Library Hi Tech: Volume 32 Issue 1

Architectural choices in LOCKSS networks

David Stuart Holmes Rosenthal

The LOCKSS digital preservation technology collects, preserves and disseminates content in peer-to-peer networks. Many such networks are in use. The Global LOCKSS Network (GLN) is…

The current state of library open source software research: A descriptive literature review and classification

Aaron Palmer, Namjoo Choi

– The purpose of this study is to assess the current state of research on open source software (OSS) in the library context.

Archival information services based on social networking services in a mobile environment: A case study of South Korea

Yong Kim, Hye Kyung Kang, Ee-gyeong Kim, Geon Kim

Social networking services (SNS) sites such as Facebook and Twitter have increasingly established themselves as a new paradigm of communication. Due to the rapid popularization of…

Image retrieval behaviours: users are leading the way to a new bilingual search interface

Elaine Menard, Nouf Khashman

This paper aims to present the results of the second stage of a research project aiming to develop a bilingual interface for the retrieval of digital images. The main objective of…

The open access landscape in Zimbabwe: the case of university libraries in ZULC

Lovemore Kusekwa, Aston Mushowani

The paper aims to focus on the current state of open access (OA) initiatives in Zimbabwean universities. The paper specifically reports the initiatives at Zimbabwean universities…

Using data island method for creating metadata records with indexability and visibility of tag names in web search engines

Sayyed Mahdi Taheri, Nadjla Hariri, Sayyed Rahmatollah Fattahi

The aim of this research was to examine the use of the data island method for creating metadata records based on DCXML, MARCXML, and MODS with indexability and visibility of…

Digital image access: an exploration of the best practices of online resources

Elaine Menard, Margaret Smithglass

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the first phase of a research project that aims to develop a bilingual interface for the retrieval of digital images. The…

Web 2.0 applications' usage and trends in top US academic libraries

Frank Boateng, Yan Quan Liu

– This paper aims to explore Web 2.0 technologies usage and trends in the top 100 US academic libraries as exemplified through the academic library websites.

Explaining undergraduates’ behavior intention of e-textbook adoption: Empirical assessment of five theoretical models

Chun-Hua Hsiao, Kai-Yu Tang

– The current study aims to investigate college students' behavioral intentions to adopt e-textbooks for their studies according to well-known theoretical intention-based models.

Targeting users in information provision – more than researchers, students and professionals

Ina Fourie, Herman Fourie

A previous contribution set the scenario for pursuing options to find a balance between information communication technology (ICT), information retrieval systems (IRS) such as…

Comparing digital libraries with virtual communities from the perspective of e-quality

Yalan Yan, Xianjin Zha, Jinchao Zhang, Xiaorong Hou

In this study, the authors use the term “e-quality” to refer to information quality, system quality and service quality. This study aims to focus on e-quality, exploring and…

IRS, information services and LIS research – a reminder about affect and the affective paradigm … and a question

Ina Fourie, Heidi Julien

A previous contribution argues in favour of a balance in emphasis between information communication technology (ICT); information retrieval systems (IRS) such as databases…

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