Aslib Proceedings: Volume 62 Issue 3

Forms, effects, function: LIS students' attitudes towards portable e‐book readers

M. Cristina Pattuelli, Debbie Rabina

This study aims to investigate the use of a popular portable e‐reader device, the Kindle 2, among library and information science (LIS) students and its effects on individual…

The information enfranchisement of the digital consumer

Eti Herman, David Nicholas

Aiming to ensure that everyone obtains the rich rewards available in today's information‐centred society, this paper sets out to explore how the curious problem of “information…

Information literacy in the professional literature: an exploratory analysis

Noa Aharony

The current study aims to review the different publications dealing with information literacy and the emerging trends reflected over the ten years, 1999‐2009, in the Web of…

The attitudes and behaviours of illegal downloaders

Peter Williams, David Nicholas, Ian Rowlands

The purpose of this paper is to summarise and evaluate the literature on digital consumer behaviour and attitudes towards digital piracy.

Competitive intelligence skills needed to enhance South Africa's competitiveness

A.C. Strauss, A.S.A. du Toit

South Africa as a country continues to rank low in the world of competitiveness. It is the aim of this paper to focus on the need for South African organisations to perceive…

LIS as a field of study: socio‐cultural influences on students' decision making

Valentini Moniarou‐Papaconstantinou, Anna Tsatsaroni, Athanassios Katsis, Vasilis Koulaidis

Using Bourdieu‐inspired sociological literature, this paper aims to report on a study that examines the educational choices of new entrants in the three library and information…