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shelf label for periodicals

when we moved to the new library we got new periodical shelving that displays the current issue, with previous issues out of sight, under the tilt-able shelf. a patron suggested we make labels to put behind the current issue of … Continue reading

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It is vital

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A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior

Ollé, C., & Borrego, Á., A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior, Library & Information Science Research (2010), doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2010.02.002 About three quarters of the survey respondents stated that they consult more journals and read … Continue reading

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we’ve purchased an erms

i’ve followed the development of electronic resource management systems (erms) since they first began to be developed. early on it was easy to see how they *should* be designed. in 2004 i wrote an article in which i identified how … Continue reading

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do case studies have a place in peer-reviewed journals?

this question bubbles up in my mind weekly as i peruse tables of contents of info sci/lib sci journals. these kind of “how we did it good at my library” articles describe a problem identified at one library, recount what … Continue reading

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in librarianship, a double-blind review is functionally a single-blind review

a double-blind peer review process for manuscripts means that neither the author or reviewer are revealed to each other. most of the journals to which i’ve submitted manuscripts have this kind of review. there’s good support for this double-blind peer … Continue reading

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