New Library World: Volume 113 Issue 11/12

Emergent digital services in public libraries: a domain study

David McMenemy

This paper aims to explore the emergence of digital services in the public library domain via an extensive study of the websites of all Scottish public library services.

Midnight‐2.00 a.m.: what goes on at the library?

Peg Lawrence, Lynne Weber

Assessment is a driving force in the library and services offered are constantly evaluated for their merit. This study seeks to review student use of an academic library during…

Linked Data for libraries: Benefits of a conceptual shift from library‐specific record structures to RDF‐based data models

Getaneh Alemu, Brett Stevens, Penny Ross, Jane Chandler

The purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations for making a conceptual shift from current document‐centric to data‐centric metadata. The importance of adjusting current…

Participatory action research in the age of social media: literacies, affinity spaces and learning

Juan D. Machin‐Mastromatteo

This paper seeks to summarize the developments, methodological design, and some of the theories framed within a PhD research about the integration of social media in higher…

The four spaces – a new model for the public library

Henrik Jochumsen, Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Dorte Skot‐Hansen

The aim of this paper is to present a model for the public library created by the authors.

Is data curation education at library and information science schools in North America adequate?

Rebecca L. Harris‐Pierce, Yan Quan Liu

This study aims to present the results of a survey of library and information science (LIS) schools' websites used to determine if the number of data curation courses offered is…

Local newspapers and the library: a “community asset”

Bruce E. Massis

The purpose of this column is to examine the transition of print newspapers to the digital environment and the recognition that the library continues in its tradition of providing…

9th AMICAL Annual Meeting and Conference: The value of library and information services: sharing data and assessing impact

Kunduz Kolbaeva

This report aims to provide an overview of the 9th American International Consortium of Academic Libraries (AMICAL) Meeting and Consortium held at the American University of…

The American Public Library

Mike Freeman

Managing Research Data

Sarah McNicol

Editorial

Linda Ashcroft