The Electronic Library: Volume 23 Issue 6

Meta‐tags: still a matter of opinion

The aim of the present research is to do an overview on the concept of the meta‐tag in order to determine its applicability in indexing current documents of the world wide web.

An integrated high availability computing platform

To recommend an integrated server platform and demonstrate a real‐world example that provides high availability (HA) and better data management to meet various systems' computing…

Innovation in practice: redeveloping the Australian national bibliographic service

This paper aims to report on the redevelopment of the Kinetica service. The first phase of redevelopment is based on innovatively using new technology to enable searchers to find…

End‐user requesting – trail‐blazing, Kiwi style

End‐user requesting in New Zealand remains a relatively new phenomenon. The National Library of New Zealand has conducted two separate pilot projects with different institutions…

Ethical dilemmas in libraries: an international perspective

The authors have the purpose of surveying international librarians in order to discover whether ethical considerations are of real import in various countries.

Challenges and issues in terminology mapping: a digital library perspective

In light of information retrieval problems caused by the use of different subject schemes, this paper provides an overview of the terminology problem within the digital library…

The role of technology in the emergence of the information society in India

India is the largest democracy in the world with a population of 1,027 million people, of which 35 per cent are still illiterate. The paper describes the role that information and…

The use of electronic resources at IIT Delhi Library: a study of search behaviours

The paper seeks to examine the use of electronic information services (EIS) among the users of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Library in Delhi, India.

Adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in academic libraries: A strategy for library networking in Nigeria

This study aims to investigate the extent of adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in university libraries in Nigeria.

The Strategic Management of Technology: A Guide for Library and Information Services

Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment: Challenges for Librarians and Researchers in the Sciences

E‐book Publishing Success: How Anyone can Write, Compile and Sell E‐books on the Internet

Digital Versus Non‐Digital Reference: Ask a Librarian Online and Offline

Enabling End‐Users: Information Skills Training

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