Library Review: Volume 62 Issue 4/5

Open access in the Czech Republic: an overview

The purpose of this paper is to give a complex description and evaluation of open access adoption in the environment of the Czech Republic, from both the green road and golden…

Philosophy of escapism in the open access world: studying author pay model

The purpose of this paper is to consider the economic perspective in open access publishing. The status of the article processing charges in open access journals is explored and…

Motivating and discouraging factors for Wikipedians: the case study of Persian Wikipedia

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Wikipedians are motivated, or discouraged, to contribute to Farsi (Persian) Wikipedia.

Licensing and negotiations for commercial e‐resources in African libraries: Perils and promises for libraries in Malawi

The purpose of this paper is to highlight how libraries in Malawi are accessing e‐resources.

Agricultural information sources used for climate change adaptation in Tanzania

The purpose of this paper is to assess sources of agricultural information used by farmers for climate change adaptation in the semi arid areas of Tanzania.

Exploring LIS academics' responses to knowledge management

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why library and information science (LIS) academics have responded to the advent of knowledge management (KM).

The use of marketing concepts in library services: a literature review

Marketing supports the reaching of organizational goals by focusing on the identification and satisfaction of customer needs, thus it can also contribute considerably in achieving…

Managerial competencies for information professionals: an international perspective

The purpose of this paper is to find out whether and to what extent managerial skills are taught in Schools of Information globally, and whether these courses are sufficient…

Cloud Computing for Libraries (The Tech Set No. 11)

Building Mobile Library Applications (The Tech Set No. 12)

Location‐aware Services and QR Codes for Libraries (The Tech Set No. 13)

Drupal in Libraries (The Tech Set No. 14)

Strategic Planning for Social Media in Libraries (The Tech Set No. 15)

Next‐Gen Library Redesign (The Tech Set No. 16)

Screencasting for Libraries (The Tech Set No. 17)

User Experience (UX) Design for Libraries (The Tech Set No. 18)

IM and SMS Reference Services for Libraries (The Tech Set No. 19)

Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians (The Tech Set No. 20)

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