11 articles in this issue
Kenneth J. Varnum
In the current (June 2018) issue, we continue our celebration of ITAL’s 50th year with a summary of the articles published in the 1970s, the journal’s first full decade of publication. The 1970s are particularly pivotal in library technology, as it marks ... see more
Andromeda Yelton
June 2018 message from LITA President Andromeda Yelton.
Sharon Farnel
In this, my last Editorial Board Thoughts piece as I end my time on the ITAL Board, I use data gathered through the Crossref Event Data service to give a snapshot of citations, references, and tweets in the life of ITAL.
Sandra J Shores
An overview of the articles published in the Journal of Library Automation during the 1970s.
Ann Kucera
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Blake Lee Galbreath, Corey Johnson, Erin Hvizdak
Washington State University was the first library system of its 39-member consortium to migrate to Primo New User Interface. Following this migration, we conducted a usability study in July 2017 to better understand how our users fared when the new user i... see more
Bruce Godfrey, Rick Stoddart
Web Geographic Information System (GIS) platforms have matured to a point where they offer attractive capabilities for collecting, analyzing, sharing, and visualizing in-library use data for space-assessment initiatives. As these platforms continue to evo... see more
Lydia Zvyagintseva
This paper presents the findings of an environmental scan conducted as part of a Digital Exhibits Intern Librarian Project at the Edmonton Public Library in 2016. As part of the Library’s 2016–2018 Business Plan objective to define the vision for a digita... see more
Ya Jun Guo, Yan Quan Liu, Arlene Bielefield
To determine the present situation regarding services provided to mobile users in US urban libraries, the authors surveyed 138 Urban Libraries Council members utilizing a combination of mobile visits, content analysis, and librarian interviews. The result... see more
Ann Marie Lynn Davis
This study investigates why and which types of college and research libraries (CRLs) are currently developing Makerspaces (or an equivalent space) for their communities. Based on an online survey and phone interviews with a sample population of CRLs in Ne... see more
Jesi Buell, Mark Sandford
In 2016, Colgate University Libraries began converting their static HTML website to the Drupal platform. This article outlines the process librarians used to complete this project using only in-house resources and minimal funding. For libraries and simila... see more