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Current research information systems, open access repositories and libraries: ANTAEUS
Nicholas JointThe purpose of this paper is to give an overview of larger developments in the international research information environment, and to outline their impact on the open access…
The public library, exclusion and empathy: a literature review
Briony Birdi, Kerry Wilson, Joanne CockerThe purpose of this paper is to present a review of the literature within the fields of public librarianship, social exclusion and empathy.
Students' attitudes towards e‐books in a Scottish higher education institute: part 1
Noorhidawati Abdullah, Forbes GibbThe purpose of this paper is to present the first part of three inter‐related studies investigating the use and usability of e‐books in higher education based on experiments…
Role of library anxiety on cooperative group performance
Qun G. Jiao, Kathleen M.T. Collins, Anthony J. OnwuegbuzieThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent that cooperative group members' levels of library anxiety, operationalized as barriers with staff, affective barriers, comfort…
You will be …: a study of job advertisements to determine employers' requirements for LIS professionals in the UK in 2007
Verity OrmeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate what employers seek when recruiting library and information professionals in the UK and whether professional skills, generic skills or…