Comparing digital libraries with virtual communities from the perspective of...
AbstractPurpose– In this study, the authors use the term “e-quality” to refer to information quality, system quality and service quality. This study aims to focus on e-quality, exploring and comparing...
View ArticleTargeting users in information provision – more than researchers, students...
AbstractPurpose– A previous contribution set the scenario for pursuing options to find a balance between information communication technology (ICT), information retrieval systems (IRS) such as...
View ArticleExplaining undergraduates’ behavior intention of e-textbook adoption:...
AbstractPurpose– The current study aims to investigate college students' behavioral intentions to adopt e-textbooks for their studies according to well-known theoretical intention-based models....
View ArticleWeb 2.0 applications' usage and trends in top US academic libraries
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to explore Web 2.0 technologies usage and trends in the top 100 US academic libraries as exemplified through the academic library websites. Design/methodology/approach–...
View ArticleDigital image access: an exploration of the best practices of online resources
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the first phase of a research project that aims to develop a bilingual interface for the retrieval of digital images. The main...
View ArticleUsing data island method for creating metadata records with indexability and...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this research was to examine the use of the data island method for creating metadata records based on DCXML, MARCXML, and MODS with indexability and visibility of element...
View ArticleThe open access landscape in Zimbabwe: the case of university libraries in ZULC
AbstractPurpose– The paper aims to focus on the current state of open access (OA) initiatives in Zimbabwean universities. The paper specifically reports the initiatives at Zimbabwean universities...
View ArticleImage retrieval behaviours: users are leading the way to a new bilingual...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to present the results of the second stage of a research project aiming to develop a bilingual interface for the retrieval of digital images. The main objective of this...
View ArticleArchival information services based on social networking services in a mobile...
AbstractPurpose– Social networking services (SNS) sites such as Facebook and Twitter have increasingly established themselves as a new paradigm of communication. Due to the rapid popularization of...
View ArticleThe current state of library open source software research: A descriptive...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to assess the current state of research on open source software (OSS) in the library context. Design/methodology/approach– This study employs a descriptive...
View ArticleArchitectural choices in LOCKSS networks
AbstractPurpose– The LOCKSS digital preservation technology collects, preserves and disseminates content in peer-to-peer networks. Many such networks are in use. The Global LOCKSS Network (GLN) is an...
View ArticleEnsuring accessibility of electronic information resources for visually...
AbstractPurpose - The article addresses the importance of clarifying terminology such as visually impaired and related terms before embarking on accessibility studies of electronic information...
View ArticleExploring the effect of individual differences on user perceptions of print...
AbstractPurpose - Individual differences are critical in determining how individuals think and behave in different ways. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of individual differences on...
View ArticleMobile Services at Academic Libraries: Meeting the Users’ Needs?
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe how academic libraries in the United States have responded to the rapidly evolving mobile environment and to determine if there is a...
View ArticleThe Albert Einstein Archives Digitization Project: Opening Hidden Treasures
AbstractPurpose - This article presents the organizational and technological processes and strategic choices that led to the successful digitization project of the Albert Einstein Archives....
View ArticleDigital Library User Privacy: Changing Librarian Viewpoints through Education
AbstractPurpose - This research attempts to educate public librarians in the importance of user privacy issues and assist in reducing privacy violations by providing librarians with an educational...
View ArticleElectronic Theses and Dissertations: Differences in Behavior for Local and...
AbstractPurpose - This study examines two research questions: (1) How do users in different locations find Auburn University Electronic Theses and Dissertations? (2) Do users in different locations...
View ArticleSystem Design for Location Name Recognition in Ancient Local Chronicles
AbstractPurpose - This paper presents a system for recognition of location names in ancient books written in languages, such as Chinese, in which proper names are not signaled by an initial capital...
View ArticleThe Application Profiles and Development Characteristics of Library Open...
AbstractPurpose - Little is known as to the breadth and diversity of Open Source Software (OSS) applications for libraries and the development characteristics that influence the sustainability and...
View ArticlePopulating the Wilderness: Crowdsourcing Database of the Smokies
AbstractPurpose - Researchers at the University of Tennessee Libraries experimented with crowdsourcing to determine if contributions by members of the public could be utilized to add citations and...
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