Digital Library Perspectives: Volume 40 Issue 1

Editorial: Digital libraries as sociotechnical systems

Anna Maria Tammaro

Facilitating conditions and institutional repository sustainability by librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria

Ugwunwa Esse, Yacob- Haliso

This study aims to investigate the facilitating conditions (FCs) and how these FC affect institutional repository (IR) sustainability practices in public universities in Nigeria.

Proposed standard guideline for managing information systems (ISs) in libraries in Africa

Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo, Lizette King 

Libraries in Africa are adopting technology at a fast pace. However, literature has provided enough evidence of the many challenges libraries on the continent are facing in the…

The current research landscape in digital marketing scientific literature in libraries: exploration through performance and science mapping

Javaid Ahmad Wani

This study aims to analyse and understand the current state of research in the field of digital marketing in “library and information science”.

Exploring students’ perceptions toward the use of augmented reality for digital library services

Sawsan Taha, Abdoulaye Kaba, Marzouq Ayed Al-Qeed

This study aims to investigate whether students would accept augmented reality technology in Al Ain University (AAU) libraries as part of digital library services.

Determination of library staff skills to enhance visibility of intellectual output in Nigerian universities

Nkeiru A. Emezie, Scholastica A.J. Chukwu, Ngozi M. Nwaohiri, Nancy Emerole, Ijeoma I. Bernard

University intellectual output such as theses and dissertations are valuable resources containing rigorous research results. Library staff who are key players in promoting…

The readiness to implement digital humanities data curation of four institutional repositories in Indonesia

Laksmi Laksmi, Muhammad Fadly Suhendra, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan, Umanto Umanto

This study aims to identify the readiness of institutional repositories in Indonesia to implement digital humanities (DH) data curation. Data curation is a method of managing…

Developing a union catalogue of Pakistani University libraries: status, problems, and prospects

Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj, Mahsham Mukaram

This study aims to examine the status, explores the hurdles and identifies the prospects for developing a union catalogue of university libraries in Lahore, Pakistan.

Exploring first-year engineering student perceptions of the engineering librarian as an IL instructor in multimodal teaching and learning environments

Mousin Omarsaib

This study aims to explore first-year engineering students’ perceptions of the engineering librarian as an instructor in multimodal environments related to Information Literacy…

Academic librarians’ perceptions of mobile technology’s usefulness in library service delivery at universities of technology in South Africa

Muvhulawa Matumba, Mogiveny Rajkoomar

Globally, mobile technology is a significant factor influencing how libraries are changing the ways of delivering services to today’s users. This paper aims to explore academic…

Embracing 3D and immersive technologies in digital libraries: interview with Gabriele Guidi

Gabriele Guidi, Anna Maria Tammaro