The Library as a Campus Spiritual Space: Evidence from Student Focus Groups

Virtual Space as a Platform for Student Research Practices

Online learning is becoming an increasingly popular request. Many universities are moving fully or partially to this form of study. In the article, the authors considered what is virtual space, what are its criteria, as well as applicability for teaching students and passing research practices. Based on an analysis of existing virtual spaces (platforms), an experiment was conducted. The study s...

Labor on Campus: Academic Library Service to Labor Groups

THISPAPER EXAMINES ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICE TO LABOR GROUPS, particularly in the area of Internet training. An informal survey of fifty-three academic libraries in schools with labor study programs throughout the United States and Canada indicates that while many libraries provide support for labor study programs within their schools, few provide direct programming to labor unions. The paper ex...

The Research Library as Learning Space: New Opportunities for Campus Development

The Library as “Student Heaven”: Re-Designing Library Spaces to Enrich the Student Experience

In 2016, the ground-floor of the Reid Library at The University of Western Australia (UWA) was transformed from a ‘cold, dusty and dated’ 50-year-old space to a ‘stylish, open and social’ 750 seat collaborative learning facility. This paper will focus on how libraries are re-designing library spaces to enrich and enhance the student experience. Discussing the Reid Library Project as a case stud...

Student Support with Particular Reference to Library Support: The Case of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus Library

Distance education is seen by many as the answer to people’s desire for lifelong learning that will help them to maintain their competitive edge, especially in a difficult socioeconomic environment. For most higher education providers, it is seen as the answer to their need to expand student access in order to maintain viability in the face of increasing competition and decreasing student enrol...