University Libraries: Recent submissions
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Rethinking Library Services for First-Generation Students: Do We Need to Change Existing Models?
(2019-02-08)This poster examines the results of our research project into the needs of first-year transfer and first-generation students as they begin their college careers. We seek to understand how first-generation students’ perceive ... -
Doing More, With More: Academic Libraries, Digital Services, and Revenue Generation
(Ithaka S+R, 2019-01-24)The axiom to “do more with less” in university research libraries is increasingly untenable, as budgets continue to shrink and demand for novel services continues to rise. The impacts of such existential uncertainties are ... -
Toward a Comprehensive Collection on the Allied Occupation of Japan: A Partnership between the University of Maryland Libraries and the National Diet Library of Japan
(ACRL Press, 2019)This chapter outlines an international collaboration model for a digitization project between an American academic library and Japanese national library. University of Maryland Libraries (UMD) partner with the National ... -
Virtual Peer Mentoring Programs: Building Global Professional Connections Through the International Librarians Network
(ACRL, 2019)This chapter focuses on the International Librarians Network (ILN) peer-mentoring program and the opportunities it provided to build a global professional network. The chapter will be of interest to librarians who are ... -
When Stars Align: Redesigning an instruction and assessment program to align with the Framework for Information Literacy
(2018-05)The University of Maryland Libraries’ instruction program serves nearly 20,000 students per year. In 2015, with the introduction of the ACRL Framework, we began the process of redesigning this program; starting with learning ...