Library Hi Tech: Volume 27 Issue 2

Editorial. Virtual research environments: Issues and opportunities for librarians

This editorial aims to introduce a special issue of Library Hi Tech on “Virtual research environments: issues and opportunities for librarians”. It defines the concept of the…

Virtual research environments in scholarly work and communications

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of the emergence of virtual research environments (VREs) and related e‐research tools for scholarly work and…

Exploring new ways of working using virtual research environments in library and information science

The purpose of this paper is to present current and ongoing research investigating new ways of working across geographic distances and time within library and information science…

Dealing with the complexity deluge: VREs in the arts and humanities

The aim of this paper is to review the concept of the virtual research environment (VRE) in the light of its development over the past five years, and assess its applicability to…

VRE library services: Learning from supporting VLE users

The aim of this paper is to look at the changes to library services that arose from the institutional adoption of virtual learning environments and discusses how these may…

Virtual research environments – a Web 2.0 cookbook?

This paper aims to consider the potential use of Web 2.0 tools as the basis for the creation of a virtual research environment. Specific features of the Web 2.0 world are explored…

On‐demand virtual research environments and the changing roles of librarians

The aim of this paper is to discuss how new technologies for supporting scientific research will possibly influence the librarians' work.

From OPAC to CMS: Drupal as an extensible library platform

The purpose of this paper is to document how the library at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus came to use the open source Drupal with other freely available tools as the…

Discovering discovery tools: Evaluating vendors and implementing Web 2.0 environments

Many libraries are now designing and implementing their own tools to meet users' needs for search and data discovery. The aim of this study is to share the experiences of the…

YAZ proxy installation to enhance Z39.50 server performance

The purpose of this article is to promote the usage of an open‐source gateway product that will enhance the functionality of a Z39.50 server that is maintained by a third‐party…

Eliminating query failures in a work‐centric library meta‐search environment

This paper aims to describe how approaches such as semantic based query rewritings and FRBR work entities composition could solve existing problems and improve the overall…

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 42

The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connections

Change Management in Information Services (2nd ed.)

Research within the Disciplines: Foundations for Reference and Library Instruction

Metadata and its Applications in the Digital Library: Approaches and Practices

Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0

Structures of Image Collections – From Chauvet‐Pont‐d'Arc to Flickr

Understanding and Communicating Social Informatics: A Framework for Studying and Teaching the Human Contexts of Information and Communication Technologies

Archiving in the networked world: betting on the future

The goal of this column is not to argue the pros and cons of digital archiving, or to propose solutions to its problems, but to describe it as a research subject and a social…

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