The Electronic Library: Volume 34 Issue 4

Understanding users’ continuance intention to use online library resources based on an extended expectation-confirmation model

Soohyung Joo, Namjoo Choi

This study aims to investigate the factors affecting students’ continuance intention to use online library resources (OLRs) in the context of academic libraries. Based on an…

Usability evaluation with tasks characterized by the information search process: The China National Knowledge Infrastructure

Cuichang Ma, Shujin Cao, Tinghua Gu

The purpose of this study is to present an approach to evaluating the usability of digital libraries in terms of knowledge states within the information search process (ISP) by…

Investigating and implementing an extensible, adaptable game plan for digital initiatives at a large state university

Virginia A. Dressler

The purpose of this paper is to explore the process of assessing the needs of a digital repository. The study’s institution – Kent State University, a large state university – is…

Improving relations between users and libraries: a survey of Chinese academic libraries

Xiaojuan Zhai, Jingjing Wang

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of library services according to user experiences (UXs). The study discusses underlying internal problems existing in libraries…

Research on user needs for mobile information services in Chinese university libraries: Comparison between existing user and potential users

Yang Zhao, Shengli Deng, Ting Gao, Ruoxin Zhou

This paper aims to investigate the service demand of existing users and potential users for mobile information services provided by university libraries in China. The primary…

Usability and evaluation of a library mobile web site

Lih-Juan ChanLin, Wei-Hsiang Hung

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the use of a library mobile website at a university library. This paper aims to present the approach adopted to investigate…

Academic use of smartphones by university students: a developing country perspective

Md. Emran Hossain, S.M. Zabed Ahmed

This paper aims to investigate the use of smartphones for academic purposes by students at Dhaka University, the top-ranked university in Bangladesh.

Comparative analysis of book tags: a cross-lingual perspective

Chao Lu, Chengzhi Zhang, Daqing He

In the era of social media, users all over the world annotate books with social tags to express their preferences and interests. The purpose of this paper is to explore different…

Preference of Bangladesh university students for searching the library catalogue: OPAC or discovery tool?

Shamima Yesmin, S.M. Zabed Ahmed

The aim of this paper was to compare university students’ preferences for searching the library catalogue via the library’s Koha online public access catalogue (OPAC) or its…

Factors influencing the intention to use information service mashups: An empirical study of digital libraries in China

Weiwei Yan, Shengli Deng, Yin Zhang

This study aims to examine the factors influencing the adoption intention of information service mashup in digital library (DL). The study is an empirical study on DLs in China.

Knowledge management for competitive advantage during economic crisis

Soodabeh Omidkhah

Online Searching: A Guide to Finding Quality Information Efficiently and Effectively

Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam

Rethinking Library Technical Services: Redefining our Profession for the Future

Philip Calvert