New Library World: Volume 117 Issue 11/12

Digital collection development and sharing on a national scale: A case study of the Digital Library Promotion Project

Jing Wang

The purpose of this paper is to study the resource construction mode of the Digital Library Promotion Project, so as to summarize the general characteristics of successful…

Libraries, massive open online courses and the importance of place: Partnering with libraries to explore change in the Great Lakes

Steven Ackerman, Margaret Mooney, Stefanie Morrill, Joshua Morrill, Mary Thompson, Lika K. Balenovich

Web-based courses are a practical way to engage in meaningful discussions with learners from a diverse set of communities. By gathering online to learn about a topic, learners can…

Digital literacy skills possessed by students of UNN, implications for effective learning and performance: A study of the MTN Universities Connect Library

Scholastica C. Ukwoma, Nkiruka E. Iwundu, Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel Iwundu

The purpose of this study is to identify the digital literacy skills possessed by the students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and the extent to which they use these…

Trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries 2010-2016

Sasekea Harris

Observing trends and issues plays a key role in the success of any industry. Since 2010, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has been publishing papers on top…

The persistence of open access electronic journals

Elizabeth A. Lightfoot

Open access (OA) electronic journals have been identified as potentially at risk of loss without more coordinated preservation efforts. The purpose of this paper is to test the…

Library succession planning process in Vietnam

Trang Thi Huynh

This paper aims to design a model of succession planning process for public and academic libraries in Vietnam.

Libraries and OER

Bruce Massis

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the use of Open Electronic Resources (OER) as a supplement or replacement for textbooks or entire courses in higher education teaching…