The Electronic Library: Volume 29 Issue 4

Relationship and role transformations in social media environments

This paper seeks to challenge how librarians conceive a number of relationships – between themselves, social media tools, and end‐users, and to argue that this determines the…

Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries: Location‐aware technologies, QR codes and RFID tags

This paper aims to consider the use of technologies including GPS, QR codes and RFID tags to personalize the learning environments in academic libraries.

Bibliometric analysis of Nigeria's social science and arts and humanities publications in Thomson Scientific databases

This paper seeks to analyse publications on Nigeria indexed in Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) of Thomson Scientific databases…

Application of information and communication technologies in special libraries in Kuwait

The study is designed to explore the application of information technology in various operations and services in special libraries in Kuwait.

E‐publishing readiness assessment in Iranian publishing companies

The purpose of this paper is first to construct an e‐publishing model and then to implement the model in Iranian publishers.

An investigation‐based learning model for using digital libraries to support mobile learning activities

This study proposes a mobile learning model that employs digital libraries to support investigative learning activities. A student‐centered mobile learning activity with…

Bridging digital divide in Bangladesh: study on community information centers

The purpose of this paper is to discuss different attempts that have been made to bridge the digital divide in Bangladesh, with special focus on the Community Information Centers…

Measuring the usability of academic digital libraries: Instrument development and validation

This study aims to develop a measurement instrument, which involves four usability dimensions of efficiency, effectiveness, satisfaction, and learnability, as a way of assessing…

Batch loading in metadata creation: a case study

The purpose of this paper is to describe a workflow of automated batch‐loading metadata from existing text to a database.

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 45

Making Digital Cultures: Access, Interactivity, and Authenticity

Starting, Strengthening, and Managing Institutional Repositories

No Shelf Required: E‐books in Libraries

Evaluation of Digital Libraries: An Insight into Useful Applications and Methods

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