Library Hi Tech News: Volume 38 Issue 9

Scientific literacy, librarians and information literacy in the post-truth era

Donna Ellen Frederick

The purpose of this paper is to challenge librarians to reconceptualize their professional self-image and practice so that it more closely aligns with the information science…

Global presence of open-source research data management platform for libraries: the Dataverse project

Vineet Jamwal, Simran Kaur

This paper aims to provide statistical information on the worldwide spread of the open-source research data management application, the Dataverse Project, to librarians, data…

Global research output in pharmacovigilance (2015–2020)

Sunil Tyagi

This study aims to measure the global research landscape on Pharmacovigilance (PV) indexed in the Scopus database for six years period spanning from 2015 to 2020. The study…

Automated library management system for public libraries in the Philippines

Aldrin Padilla Obsanga, Ribert Roque Enierga

The purpose of this study is to develop a computerized system that will increase the efficiency and supervision of library activities, thereby providing easy access to library…

Funding issues and development of digital libraries in Nigeria

Titilola Aminat Bayero Abdussalam, Janet Oluseyi Adewara, Jamiu Wankasi Abdulraheem, Tunde Toyese Oyedokun, Tawakalitu Raufu Balogun

Funding issues is observed to be the major stumbling block for the development of digital libraries in Nigeria. Hence, this paper aims to explore issues in obtaining and…