Aslib Proceedings: Volume 47 Issue 1

Approaches to research

Stuart Hannabuss

There is an increasing emphasis on research in library and information studies. This has led to a proliferation of courses on research methods. For people starting research, as…

The user perspective of the ELINOR electronic library

Zimin Wu, Anne Ramsden, Dianguo Zhao

The electronic library is emerging as the library of the foreseeable future but its user aspect, particularly the usability, requires more research. This article describes the…

The use of the World‐Wide Web in UK academic libraries

Jonathan Furner‐Hines, Peter Willett

We have recently completed a survey of the use of hypertext systems in academic, public and special libraries within the United Kingdom. A questionnaire and both telephone and…