Library Management: Volume 30 Issue 1/2

Refocusing for the future: meeting user expectations in a digital age

Peter Edward Sidorko, Tina Tao Yang

The purpose of this paper is to describe the changes adopted in a major Asian academic library aimed at making the library more responsive to evolving and growing client needs…

Local touch and global reach: The next generation of network‐level information discovery and delivery services in a digital landscape

Jian Wang, Adriene Lim

Technology changes swiftly and the traditional library online public access catalog (OPAC) is in danger of becoming irrelevant as more users rely on network‐level search engines…

ERM system implementation in a consortium environment

Guoying Liu

The purpose of this paper is to address the issues associated with electronic resources management (ERM) system implementation in a consortium environment.

Learning Library 2.0: 23 Things @SCPL

Hui‐Lan H. Titangos, Gail L. Mason

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of 23 Things @SCPL, a learning Library 2.0 program based on Web 2.0, running from September 2007 to January 2008 at Santa…

Library managers and information in World 2.0

Suzie Allard

The purpose of this paper is to provide library managers with the ability to recognize and address World 2.0 information issues to enhance their ability to develop management…

Libraries' role in equalizing access to information

Susan E. Russell, Jie Huang

The purpose of this paper is to address the question of what libraries can do to help narrow the digital divide that causes unequal access to information.

Performance evaluation: A case study of Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, National Library of Singapore

Lin Mui Law, Vicky Xiaohang Gao, Hui Ling Ng

The paper aims to introduce and examine certain performance indicators and result areas used by the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library to evaluate its services and staff performance.

Internationalization in higher education and global access in a digital age

Ellen H. Hammond

This article seeks to propose that – as university faculty and students increasingly engage in research, teaching, and learning in international locations – librarians at the home…

Information and digital literacy: a stumbling block to development?: A Pakistan perspective

Kanwal Ameen, G.E. Gorman

The paper aims to explore the overall state of information and digital illiteracy (IDL) in developing countries and how it hampers the growth of individuals and nations. The case…

Editorial

Stephen O'Connor