Library Hi Tech News: Volume 34 Issue 1

“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” educational trends that will impact library technology

Peter Fernandez

This column takes a big picture look at some of the technology-related trends in education to identify potential opportunities for libraries.

Re-branding libraries to embrace open space and aesthetic reflections: a case of USIU-Africa as a benchmark of Kenyan libraries

Arnold Mwanzu, Dickens Rodrigues Wendo

This paper aims to examine the strides taken by academic libraries in Kenya to match the standards of modern library buildings while highlighting ensuing impact on user…

Hosting a Super Smash Bros. Tournament at the Hudson County Community College Library

Devlyn Thomas Courtier, John DeLooper

The purpose of this paper is to describe how the Hudson County Community College Library hosted a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tournament as part of its Fall 2015 and Spring 2016…

Growth of predatory open access journals: implication for quality assurance in library and information science research

Philips Oluwaseun Ayeni, Niran Adetoro

The purpose of this paper is to examine perceived and factual realities of open access predators and further delve into usage patterns of predatory open access journals (OAJs) by…

Scientometric analysis of Nature Nanotechnology

Bakthavachalam Elango

The aim of this study is to examine the bibliometric characteristics of literature published in Nature Nanotechnology in the first 10 years (2006-2015). Yearly output, impact…