Browsing by Subject "Library science"
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2012: the DBS Library website odyssey : an evaluation based on users' feedback
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Academic libraries play a decisive part in advocating universities to fulfill their targets in teaching and researching. Therefore they have been the pulsating heart for the last couple of centuries of many institutions ... -
Assignment planner and reference tracking
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This presentation describes and demonstrates two tools that support and inform the delivery of education services to higher education students. 1) A customised online tool, that can help improve understanding of the library's ... -
Awareness and perceptions of information literacy of faculty members in universities in the Dublin area
(Dublin Business School, 2012)In recent years librarians in Ireland have begun to embrace the concept of Information Literacy (IL) and its importance with many case studies, reports and conferences dedicated to the subject. Despite this, few studies ... -
The benefits of cross-institutional collaboration
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This presentation discusses inter-institutional collaboration in the Higher Education sector in Ireland with a particular focus on academic library collaborative initiatives and networks. It begins by asking ‘what is ... -
The benefits of open scholarship skills for all library roles (and all libraries)
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Bibliometrics : measuring the impact of your publications
(Dublin Business School, 2014)- Bibliometrics Defined - Why Measure Impact? - h-index - Citation Tools - Caveats - Recommendations -
Big data big opportunities for librarians 2017
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Broken library communications and how to fix them
(University of Cambridge, 2015)How and why its time for librarians and libraries to break from the traditions of linear single track communication and embrace all the communication channels at our fingertips in order to engage and converse with our users. -
Case study of the use of social media facilities provided by the Dublin Business School Library by students of the Dublin Business School
(Dublin Business School, 2013)There has been a lot of research done on Web 2.0 technologies and social media facilities in academic libraries. Social media like Facebook, Twitter, blogs and instant messaging (IM) offer a lot of scope for librarians to ... -
Continuing professional development opportunities at Dublin Business School
(Sconul, 2016)Dublin Business School (DBS) was founded in 1975 and is the largest independent third-level college in Ireland, offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional degrees in business, arts, law, IT ... -
Developing a leadership style and brand
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Presentation as part of the Lead to Success conference held at the RCSI Library on Friday 14th October 2016 and organised by the LAI CDG Group. Presentation outline: Library leadership: some key questions and considerations; ... -
Developing the professionals of the future. Views from experts in ‘library schools’
(Sconul, 2016)Academic staff on the MSc in Information and Library Management at Dublin Business School (DBS) are active practitioners as well as experienced lecturers. Programme faculty members include well-known industry experts ... -
Dublin Business School Library: supporting research and scholarly activity
(Sconul, 2017)Dublin Business School (DBS) is the largest independent third-level college in Ireland, with over 9,000 students. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, diplomas and professional accountancy and ... -
Editorial
(SAHKartell, 2015)Reflective learning, critical thinking, open access, libraries and publishing, academic freedom -
Editorial
(SAHKartell, 2016)Open access; Libraries and publishing; Research support; Scholarly publishing -
Enhancing the discovery of (digital) collections – the view from the UK
(Research Libraries UK (RLUK), 2016)For collections to be useful they must be both discoverable and accessible. This presentation looks at some of the issues facing collections in the UK, including the extent of un-catalogued and poorly described material ... -
Evaluating the usability of library services accessed via EBSCO Host Mobile
(Dublin Business School, 2010)Statement of the Problem: In recent years, academic libraries have started to examine the possibility of providing more of their content and services via the new platform of Web-enabled mobile devices such as iPods and ... -
An examination of the impact of the current economic recession on academic library budgets in the Republic of Ireland and the measure introduced to implement budgetary cuts
(Dublin Business School, 2012)In recent years the deterioration of the economic climate has adversely affected the Higher Level Education sector in Ireland. This has led to the inevitable erosion of the financial resources of academic libraries. This ... -
An examination of the issues impacting rare books in Irish libraries
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Since the publication of Judith Panitch’s Exploring Hidden Collections in 1998 special collections and rare books have become an increasingly important focus for libraries. This publication prompted the ARL to set up a ... -
An examination of the prevalence of web 2.0 tools in Irish public and academic libraries and the implementation of web 2.0 tools as a major component of library 2.0
(Dublin Business School, 2011)Libraries around the world are implementing a range of web technologies to improve the manner in which library services are delivered to users. The implementation of new technologies and functionalities is necessary if ...