Tue.Oct 24, 2023

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Taking the temperature of chat reference: An analysis of user complaints in the time of COVID-19

IFLA

This poster will explore user complaints over the chat reference service offered by a large university consortium both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, chat reference services experienced a surge in demand but research is only beginning to explore how the crisis affected the topic of chats, the nature of discourse, and the experience of chat providers.

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YOUR SCOPE OF WORK IS UP TO YOU

The Appraiser Coach

Imagine you are doing an appraisal for a single family home on three acres and, upon analysis, you realize there is more value in subdividing the lot. Then you find out the buyer is buying the property to benefit from that value and already has the subdivision process in the works. Because of these conclusions, the purchase price is likely lower than value.

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Analyzing the Operation of Korean School Libraries based on Staffing

IFLA

Korea has a legal mandate all schools must assign school librarians. The ‘School Library Promotion Act’ was amended to mandatorily assign one teacher librarian or librarian, or practical teacher to each school. However, the staffing rate of school librarian in Korean middle and high school libraries is only 45.6%. The workforce arrangement and Library service situation in Korea is not homogeneous.

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Role of Libraries from Latin America to Implementation of Open Science: Analysis and Recommendations

IFLA

Open science and their processes are in focus of global attention and are part of agendas of Governments and Institutions with purpose of foster implement said movement. To open science collaboration of various actors is relevant, therefore it is raised libraries are actors that develop many ways to access information; and open science is an action that promotes free circulation of data and results derived from scientific activity; then it can be raised that in said relationship is linked by com

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Minutes of Meeting: IFLA News Media Section, 20 August 2023

IFLA

20 August 2023 News Media Section Business Meeting Minutes, prepared by Ann Okerson.

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