OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives: Volume 27 Issue 2

Cry not for books

Norm Medeiros

This article seeks to describe physical changes occurring in libraries, changes that accentuate public spaces, technology, and comfort while minimizing the prominence of stacks.

Information fluid dynamics

Robert Fox

This column aims to investigate the possibilities of web services for the integration of information with relevant services.

Overcoming resistance to change in digital library projects

H. Frank Cervone

In this paper, the author aims to define common causes of resistance to organizational change and describe several tactics project managers can use to overcome some of these…

Gap analysis of the University of South Carolina's Digital Collections Department

Christine M. Angel

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a gap analysis for Kate Boyd, Digital Collections Librarian of the University of South Carolina's Digital Collections Department, located…

Facilitating greater access to ETDs through CONTENTdm

Rachel I. Howard, Tyler Goldberg

The purpose of the paper is to describe several stages in a university library's approach to providing access to theses and dissertations, culminating in a decision to use…

Classification of library materials on Islam: a literature survey

Haroon Idrees

The purpose of this paper is to develop understanding of the problems of classification, to discover the classification practices of libraries with rich collections on Islam cited…

Radio frequency identification (RFID): time to take another look

Martin Zimerman

The purpose of this paper is to show that there may currently be more motivation to move towards a modern RFID system for libraries