Abstract Evaluation research can be defined as a type of study that uses standard social
research methods for evaluative purposes, as a specific research methodology, and as an …

Provides update to current thinking about, and reasons for, service evaluation of libraries in
the UK. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods including questionnaires, focus …

Although there have been studies examining the circulation and use of graphic novels in
public and academic libraries, there has yet to be a scientific study examining these …

Abstract Information literacy is a concept which is well established in theory while in practice
it is only slowly breaking ground in accordance with the understanding of its significance …

In order to successfully navigate space in seeking information, students need to develop
their spatial thinking, or the ability to visualize and interpret location, distance, direction …

Despite more than 15 years of research into the implementation of flexible access to school
library media programs in the United States, few empirical studies exist that examine the …

This updated and expanded second edition offers the latest findings and practices for library
automation in the 21st century. With a practical, systematic approach, the book covers the …

The domestication of mobile phones and a changing articulation of academic libraries as
collaborative spaces present an opportunity for digitally-mediated collaboration—or do …

This book is a toolkit for youth and young adult librarians—school and public—who wish to
incorporate science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) into their programs …

This California statewide study examined the relationship between the presence of school
libraries, as defined by credentialed staffing, and student achievement, as measured by both …