Libraries and IT: are we there yet?
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to look at the impact for users on university library and information technology services, present and future, following merger.
Design/methodology/approach
The study examined user survey data from the early 1990s through the 2006 LibQUAL survey, collected information through interviews with faculty and Information Services, and examined the National Science Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies reports on cyberinfrastructure.
Findings
The paper finds that while the merged information services organization is not yet a resounding success from the perspectives of staff in information services or faculty, it is a brave attempt to respond to the future.
Originality/value
This paper is useful to others thinking the organizational relationship between libraries and campus information technology.
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Citation
Ludwig, D. and Bullington, J. (2007), "Libraries and IT: are we there yet?", Reference Services Review, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 360-378. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320710774247
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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