...-facing library privacy policies of higher education institutions in Florida. Findings Findings include that the majority of Florida academic libraries do not have a public-facing privacy policy. Only 15 out of the 70 schools reviewed had one. A large portion of those came from doctoral universities...

... only Marketing in libraries Higher education E-resource Academic libraries Library users Learning Information literacy Unmotivated students Scientific library Subscription to e-resources Verified content Attention triggers High-technology classroom Electronic information...

... questions: David Bawden can be contacted at: d.bawden@city.ac.uk 15 04 2018 14 05 2018 19 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Bangladesh Academic libraries Students Information behaviour Information...

...Karen Bordonaro Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer practicing academic librarians an overview of adult education theories as a way to more deeply understand and further foster adult learning in academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a literature review...

.... In addition, three focus groups were conducted with social sciences graduate students, academics and librarians to further explore attitudes and perspectives toward library apps. Findings A majority of respondents (62 per cent) visited the academic library less than five times per month or never...

...Sheila Corrall Purpose The research explores the emerging specialty of learning space assessment with a focus on how new information professionals represented by graduate students in an academic libraries course defined quality criteria for library spaces and how they approached designing...

...Leo Appleton Purpose In the modern “student focused” university setting, quality assurance and continual service improvement have become more and more important in the delivery of academic library services. Working in partnership with their students, academic libraries can enable meaningful...

...Megan Oakleaf Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the need for academic libraries to demonstrate and increase their impact of student learning and success. It highlights the data problems present in existing library value correlation research and suggests a pathway to surmounting...

...Christine Urquhart Purpose This paper aims to examine the principles that underpin library assessment, methods used for impact and performance evaluation and how academic libraries should use the findings, and it discusses how value frameworks help. Design/methodology/approach...

... only Information literacy Commercial awareness Academic libraries Employability Skills Workplace literacy The Sheffield Employability LibGuide (University of Sheffield Library, 2017a) builds on the strategic importance of employability, which is is a key feature of the University...

... institutions’ usage could not be identified to others. Originality/value The paper provides insight into the Library Data Labs project and discusses a number of implications from the outcomes of the project. These are now being investigated by HESA, Jisc and individual institutions. Academic libraries...

... libraries in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach This research draws on transformational leadership theory initiated by Burns (1978) and expanded by Bass (1985) . It was conducted through a multi-method case study approach at 13 public and 4 academic libraries in the Mekong...

... of involvement in the democratic processes than their junior colleagues? RQ3. Do FHSS students see academic libraries as relevant sources of this type of information? The research was conducted in May 2015 on a sample of 246 FHSS students. For the purposes of this research, we decided...

... 2017 16 05 2017 16 05 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Employment Hiring practices Job seeking Negotiating Search committees Applying for academic librarianship positions can...

..., the university library of the future may well be the one entirely based on mobile technology. Social implications Mobile devices lead to new forms of engagement with student learning; so academic libraries are expected to be strong partners in the teaching and learning processes of their institution...

... and debates, silent reading room, open-access shelving, departmental library at the department where they study (offering limited opening hours), a single (joint) library near the faculty (with longer opening hours). Academic libraries Students User studies Librarians Humanities Social sciences...

...Trang Thi Huynh Purpose This paper aims to design a model of succession planning process for public and academic libraries in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach The model of library succession planning process was develop based on the findings of a two-phase research underpinned...

...Helen Nneka Okpala Purpose This paper aims to give a highlight on the concept of makerspace and its perceived benefits in academic libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The searches encompass current journal articles, books, newspapers, magazines, personal experiences...

... and Schottenfeld (2014) have also suggested a framework for developing collaborative workspaces in alignment with learning outcomes and required behaviours. This review will consider the wider context in which the developing role of the academic library in student learning has affected library architecture...

... and user needs. Gricel Dominguez can be contacted at: gdoming@fiu.edu 25 08 2015 30 11 2015 14 12 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Library usage Library spaces Seating...