..., equity and human rights. Data collection included eight online open-ended questionnaires and six semi-structured interviews. Participants included higher education professionals who have worked with predictive algorithm (PA) recommendations programmed with student data. Findings Participants...

...Shohana Nowrin; David Bawden Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the information security behaviour of the students of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in the use of smartphones. Bangladesh is well-known as one of the largest and fastest growing mobile phone market of the world...

...Sultan Muhaya Al-Daihani; Mai R. Almutairi; Reem Alonaizi; Samarkand Mubarak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of Kuwait University students majoring in the social sciences, faculty members and academic librarians toward mobile library applications (apps), which...

... Faculty Instruction Academic Students Silos The academic library has sometimes been lightheartedly referred to as “Switzerland” because of its proud history of neutrality. Even the building itself is frequently physically located directly in the middle of a college campus for ease of access...

...Polona Vilar; Primož Južnič Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a study of attitudes displayed towards the Central Humanist Library (CHL) from the perspective of both undergraduate and graduate students as well as librarians, specifically in light of the proposed relocation and merging...

...Jonathan Hunter; Andrew Cox Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an exploratory investigation of students' use of informal learning spaces for their studies at the University of Sheffield. Previous research has mainly focused on formal learning spaces such as libraries and lecture...

...Heidar Mokhtari; Mohammad-Reza Davarpanah; Mohammad-Hossein Dayyani; Mohammad-Reza Ahanchian Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of students' need for cognition (NFC) on their information seeking behavior (ISB). Design/methodology/approach – Out of 19,965...

...Sara Valla Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial phases of the formation of the Co‐Lab as a community at the University of Parma, which aims to foster informal ways of collaboration among students, professors, researchers, with a view to increasing results in learning...

...Gillian Nowlan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how students at the University of Regina would like to interact with the library on their mobile devices and how to best construct a mobile site to suit the university community's needs. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

... The study focuses on how this curriculum was conceived, implemented, and has evolved based on new ideas from the MA coordinator, the librarian, the students, and continuing review of the literature of librarianship and TESOL. The coordinator and librarian describe their approach to curriculum development...

...Peg Lawrence; Lynne Weber Purpose Assessment is a driving force in the library and services offered are constantly evaluated for their merit. This study seeks to review student use of an academic library during late‐night hours to determine the effectiveness of the service. Design/methodology...

...Alice B. Ruleman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine faculty and student responses to questions regarding their use of social media and to determine possible demographic differences. Design/methodology/approach A web‐based quantitative survey format utilizing multiple choice...

... collaboration in a college and suggest the value to the students in such collaboration. Bruce E. Massis can be contacted at: bmassis@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Libraries Librarians Faculty Students Collaboration Collection development Information literacy...

...Emmanouel Garoufallou; Vassiliki Charitopoulou Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of Web 2.0 tools and their use by Greek library science and information systems (LSIS) students; to study to what extent students use these tools both in everyday life and in relation...

...Sirje Virkus; Alice A. Bamigbola Purpose This paper aims to present the results of a study that investigated the Erasmus Mundus Digital Library Learning (DILL) Master programme students' conceptions and experiences of the use of Web 2.0 tools. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted...

...Hanadi Buarki; Mark Hepworth; Ian Murray Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive literature review on information and communication skills (ICT) of library and information science (LIS) students in worldwide LIS education and compare them with those skills needed by the job...

...Andrea Dickson; Robert P. Holley Purpose The goal of this paper is to examine the use of the major social networking tools in academic libraries in the USA. As college students are heavy users of social networking, such efforts provide academic libraries with outreach possibilities to students who...

...Jane Magee; Elisabeth Thomas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss customizing an open‐source program called the Assignment Calculator into a tool designed specifically to serve the needs of students at California State University, Fresno, and at San José State University. The paper aims...

...Bruce E. Massis Purpose There is evidence that the percentage of students in the higher education environment in the USA who will be using technology everyday in 2010 could reach nearly 100 percent. With such a possibility looming, will the plethora of e‐book readers or hand‐held multi‐functional...

... winner speak in person. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Conferences Libraries Librarians Leaders Students I was intimidated before I boarded the plane. Watching experienced conference attendees line up at gate 83, boarding the non‐stop flight from San Francisco...