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Sarkodie-mensah Kwasi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Foreign Students and U.S. Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Foreign Students and Libraries in Two Universities in New Orleans, Louisiana
2026Co-Authors: Sarkodie-mensah KwasiAbstract:356 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988.This study explored difficulties foreign students encounter in their use of U.S. academic libraries, their patterns of Library use, and the nature of libraries in their countries. A questionnaire was sent to all foreign students at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans. A total of 388 responses out of the 611 questionnaires sent were received. One major and three sub-hypotheses were developed for the study. The main hypothesis was based on previous exposure of the students to libraries and the level of difficulty in using the Library. The three sub-hypotheses concerned country of origin, number of years spent on campus and in the United States in general, and the languages of instruction at various academic levels in the countries of the students. Among other findings, the analysis of the general data revealed the following: the students would readily ask for assistance in times of need; large Library collections were not new to the majority of them; the concept of open stacks was not as foreign to as many of them as one might have expected.Comments from the respondents included basic questions on Library Operation and the behavior of American librarians towards foreign students.Chi-square and Spearman/Kendall correlation tests were used in testing the various hypotheses. Language of instruction proved to have the strongest relationship with the variables used in measuring patterns and difficulty in Library use. Coming after language was years spent on the campuses by the students and the total number of years they had spent in the U.S. as a whole. Previous exposure to libraries, measured in terms of the existence of libraries in the grade and/or high schools of the respondents, and country of origin were the two variables that had the least statistically significant findings with the variables utilized in measuring patterns and difficulties in Library use.More studies should be done on foreign students and their use of libraries in the United States to provide better understanding of their patterns of Library use, and their level of difficulty in using the Library.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD
Qiu Xiaochun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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promotion of the information supporting ability of hospital libraries by the medical Library consortium from single Library Operation to multi libraries co Operation
Medical Information, 2010Co-Authors: Qiu XiaochunAbstract:In order to suit the development of medicine,teaching and research ,use the information resources leagally,promote the resources co-construction and sharing of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical College,the establishment of Medical Library Consortium was initiated by the Information Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical College and thirteen affiliated hospitals libraries. The Medical Library Consortium promots the information supporting ability of hospital libraries and also changes the Operation model from single Library Operation to multi-libraries co-Operation,by this way,information resources co-construction and sharing is carried out and the information/knowledge services of hospital Library is promoted.
Hou Changbo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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construction of a hierarchical and open practice innovation platform for students science and technology innovation
Research and Exploration in Laboratory, 2012Co-Authors: Hou ChangboAbstract:Based on the experience of the construction of the national electrotechnics and electronic experiment teaching center,this paper introduced the ideas for the construction of a multi-level and open practice innovation platform for students' science and technology innovation.In view of the characteristics of innovation laboratories and connotative construction,it proposed some novel ideas such as the chain-type innovative curriculum,diversified faculty,and Library Operation.
Chaminda Chiran - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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TOWARDS AN ORGANIZATIONALLY SENSIBLE HR RISK ASSESSMENT IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: A CASE OF A UNIVERSITY Library
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2020Co-Authors: Chaminda ChiranAbstract:Employees can be a resource of sustained success and a competitive advantage in any orgnisation, reliant on skilled workforce. However, dearth of trained labour force to drive the manpower requirement of local industries has become a long lasting burden in some small counties. These countries do not have adequate professional advancement opportunities for librarians and support staff to become professionals or paraprofessionals due to lack of openings for specialist education in the field of librarianship. Thus, human resource risks in libraries of such countries are comparatively higher. It is therefore needed to identify and assess the severity and impact of HR risks to mitigate the future burdens with a set of carefully planned HR management practices, which can positively increase the risk resilience. Due to less professional educational opportunities, economic downturn and outflow of educated personnel in Fiji, employers have been unable to recruit and retain suitably qualified professionals and paraprofessionals specially for academic libraries. All universities have hired many librarians from foreign countries and some universities have employed untrained manpower for paraprofessional work. Consequently, this research also tried to identify HR threats and vulnerabilities related to the Department of Library services in the Fiji National University (FNU) with the objective of directing the opted Library for a possible risk mitigation plan. The study used qualitative methods by exercising semi-structured interviews for a sample of 25 professionals and paraprofessionals in the Library. The research identified HR risks, their prevailing circumstances, Library Operation and its relationship with these HR risks, and finally to address what could be improved. Nevertheless, the management of HR risk will be continuing and its connotation will be unique and richer because of the Library is a part of a larger autonomous venture. It is therefore found that HR risks are bound to overall management of the university to cause a profound and extensive impact
Desta Tolessa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Implementation of KOHA Integrated Library Management System in Wollega University Main Library, Nekemte
The International Institute for Science Technology and Education (IISTE), 2020Co-Authors: K Niranjana, Desta TolessaAbstract:KOHA is widely used Library automation software in the world and it has the provisions for all Library Operation. This paper appraised the implementation of Koha in Wollega University Library and went further to enumerate and discuss the challenges faced in the implementation of Koha and provided solutions to some of the challenges faced. This paper aims to elaborate the method of installation of koha, steps towards data migration from Excel to KOHA and upgrading process of KOHA version from 17.05 to 19.05.05. This is a descriptive paper of a case study conducted at Wollega University, Nekemte. The paper identifies several issues concerning data migration within a local scenario and elaborates how koha software installed and customised for university needs. The lesson learnt and the experience gained would stand to implement a similar kind of system at various places. Keywords: Library automation, KOHA, Data migration, Koha Customisation DOI: 10.7176/IKM/10-3-02 Publication date: April 30th 202