Key users of Polish digital libraries
AbstractPurpose – The article concerns efforts to identify the key users of Polish digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The research was based on a questionnaire containing 19 questions, on...
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AbstractPurpose – The aim of this research is to identify users' perceived affordances and explore how they influence the acceptance of an e-reader device collaborative learning system....
View ArticleAwareness, ownership and use of weblogs by librarians in Nigeria
AbstractPurpose – The paper aims to report the level of awareness, ownership and use of weblogs by librarians in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts a survey research approach using...
View ArticleLibrary expense control: a system dynamics approach
AbstractPurpose – The aim of this article is to propose a model to study the expenses of an RFID-based library system. For this purpose risk-benefit factors using causal loop concepts are studied and...
View ArticleA comparative study on the indexing and ranking of the content objects...
AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this research was to assess and compare the indexing and ranking of XML-based content objects containing MARCXML and XML-based Dublin Core (DCXML) metadata elements by...
View ArticleThe changing role of librarians in the digital world: Adoption of Web 2.0...
AbstractPurpose – The aim of this study was to explore the pattern and extent of the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies by Pakistani librarians. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted using...
View ArticleGeoTheses: development of union catalogue of Indian geoscience theses using GSDL
AbstractPurpose – This paper aims to describe a model to provide a mechanism for the development of a union catalogue for geoscience theses based on open source software (GSDL) and to show how...
View ArticleSemantic annotation and retrieval of documentary media objects
AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to propose a system for the semantic annotation of audio-visual media objects, which are provided in the documentary domain. It presents the system’s architecture, a...
View ArticleFrom Website Log to Findability
AbstractPurpose - In digital library era, library websites are recognized as the extension of library services. The usability and findability of library websites are growing more and more important to...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Use of the Social Software: TAM perspectives
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is to explore the acceptance and use of Social Software tools; in particular, we focus on how its features determine the use of Social Software....
View ArticleMetacognition and Web Credibility
AbstractPurpose - The research reported here generated a list of criteria adopted by postgraduate students when evaluating websites. The analysis presented aims to determine whether metacognition...
View ArticleCultural data and semantic technologies: teaching XML annotation through a...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this article is to present a problem-based learning case on the use of XML technologies for semantically describing cultural data. Students of three higher and...
View ArticleFlexible Access Control Framework for MARC Records
AbstractPurpose - The goal of the paper is to propose a data access control framework that is used for editing MARC-based bibliographic databases. In cases where the bibliographic record editing...
View ArticleIT self-efficacy and computer competence of LIS students
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of the present study was to expand our knowledge on student computer competencies and IT self-efficacy in two LIS Departments of Greece. Design/methodology/approach - The...
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