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Part I: The social media landscape at the academic library -- 1. How to assess students' social media preferences: a comparison at two academic institutions / Dan Sich and Mark Aaron Polger -- 2. Social media committees: sharing the library's voice / Alejandra Nann and Nina Verishagen -- 3. The right social media platform for your library / Morgan Swan -- 4. Social media best practices: implementing guidelines for disability and copyright / Sarah Christensen and J.J. Pionke -- 5. Using scheduling apps to streamline a social media workflow / Samantha Paul and Michael Holt -- Part II: Tried and tested by librarians: social media case studies -- 6. Instagram -- 6.1 Case study 1: Using Instagram to engage students during library orientation / Katie Hutchison and Stephanie Henderson -- 6.2 Case study 2: Enhancing your Instagram following through interdepartmental collaboration / Jen Park and Steve Fowler -- 6.3 Case study 3: Student social media representatives and Instagram: connecting with the campus community through library student workers / Laura Wilson and Heather Domenicis -- 6.4 Case study 4: Are we failing at Instagram? / Matthew Blaine and Jacalyn Kremer -- 7. Twitter -- 7.1 Case study 1: Tweeting to success: managing an academic library's Twitter campaign to enhance user engagement / Emy N. Decker -- 7.2 Case study 2: Drop everything and tweet: building community on your campus / Joanna Ewing, Amber Wilson and Karen Pruneda -- 7.3 Case study 3: What do you do when they start talking back? Training librarians for next-level Twitter engagement using Springshare's LibAnswers / Sheeji Kathuria and Amanda Clay Powers -- 7.4 Case study 4: Rising above the noise: increasing local engagement through a global hashtag campaign / Emily Jack -- 8. Facebook -- 8.1 Case study 1: Breaking up is hard to do: UAB libraries and Facebook's mis(sed)connection / Dana Hettich and Becca Billings -- 8.2 Case study 2: Buying likes: our library jumped from 200 to 1000 (student) likes in 5 months / Nina Verishagen and Ann Liang -- 8.3 Case study 3: So you have been given the social media passwords. Now what? A trial-by-fire case study in Facebook marketing / Molly Marcusse -- 9. YouTube -- 9.1 Case study 1: Thousands of views: why three simple library videos have done so well / Dan Sich -- 9.2 Case study 2: Show me: getting YouTube videos to your students through SEO / Lauren Valentino Bryant -- 10. Snapchat -- 10.1 Case study 1: Snapchat in academic libraries: we ain't afraid of no ghost / Nicole Maddock, Monica Fazekas and Kevin Tanner -- 10.2 Case study 2: Snap to it: reaching users where they are with Snapchat geofilters / Laura MacLeod Mulligan and Alexander S. Di lorio -- 11. Pinterest -- 11.1 Case study 1: Extending the library's presence into the virtual space using Pinterest / Brandy R. Horne

Chinese students form a significant population on Canadian university campuses. Literature indicates that these students face various challenges when using library services to meet their information needs. Canadian academic libraries need to better understand this group's previous library experiences in China to help them address these challenges. A survey was conducted on the main library websites of all thirty- nine Chinese universities of the Project 985, a project initiated by Chinese government to found world class universities in China. It reveals that certain services reported as challenges for Chinese students by previous studies, such as: interlibrary loan, document delivery, reference services, and library instructions are popular in Chinese academic libraries; however, subject services, data services, and some other services are not as well established compared to their counterparts in Canada.

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Reviews the role of copyright in digital academic and research library development in the UK over the last 25 years, drawing on policy documents, legislative reviews and statutes, project documentation and programme syntheses. Finds that copyright-related issues have presented challenges for the development of digital libraries. UK copyright law has been reformed as a result of consultative reviews, but the role of high-level negotiations between stakeholder representatives and the development of model and blanket licences have arguably been more effective in supporting the development of digital libraries. Despite tensions between libraries and publishers, gradual cultural change and the roles played key players such funding councils and high-level representative groups have facilitated progress. The increasing trend towards open licensing presents new roles for libraries as well as challenges and new business opportunities for publishers. Concludes it is unclear what future UK copyright and research policy will be, but it is likely that improved access to academic resources and research will continue, the roles of libraries and publishers will continue to evolve, and new sources of tension and challenges will arise.

Given the extremely rapid state of change occurring in academic libraries due to funding cuts, shifts from physical to digital collections, changes in the use of physical spaces, changing information-seeking patterns and information use by faculty and students, the ability of library directors to advance their vision for the library becomes crucial. This is not to say that library directors are without decision-making power or the ability to establish vision, set agendas, and implement plans. However, in many cases, the provost, budget director, building and grounds manager, vice presidents, and the president offer support for activities depending upon their level of interest, oversight, and buy-in. As library directors seek support for initiatives, alignment with those having political capital becomes increasingly important.