The Electronic Library: Volume 42 Issue 2

Evaluation of search engine results pages in various languages and contents: the changes in strategies and criteria

Emine Sendurur, Sonja Gabriel

This study aims to discover how domain familiarity and language affect the cognitive load and the strategies applied for the evaluation of search engine results pages (SERP).

Censorship issues: awareness and preparedness among university librarians

Muhammad Tariq Latif, Shamshad Ahmed, Sakhawat Ali

The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness and preparedness level of the chief librarians (CLs) of the universities of Punjab and the Federal area in Pakistan concerning…

Factors influencing public engagement in government TikTok during the COVID-19 crisis

Wei Zhang, Hui Yuan, Chengyan Zhu, Qiang Chen, Richard David Evans, Chen Min

Although governments have used social media platforms to interact with the public in an attempt to minimize anxiety and provide a forum for public discussion during the pandemic…

Semi-automated ontology development scheme via text mining of scientific records

Somayeh Tamjid, Fatemeh Nooshinfard, Molouk Sadat Hosseini Beheshti, Nadjla Hariri, Fahimeh Babalhavaeji

The purpose of this study is to develop a domain independent, cost-effective, time-saving and semi-automated ontology generation framework that could extract taxonomic concepts…

Factors influencing the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) in university libraries: a systematic literature review (SLR)

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Abid Iqbal

For the provision of smart library services to end users, tools of the Internet of Things (IoT) play a significant role. The study aims to discover the factors influencing the…

How are you affected? The public’s online information behaviour patterns during the COVID-19 infodemic

Jingqiong Sun, Junren Ming, Xuezhi Wang, Yawen Zhang

This paper aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 infodemic on the public’s online information behaviour, offering insights critical for shaping effective informational…

Exploratory search in information systems: a systematic review

Yaxi Liu, Chunxiu Qin, Yulong Wang, XuBu Ma

Exploratory search activities are ubiquitous in various information systems. Much potentially useful or even serendipitous information is discovered during the exploratory search…

Model for integration of information and communication technologies in resource sharing practices for enhanced service delivery in academic libraries in southeast Nigeria

Ifeanyi Adindu Anene, Achebe Nancy

This study aims to develop a model for integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in resource sharing practices for enhanced service delivery in academic…