These publications, written by Western Libraries’ librarians and researchers, examine information storage, sharing and retrieval along with the academic librarians’ roles in relation to stakeholders and institutions. Topics include digitization, library management, open access, and researcher needs.

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Submissions from 2016

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Historical map digitization in libraries: Collaborative approaches for large map series, Cheryl Woods, Sarah Simpkin, Jason Brodeur, Amber Leahey, Colleen Beard, and Sharon Janzen

Submissions from 2015

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Using Teacher Induction and 360-Reviews to Build Confidence and Evaluate Teaching Performance, Heather Campbell

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Incretin-Based Medications for Type 2 Diabetes: An Overview of Reviews, Jon-Michael Gamble; A. Clarke; K. J. Myers,; M. D. Agnew,; Kelly Hatch; M. M. Snow,; and E. M. Davis

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Open Access Funds: Getting a Bigger Bang for Our Bucks, Bobby Glushko, Crystal Hampson, P L. Moore, and Elizabeth Yates

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Academic Data Library Services in Canada over Time, S Vincent Gray and Elizabeth Hill

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Collaborative Approaches to the Management of Geospatial Data Collections in Canadian Academic Libraries: A Historical Case Study, Leanne Trimble, Cheryl Woods, Francine Berish, Daniel Jakubek, and Sarah Simpkin

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Balancing Visions and Values: An exploration of market rhetoric in Canadian academic library strategic plans, Courtney L. Waugh

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Integrating Library Instruction into the Course Management System for a First Year Engineering Class: An Evidence-Based Study Measuring the Effectiveness of Blended Learning on Students’ Information Literacy Levels, Qinqin Zhang, Maren Goodman, and Shiyi Xie

Submissions from 2014

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Examining Success: Identifying Factors that Contribute to Research Productivity Across Librarianship and Other Disciplines, Kristin Hoffmann, Selinda Adelle Berg, and Denise Koufogiannakis

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SELWYN DEWDNEY FONDS, Amanda Jamieson

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Analyses of Mentoring Expectations, Activities and Support in Canadian Academic Libraries, Elizabeth Marshall and Marni Harrington

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A “Partnership” for the Professional Development of Librarian Researchers, Brian C. McMillan and Pamela Carson

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Finding strength(s): Insights on Canadian Aboriginal physical cultural practices., Victoria Paraschak and Kristi Thompson

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My MLA at 20, Lisa Rae Philpott

Submissions from 2013

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Undergraduate Program Review Processes: A Case Study in Opportunity for Academic Libraries, John Costella, Tom Adam, Fran Gray, Nicole Nolan, and Catherine Wilkins

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The Music Collection of Thomas Baker of Farnham, Surrey, Cheryl Martin

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A Needs-Driven and Responsive Approach to Supporting the Research Endeavours of Academic Librarians, Ken N. Meadows, Selinda Berg, Kristin Hoffmann, Margaret Martin Gardiner, and Nazi Torabi

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Information Seeking in Context: Results of Graduate Student Interviews, Marg Sloan and Kim McPhee

Submissions from 2012

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Provision of pandemic disease information by health sciences librarians: a multisite comparative case series., Robin Featherstone, Gabriel Boldt, Nazi Torabi, and Shauna-Lee Konrad

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Scholars GeoPortal: A New Platform for Geospatial Data Discovery, Exploration and Access in Ontario Universities, Elizabeth T. Hill and Leanne Trimble

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A Review of Citation Analysis Methodologies for Collection Development, Kristin Hoffmann and Lise Doucette

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John J. Huber. Lean Library Management: Eleven Strategies for Reducing Costs and Improving Customer Services, Nicole Nolan

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Shared Patron-Driven Acquisition Within a Consortium: the OCUL PDA Pilot, Harriet Rykse, Kate Davis, Lei Jin, and Colleen Neely

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Not Your Mother's PDA: The Transition From PDA Pilot to Full Acquisitions Integration, Harriet Rykse, Bruce Fyfe, Nazi Torabi, Nicole Nolan, Erin Gallagher, and Yves Vanier

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Dungeons and Downloads: Collecting Tabletop Fantasy Role-Playing Games in the Age of Downloadable PDFs, Dan Sich