Australian university libraries and the new educational environment

Austen, Gaynor; Schmidt, Janine; Calvert, Philip

doi:10.1016/s0099-1333(01)00296-8

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“…. Development of the online agenda, for example, an increase in online teaching and learning programmes (Austen et al, 2002).…”

Section: Information Culturementioning

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Information culture: exploration of differing values and attitudes to information in organisations

Oliver

2008

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose -The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of information culture, and to demonstrate its utility when considering information management in organisations. Design/methodology/approach -Case studies were conducted of organisations with similar functions, located in regions likely to have different cultural dimensions. Findings -The findings show that different values and attitudes to information are influencing factors of the information culture in the organisations studied. Practical implications -Knowledge and understanding of the features of information culture will assist with addressing the challenges of organisational information management in this globalised age. Originality/value -This research adds to the body of knowledge about information culture, in particular national dimensions.

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“…. Development of the online agenda, for example, an increase in online teaching and learning programmes (Austen et al, 2002).…”

Section: Information Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Information culture: exploration of differing values and attitudes to information in organisations

Oliver

2008

Journal of Documentation

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“…The challenges of macrolevel changes in the governance, structure and technology developments have been undertaken as challenges and opportunities to optimise the resources and services to benefit the communities of users (Becker, 2006;Jensen and Guha, 1995;Richard, 2008). Australian university libraries have developed typical strategies to deal with professional and business issues that help them maintain their critical roles in the educational process (Austen et al, 2002). In responding to the changes of teaching and learning methods, optimising information technology (IT) applications in the learning process (Austen et al, 2002;George and Luke, 1996), focusing on collaboration between librarians and academics, embedding information literacy into the curriculum, supporting research and international students (Austen et al, 2002;Smith, 2011), developing electronic resources, infrastructure, facilities, designing information/learning commons (Bailin, 2011;Bundy, 2012) and benchmarking and measuring library performance (Austen et al, 2002;Smith, 2011) have been recorded as the major developments of academic libraries in Australia over the past 20 years.…”

Section: Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Australian university libraries have developed typical strategies to deal with professional and business issues that help them maintain their critical roles in the educational process (Austen et al, 2002). In responding to the changes of teaching and learning methods, optimising information technology (IT) applications in the learning process (Austen et al, 2002;George and Luke, 1996), focusing on collaboration between librarians and academics, embedding information literacy into the curriculum, supporting research and international students (Austen et al, 2002;Smith, 2011), developing electronic resources, infrastructure, facilities, designing information/learning commons (Bailin, 2011;Bundy, 2012) and benchmarking and measuring library performance (Austen et al, 2002;Smith, 2011) have been recorded as the major developments of academic libraries in Australia over the past 20 years. In this, academic libraries and librarians have confronted a number of global trends that have substantially influenced and changed their roles and the nature of the library profession.…”

Section: Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration between academics and librarians

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2014

Library Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine recent literature for a review of the concepts of collaboration in library and information science and related disciplines and to develop a conceptual framework for application in academic contexts globally. Design/methodology/approach -An investigation of literature exploring the multifaceted meanings and dimensions of collaboration and subsequent development of a framework for analysis. To exemplify the use of the framework in analysing collaboration between academics and librarians, and to demonstrate the impact of context on collaboration, the paper explores the situation and educational contexts in two national settings -one a developed country (Australia) and the other a developing country (Vietnam). Findings -Contextual factors have a substantial impact on the nature of collaboration between academics and librarians. The collaboration framework developed is applied to academic settings in two countries, Vietnam and Australia, and dimensions of collaboration are compared and contrasted in the two countries. Insights and implications are drawn concerning the distinctive features of effective collaboration as well as the achievements and challenges of such collaborative partnerships. Research limitations/implications -This literature-based article reports on the first part of a larger research project. Further development and application of the conceptual framework in studying the collaborative relationship between academics and librarians empirically are deemed important. Originality/value -This paper provides insights into the current condition and challenges in developing collaboration between academics and librarians. The proposed framework is beneficial to academics, librarians and universities interested in addressing the issues of this partnership in various academic contexts.

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“…Library instruction goes online (Fourie, 2001), Asia (Tam and Robertson, 2002), America (Donaldson, 2000), Australia (Austen et al, 2002), and Europe (Allan, 2002). It is obvious that online education is moving to the center of many university programs (Kramarae, 2001).…”

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Library instruction goes online

2005

Library Review

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Purpose -To demonstrate how there is an irreversible momentum towards the adoption of online modes of delivery for library instruction, a process which will have distinctive benefits in the promotion of enhanced levels of information literacy (IL). Design/methodology/approach -The author uses case study and other literature, plus examples from personal professional practice to build an argument. Findings -The momentum towards "cyber-delivery" is inevitable and is driven by a variety of factors, which can be understood as either external or intrinsic to the arena of IL. External factors include the pressure to find the most effective educational approaches to train students to use tools such as Google appropriately (virtual formats are best to deal with virtual challenges); intrinsic factors include the innate suitability of online IL for encouraging independent learning and student-centred education.Research limitations/implications -The research technique consists of a dualistic analysis of dynamic factors driving the digital library movement towards online delivery of IL: this has the potential to be extended to other LIS contexts and tested for robustness and relevance. Practical implications -The paper shows how the LIS practitioner can better understand the relevance of courseware-based models of IL delivery for their user education practice. Originality/value -An insightful summary and coherent analysis of a range of disparate trends in digital library developments helps provide a coherent overview of a fast-developing aspect of the current LIS world.

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Australian university libraries and the new educational environment

Cited by 8 publications

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Information culture: exploration of differing values and attitudes to information in organisations

Information culture: exploration of differing values and attitudes to information in organisations

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