University libraries,as an integral component of university research capabilities,are tasked with serving education by providing research support to faculty and students.This study adopts an affordance research perspe...University libraries,as an integral component of university research capabilities,are tasked with serving education by providing research support to faculty and students.This study adopts an affordance research perspective originating from ecological psychology to explore the optimization path of research support services in libraries in the new media era.Based on the characteristics of university library services,this research analyzes three aspects:production affordance,mobile affordance,and social affordance,and proposes practical recommendations to guide future research service practices of university libraries.展开更多
In the era of the big data. the national strategies and the rapid development of computers and storage technologies bring opportunities and challenges to the library's data services. Based on the investigation litera...In the era of the big data. the national strategies and the rapid development of computers and storage technologies bring opportunities and challenges to the library's data services. Based on the investigation literature of the scientific data services in the university libraries in the United States, the development process of the scientific data is analyzed from three aspects of the service types, the service mode and the service contents. The author of this paper also proposes opportunities and challenges from 5 aspects of the policy support. strengthening the publicity, the self learning, the self positioning and relying on the embedded subject librarians, to promote the development of the library scientific data services.展开更多
As public assembly occupancies,academic libraries in China have been implementing effective strategies in response to the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020,in order to meet the teaching,le...As public assembly occupancies,academic libraries in China have been implementing effective strategies in response to the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020,in order to meet the teaching,learning,and researching needs of the faculties and students due to the closure of libraries.The library at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology(USST)is one of the typical cases with significantly increased user access during the pandemic.In this article,a reflection is made on the emergency measures and endeavours by the library in USST to adapt various services,including digital resources guarantee while working remotely,moving from an offline reference service to online ones,extending circulation from an in-door service to an out-door service,the use of social media,and so on,in order to discuss the emerging problems and to analyze the lessons learned.On this basis,this article proposes suggestions for university libraries to realign their development directions and measures to digital collections and online services as well as to improve the vocational skills of librarians in the post-epidemic period,so as to provide more professional,active,and considerate services in the future.展开更多
Through a questionnaire survey of students’ response from 6 universities in Nanjing, this paper aims to determine their varying degrees of satisfaction about the customized information service based on Library2.0 tec...Through a questionnaire survey of students’ response from 6 universities in Nanjing, this paper aims to determine their varying degrees of satisfaction about the customized information service based on Library2.0 technologies. In so doing, the authors carefully examined the data collected from the returned questionnaires about such key issues as the students’ perceptions about the customized information service via a Library2.0platform, self-initiated use experience of such a mechanism, their achieved information searching results vis-à-vis their expectations, etc. In addition, the authors also made a comparative study between information providers(i.e. librarians) and information consumers(i.e. students) at Chinese and American academic libraries.展开更多
Correct grammar, coherent structure, fluent expression, and clear presentation are necessities for academic literature in the sciences and humanities. For scientific papers, these parameters are important to authors a...Correct grammar, coherent structure, fluent expression, and clear presentation are necessities for academic literature in the sciences and humanities. For scientific papers, these parameters are important to authors as well as to readers, especially for scientists who wish to understand the theory or to replicate the results. Today, most scientific and humanities journals are published in English. There are journals in Chinese, German, Hindi, Russian and other languages;however, for international use in science, business, and computer hardware and software, English is the dominant language. English is also used in diplomacy and for all kinds of international communications by people who have various other native languages. In this paper, we will present one of the leading international providers of high-quality academic English—OnLine English (OLE) and some of the functions of this service will be described.展开更多
In relation to the service strategies, service systems, and service items provided by CALIS, this paper introduced the service architecture of China Academic Library and Information System(CALIS). Based on this, the a...In relation to the service strategies, service systems, and service items provided by CALIS, this paper introduced the service architecture of China Academic Library and Information System(CALIS). Based on this, the authors analyzed several services of CALIS, such as online union cataloging service, cooperative purchasing service, western journal current contents service, and interlibrary loan and document delivery services, as well as their effectiveness. In addition, future CALIS service strategies are also discussed in this paper.展开更多
文摘University libraries,as an integral component of university research capabilities,are tasked with serving education by providing research support to faculty and students.This study adopts an affordance research perspective originating from ecological psychology to explore the optimization path of research support services in libraries in the new media era.Based on the characteristics of university library services,this research analyzes three aspects:production affordance,mobile affordance,and social affordance,and proposes practical recommendations to guide future research service practices of university libraries.
文摘In the era of the big data. the national strategies and the rapid development of computers and storage technologies bring opportunities and challenges to the library's data services. Based on the investigation literature of the scientific data services in the university libraries in the United States, the development process of the scientific data is analyzed from three aspects of the service types, the service mode and the service contents. The author of this paper also proposes opportunities and challenges from 5 aspects of the policy support. strengthening the publicity, the self learning, the self positioning and relying on the embedded subject librarians, to promote the development of the library scientific data services.
文摘As public assembly occupancies,academic libraries in China have been implementing effective strategies in response to the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020,in order to meet the teaching,learning,and researching needs of the faculties and students due to the closure of libraries.The library at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology(USST)is one of the typical cases with significantly increased user access during the pandemic.In this article,a reflection is made on the emergency measures and endeavours by the library in USST to adapt various services,including digital resources guarantee while working remotely,moving from an offline reference service to online ones,extending circulation from an in-door service to an out-door service,the use of social media,and so on,in order to discuss the emerging problems and to analyze the lessons learned.On this basis,this article proposes suggestions for university libraries to realign their development directions and measures to digital collections and online services as well as to improve the vocational skills of librarians in the post-epidemic period,so as to provide more professional,active,and considerate services in the future.
文摘Through a questionnaire survey of students’ response from 6 universities in Nanjing, this paper aims to determine their varying degrees of satisfaction about the customized information service based on Library2.0 technologies. In so doing, the authors carefully examined the data collected from the returned questionnaires about such key issues as the students’ perceptions about the customized information service via a Library2.0platform, self-initiated use experience of such a mechanism, their achieved information searching results vis-à-vis their expectations, etc. In addition, the authors also made a comparative study between information providers(i.e. librarians) and information consumers(i.e. students) at Chinese and American academic libraries.
文摘Correct grammar, coherent structure, fluent expression, and clear presentation are necessities for academic literature in the sciences and humanities. For scientific papers, these parameters are important to authors as well as to readers, especially for scientists who wish to understand the theory or to replicate the results. Today, most scientific and humanities journals are published in English. There are journals in Chinese, German, Hindi, Russian and other languages;however, for international use in science, business, and computer hardware and software, English is the dominant language. English is also used in diplomacy and for all kinds of international communications by people who have various other native languages. In this paper, we will present one of the leading international providers of high-quality academic English—OnLine English (OLE) and some of the functions of this service will be described.
文摘In relation to the service strategies, service systems, and service items provided by CALIS, this paper introduced the service architecture of China Academic Library and Information System(CALIS). Based on this, the authors analyzed several services of CALIS, such as online union cataloging service, cooperative purchasing service, western journal current contents service, and interlibrary loan and document delivery services, as well as their effectiveness. In addition, future CALIS service strategies are also discussed in this paper.