Table of contents - Special Issue: Technology around the world: Eight countries, shared problems
Technology around the world: eight countries, shared problems
Michael Seadle, Elke GreifenederThis editorial aims to discuss how technology has transformed the cultural map for libraries so that experiences in Taiwan, Iran, India, Greece, or New Zealand are relevant…
Modeling the digital content landscape in universities
Paul ConwayDigital content is a common denominator that underlies all discussions on scholarly communication, digital preservation, and asset management. This past decade has seen a…
Progressing the definition of “e‐book”
Magda Vassiliou, Jennifer RowleyThis paper aims to propose a definition for the concept “e‐book” on the basis of an analysis of existing definitions. The e‐book marketplace is growing rapidly and the potential…
Use of UGC‐Infonet e‐journals by research scholars and students of the University of Delhi, Delhi: A study
Margam MadhusudhanThis paper focuses on the use of UGC‐Infonet e‐journals by research scholars and students. The main aim is to identify the needs and requirements of users in general and to know…
Assistive technologies in Greek libraries
Anna KoulikourdiTo investigate the current use of assistive technologies (AT) in Greek libraries, unveil the relationship between AT suppliers and library authorities and achieve a better…
Implementation of an innovative RFID application in libraries
Shien‐Chiang YuThis paper aims to considers how to extend RFID applications given the limited funds and budgets in libraries. RFID can replace barcodes and magnetic strips for security control…
Building participative library services: the impact of social software use in public libraries
Louise L. RutherfordThe purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption of social software in public libraries and to explore its impact.
A university library laptop lending service: an analysis using two student surveys
Ma Lei Hsieh, Hugh HoldenThis paper aims to report on a study of an academic library's wireless laptop lending service. The authors believed that the unexpectedly low usage level of the Monmouth…
Contextual elements and conceptual components of information visibility on the web
Yazdan MansourianThis paper aims to report the result of follow‐up research on end‐users' conceptions of information visibility on the web and their conceptualizations of success and failure in…
Use of geographical information system (GIS) in the cataloging of documents: A case study of earthquake documents collections
Mehri‐e‐SedighiThis article seeks to demonstrate the use of geographical information system (GIS) in cataloging of documents, such as earthquake related documents.
Analyzing the results of automatic new topic identification
Seda Ozmutlu, Gencer C. CosarIdentification of topic changes within a user search session is a key issue in content analysis of search engine user queries. Recently, various studies have focused on new topic…
Copyright in the networked world: the technology of enforcement
Michael SeadleThis column aims to examine the influence of technology on copyright infringement and looks at the contemporary technology race between tools for rights enforcement and tools for…
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0737-8831Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho