New Library World: Volume 110 Issue 7/8
Table of contents
Libraries and return on investment (ROI): a meta‐analysis
Svanhild AabøThe purpose of this paper is to show that the need to communicate the value of libraries is growing, and especially now during the global financial crisis. As a response library…
What do LIS students in the United States know about liaison duties?
Ramirose Ilene Attebury, Joshua FinnellThe purpose of this paper is to analyze job advertisements in United States academic libraries in order to determine the prevalence of jobs that contain a liaison component. It…
Using a decision grid process to evaluate library collections and e‐journals
Primoz JuznicThe purpose of this paper is to present how the results of research on electronic resources use and selection policies in research libraries can be used.
Inheriting the earth: Using KML files to add placemarks relating to the library's original content to Google Earth and Google Maps
Terry BallardThe purpose of this paper is to encourage other libraries to establish links in Google Earth and Google Maps linking back to their original content.
Social software programs: student preferences of librarian use
Annie Epperson, Jennifer J. LefflerThe purpose of this paper is to present findings of an electronic survey to determine the extent of use of social software programs.
Patron aggression in the academic library: A study of the Main Library at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Cheryl Kean, Faith McKoy‐JohnsonThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of patron aggressive behaviour toward library staff at the Main Library of the University of the West Indies, Mona…
Keeping staff motivated in tough times
Elisa F. TopperThe aim of this paper is to understand the importance of keeping library staff motivated during tough financial times.
Bobcatsss 2009
Sarah JackmanThe purpose of this paper is to provide a sampling of the flavor and content of the 2009 Bobcatsss Symposium held in Porto, Portugal.