Digital Library Perspectives: Volume 38 Issue 4

Editorial

Application of the principle of transparency in processing of European national libraries patrons' personal data

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the legal obligation of European libraries to ensure the transparent personal data processing and respect for user…

Current status of research support services in university libraries of Pakistan

Research support services (RSS) is an emerging and popular area in university libraries, whose increasing importance has been well documented since the early 2010s. This study…

A model about students’ behavioural intention to use university WeChat Library

This study aims to build a model about students’ behavioural intention (BI) to use the university WeChat Library (WL).

Assessment of information literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies in using electronic resources among medical students

This paper aims to focus on the information literacy skills and how the resources are being used by medical students of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute…

Relevance of blockchain technology and the management of libraries and archives in the 4IR

This study aims to examine the awareness and perception of the relevance of blockchain technology in the management of libraries and archives in the fourth industrial revolution…

The role of academic libraries and information specialists during times of health crises in Jordan: the COVID-19 pandemic case

COVID-19 forced libraries and other institutions to either close their doors to users or change their services routines. At this time, the libraries should extend their efforts to…

Role of National Digital Library of India (NDLI) for facilitating open access resources (OARs): an investigation on COVID-19 research repository

This paper aims to proffer a glimpse of diverse e-resources and materials accumulated by National Digital Library of India (NDLI) for facilitating open access resources (OARs…

The Miiyupimatisiiun Research Data Archives Project: putting OCAP® principles into practice

The aim of this paper is to document the operationalization of the OCAP^® principles in the context of the work of a medical anthropologist and Whapmagoostui First Nation (FN). The…

A perspective on collaborative partnerships to expand campus buy-in for digital collections

The purpose of this paper is to explore, from the perspective of a medium-sized academic library, how libraries can pursue and use collaboration with other units on campus to…

The potential of Google Analytics for tracking the reading behavior in web books

The purpose of this paper is to introduce Google Analytics as a format suitable for advanced tracking of reading behavior within web books, set the metrics for measuring the…

End of libraries/renaissance in the “peer-to-peer sharing economy” revolution age? Librarians of the future educating for a sustainable world

Libraries face an uncertain situation in present times of the “digital revolution” while every single sector moved online. The purpose of this paper is to search and propose…