...-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...

... Licensed re-use rights 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...

... in retrieving information from academic libraries – a developing country perspective ”, International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology , Vol. 8 No. 1 , pp. 37 - 50 . Esmaeili , M. (2014), “ Assessment of users’ information security behavior in smartphone networks...

...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...

...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...

...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...

... Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information literacy Commercial awareness Academic libraries Employability Skills Workplace literacy The Sheffield guide also highlights the Join Up Your Skills (JUYS) initiative. This is a collaboration between...

...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...

... of academic libraries. This research built on earlier studies in these areas (Cox and Jantti, 2012 ; Soria et al., 2013 ; Nackerud et al., 2013). In the UK, the University of Huddersfield has continued its work on library analytics, which is now concentrated on increasing library usage...

... 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...

...-democracy Academic libraries E-government Informed citizens Students of humanities and social sciences E-democracy has become a vital part of today’s information society. It involves the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance democratic structures and processes...

... activities (Davis, 2015). Academic libraries Employment Hiring practices Job seeking Negotiating Search committees For entry-level professional librarian positions, experiences related to the desired position and/or any experience in any type of library are considered “very important” during...

..., 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...

... regarding the renovation of newly acquired premises, and the subsequent relocation and reorganization of the existing library, staff, collections and services. Academic libraries Students User studies Librarians Humanities Social sciences Central humanist library RQ4. What opinions...

...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...

... Ellison can be contacted at: w.ellison@chi.ac.uk 22 01 2016 07 02 2016 17 02 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Learning spaces Learning environments Library architecture...

... and user needs. Academic libraries Library usage Library spaces Seating studies Space assessment User experience Despite increasing interest in library user experience (UX), the library literature on UX often focuses on methods to improve library website experience, rather than physical...