Library Hi Tech: Volume 29 Issue 1

Overhead scanners: reports from the field

The purpose of this research is to gather information about user experiences with overhead scanners, in order to better inform purchasing decisions.

Technology on demand: Implementing loanable technology services at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the implementation process one academic library used to create a loanable technology program to address student needs for…

The University of Michigan Library Espresso Book Machine experience

The purpose of this paper is to describe one university library's use of the Espresso Book Machine® (EBM), an innovative publishing technology that provides new options for…

The Espresso Book Machine: a change agent for libraries

The purpose of this paper is to examine the disruptive implications of the Espresso Book Machine on library user services, collection development, and special collections.

Hardware in libraries: making informed choices

The purpose of this paper is to report on the selection process for the new scanner and issues with its installation. Production scanning acts as a frame to explain why the new…

Library classroom renovated as an active learning classroom

Several books and articles about learning space design have recently been published, giving much needed attention to new types of informal learning spaces such as the library…

E‐readers in an academic library setting

The purpose of this paper is to show how e‐book readers are used in an academic library setting.

E‐book utilization among mathematics students of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

The purpose of this preliminary study is to identify the e‐book utilization habit of postgraduate and undergraduate students from the Mathematics Department of Universiti Putra…

Evaluating accessibility features of tutorial creation software

This paper seeks to compare the accessibility features and ease of use of three tutorial creation products – Camtasia® 6 (by TechSmith®), Captivate® 4 (by Adobe®), and…

Access to serials: integrating SFX with Evergreen open source ILS

The purpose of this paper is to address the integration of SFX link resolver with Evergreen open source integrated library system (ILS). It also aims to describe a method to…

Online databases and the research experience for university students with print disabilities

The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a study which examined the searching experience of university students with a print disability and their use of screen reading…

IR system and features: study of Indian scenario

The purpose of this research is to study various issues concerning the IR software/system involved in development of institutional repositories (IRs) in India.

Library blogs and user participation: a survey about comment spam in library blogs

The purpose of this research is to identify and describe the impact of comment spam in library blogs. Three research questions guided the study: current level of commenting in…

Archiving in the networked world: by the numbers

The purpose of this research is to investigate: how many journal titles are both in LOCKSS and in Portico?; what is the relationship of small publishers to LOCKSS/CLOCKSS and…

Hardware and the future of libraries

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era