Library Hi Tech: Volume 34 Issue 2

Towards an understanding of data work in context: Emerging issues of economy, governance, and ethics

Jonathan Foster

It is a commonplace that innovation in the digital economy is now driven by data. Business organizations, media companies, and government, for example all create economic and…

Search engine optimization: A case study using the bibliographies of LG Science Land in Korea

Sungin Lee, Wonhong Jang, Eunsol Lee, Sam G. Oh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of, and identify core techniques of, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques applied to the web (http://lg-sl.net) and…

Implementation and evaluation of mobile e-books in a cloud bookcase using the information system success model

Po-Sheng Chiu, I-Ching Chao, Chih-Chien Kao, Ying-Hung Pu, Yueh-Min Huang

To continue to develop and improve cloud e-bookcases, the purpose of this paper is to implement a cloud e-bookcase and modifies the information systems (ISs) success model to make…

Use of smartphones by art and design students for accessing library services and learning

Patrick Lo, Allan Cho, Man-hon Leung, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Eddie H.T. Ko, Kevin K.W. Ho

– The purpose of this paper is to explore art and design students’ use of smartphones for accessing library services and learning at the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI).

Cataloging the 3D web: the availability of educational 3D models on the internet

Michael Groenendyk

The number of 3D models available on the internet to both students and educators is rapidly expanding. Not only are the 3D model collections of popular websites like…

Extraction, analysis and publication of bibliographical references within an institutional repository

Götz Hatop

The academic tradition of adding a reference section with references to cited and otherwise related academic material to an article provides a natural starting point for finding…

Low-barrier-to-entry data tools: creating and sharing humanities data

Linda L. Rath

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether TAMS Analyzer and Viewshare are viable free and open source software data sharing and creation tools for those with limited…

Information literacy instruction in Chinese universities: MOOCs versus the traditional approach

Ruhua Huang, Baiyang Li, Lihong Zhou

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a teaching project and a series of systematic efforts to promote an information literacy instruction (ILI) module and transform it into a…

Constructing linkage between libraries and up-to-date news

Wei Yu, Junpeng Chen

The purpose of this paper is to construct the linkage between libraries and up-to-date news. This study developed a system to recommend libraries’ resources to those daily news…

A study to evaluate the digitization level of Korean libraries (part I)

Younghee Noh

The purpose of this paper is to discover and enumerate the elements of the digital library and measure how much an individual library was equipped with the characteristics of the…

A study to evaluate the digitization level of Korean libraries (part II)

Younghee Noh

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the current digitization levels of Korean libraries by identifying key elements of library services and measuring them for conventional vs…

Internet of Things – potential for libraries

Magdalena Wójcik

The purpose of this paper is to subject the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) technology for libraries in terms of the possible scope and usage forms of this technology in…