...Narmina Abdullayeva Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of libraries in higher education institutes located in Azerbaijan, mainly in the capital city of Baku. Various university libraries have been examined in terms of information services, physical environments...

.... Findings Conducting a work reorganization within the confines of a very small library staff has extensive benefits, but does not come without the existing drawbacks of working with limited and shrinking resources in the current climate of higher education. However, intentionally charting the relationship...

...Konstantina Martzoukou Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has placed online learning, blended or hybrid provision as the “new normal” in Higher Education. For most universities and their academic libraries, especially those with a less strong online presence, the pandemic has caused numerous challenges...

...-accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accrediting bodies for US schools and institutions of higher education. As part of that review, DePaul was required to complete a “Major Quality Initiative” designed “to suit its present...

...Daryl Yang Purpose This paper aims to provide a case study of the development of UK Research Reserve (UKRR): a partnership between the UK higher education sector and the British Library. The first of its kind in the UK as well as internationally, UK Research Reserve has helped its members de...

...Jarmo Saarti; Arja Juntunen Purpose At the turn of this century, it was decided to renovate higher education in Finland and, as a result, three new universities were created by merging existing units. One of these new universities is the University of Eastern Finland, which was formed from...

... progress through each segment. Barbara   Allan . Supporting Research Students . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Academic libraries Library studies Research Higher education Supporting Research Students has been...

.... Originality/value The discussion in the paper provides some insights into the planning and development of emerging technological university libraries in Africa and other developing regions. Academic libraries Africa Higher education Human resource development Universities of science...

...Gillian Hallam Edited by Margaret   Weaver . Transformative Learning Support Models for Higher Education: Educating the Whole Student . London : Facet Publishing   2008 . A high‐level examination of the issues that are central to the key themes at an international level...

... of information literacy efforts in Hong Kong higher education, provides a context for renewed potential of these efforts, and describes a number of approaches that were undertaken to build institutional support. Further, a change agency approach is used to assess these efforts thus far and provide guidance...

... inside an academic library. Originality/value The paper provides ideas on how a quality system is best developed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 University libraries Quality management Finland Spain Benchmarking Higher education In the service era, not only quality...

... conference – the Japanese Materials Workshop – in March 2007 and a forthcoming collaboration with the University of Tokyo Historiographical Institute. This article examines how the internationalization of higher education in the United States requires new thinking about access services provided...

... management Libraries Higher education Most directly, absenteeism damages library effectiveness because service delivery is undermined when staff are not at work to do their job. Of course, staff should not feel pressurised to come to work when unfit or indisposed. The entitlement to take “sick...

... sectors moving into libraries in higher education. Various aspects of subject librarians' changing roles and relationships in higher education are explored. Examples include involvement with online learning, international students, undergraduates, researchers and collaborative opportunities provided...

...Rob McGee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe an approach to information technology (IT) strategic planning for libraries and institutions of higher education. Design/methodology/approach The “why, what, and how” of IT strategic planning for libraries is explained, to show...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 However, the pace of economic, social and, above all, technological change has affected higher education in a profound way. As higher education approaches maturity and change in its perception, and as it is increasingly treated as a tradable good/commodity...

... of disruptive technologies to academic libraries, higher education and the academic publishing industry. The way universities are organised and how they operate could change radically; scholarly communication could be transformed, placing academic publishers at risk; academic libraries may become irrelevant...

... as a consequence of their different educational backgrounds. The recent higher education curriculum shift towards a more learning‐centred approach and an emphasis on independent learning means that information skills are now far more fundamental to a student’s survival and success. No significant difference...

... as “Changing the paradigm: libraries, education and networking”. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Libraries Higher education Partnership The most enduring and flexible learning institution is the library, organised for well over two millennia – predating the first universities by well over one...

... at a strategic level in the higher education sector. 1. (1) raising awareness of the importance of information literacy skills – through the development and delivery of an information literacy strategy; 2. (2) helping staff to feel confident in their own skills – the Library is in a similar position...