Brawling in the Library: Gaming Programs for Impactful Outreach and Instruction at an Academic Library

Brawling in the Library: Gaming Programs for Impactful Outreach and Instruction at an Academic Library

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2013 (“The Impact of Gaming on Libraries,” edited by Scott Nicholson), pp. 802–813. © 2013 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract Academic libraries not only need to focus on instructing students about library resources but also need to actively reach out to them. One way to accomplish this is to integrate gaming into library programming and instr...

Academic Library Instruction Using the WWW

No Muggles in the Library Tonight! Harry Potter Night at an Academic Library

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2013 (“The Impact of Gaming on Libraries,” edited by Scott Nicholson), pp. 814–824. © 2013 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract This article describes how an annual Harry Potter Night program fits into a college library’s mission. The literature shows college and university libraries are already accustomed to supporting their campus communities’...

Integrating RSS, Video Tutorials and Course Management Software into Library Instruction and Outreach Initiatives for Universi

Developments in social software (RSS, podcasting, blogs, etc.), combined with instructional support tools such as online video tutorials and course management software, create new possibilities for both library instruction and outreach initiatives. Together, these tools can support an ongoing strategy of delivering the necessary information discovery techniques to the target audience at the tim...

Quality assessment of academic library performance: the case of an Iranian academic library

The present research aims to assess the performance of libraries at the Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch (IAUSRB) through gap analysis. To do this, a researcher-developed questionnaire which is based on available standards and quality assessment tools including ACRL standards, LibQUAL and ISO 11620, and some criteria included in the related literature was designed and distr...