Library Hi Tech: Volume 22 Issue 4

Education for twenty‐first century librarians

Michael Seadle

Humboldt University invited experts to Berlin recently to offer advice about its library science program. While the education of librarians for the twenty‐first century needs to…

How to organise the digital library: reengineering and change management in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

Hildegard Schäffler

The introduction of digital resources has not only had considerable impact on the role of libraries in the information society, but it has also had a remarkable effect on back…

7th International Bielefeld Conference 2004: “Thinking beyond digital libraries – designing the information strategy for the next decade”

Regina Goldschmitt

From 3‐5 February 2004, the Bielefeld University Library in Germany was host to the 7th International Bielefeld Conference, “Thinking beyond digital libraries – designing the…

Digital content management: the search for a content management system

Yan Han

Digital content management system is a software system that provides preservation, organization and dissemination services for digital collections. By adapting the systems…

Full stream ahead: database instruction through online videos

Daniel Yi Xiao, Barbara A. Pietraszewski, Susan P. Goodwin

As the use of electronic library resources increases, the demand for online support also multiplies. Information literacy and 24/7 customer support are some of the urgent issues…

Library space management: a GIS proposal

Jingfeng Xia

This paper identifies the importance of space management in support of the functions of academic libraries. It reviews current solutions on library space management by pinpointing…

The use of cybercafe at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

Esharenana E. Adomi, Faith Sarah Omodeko, Patience Uzezi Otolo

This study explores the use of the cybercafe at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. By means of questionnaires, data were collected from 83 users. Findings revealed that a…

Heuristics for identification of bibliographic elements from title pages

Durga Sankar Rath, A.R.D. Prasad

This paper presents a methodology for automatic identification of bibliographic data elements from the title pages of books. Also enumerates the various steps like scanning the…

Heuristics for identification of bibliographic elements from verso of title pages

A.R.D. Prasad, Durga Sankar Rath

This paper presents a methodology to capture bibliographic data from the verso of the title pages of documents. A survey has been undertaken to identify the syntactic and semantic…

RSS: the latest feed

Judith Wusteman

The number of library‐related RSS and Atom applications is increasing daily. But, as yet, the formats and technology involved are far from stable. This article looks at the…