Library & Scholarly Resources: Recent submissions
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Open Access Archives and Repositories
(2009-10-23)Governments and research funding organizations are increasingly reluctant to fund research that is not widely distributed and affordable, creating the need for repositories through which scholars can legally distribute ... -
Open Access Publication
(2009-10-22)Publication models for scholarly monographs, featuring the pioneering work of Athabasca University Press, Canada’s first open access press. Dr. Frits Pannekoek, president of Athabasca University, will discuss the vision ... -
Open Access Research Opportunities and Strategies
(2009-10-20)Much remains to be discovered in relation to the technology, economy, politics and psychology of effectively producing and using open access content. Patrick McAndrew and Candice Thiele are co-directing OLnet, an international ... -
The Open Access Scholar
(2009-10-20)The review, publication and interaction associated with open access dissemination of research is the focus of this presentation, featuring Dr. Terry Anderson, editor of the open access journal The International Review of ... -
Planes, Trains and Tour Buses: Libraries in Unexpected Places
(2009-06-22)Destination travel readers are those who seek reading material while at or en route to their destination. There is a growing trend of hotel and tour operators offering books on loan to their guests. This has meant that ... -
Collaborating on Electronic Course Reserves to Support Student Success
(Eleventh Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 2004-05-05)As we move into an era in which an increasing amount of information is available in digital form and more universities and colleges are providing distance education courses, electronic course reserves are becoming an ... -
Student Satisfaction with Library Services: Results of Evaluation Using Focus Groups
(Eighth Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 1998-04-22)This paper presents the findings of focus group survey of Athabasca University students. Using teleconference, three sessions with students across Canada were conducted. Students report a high level of statisfaction with ... -
Library Catalogs, the World Wide Web, and Serving the Off-Campus User: Boon or Bust?
(Eighth Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 1998-04-22)The purpose of this paper is to outline some ways in which library catalogs can be enriched to meet the needs of the off-site searcher, and to suggest some ways in which an off-campus library services librarian can work ... -
Northern Alberta Library and Information Network (NORALINK): Challenges and Highlights of a Collaborative Initiative
(Seventh Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 1995-10-25)The concept of the Northern Alberta Library and Information Network (NORALINK)emerged in early 1992, initiated by Athabasca University Library. NORALINK was a response of the Library to two situations. First, a response ... -
An Investigation of Student Use of the Supplementary Materials List
(5th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 1991-10-30) -
Profile of the Distance Education Library User
(4th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 1988-10-20) -
Athabasca University Library Comes of Age - A Case Study of Planning for and Coping with Change
(1986)A history of Athabasca University Library and how the department coped with a relocation from Edmonton to Athabasca, Alberta. -
Libraries Providing Learner Support: The Collaboration Connection
(University of Wisconsin Madison, 2007)Collaboration is an essential component in providing learner support in the distance learning environment. It can be found in many different guises in academe, and may involve faculty, staff and librarians. This paper ...