EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Libraries and Technology

Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System

elilly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:40 -0500

In order to evaluate student opinion as well as the impact on students of an active learning methodology of two face-to-face presentation styles, during a 50-minute session of library research skills, participants attended either a traditional presentation or a modified one, incorporating the use of the PRS. The Personal Response System is a wireless technology in which students, equipped with clickers, respond to a variety of questions posed by the librarian in the course of the presentation. Both types of sessions, offered by the same librarian, included the same research skills content. Created for the purpose of evaluating various aspects of the library presentation, a questionnaire completed by all students was analyzed. In the evaluation, the PRS group not only indicated a greater enjoyment of the session but found the presenter to be well organized. The authors also discuss aspects of using clickers versus employing a traditional classroom setting.

Higher Education in the Internet Age: Libraries Creating a Strategic Edge

ckeller — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:43:35 -0500

The reviewer finds that the authors make a strong case that the library should be made a full partner in the institution's missions of teaching, research, and service, arguing that the benefits the library can bring are undeniable.

Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation Values

drupal — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:15:09 -0600

Libraries must consider changes in both policy and technology to remain relevant to the next generation of students.

New Technologies and Reference Services - Book Review

drupal — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:41:34 -0500

Richard Bazillion's review of New Technologies and Referencee Services, indicates that technology and reference services in academic libraries will have a strong impact upon scholarly communications in general. Librarians are essential to the digital information environment and the essays in this collection show a wide array of changes to reference services.

Research Collections and Digital Information - Book Review

drupal — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:37:13 -0500

In John O'Brien's review of Research Collections and Digital Information, he notes the strength of this collection of essays is the discussion of specific library issues within the larger picture of today's digital age.

Library Services for a Digital Future

drupal — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:01:51 -0600

Libraries' large data collections and varied digital assets demand tools and facilities for easy user access, data analysis, and storage

Business Intelligence: The Smart Way to Track Academic Collections

drupal — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:41:26 -0600

Business intelligence can expand access to collections, improve their management, and provide easy generation of database reports.

Merging Library and Computing Services at Kenyon College: A Progress Report

drupal — Tue, 27 Nov 2001 12:55:18 -0600

Full Integration of once disparate sources of information requires merging library and computing services.

Academic Libraries in the Digital Revolution

drupal — Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:47:34 -0600

The author discusses how libraries in the midst of the information technology revolution need new ways of thinking about their mission.

EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 24, Number 1, 2001

drupal — Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:48:48 -0600

This is the entire issue of the EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 24, Number 1, 2001.