“Ebooks for the Classroom+” at University of South Florida Libraries: A Case Study of Database Management

Mi, Xiying; Pollock, Bonita

doi:10.1080/19322909.2018.1555779

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“…It is noteworthy that in these works, the quality of bibliographic records, in general, and subject headings, in particular, are not essential criteria guiding librarians' decision-making. However, numerous studies have highlighted both the existing gaps and the variety of errors in the bibliographic records that libraries encounter (Sanchez et al, 2006;Wu and Mitchell, 2010: 171;Zhao and Zhao, 2010;Martin and Mundle, 2011;Breedt and Walter, 2012: 5;Traill, 2013;Ravit and Dana, 2015;Wiersma and Tovstiadi, 2017: 624;Mi and Pollock, 2019;Gates and Glazier, 2019). In this sense, it would be interesting to explore the relationship between the time and cost savings mentioned by Kont and the quality issues associated with electronic book records.…”

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Assignment of Subject Headings and Classification Codes to e-books in South American University Libraries

Gil Leiva,

Andrade e Cruz,

Marques Redigolo

et al. 2024

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The integration of e-books into university libraries has allowed for interesting analysis and discussions in recent years about user preferences between printed and electronic books, the difficulties and challenges librarians face in their incorporation into libraries, among other aspects. However, with this work, the main objective is to analyze the changes that are occurring in South American university libraries regarding the processes of subject heading assignment and classification codes with the massive incorporation of e-books, as well as to understand librarians’ perceptions of these changes. To achieve this, we developed and distributed a web-based questionnaire consisting of twenty-four questions to a total of 1,175 university libraries in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, from which we received 123 responses (10.5%). Among other findings, it is concluded that indexing and classification processes are losing relevance in librarians’ activities, the quality of metadata provided by publishers does not seem to be a significant factor for librarians, and furthermore, the data obtained does not clearly indicate a paradigm shift in relation to indexing and classification processes.

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Assignment of Subject Headings and Classification Codes to e-books in South American University Libraries

Gil Leiva,

Andrade e Cruz,

Marques Redigolo

et al. 2024

Rev. esp. doc. Cient

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“…Another approach that complements OER is to leverage library e-Books by encouraging faculty to use them in place of a textbook. University of South Florida Libraries facilitates this through a locally created database that enables easy discovery of e-Book options and a direct way to adopt or request new, e-Books (Mi and Pollock, 2019). OERs have the potential to reduce reliance on the textbook industry business model.…”

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Affordable education with a little help from the library

Sotak

Scott

Griffin

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the design, creation and outcome of a pilot project to provide additional course reserve materials to students. The goals of the project include off-setting the rising costs of higher education and providing equitable access to materials. Design/methodology/approach This case study describes the process of library staff co-creating a workflow to efficiently identify, order and process print and electronic books for 100 and 200 level courses at a small, private university. The project was influenced by an exploration of library services in the context of library ethics. The authors evaluate the impact of the project and determine continued need after a two-year pilot. Findings This paper demonstrates the usefulness of the course reserves service in providing accessible and cost-effective resources. Increased usage of course reserve materials by students, along with a reduction in money spent over time by the library to support the service, has resulted in a program that is deemed viable to continue and potentially expand. Social implications This paper seeks to address the added challenges often placed on low-income college students in accessing, paying for and using assigned course materials. Libraries can use course reserves to enhance student success by providing them with an alternate to purchasing course materials. Originality/value The project addresses constraints of cost, staff time and cross-departmental workflows in managing a course reserves program at a small university and provides a template for other libraries to use.

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