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NFAIS 2013: In Search of New Answers -- Unlocking New Value from Content

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (Martin A Kesselman) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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Purpose - conference reportDesign/methodology/approach - conference reportFindings - review of conferenceOriginality/value - original conference report

A survey of students’ use of and satisfaction with university subscribed online resources in two specialized universities in a developing country

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (S.M. Zabed Ahmed) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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Purpose - The main purpose of this paper is to describe the results of a survey conducted in two specialized public universities in Bangladesh to assess students’ electronic information resources use and their satisfaction with university subscribed resources. Design/methodology/approach - A structured questionnaire was used to assess the use of and satisfaction with university subscribed electronic resources by the students. The major problems faced by them in accessing online resources were also identified. In order to analyze the influence of students’ demographic characteristics on overall satisfaction with university subscribed resources, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were carried out. The problems faced by the students were tested in relation to their opinion on overall satisfaction using chi-square test.Findings - The survey results showed that the students are not at all satisfied with the current level of university subscribed online resources. The students identified limited access to computers and slow download speed as major problems. These problems do affect electronic resources use by students in these universities. However, the problems are mainly related to poor ICT infrastructure which may also lead to other drawbacks such as unwilling to use the resources regularly and thus low satisfaction with such resources. Originality/value - This is the first time an attempt has been made to empirically assess the use of university subscribed online information resources by the students in Bangladesh.

Library in the Cloud with Diamonds: a critical evaluation of the future of library management systems.

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (Richard Jason Levy) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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Purpose - Library technology has been moving towards SaaS and Cloud-based services for some time. Yet the cornerstone of the library collection, namely the ILS, remain largely on separate islands with limited capacity for interoperability, requiring alternate layers for discovery to ingest and index their content. How ILS providers react to this challenge and how libraries themselves respond to it will determine the degree to which such new technologies can take hold. Ultimately, a shift towards a more unified model is perhaps inevitable. It is the means by which that is achieved which remains debatable. Design/methodology/approach - With the onset of new management solutions such as Alma, Intota and Worldshare, the prospect of moving the management of the full breadth of the library collection into the Cloud has become a possibility. There is, however, no clear picture as to whether this represents the future of libraries as a whole. Findings - Ultimately, a shift towards a more unified model is perhaps inevitable. It is the means by which that is achieved which remains debatable. This paper provides an open-ended perspective on the possibilities and perils of the Cloud in the library industry. Originality/value - This paper provides an open-ended perspective on the possibilities and perils of the Cloud in the library industry.

Social Media in Books, Movies and Libraries

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (Jean-Philippe Accart) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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New & Noteworthy - LHTN vol. 30, no.3 (March 2013)

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (Heidi Hanson, Zoe Stewart-Marshall) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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Calendar - LHTN vol. 30, no. 3 (March 2013)

literatinetwork@emeraldinsight.com (Heidi Hanson, Zoe Stewart-Marshall) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

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