New Library World: Volume 105 Issue 3/4
Table of contents
The challenge of metasearching
Tamar SadehThe demand for metasearch capabilities – which enable users to simultaneously search heterogeneous information resources – is constantly increasing in the scholarly information…
Mature consideration: developing bibliographic standards and maintaining values
Alan DanskinThis article considers the impact of the IFLA Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), the implications of FRBR for cataloguing and the impact of FRBR on MARC and…
EScholarship at the University of California: a case study in sustainable innovation for open access
Carol Ann HughesThis paper describes the history of the University of California eScholarship program, a joint effort of the University of California Libraries in collaboration with the…
Libraries in the USA as traditional and virtual “third places”
Karen LawsonTraditional “third places” provide physical places for human contact and social experience outside of the home or workplace/school. Institutions as disparate as fitness centers…
Public libraries in a multicultural space: a case study of integration processes in local communities
Hans Elbeshausen, Peter SkovThis article discusses how integration processes in Denmark can be more efficiently supported by public libraries. The theoretical framework used in the research is connected to…
Librarians in the knowledge age
Katarzyna MaterskaThe knowledge age has created a new context and challenges for different organisations and professional groups. Understanding the forces and trends that are shaping the future of…