Library Hi Tech: Volume 26 Issue 3

Technology around the world: eight countries, shared problems

This editorial aims to discuss how technology has transformed the cultural map for libraries so that experiences in Taiwan, Iran, India, Greece, or New Zealand are relevant…

Modeling the digital content landscape in universities

Digital content is a common denominator that underlies all discussions on scholarly communication, digital preservation, and asset management. This past decade has seen a…

Progressing the definition of “e‐book”

This paper aims to propose a definition for the concept “e‐book” on the basis of an analysis of existing definitions. The e‐book marketplace is growing rapidly and the potential…

Use of UGC‐Infonet e‐journals by research scholars and students of the University of Delhi, Delhi: A study

This paper focuses on the use of UGC‐Infonet e‐journals by research scholars and students. The main aim is to identify the needs and requirements of users in general and to know…

Assistive technologies in Greek libraries

To investigate the current use of assistive technologies (AT) in Greek libraries, unveil the relationship between AT suppliers and library authorities and achieve a better…

Implementation of an innovative RFID application in libraries

This paper aims to considers how to extend RFID applications given the limited funds and budgets in libraries. RFID can replace barcodes and magnetic strips for security control…

Building participative library services: the impact of social software use in public libraries

The purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption of social software in public libraries and to explore its impact.

A university library laptop lending service: an analysis using two student surveys

This paper aims to report on a study of an academic library's wireless laptop lending service. The authors believed that the unexpectedly low usage level of the Monmouth…

Contextual elements and conceptual components of information visibility on the web

This paper aims to report the result of follow‐up research on end‐users' conceptions of information visibility on the web and their conceptualizations of success and failure in…

Use of geographical information system (GIS) in the cataloging of documents: A case study of earthquake documents collections

This article seeks to demonstrate the use of geographical information system (GIS) in cataloging of documents, such as earthquake related documents.

Analyzing the results of automatic new topic identification

Identification of topic changes within a user search session is a key issue in content analysis of search engine user queries. Recently, various studies have focused on new topic…

The Revolution Will Not be Downloaded: Dissent in the Digital Age

Web‐based Education and Pedagogical Technologies: Solutions for Learning Applications

A Semantic Web Primer

Crash Course in Web Design for Libraries

Handbook of Research on Public Information Technology

The Early Information Society: Information Management in Britain before the Computer

Access to Medical Knowledge: Libraries, Digitization and the Public Good

Copyright in the networked world: the technology of enforcement

This column aims to examine the influence of technology on copyright infringement and looks at the contemporary technology race between tools for rights enforcement and tools for…