8 articles in this issue
Robert Gerrity
Editor's Comments
Rachel Vacek
Presiden't Column: Making an Impact in the Time That is Given to Us
Will Owen, Sarah C. Michalak
Numerous studies have indicated the sophisticated web-based search engines have eclipsed the primary importance of the library catalog as the premier tool for researchers in Higher education. We submit that the catalog remains central to the researc... see more
Joseph Deodato
Selecting a web-scale discovery service is a large and important undertaking that involves a significant investment of time, staff, and resources. Finding the right match begins with a thorough and carefully planned evaluation process. In order to be succ... see more
David Nelson, Linda Turney
The emergence of Discovery systems has been well received by libraries who have long been concerned with offering a smorgasbord of databases that require either individual searching of databases or the problematic use of federated searching. The abi... see more
Julia Bauder, Emma Lange
Librarians have had innovative ideas for ways to use subject and classification data to provide an improved online search experience for decades, and yet, after thirty-plus years of improvements in online catalogs, users continue to struggle with narrowin... see more
Gillian (Jill) D Ellern, Robin Hitch, Mark A Stoffan
The clash of principles between protecting privacy and protecting security can create an impasse between libraries, campus IT departments, and academic administration over authentication issues with the public area PCs in the library. This research takes ... see more
Yan Quan Liu, Sarah Briggs
What is the current state of mobile services among academic libraries of the country’s top 100 universities, and what are the best practices for librarians implementing mobile services at the university level? Through in-depth website visits and survey qu... see more