Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices

The increasing complexity of the information ecosystem means that research consultations are increasingly important to meeting library users' needs. Yet librarians struggle to balance escalating demands on their time. How can we embrace this expanded role and maintain accessibility to use...

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Tác giả chính: Zuege Kuglitsch, Rebecca, Tingle, Natalia, Watkins, Alexander
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spelling oai:localhost:TVDHQB_123456789-8192017-10-24T13:58:08Z Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices Zuege Kuglitsch, Rebecca Tingle, Natalia Watkins, Alexander Library users' needs Research consultations Cloud Services Google Appointment Calendar The increasing complexity of the information ecosystem means that research consultations are increasingly important to meeting library users' needs. Yet librarians struggle to balance escalating demands on their time. How can we embrace this expanded role and maintain accessibility to users while balancing competing demands on our time? One tool that allows us to better navigate this balance is Google Appointment Calendar, part of Google Apps for Education. It makes it easier than ever for students to book a consultation with a librarian, while at the same time allowing the librarian to better control their schedule. Our experience suggests that both students and librarians felt it was a useful, efficient system. 2017-05-09T02:31:27Z 2017-05-09T02:31:27Z 2017 Article http://lrc.quangbinhuni.edu.vn:8181/dspace/handle/TVDHQB_123456789/819 en ;Vol 36, No 1 (2017) The American Library Association
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topic Library
users' needs
Research consultations
Cloud Services
Google Appointment Calendar
spellingShingle Library
users' needs
Research consultations
Cloud Services
Google Appointment Calendar
Zuege Kuglitsch, Rebecca
Tingle, Natalia
Watkins, Alexander
Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices
description The increasing complexity of the information ecosystem means that research consultations are increasingly important to meeting library users' needs. Yet librarians struggle to balance escalating demands on their time. How can we embrace this expanded role and maintain accessibility to users while balancing competing demands on our time? One tool that allows us to better navigate this balance is Google Appointment Calendar, part of Google Apps for Education. It makes it easier than ever for students to book a consultation with a librarian, while at the same time allowing the librarian to better control their schedule. Our experience suggests that both students and librarians felt it was a useful, efficient system.
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Tingle, Natalia
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title Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices
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title_fullStr Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices
title_full_unstemmed Facilitating Research Consultations Using Cloud Services: Experiences, Preferences, and Best Practices
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