Libraries in Partnership—Queensland University Libraries Office of Cooperation

Cooperation between publishers and university libraries

International Cooperation Towards the Development of Technology in University Libraries

Context: In Belgium the universities are quite active in international co-operation programs. Library development is incorporated in many of these programs. Most efforts are directed towards further development of ICT in libraries and towards the related needed changes in library management. Purpose of this contribution: To outline the evolution of the inputs of Belgium in international coopera...

University Libraries

Libraries are a critical component in the functioning of a University. With students, faculty, and staff using the libraries, it has both direct and indirect impacts on the lives of thousands of people. The libraries, just by its core function, have been contributing to intellectual sustainability – a “connecting thread” for the sustenance of life. It is essential for the libraries to become su...

Lighting intensity in university libraries of Rafsanjan, Iran, in 2014

Background: Lighting is a basic need for human beings and affects their physical, physiological, and psychological behavior. The required level of lighting for visual performance must be provided in order to ensure health and wellbeing. Students spend much of their time studying in libraries, and thus, sufficient lighting is necessary in libraries. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to...

Drexel University Libraries

We are investigating the nature of knowledge building in virtual communities. In particular, we are exploring the possibility that a small group of students collaborating online on math problems can construct shared group knowledge that exceeds the knowledge of the individual group members. That is, can people working and learning as a community accomplish tasks that none of them would have bee...