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Information studies: Library development of an undergraduate curriculum for the information age 信息学：信息时代图书馆本科课程的发展

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103044

Heather Howard, Erla P. Heyns , Matthew N. Hannah, Dave Zwicky, Clarence Maybee

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Generative artificial intelligence in the activities of academic libraries of public universities in Poland 波兰公立大学学术图书馆活动中的生成人工智能

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103043

Grzegorz Gmiterek , Sebastian D. Kotuła

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Libraries as research enablers: A content analysis of research excellence framework environment statements 图书馆作为研究的推动者：卓越研究框架环境陈述的内容分析

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103039

Claire Pike , Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes

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The impact of library visits on undergraduate student GPA: The vital role of the library as a contributor to student success 图书馆访问对本科生GPA的影响：图书馆作为学生成功贡献者的重要作用

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103040

Myra Bloom , Daniel Eller , Mark Hall , Andrew Lang , Angela Sample

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Pre-admission undergraduate students' prior understanding of academic libraries in Sri Lanka 预录取本科生对斯里兰卡学术图书馆的初步了解

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103029

Dilini Bodhinayaka, Hamid R. Jamali, Philip Hider, Mary Carroll

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University library leaders' technological initiatives for reshaping reading habits in the digital era: A twin cities case study 大学图书馆领导在数字时代重塑阅读习惯的技术举措：一个双城案例研究

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103038

Khalid Bashir Mirza , Munazza Jabeen

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Summer of writing: Supporting the research and publishing needs of academic librarians 写作之夏：支持学术图书馆员的研究和出版需求

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103028

Ethel Gamache , Helen Power , Rhiannon Jones

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“Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto”: A qualitative content analysis of AI music in WorldCat “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto”：WorldCat中AI音乐的定性内容分析

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103026

Adam Eric Berkowitz

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Academic librarian schedules and workspaces 学术图书管理员时间表和工作空间

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103027

Katherine Hanz, Dawn McKinnon

{"title":"Academic librarian schedules and workspaces","authors":"Katherine Hanz, Dawn McKinnon","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Libraries around the world are exploring new models for operating and providing services post-pandemic. Many case studies have been written about individual programs and services, alongside articles about libraries pivoting as a response to COVID-19; however, this study is a large-scale, national study on library work. As academic libraries have been playing with flexible schedules and different types of workspaces, there are major implications for how librarians work and their level of satisfaction with their jobs.</div><div>This study of English-speaking Canadian academic librarians is the first national overview of how and where librarians across the country are working, and levels of satisfaction with different working situations and conditions. The following research questions were considered:<ul><li><span>1.</span><span><div>What are librarian work schedules, and are they able to choose their schedules?</div></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><div>What kinds of workspaces do they have?</div></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><div>What do they like about their workspaces?</div></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><div>What do they feel can be improved with their schedules and workspaces?</div></span></li></ul></div><div>Results show that the majority of academic librarians work in closed offices, and prefer this set up. Most work on campus between 3 and 5 days a week, and choose which days they work from home.</div><div>This study fills a gap in literature on the current working environment in academic libraries, providing comprehensive findings on how librarians feel about their working conditions and schedules. Results are easily adaptable to other library settings and to other academic units.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103027"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reviewing academic library policies for DEIAJ elements: Development and application of a policy review tool 基于DEIAJ要素的高校图书馆政策审查：政策审查工具的开发与应用

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103024

Kawanna M. Bright , Yoko Okunishi

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