Digital Library Perspectives: Volume 40 Issue 2

Editorial: Whether a digital library qualifies as a “library”

Anna Maria Tammaro

Developing a big data analytics platform using Apache Hadoop Ecosystem for delivering big data services in libraries

Ranjeet Kumar Singh

Although the challenges associated with big data are increasing, the question of the most suitable big data analytics (BDA) platform in libraries is always significant. The…

Improving accessibility of digitization outputs: EODOPEN project research findings

Alenka Kavčič Čolić, Andreja Hari

The current predominant delivery format resulting from digitization is PDF, which is not appropriate for the blind, partially sighted and people who read on mobile devices. To…

Librarians’ views of the readiness of university libraries in Indonesia to adopt virtual and augmented reality

Nina Mayesti, Chen Hao Huang, Aviazka Firdhaussi Azmir, Diah Melati Adzani

This study aims to determine the extent of virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) adoption in university libraries in Indonesia and identify librarians’ views of library…

A study of social visibility and engagement of world-renowned libraries on Twitter

Zahid Ashraf Wani, Majid Ahmad

The purpose of this study is to investigate how libraries use Twitter as a social media platform and examine the tweets they post, including multimedia content such as images and…

Enrichment of Schema.org with cultural heritage context standards for the description and processing of electronic thesis and dissertations

Morteza Mohammadi Ostani, Jafar Ebadollah Amoughin, Mohadeseh Jalili Manaf

This study aims to adjust Thesis-type properties on Schema.org using metadata models and standards (MS) (Bibframe, electronic thesis and dissertations [ETD]-MS, Common European…

Online information retrieval self-efficacy of library professionals: a predictor of patrons’ satisfaction in university libraries

Tariq Rasheed, Shamshad Ahmed

The primary purpose of this study was to check the online information retrieval self-efficacy among library professionals in predicting the satisfaction of patrons within…

Nurturing doctoral excellence: effective strategies for research support services in public university libraries of Kenya

Emily Sawe, Naomi Mwai, Lilian Oyieke

The purpose of this study is to examine approaches used by university libraries to enhance the visibility and utilization of research support services (RSSs) among doctoral…

Global perspectives: library professionals' views on multimedia books in airlines

A. Subaveerapandiyan

This study aims to investigate the potential impact and passenger perceptions of integrating multimedia books within airline services, aiming to elucidate the evolving landscape…

Big data and the management of libraries in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: implications for policymakers

Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani, Emmanuel Kolawole Adefila, Shuaib Agboola Olarongbe, Rexwhite Tega Enakrire, Nafisa Rabiu

This study aims to examine Big Data and the management of libraries in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its implications for policymakers in Nigeria.

Global status of dataset repositories at a glance: study based on OpenDOAR

Ishrat Ayub Sofi, Ajra Bhat, Rahat Gulzar

The study aims to shed light on the current state of “Dataset repositories” indexed in Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR).

Cybersecurity for digital libraries: an interview with Emanuele Bellini

Emanuele Bellini, Anna Maria Tammaro

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