The Electronic Library: Volume 22 Issue 3
Digital information organization and use
Table of contents
Information architecture
Martin WhiteInformation architecture has gradually crept into prominence over the last few years as one of the new buzz words in Web design. This article examines the definition and history…
Electronic libraries and the emergence of new service paradigms
Lesley M. MoyoEnabling technologies have led to the transformation of library services from traditional services incorporating card catalogs, printed books and periodicals, bibliographic…
Health and safety and piracy: legal risk minimisation in libraries
Mark Van HoorebeekThis article presents a preliminary discussion of two points of interest. Part one puts forward that libraries need to be actively aware of the health and safety issues relating…
Metadata and cataloging practices
Magda El‐Sherbini, George KlimMetadata standards existing today range from very complex to very simple. Relative simplicity or complexity of metadata standards depends in large part on the resources for which…
Electronic databases: the Indian scenario
Anil Singh, J.N. GautamComputer usage has become commonplace and there has been an increasing number of local efforts in organising indigenous information for individual and institutional utility…
Bringing collections to life, digitising local studies and special collections: the COLLAGE project
Fiona LeslieThe Corporation of London Library and Art Gallery Electronic (COLLAGE) identified the relative inaccessibility of their extensive visual collections – the prints, maps…
The effect of system response time on visual search in Web pages
Paul van Schaik, Jonathan LingPrevious research has highlighted the importance of system response time (SRT) for Web usability. In the present study, this parameter was studied using a choice reaction task to…
Melody‐based retrieval of music
Yi Jin, Min HuangNowadays, available music information is increasing rapidly from fast growing digital libraries and the Internet. How to effectively retrieve music data is a challenging task and…
Levels of information technology (IT) applications in Muslim world libraries
Muhammad RamzanThe utilisation of information technology (IT) has become an indicator of a country's wealth level. Countries, which fail to prepare for information technology and do not use it…
Privacy in libraries
Howard FalkThe American Library Association views privacy as essential to the exercise of free speech, free thought, and free association. Many libraries have written policies designed to…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle