The Electronic Library: Volume 27 Issue 4
Digital information organization and use
Table of contents
Status of information technology applications in Pakistani libraries
Muhammad Ramzan, Diljit SinghThe purpose of this paper is to investigate and determine the levels of information technology (IT) in Pakistani libraries. More specifically, the paper focuses on the status of…
The university library: incubation center of research innovation literacy
Xiaoling Li, Yufang Wang, Liping Fu, Meirong XuThe purpose of this paper is to explore why the university library should become the incubation center of research innovation literacy (RIL) competency. It states how the library…
Issues and lessons learned in open source software adoption in Pakistani libraries
Muhammad Rafiq, Kanwal AmeenThe purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss key issues related to the adoption of open source software (OSS) in Pakistani libraries.
Use and impact of electronic journals in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Baljinder Kaur, Rama VermaThis paper aims to describe the use of electronic resources and services provided at the central library of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The paper is focused to know who…
Ubiquitous library usability test for the improvement of information access for the blind
Seung‐Jin Kwak, Kyung‐Jae BaeUsability tests to improve information accessibility for the blind have rarely been carried out. Recently, the LG Digital Talking Book (LG DTB) Library has developed a ubiquitous…
An automated syllabus digital library system for higher education in Ireland
Arash Joorabchi, Abdulhussain E. MahdiWith the significant growth in electronic education materials such as syllabus documents and lecture notes, available on the internet and intranets, there is a need for robust…
Information literacy among undergraduate students in Niger Delta University
E. Emmanuel Baro, Biokuromoye FynemanResearch is carried out in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The purpose of this paper is to determine…
Digital content creation and copyright issues
G. Mahesh, Rekha MittalThe purpose of this paper is to identify the modes of digital content creation for digital libraries and discuss the associated copyright issues with the types of digital content.
Information literacy online tutorials: An introduction to rationale and technological tools in tutorial creation
Sharon YangThe purpose of this paper is to provide the findings of a survey of current technologies used in creating information literacy online tutorials in academic libraries. It also aims…
Ontology and semantic rules in document dispatching
Yu‐Liang Chi, Hsiao‐Chi ChenThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the semantic rules in conjunction with ontology can be applied for inferring new facts to dispatch news into corresponding…
Use of e‐journals by research scholars at Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University
Abdul Mannan Khan, Naved AhmadThe purpose of this paper is to find out the level of awareness and use of e‐journals by the researchers of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the Banaras Hindu University…
Factors influencing use of the internet: A questionnaire survey of the students of University of Ibadan, Nigeria
E. Williams Nwagwu, Janet Adekannbi, Olayiwola BelloThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing use of the internet by students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and to establish the variation of this use by…
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hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle