The Electronic Library: Volume 27 Issue 3

Research evaluation and citation analysis: key issues and implications

Citation and ranking information are becoming key aspects of knowledge management in academic and research institutions. By examining changing user needs and products, this paper…

The evaluation of New Zealand academic library OPACs: a checklist approach

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the usability features of online public access catalogues (OPACs) in New Zealand academic libraries. It also makes a comparison of how…

SMS‐based library catalogue system: a preliminary investigation of user acceptance

The purpose of this paper is to investigate potential users' cognitive beliefs and intention to use (IU) a proposed short message service (SMS)‐based library catalogue system. The…

A user‐centered and evidence‐based approach for digital library projects

Soft systems methodology processes fortified by collaborative evidence‐based librarianship (EBL) principles can guide end‐user involvement in digital library project design and…

Digital‐age trends and perspectives in Korean university archives

Contrary to the development of digital libraries at Korean universities, which has been due to the progress of information technologies, university archives are in their early…

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set usage in national libraries' web sites

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) is a standard metadata schema for describing electronic records, documents and web resources. Librarians have been influenced on its…

Predicting information‐seeking intention in academic digital libraries

The purpose of this paper is to examine and predict users' information‐seeking intention regarding academic digital library services, using the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and…

Efficiency and satisfaction of electronic records management systems in e‐government in Taiwan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficiency and satisfaction of electronic records management systems (ERMS), which has been of interest to archivists and records…

XML editor for search and retrieval of bibliographic records in the Z39.50 standard

The purpose of this paper is modelling and implementation of the XML‐based editor for search and retrieval of bibliographic records. Search and retrieval of bibliographic records…

PORE: a personal ontology recommender system for digital libraries

As library collections increase rapidly, personalized recommender systems have become a very important service for library patrons. The purpose of this paper is to design and…

XML editor for UNIMARC and MARC 21 cataloguing

The purpose of this paper is to model and implement an extensible markup language (XML)‐based editor for library cataloguing. The editor model should support data input in the…

Digitization of Nigerian university libraries: From technology challenge to effective information delivery

The purpose of this paper is to examine the present digitization projects in Nigerian university libraries and the challenges they pose to effective information delivery.

Multipurpose community telecentres in Bangladesh: problems and prospects

The purpose of this paper is to discuss multipurpose community information and knowledge centres (MCTs) and then describes and assesses the telecommunication facilities (and hence…

Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's How, Here's Why

Information and Emotion: the Emergent Affective Paradigm in Information Behavior Research and Theory

The Quality Library: A Guide to Staff‐driven Improvement, Better Efficiency, and Happier Customers

User‐centred Library Websites: Usability Evaluation Methods

Library Project Funding: A Guide to Planning and Writing Proposals

Responsible Librarianship: Library Policies for Unreliable System

Comparative review