Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 41 Issue 1
Table of contents
Canute rules the waves?: Hope for e‐library tools facing the challenge of the “Google generation”
Martin MyhillTo consider the findings of a recent e‐resources survey at the University of Exeter Library in the context of the dominance of web search engines in academia, balanced by the…
The restructuring of the portal at the Institut Pasteur Library: a case study
Katia MedawarTo describe the restructuring project of the portal BioLib at the Institut Pasteur Library in Paris and to share experiences with others facing similar challenges.
Status of the preservation of digital resources in China: results of a survey
Liu Jiazhen, Yang DaolingTo obtain first‐hand data on the main challenges in preserving digital resources in libraries, archives and information centres in China.
Automation and networking of public libraries in India using the e‐Granthalaya software from the National Informatics Centre
Ram Kumar Matoria, P.K. Upadhyay, Madaswamy MoniTo describe the development of the library management system, e‐Granthalaya, for public libraries in India. This is an initiative of the Indian government's National Informatics…
Geospatial approach to regional mapping of research library holdings: Use of ArcInfo at IRANDOC
Mehri‐e‐ SedighiThe purpose of this paper is to provide a report on the application of a Geographic Information System (GIS), ArcInfo, in the cataloguing of geosciences documents held by IRANDOC.
Putting Google Scholar to the test: a preliminary study
Mary L. Robinson, Judith WustemanTo describe a small‐scale quantitative evaluation of the scholarly information search engine, Google Scholar.
Electronic thesis initiative: pilot project of McGill University, Montreal
Eun G. Park, Qing Zou, David McKnightTo set up a protocol for electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) submission for the electronic thesis initiative pilot project at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.