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2021-05-28

Rodger, Joanne, Erickson, Norene

Library work is emotional. As the increasingly social role of the library redefines expectations of service, the challenges of working in libraries become greater than ever. The American Library Association emphasizes the social, economic, and educational role of the 21st century library to help...

2013-04-02

Zvyagintseva, Lydia

If the 19th century was witness to a shift in awareness of time as a concept, and the 20th century revealed awareness in the power of language, then the 21st century will be characterized by keen spatial awareness. Despite the assumption that space would become insignificant in the digital age,...

2020-01-01

University of Alberta, Libraries

2020-01-01

University of Alberta, Libraries

2020-01-01

University of Alberta, Libraries

2017-05-15

Chambers, Thane, Kung, Janice

Introduction: In 2015, a fee for service program was piloted at the University of Alberta's Health Sciences Library to provide in-depth librarian support to the Faculty of Nursing (FON). Other examples of cost-recovery and fee-based services have been provided by other academic libraries for...

2017-05-15

Manley, A, Visintini, Sarah, Helwig, Melissa, Boutet, M

Introduction: Health sciences libraries in both academic and clinical contexts are becoming more involved in furthering their institutions' research mandates, and librarians are increasingly called upon to support their patrons' research needs. A literature scan revealed many libraries are...

2017-05-15

Long, Shannon, Muturi-Kihara, Elisheba, Jack, C.

Introduction: Faced with continual change, British Columbia regional health and ministry libraries must innovate in order to survive. To understand how these libraries are evolving, this study: 1) describes and compares the libraries, 2) analyzes how they are changing and innovating in order to...

2017-05-15

Winther, C, Traux, M, Connolly, C

Introduction: Prior to 2011, libraries within a provincial health service operated using a variety of self-determining service models across 24 locations. Evaluation of library services demonstrated significant gaps in service delivery and access to resources, cost inefficiencies, and variation...

2017-05-15

Zhao, Rachel, Harrison, Pamela, Vaska, Marcus

Introduction: The Alberta Health Service's Knowledge Resource Service (KRS) supports clinicians and staff in evidence-informed decision-making, in part, by licensing point-of-care mobile applications. While the KRS team supports use of these resources with self-based education guides and...