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Hi, Laura, Thanks for sharing the background; I definitely remember when this group was more active. I volunteered at an informational table for the group during a conference event pre-pandemic (at ACRL, I think). One of the things I noticed during that event is that a lot of people who saw the ...

Good comments, Jennifer! We use almost identical language on all our web pages and in-room signage, about the fact that "reservations take precedence, and you may be asked to leave." I'd say that most of our students are pretty respectful about it, if they get the message; I suspect our larger problem ...

Dawn, that is absolutely fascinating to hear that you have problems with the groups handing off keys! Our library has not yet seen that happen; it's just interesting how different libraries and different student populations can behave so differently. We have about 10 tech-enabled study rooms that require ...

One last note, Norm: all the course materials from the Evidence Synthesis Institute are available online. It lacks the discussion/activity aspects and chance to ask clarifying questions, but it is still a great way to get started learning about these methods on your own! https://pressbooks.umn.edu/e ...

That's an interesting question, Norm, and I don't have an evidence-based answer for you: only some guesses. Many of us work with people, and so perhaps turning to people (and surveying them) is a more comfortable idea than turning to more system-based data collection. Sometimes we may not be good at ...

Hi, Norm, Ha! The main observation I would make -- based on editing for EBLIP, reviewing for 10+ other journals, and writing myself -- is that our field is overly dependent on surveys. I am totally pointing a finger at myself, too, with that comment, not judging others; it always just feels so easy ...

Whoops! That pasted the entirely wrong link (facepalm). I was trying to give you THIS link: Footnotes.docx Also, here is one that didn't make it in there (and is a bit dated)-but you may be able to citation trace for more recent papers that cite this one: Buttlar, L. (1991). Analyzing the Library ...

Hi, Norm, I just had a paper accepted about authorship in academic librarianship journals; it doesn't address your question directly, BUT a lot of the stuff I read for the literature review points in that direction (who are the authors, what are the topics and methods, etc.). I have tried to cull ...