The Electronic Library: Volume 24 Issue 1

VICNET and Victoria's virtual library: a decade of online achievements

This paper aims to provide a historical overview of VICNET at the State Library of Victoria (www.slv.vic.gov.au)., to introduce VICNET's conceptual development and to explore some…

Training needs and methods of training in information technology in the oil industry libraries

The study aims at investigating the need for training and methods involved in information technology in the government‐owned oil industries – Nigeria National Petroleum Company…

Learning from web information seeking studies: some suggestions for LIS practitioners

To explore the value of web information‐seeking studies for practice, and to bring selected research findings and their potential to the attention of library and information…

Unified knowledge‐based content management for digital archives in museums

This paper sets out to present a new model to avoid the content silo trap, satisfy the knowledge management requirement and support the long‐term perspective of developing…

Empowering Africa's development using ICT in a knowledge management approach

The purpose of the paper is to explore the role of information and communication technology (ICT) using a knowledge management (KM) approach. The knowledge in the context of this…

Perspectives on the use and development of a broad range of e‐books in higher education and their use in supporting virtual learning environments

The paper aims to examine the problems, tensions, contrasts and complementarities surrounding the use of e‐books in developing learning environments for students in UK higher…

Developing indigenous knowledge databases in India

The paper seeks to reflect the information environment with emphasis on indigenous science and technology knowledge requirement in developing countries, particularly India.

SPEIR: developing a common information environment in Scotland

To report on the work of the SPEIR project and indicate its relevance beyond the Scottish information environment. SPEIR was funded by the Scottish Library and Information Council…

Knowledge Management: An Integrative Approach

Information Retrieval: Einführung in Grundlagen und Methoden (Information Retrieval: Introduction to Basic Principles and Methodologies) 4th ed.

E‐Journals: A How‐To‐Do‐It Manual for Building, Managing, and Supporting Electronic Journal Collections

The New Information Professional: How to Thrive in the Information Age Doing What You Love

The Eleventh Off‐Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings

Managing Academic Support Services in Universities: The Converged Experience