Library Hi Tech: Volume 28 Issue 1

Research for practice – avoiding useless results

This paper aims to discuss whether there is difference between pragmatic and scholarly approaches to data gathering in libraries.

Clickers in instruction: one campus, multiple perspectives

This paper seeks to examine attitudes toward the use of clickers, as well as practicalities and pedagogical considerations that inform them. Drawing on interviews from a variety…

The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a survey in order to better understand the nature of handheld mobile computing use by academic library users and to determine whether…

Web 2.0 applications in top Chinese university libraries

This paper aims to explore the status and construction pattern of Web 2.0 technologies employed in top Chinese university libraries, their functionalities and features.

Open source software deployment in the public sector: a review of Botswana and South Africa

The purpose of this paper is to review use of open source software in the public sector in Botswana and South Africa. South Africa is Botswana's neighbor and both countries are…

“Power tags” in information retrieval

Many Web 2.0 services (including Library 2.0 catalogs) make use of folksonomies. The purpose of this paper is to cut off all tags in the long tail of a document‐specific tag…

Using the Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags to implement online copyright and a related amendment

The Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags constitute a set of instruments that can be used to instruct software robots. However, the current version of Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags…

Interoperability of open access repositories in computer science and IT – an evaluation

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the interoperability of ten open access repositories in the field of computer science and IT.

Evaluating Iranian newspapers' web sites using correspondence analysis

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate Iranian newspapers' web sites based on the criteria obtained from Alexa Search Engine using correspondence analysis.

Evaluating open source GIS for libraries

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of free and open source (FOSS) geographic information system (GIS) software within the broader contexts of the open source…

Using an institutional repository to address local‐scale needs: a case study at Purdue University

The purpose of this paper is to address the practical implications of using an institutional repository to address researchers' needs at a local‐scale.

Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi‐user Virtual Environments

Digital Images for the Information Professional

Handbook of Research on Web Log Analysis

Understanding Data and Information Systems for Recordkeeping

Archiving Websites: A Practical Guide for Information Management Professionals

Information Technology in Librarianship: New Critical Approaches

Designing the Digital Experience: How to Use Experience Design Tools and Techniques to Build Websites Customers Love

Measuring the impact of research