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Waters, Richard L. "Library Users:." Public Library Quarterly 14, no. 1 (June 24, 1994): 21–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v14n01_04.

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Casey, Jeanette, and Kathryn Taylor. "Music Library Users." Music Reference Services Quarterly 3, no. 3 (June 23, 1995): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j116v03n03_02.

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King, Geraldine B. "Women Library Users and Library Users of Traditional Women's Subjects." Reference Librarian 23, no. 49-50 (February 1995): 179–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j120v23n49_13.

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Kim, Choong Han. "Occupational Users and Uses of the Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 10, no. 2 (November 1990): 11–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v10n02_03.

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Herrera, Gail. "Google Scholar Users and User Behaviors: An Exploratory Study." College & Research Libraries 72, no. 4 (July 1, 2011): 316–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl-125rl.

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The University of Mississippi Library created a profile to provide linking from Google Scholar (GS) to library resources in 2005. Although Google Scholar does not provide usage statistics for institutions, use of Google Scholar is clearly evident in looking at library link resolver logs. The purpose of this project is to examine users of Google Scholar with existing data from interlibrary loan transactions and library Web site click-through logs and analytics. Questions about user status and discipline, as well as behaviors related to use of other library resources, are explored.
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Buczynski, James A. "Satisficing Digital Library Users." Internet Reference Services Quarterly 10, no. 1 (June 3, 2005): 99–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j136v10n01_08.

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Amos, Liz, David Anderson, Stacy Brody, Anna Ripple, and Betsy L. Humphreys. "UMLS users and uses: a current overview." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 27, no. 10 (July 19, 2020): 1606–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa084.

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Abstract The US National Library of Medicine regularly collects summary data on direct use of Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) resources. The summary data sources include UMLS user registration data, required annual reports submitted by registered users, and statistics on downloads and application programming interface calls. In 2019, the National Library of Medicine analyzed the summary data on 2018 UMLS use. The library also conducted a scoping review of the literature to provide additional intelligence about the research uses of UMLS as input to a planned 2020 review of UMLS production methods and priorities. 5043 direct users of UMLS data and tools downloaded 4402 copies of the UMLS resources and issued 66 130 951 UMLS application programming interface requests in 2018. The annual reports and the scoping review results agree that the primary UMLS uses are to process and interpret text and facilitate mapping or linking between terminologies. These uses align with the original stated purpose of the UMLS.
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Harbo, Karen, and Thomas Vibjerg Hansen. "Getting to Know Library Users’ Needs — Experimental Ways to User-centred Library Innovation." LIBER Quarterly 21, no. 3-4 (April 11, 2012): 367. http://dx.doi.org/10.18352/lq.8031.

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Wall, Thomas B., Choong Han Kim, and Little Robert David. "Public Library Users and Uses: A Market Research Handbook." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 30, no. 2 (1989): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40323473.

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Browning, Sommer, and Charissa Brammer. "User categories: ensuring library access for all institutional users." Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 33, no. 2 (April 3, 2021): 120–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1941126x.2021.1912544.

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Bergholm, Marcus. "Clustering users based on the user’s photo library." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-230901.

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For any user-adaptive system the most important task is to provide the users with what they want and need without them asking for it explicitly. This process can be called personalisation and is done by tailoring the service or product for individual users or user groups. In this thesis, we explore the possibilities to build a model that clusters users based on the user’s photo library. This was to create a better personalised experience within a service called Degoo. The model used to perform the clustering is called Deep Embedding Clustering and was evaluated on several internal indices alongside an automated categorization model to get an indication of what type of images the clusters had. The user clustering was later evaluated based on split-tests running within the Degoo service. The results shows that four out of five clusters had some general indication of types such as vacation photos, clothes, text, and people. The evaluation of the clustering impact on the split-tests shows that we could see patterns that indicated optimal attribute values for certain user clusters.
Det ultimata målet för alla användaranpassade system är att ge användarna det som de behöver utan att de begär det explicit. Denna process kan kallas användaranpassning och görs genom att skräddarsy tjänsten eller produkten för enskilda användare eller användargrupper. I denna avhandling undersöker vi möjligheterna att bygga en modell som grupperar användare baserat på användarnas fotodata. Motivationen bakom detta var att skapa en bättre personlig upplevelse inom en tjänst som heter Degoo. Modellen som används för att utföra grupperingen heter Deep Embedding Clustering och utvärderades på flera interna index tillsammans med en automatiserad kategoriseringsmodell för att få en indikation av vilken typ av bilder grupperna hade. Användargrupperingen utvärderades senare baserat på flera split-test som körs inom Degoo tjänsten. Resultaten visar att fyra av fem grupper hade en allmän indikation på typer som semesterbilder, kläder, text och människor. Utvärderingen av grupperingseffekten på split-testerna visar att vi kunde se mönster som indikerar optimala attributvärden för vissa grupper.
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Ao, Ieong U. "Clustering users from user profiles in the digital library." Thesis, University of Macau, 2002. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636961.

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Shaw, Anita Janis. "Adolescents as public library users." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7817.

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Summary in English.|Bibliography: leaves 161-170.
The primary objectives and scope of this research are to examine the library usage behaviour of adolescents, specifically those attending a high school in Grassy Park and those using Grassy Park Library. A central aspect of this research was to identify the types of library needs (curricular and non-curricular) that these two groups might have and how they went about to satisfy these needs. Their library usage patterns and reading behaviour were also investigated.
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Sambo, Precious Kholomile. "Investigating information needs of library users : a case of Bushbuckridge Community Library." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2253.

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Thesis (M.Inf.) --University of Limpopo, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate the information needs of rural communities in Bushbuckridge. Investing information of communities is vital because information plays an important role in enabling communities to meet their development needs, such as employment, education, health, safety, food security, and leisure. Libraries are therefore instrumental in helping library users to meet these needs. The study utilised triangulated (quantitative) and (qualitative) research methods. Participants in this study included 100 library users, four librarians and one library manager drawn from four local libraries through a combination of random (probability) and purposive (non-probability) sampling. The quantitative part of the study i.e. survey measured the perceptions of users on library services through questionnaires, while unstructured interviews elicited the experiences of librarians in addressing the information needs of library users in the four libraries of Bushbuckridge. Findings from the survey revealed, inter alia, that: most (65%) users had access to library services, although high travelling costs were a major barrier for those living in remote villages; a large number of users (60%) still depended on librarians to help them find information, while a growing number of users (33% had begun using computers and the internet to meet their information needs; the most important reasons for using the library were: assignments, study and careers, and, the majority of users in all four libraries were generally satisfied with the quality of the services rendered, although significant improvements were required in the supply of materials and water. Findings from interviews with librarians demonstrated that significant steps had been taken to address information needs of users across the four libraries. Common examples include: books and materials; computers and internet services; study groups; user training, and outreach programmes – although these were hampered by shortage of staff and vehicles. Cross-cutting problems included delays in purchasing of library materials; shortage of water and low perceptions about the benefits of library services in the community. In light of these results, it was concluded that information needs of library users had been partially met, with greater room for improvement in areas like human resources, information technology, transport and procurement systems and processes. The research findings have demonstrated that if provided well, library information services may help reduce the challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment in this area. In light of these findings, the study recommended, inter alia, that the skills of library staff along with procurement systems and processes be upgraded in order to satisfy the information needs of library users in the study area. The study further recommended that outreach programmes be scaled up to increase awareness in the community about the role and benefits of library services in facilitating community development, particularly in Bushbuckridge where challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment continue unabated.
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Carr, Abigail R. "An Experiment with Art Library Users, Signs, and Wayfinding." Thesis, School of Information and Library Science, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1901/256.

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This paper discusses the effects of stack end signage on user wayfinding success in searches in academic libraries. Site visits to the Chapel Hill Public Library and the Cameron Village Branch Library provided models for test signage for the study, as did the available literature on wayfinding and effective library signage. A three week study was conducted to survey the effects of three different iterations of signage on the success of subjects performing test searches—the subjects used the UNC Chapel Hill online catalog and the posted signage to locate materials in the Sloane Art Library. The results of the study were evaluated qualitatively and suggestions were made for further study and suggestions for elements of effective academic library signage were made.
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Lee, Jesse Han-Leng. "Identifying users' information needs: A case of SIDC library." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105258.

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The Securities Industry Development Centre (SIDC) is the education and training arm of the Securities Commission (SC), and the SIDC Library serves both SC staff and the securities industry. The SIDC Library is a specialised library that has its resources focused on the capital market. Identifying usersâ information needs is a first step towards analysing the information needs of SIDC Library members and the SC staff. The study was motivated by the fact that an analysis of information needs help identify the SIDC Library resources for further development to ensure the delivery of information services matches usersâ needs. In this paper, we would like to share a study that was conducted to analyse how the SIDC Library services were tailored to meet the information needs of users. By studying this aspect, we will be able to see how the library defines and classifies its user types, and addresses issues impacting information services through proper operation planning and practices. The respondents for this paper were mainly SIDC Library members and SC staff. The result of the study is based on a collection of survey questionnaires, personal interviews and records of user requests for documents. From this study, a profile of user information needs was established; enabling the library management to identify, support and provide an efficient delivery mechanism for meeting usersâ information needs. This study helped SIDC librarians identify the kind of information that was needed and generated, and to support those which are not readily available by further developing a comprehensive new subject/collection of SIDC Library information resources. This will also provide an insight into the users' expectations on content resources and services of the SIDC Library, as well as for developing library user education programmes. Thus, the study of usersâ information needs is one tool that enables SIDC Librarians to discover, evaluate, implement, maintain and improve its management of information resources.
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Eklöf, Sophi, and Therese Hellberg. "Strengthening the relationship between librarians and library users : A study of librarians’ and library users’ views on librarianship, services and resources at the Library of National University of Rwanda." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19522.

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In this thesis we aim to study the librarians’ and library users’ views on librarianship and the library at National University of Rwanda. Accordingly, we have gathered information from these groups. The information is based on qualitative interviews as well as observations and participation in a work group for library promotion. The latter made it possible to investigate how respondents consider these issues and how librarians’ self image is expressed in their daily work and in promotion. We analyze the most important frame factors that impede on librarians’ self image and library users’ perception of library services. This makes it possible to understand what probably affects the actual situation at NUR’s library. Marked impeding frame factors established are for example the economy and the organization. Information provided through this thesis could to be shared among library personnel and used as a base for their further development of library services. Our thesis points out library users’ opinions about the library in general as well as the areas that are most critical to improve. These areas are service at the circulation desk, acquisitions and courses in how to retrieve information. It also points out the need for a more explicit professional librarian identity and that the librarians need to work more as knowledge librarians. An explicit identity would imply unified library personnel that would make it possible to work towards common goals and clarify how to conduct daily work.
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Al-Faresi, Sumayyah Hassan. "Mobile digital library acceptance." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/13867.

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Mobile digital library service could make students’ lives easier and may help academic libraries to enhance their image by offering their services through smartphones, which are very popular among students nowadays. However, the literature lacks a comprehensive theoretical framework to understand factors affecting the adoption of such a service. This research focused on factors affecting the intention to use a mobile digital library within the context of the UAE and explored features and services that would encourage students to adopt such technology. The research design considered users’ perspectives, comprised a number of phases and employed mixed methods. The first phase involved designing a preliminary prototype and framework based on the literature and the technology acceptance model (TAM). This prototype was used in the second (exploratory) phase as a stimulus material when students and librarians were interviewed in 10 focus groups. Based on their comments and views, factors that affect their intention were explored and hypotheses were generated. This exploratory phase allowed the development of a theoretical framework for mobile digital library adoption. Focus group results, card sorting methodology and usability testing produced a final prototype that was sent to all students at Zayed University within UAE with an experiential online questionnaire through e-mail. This testing phase was conducted to test the hypotheses and confirm the importance of the same factors extracted in the second phase. The results obtained from the 211 respondents supported a number of paths in the proposed theoretical framework. First, Perceived usefulness, Perceived ease of use, Mobile and web experience, Distinctiveness/prestige, and Trust were found significantly affecting the Behaviour intention directly. Second, Mobility, Library assistance, Interface design, and Social influence were found to affect the intention to use indirectly through Perceived ease of use. Finally, the relationship between Perceived ease of use and Perceived usefulness was found significant. The results lead for producing a final framework for mobile digital library acceptance consisting of seven external factors falling in the three general categories: interface characteristics, personal characteristics and system characteristics. It consists of Interface design, Social influence, Mobility, Library assistance, Distinctiveness/prestige, Mobile and web search experience and Perceived trust. This research contributed in understanding factors affecting mobile digital library adoption within the developing world.
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Elaiess, Ramadan F. M. "Developing information services for special library users in Libya by designing a low cost digital library." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2011. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=15580.

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Leung, Chun-keung, and 梁振強. "Browse or search?: a behavioral study of library catalogue users." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29960630.

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Books on the topic "Library users"

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United States. Public Health Service. Office of Management. Administrative Services Center. Parklawn Health Library users guide: PGC Branch Library users guide. Rockville, Md.?]: Administrative Services Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1985.

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United States. Public Health Service. Office of Management. Administrative Services Center, ed. Parklawn Health Library users guide: PGC Branch Library users guide. [Rockville, Md.?]: Administrative Services Center, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1985.

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Inc, Sorécom, ed. Westmount Public Library users and non-users survey. Montréal, Québec: Sorécom Inc., 1988.

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David, Spiller, ed. Providing materials for library users. 6th ed. London: Library Association Pub., 2000.

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Bell, Whitlatch Jo, ed. Library users and reference services. New York: Haworth Press, 1995.

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Limited, BLCMP (Library Services). Inter library loans users manual. Birmingham: BLCMP, 1993.

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Caswell, Tom. Scanning services for library users. Washington, D.C: Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services, 2005.

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Han, Kim Choong. Public library users and uses: A market research handbook. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1987.

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Subbaiah, R. Agricultural library users: An analytical study. New Delhi, India: Metropolitan, 1989.

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Judith, Russell. Enhancing services for disabled library users. Newcastle upon Tyne: NTG/SCET, 1994.

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Betancourt, Randy, and Sarah Chen. "pandas Library." In Python for SAS Users, 65–109. Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5001-3_3.

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Grübler, Gerd, and Elisabeth Hildt. "The Users’ Perspective." In The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 115–25. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8996-7_10.

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Figà Talamanca, Giacomo, and Elisabeth Hunting. "Mind Invasion Through Cognitive Integration: Facebook and the Exploitation of Users’ Ignorance." In Synthese Library, 119–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01922-7_7.

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Lu, Yongmei, Weihong Yin, and Jing Chen. "A Spatial Analysis of Transportation Convenience in Beijing: Users’ Perception Versus Objective Measurements." In GeoJournal Library, 177–95. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8572-6_10.

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Pang, Natalie Lee-San, and Pang-Leang Hiew. "Assessing Users, Uses, and Usage of a Collaborated Digital Library." In Digital Libraries: International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization, 666. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30544-6_96.

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Evans, Woody. "New library users." In Building Library 3.0, 17–30. Elsevier, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-84334-497-1.50002-0.

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C., Anjaline, and Sheba Priskkillal C. "Library Anxiety." In Advances in Library and Information Science, 38–58. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1482-5.ch004.

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Recent surveys on usage of library services reveal that nearly one third of the user population uses the library resources effectively to fulfill their information requirements. The remaining two thirds are either under-utilizing or using at minimal level. The reasons for non-usage of library resources include the anxiety towards the information system. Library anxiety is a kind of psychological fear experienced by the users while using information services or accessing the ICT-based information resources in a library. Library anxiety is characterized by negative emotions including tension, fear, feelings of uncertainty and helplessness, negative self-defeating thoughts, and mental disorganization that are experienced in the library setting. It is a kind of psychological barrier that hinders the effective usage of library-based information resources. It is more prevalent among the beginners than others. This chapter highlights anxiety, types of anxiety, different types of library users, causes of library anxiety, and the remedial measures to overcome library anxiety.
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Hayes, Robert M. "Services to Library Users." In Models for Library Management, Decision Making and Planning, 99–116. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s1876-0562(2001)0000001006.

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Alvite, Luisa, and Leticia Barrionuevo. "Academic library services: quality and leadership." In Libraries for Users, 1–18. Elsevier, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-84334-595-4.50001-7.

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Twum, Kojo Kakra, Pearl Joan Korkuvi, and Stephen Budu. "Library Consumer Engagement Practices." In Advances in Library and Information Science, 197–214. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8942-7.ch012.

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Academic libraries over the years have adopted proven business management and marketing strategies that have enhanced service delivery and attainment of objectives. Consumer engagement activities such as online communities of library users have become an emerging trend. This chapter uses an integrative literature review to identify consumer engagement practices that libraries can adopt. The consumer engagement activities identified are enthusiasm, enjoyment, attention, absorption, sharing, learning, and endorsing. In the library context, the main consumer engagement practices relate to user engagement, a form of interaction using technologies. It is expected that the adoption of these consumer engagement activities will enhance the cognitive, affective, and behavioural engagement of library users. Consumer engagement activities have implications for promoting library value perception, benevolence perception, future patronage intention, and affective commitment.
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Conference papers on the topic "Library users"

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Wiersma, Gabrielle, and Leigh Beauchamp. "The Time has Come for eBooks, or has it?" In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317146.

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For many years, librarians and industry experts predicted that electronic books would surpass print books as the format of preference. The advantages that digital books provide seemed to all but guarantee the demise of print. But something happened along the way. Numerous studies during the last decade have demonstrated that print still has a place for libraries, vendors and most importantly, end users. So what’s happened – why hasn’t that time come like it has for journals? And will the “tipping point” for books ever arrive? One explanation is that eBooks have not met user expectations, but optimizing user experience when users range from students, to faculty, to librarians is a big challenge! This session included a lively discussion about the user experience for eBooks from multiple perspectives. Gabrielle Wiersma from the University of Colorado Boulder shared findings from an eBook usability study with students and asked the audience to consider the reasons why people prefer one format over another. Two graduate students shared their perceptions and format preferences and answered questions from the audience. Finally, Leigh Beauchamp, Vice President of Product Development discussed how ProQuest is making patrons the center of Ebook Central platform development and how eBooks are evolving to bring the most important elements of the print experience to digital book research.
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Jones, Allen, Cynthia R. Schwarz, Hannah McKelvey, Rachelle McLain, and Christine Stohn. "Resource Discovery in a Changing Content World." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317157.

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Discovery services have evolved to include not just books and articles, but databases, website content, research guides, digital and audiovisual collections, and unique local collections that are all important for their users to be able to find. Search and ranking remain at the core of discovery, but advanced tools such as recommendation, virtual browse, ‘look inside‘, and the use of artificial intelligence are also becoming more prevalent. This group of panelists discussed how content in their discovery systems can change based on the context of the user, using as examples Primo and Blacklight, and how content is populated, discovered and requested by users through differing customizations and workflows. The session also explored what tools are available today or may become available in the coming years that may be used to highlight different collections and material types in a library discovery system. As this topic impacts many stakeholders—libraries who need to make content discoverable and satisfy the needs of their users, content providers who want to make sure that their content is visible and used, and discovery providers who need to develop their systems to support the changing needs—the panelists posed questions to the audience to encourage conversation around the challenges they face with making their unique content collections discoverable and to share solutions.
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Felts, John W., Tim Lloyd, and Emily Singley. "Introducing SeamlessAccess.org: Delivering a Simpler, Privacy-Preserving Access Experience." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317205.

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Managing access to subscribed services in an era of abundance is a major challenge for libraries. Users have come to expect a seamless, personalized experience on their mobile devices, but traditional approaches to access management force librarians to choose between the anonymous ease of onsite IP authentication or the access friction experienced by users authenticating across multiple resources with Single Sign-On. Building on the work of the RA21 initiative, a recent NISO Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally Provided Information Resources charts a way forward. It will enable libraries to provide seamless, privacy-preserving and one-click access to its subscribed content from any device, any location, and from any starting point in the research process. The implementation of these recommendations will be led by SeamlessAccess.org, starting with a beta phase implementation in the fall of 2019. But how is user and data privacy protected? How is access simplified? How will numerous library use case scenarios be accommodated, and will current accessibility standards be implemented and supported? This paper discusses how these concerns are being addressed by a consortium of industry partners including librarians, access providers, publishers, and standards organizations. It also discusses how the coalition will manage this service for publishers and libraries while continuing to improve this user experience, provide governance on data policy and privacy issues, and maintain core web services specific to this initiative.
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Young, Jennifer. "Glimpsing into the Future: Using the Curriculum Process System for Collection Development." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317178.

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One common problem facing academic libraries is the art of materials selection that ensures users have what they need when they need it, or at least the majority of the time. Methods frequently used are librarian selectors, faculty selectors, approval plans, and demand-driven acquisitions. Having close relationships with teaching faculty is pertinent when acquiring monographs to support the courses currently offered as well as those upcoming. However, when that relationship is not strong, libraries must find other methods to gather that valuable insight. This paper will cover how East Tennessee State University’s library uses the curriculum process system to inform collection development to support future curriculum needs.
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Brown, Jeremy M., and Geoffrey P. Timms. "Mitigating Madness: How We Authenticate and Authorize Users to Deliver Databases in a Contractually Complicated Context." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316326.

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Zucca, Damon. "What are students saying about their reference needs?" In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317147.

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Libraries and publishers rely on transactional data to support evidence-based decision making. However, by itself quantitative information does not provide a full picture. To anticipate the evolving needs of our audience we also need to hear from the individual users themselves. In this article, I will review the findings from several recent examples survey-based research into the question of how students use reference materials in and outside of their libraries. What are students actually saying about their needs and preferences when it comes to reference? While some uses cases for reference are moving out of the library into the open web not all have. What we hear students say is that they continue to have an unmet need for long-form, contextual guidance. They say they have trouble locating this content, but that the library is the first place they look for it. This is a risk because if students cannot find in-depth summary content in their library they will migrate to the open web where they lose the benefits of librarian intermediation as both a curator of sources and as a guide via instruction.
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Zhao, Qiang. "Study on Library Mobile Information Services for Library Users Demand." In International Conference on Education, Management and Computing Technology (ICEMCT-16). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icemct-16.2016.50.

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Suprayogi, Mukmin. "Information Marketing to the Library Users." In International Conference on Culture and Language in Southeast Asia (ICCLAS 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icclas-17.2018.13.

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Backowski, Roxanne Marie, and Timothy Ryan Morton. "Something to Talk About: the Intersection of Library Assessment and Collection Diversity." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317148.

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Academic libraries have increasingly recognized the need to collect diverse materials. Simultaneously, academic libraries need to continue to develop additional measures to evaluate collections for diversity as well as connect to collections to their users and their campus initiatives and priorities. This paper features perspectives from two academic libraries and shares how both are grappling with not only assessing collections for the equity, diversity, and inclusivity, but also to place those collection efforts in the broader picture of institutional values and goals.
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Chua, Hui Hua, and Rachel M. Minkin. "Talking of Many Things: Dashboards for Reference Services Decision Making." In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317138.

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Staffing challenges are well-documented in reference services, but the use of dashboards to support data-driven scheduling for in-person and virtual reference shifts are not often discussed. This poster examines how Michigan State University Libraries utilized data-influenced decision-making and dashboard design iterations to streamline reference staffing and adapt to evolving conditions over the course of three years. This required continuous communication between dashboard users and creators and constant iteration of visualizations and designs to ensure dashboards remained relevant and current. Limitations of a purely quantitative data-driven strategy are also discussed at the conclusion of the final year.
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Reports on the topic "Library users"

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Levine, D. Users guide to the PGAPack parallel genetic algorithm library. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/366458.

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Sappington, Jayne, Esther De León, Sara Schumacher, Kimberly Vardeman, Donell Callender, Marina Oliver, Hillary Veeder, and Laura Heinz. Library Impact Research Report: Educating and Empowering a Diverse Student Body: Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research through Library Collections. Association of Research Libraries, July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.29242/report.texastech2022.

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As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, a research team from the Texas Tech University (TTU) Libraries explored methods for assessing collections related to the study and research of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics and their discoverability by users. DEI studies have increased in prominence on academic campuses along with calls to question privilege and power structures, making DEI collections assessment critical. The TTU Libraries undertook a two-part project that surveyed user needs, collections usage, cataloging and discoverability, and user behavior in searching for and evaluating DEI resources. While the researchers were not able to identify an effective method for assessing DEI in large-scale collections, key findings indicate the potential for partnering with women’s and gender studies and Mexican American and Latino/a studies and the need for increased attention on cataloging and metadata, particularly table of contents and abstract/summary fields. The research team identified that many users expressed uncertainty in searching and evaluating DEI resources and expressed interest in search enhancements for better filtering and more prominent website presence for DEI research help.
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Gordon, Shannon, and Alison Hitchens. Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions. Association of Research Libraries, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29242/brief.waterloo2020.

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This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library’s participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the question, “How can research libraries support their campus community in accessing needed bibliometric data for institutional-level purposes?” The brief explores: service background, partners, service providers and users, how bibliometric data are used, data sources, key lessons learned, and recommended resources.
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Jones, M. T., and P. E. Plassmann. BlockSolve95 users manual: Scalable library software for the parallel solution of sparse linear systems. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/531072.

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Shynenko, Mykola, and Olga Pinchuk. Activity of users of the web resource "Electronic Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" during crisis events. Institute for Digitalization of Education, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.33407/lib.naes.733438.

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The monitoring of the use of the web resource "Electronic Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" is aimed at providing informational and methodological support by means of the Google Analytics service in order to track the processes of visiting and using electronic resources, as well as to increase the efficiency of the development, improvement and maintenance of the electronic library site. A comparative analysis of the use of library resources for the period from March 1-May 31, 2022 to September 1-November 30, 2022 during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine was performed. Also, to identify trends in changes in the activity of users of the web resource, a comparative analysis of the use of library resources was performed for the period: 2021. - 2022. The monitoring of the use of the website of the electronic library of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is carried out according to the following indicators: overview of visitors, demographics of visitors, behavior of visitors on the website of the electronic library, technologies for visiting the site, mobile devices used, traffic, information of the statistical module. For scientists, post-graduate students, heads of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and specialists in the field of librarianship.
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Hunter, R., S. Ross, and Jing-Ru Cheng. A general-purpose multiplatform GPU-accelerated ray tracing API. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), July 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47260.

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Real-time ray tracing is an important tool in computational research. Among other things, it is used to model sensors for autonomous vehicle simulation, efficiently simulate radiative energy propagation, and create effective data visualizations. However, raytracing libraries currently offered for GPU platforms have a high level of complexity to facilitate the detailed configuration needed by gaming engines and high-fidelity renderers. A researcher wishing to take advantage of the performance gains offered by the GPU for simple ray casting routines would need to learn how to use these ray tracing libraries. Additionally, they would have to adapt this code to each GPU platform they run on. Therefore, a C++ API has been developed that exposes simple ray casting endpoints that are implemented in GPU-specific code for several contemporary device platforms. This API currently supports the NVIDIA OptiX ray tracing library, Vulkan, AMD Radeon Rays, and even Intel Embree. Benchmarking tests using this API provide insight to help users determine the optimal backend library to select for their ray tracing needs. HPC research will be well-served by the ability to perform general purpose raytracing on the increasing amount of graphics and machine learning nodes offered by the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program.
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PARAMAX SYSTEMS CORP RESTON VA. Reuse Library Framework User Tutorial. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada284965.

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Young, Ginger Ann, and Hilary Abhold. Sesame IO Library User Manual. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1570592.

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Young, Scott W. H. Digital Library User Research Data. Montana State University ScholarWorks, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.15788/m2w88p.

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Strayer, W. T. Meta-transport library user`s guide. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/484577.

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