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Investigating the scholarly communications needs of faculty at the University of Saskatchewan: Is there a role for the University Library?
(2013)
This study seeks to understand the current publishing behaviours and attitudes of faculty, across all disciplines, at the U of S in response to the growing significance of OA publishing and archiving. The broad objective ...
A Triangulation Method to Dismantling a Disciplinary "Big Deal"
(2015-06)
In late 2012, it appeared that the University Library, University of Saskatchewan would likely no longer be able to afford to subscribe to the entire American Chemical Society "Big Deal" of 36 journals. Difficult choices ...
Strategies of Effective Open Access Outreach Services to Researchers: A Qualitative Study
(2017-03)
Many academic libraries now offer support services to assist researchers in making their outputs open access (OA) and in complying with funder OA policies.
The focus of this qualitative study was on outreach efforts to ...
“Outreach by Stealth” and Other Strategies of Effective Open Access Outreach Services to Researchers
(C-EBLIP Fall Symposium, 2016-10-12)
Many major funders around the world are now mandating that grant recipients make the products of their research publicly available through Open Access (OA) outlets; and many academic libraries now offer support services ...
Not on the same page: undergraduates' information retrieval in electronic and print books
(2010)
Academic libraries are increasingly collecting e-books, but little research has investigated how students use e-books compared to print texts. This study used a prompted think-aloud method to gain an understanding of the ...
Integrating research into LIS field experiences in academic libraries
(Elsevier, 2009)
Field experiences function as a link between LIS theory and practice. Students should be provided with an experience that is a true reflection of the professional environment. The increasing focus on research by academic ...
Determining the usability of ebooks using the think-aloud method
(2009)
The widespread acceptance and enthusiasm for eJournals in recent years has led to an increased interest in developing eBook collections in academic libraries. It is generally assumed that eBooks provide the same level of ...
Internal Report: Results of U of S Faculty Survey on Scholarly Communications Behaviours & Needs
(2014)
The intention of this report is to communicate to University Library administration, and interested library employees, the results of a survey of all U of S faculty carried out in November 2012. The report mainly consists ...
The Scholarly Communications Needs of Faculty: An Evidence-Based Foundation for the Development of Library Services
(, 2014)
Objectives – This exploratory research seeks to broadly understand the publishing behaviours and attitudes of faculty, across all disciplines, at the University of Saskatchewan in response to the growing significance of ...
Breaking-up is hard to do: A unique methodology for unbundling a “Big Deal”
(2014)
Academic libraries acquire access to many journal titles through “Big Deal” bundles. As serials prices continue to rise at unsustainable rates it will become increasingly necessary to consider breaking-up these packages ...