Information in an Electronic Age 

  Andrews, Judy (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

  The United States has long had a tradition of free access to government information. How is that changing with the advent of putting information into electronic format? What changes must academic libraries make in order ...
• The Gods Never Had It So Good: Partnerships, Standards, and Navigational Tools for Access to Images 

  Austin, David L.; Hodson, James (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)

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