... Internet Information searching Discovery layers Web scale discovery Summon Customization Many of the initial configurations of the Summon interface were based upon default settings from Serials Solutions. At the time of implementation, literature on discovery layers focused primarily on selection...

... and increases in distance students, many libraries are no longer able to offer this type of face‐to‐face instruction and are moving towards online instruction. University libraries Database management Information searching Internet Open source software Online database instruction Scalable instruction...

...Alex P. Watson Purpose This study seeks to gauge student use of open internet sources for the purpose of refining instruction and information literacy pedagogy in the library. Design/methodology/approach The authors obtained citations from seven spring 2009 freshman composition classes...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Virtual reference Research consultations Teachable moments Instruction Online students Outreach Internet Distance learning In the academic library, the reference desk plays an integral role in learning. Each question asked presents a teachable moment...

... on the internet. Individuals are taking more interest in their own health care. The internet is becoming an increasingly important and influential source of health information for the public. Unlike some of the traditional approaches to acquiring health information in the past, the internet is accessible 24/7...

...: accuracy, completeness, objectivity, presentation, and overall quality. During the pretest phase, we developed the criteria for the ranking of these five factors and employed a seven‐point scale: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Reference services Internet What do Abreu Camp...

... was a cataloging librarian in real life and would like to experience a different aspect of library work for a change in the virtual world. Internet Video games Reference services Research methods Second Life (SL) is an internet‐based 3D virtual reality game where people can interact with each...

.... Internet Digital communication systems Academic libraries Library instruction New Zealand In order to move with the times and meet our customers in the latest technological environment it is important that libraries investigate the potential of new technologies, whether they can be used...

... for a course, or providing instructors with access to a listing of all learning objects. Link to information about past courses. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Internet Libraries Computer communications software E‐learning Online communities, such as virtual learning...

.... Luigina Vileno can be contacted at: luigina.vileno:Concordia.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Internet Libraries Reference services The year 1995 marks the end of the print pathfinder era, when Jim Kapoun wrote a guide to preparing pathfinders. His short article offered...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Corporate governance Worldwide web Internet Information retrieval Classification Corporate governance has, in more recent years, become one of the most commonly used terms in the modern corporation. The empirical research and literature has...

... entities in Second Life and protest against American Apparel's overtly sexual real world advertisements in this virtual world. Librarians Internet Libraries What are virtual worlds and why should libraries be involved in them? Second Life, a massively multiplayer online role‐playing game...

...Brett Spencer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical plan for finding free specialty databases and search engines that access the Deep Web, the hidden part of the internet that offers a greater quantity and quality of information than the regular web. Design/methodology...

... interested in extending their reach in reference, collections, and information literacy by pushing out to new technological frontiers and exploring and taking risks in virtual areas where users are going. Librarians Internet Libraries Virtual environments such as Second Life have captured...

...Sylvia Tag; Kara J. Gust Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the lessons learned and alternative methods used in teaching library and internet searching skills to adult learners, especially senior citizens, in a non‐credit course offered by the Michigan State University Evening College...

... of the conceptual and practical foundations of reference, while at the same time establishing their reach and relevance beyond library walls. Reference services Librarianship Internet Eleanor Mitchell can be contacted at: mitchele@dickinson.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Now...

... Limited 2006 Statistics Academic libraries Reference services Internet Automation Reference statistics, in one form or another, are an important tool in the administration of a reference service organization. The subject of reference statistics has a long history of publication...

..., until it is possible for the librarian to provide the patron with information and/or information sources that accurately and completely answer the patron's question. Communication technologies Reference services Internet Blake Carver, the creator of LISnews.com, a collaborative blog...

.... Obviously, the vast majority of web sites lack these features. Accordingly, the paper offers a critical look at the standard criteria of web evaluation with illustrations from two sites, one credible, one not. Originality/value Healthy skepticism regarding the internet is urged. It is suggested that web...

... this remote population in our assessment and provide an easy‐to‐use method for gathering their feedback. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Research Assessment Surveys Customer satisfaction Internet Academic libraries Nearly all academic libraries provide access to subject...