Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 45 Issue 1
Table of contents
Social search: A taxonomy of, and a user‐centred approach to, social web search
Michael McDonnell, Ali ShiriThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of social search as a new concept, drawing upon the patterns of web search behaviour. It aims to: define social search;…
The subject librarian and the virtual learning environment: A study of UK universities
Sheila Corrall, Jonathan KeatesThe prevalence of virtual learning environments (VLEs) in higher education is well documented and has been promoted in the UK by government funded projects, but there has been…
Quality of service in networks supporting cultural multimedia applications
Dimitris N. KanellopoulosThis paper aims to provide an overview of representative multimedia applications in the cultural heritage sector, as well as research results on quality of service (QoS…
A survey of the use of electronic resources at seven universities in Wuhan, China
Liyi Zhang, Pinghao Ye, Qihua LiuThe purpose of this paper is to report on users' information behaviour in China, a topic which has not been researched extensively. The aim is to help producers and providers…
The application of intelligent agents in libraries: a survey
Guoying LiuThe purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review on the utilisation of intelligent agent technology in the library environment.
Disappearing act: Persistence and attrition of uniform resource locators (URLs) in an open access medical journal
Aragudige Nagaraja, Shine A. Joseph, Hyla H. Polen, Kevin A. ClausonThe aim of this paper is to assess and catalogue the magnitude of URL attrition in a high‐impact, open access (OA) general medical journal.
Information literacy among medical students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University, Nigeria
Emmanuel E. Baro, Benake‐ebide C. Endouware, Janet O. UboguThe aim of this paper is to investigate whether undergraduate students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University are information literate, and to determine…