The Electronic Library: Volume 31 Issue 6

Dataspace and its application in digital libraries

Chaolemen Borjigin, Yong Zhang, Chunxiao Xing, Chao Lan, Jian Zhang

This paper aims to introduce dataspace into digital libraries in order to address its emerging data management challenges which stem from cross-domain, heterogeneous, and…

Web 2.0 interactivity in open access repositories

S.M. Shafi, Sumeer Gul, Tariq Ahmad Shah

The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview of open access (OA) repositories that have embraced Web 2.0 technologies. The main focus of the paper is to explore the…

Knowledge sharing behaviour of postgraduate students in University of Malaya

Nwakego Ugochi Isika, Maizatul Akmar Ismail, Ali Fauzi Ahmad Khan

This research aims to examine the knowledge sharing factors that influence postgraduate students during research. The main objective is to identify the differences in knowledge…

Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar: A content comprehensiveness comparison

Leslie S. Adriaanse, Chris Rensleigh

The research aim for this study was to compare three citation resources with one another to identify the citation resource with the most representative South African scholarly…

PDA and the humanities: Assessing the fit through an examination of the literature on humanists and e-resources

Candice Dahl

As patron-driven acquisition (PDA) becomes increasingly popular we must consider its impact on academic libraries and their communities of researchers. Of particular interest is…

Enhancing access to library resources at Northern Caribbean University through an e-library initiative

Natalee Knight

The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of the e-library on the usage of library resources at Northern Caribbean University. The objective was also to determine…

Health sciences information literacy in CMS environments: learning from our peers

Tierney Lyons, Stefanie Warlick

With academic institutions' adoption of Course/Learning Management Systems (CMS), librarians are increasingly providing content through this delivery method. This study aims to…

Use of social networks for academic purposes: a case study

Gemma Nández, Ángel Borrego

This paper aims to analyse various aspects of an academic social network: the profile of users, the reasons for its use, its perceived benefits and the use of other social media…

The readiness of universities in managing electronic records: A study of three federal universities in Nigeria

Brendan Eze Asogwa

The purpose of this study was to survey the level of readiness of three universities in Nigeria towards managing their digital records by assessing the e-records frameworks…

Convergence of Libraries and Technology Organizations: New Information Support Models

Ina Fourie

Management of Electronic and Digital Media (5th ed.)

Ina Fourie

Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians

Robert Allen

The Librarian's Legal Companion for Licensing Information Resources and Services

Philip Calvert

Advances in Librarianship. Volume 35: Contexts for Assessment and Outcome Evaluation in Librarianship

Philip Calvert

Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behaviour (3rd ed.)

Nicole Gaston