Collection and Curation: Volume 42 Issue 4

metaGraphos: a Web-based system for transcribing, proofreading and publishing scanned documents

Evagelos Varthis, Marios Poulos

This study aims to present metaGraphos, a crowdsourcing system that aids in the transcription and semantic enhancement of scanned documents by using a pool of volunteers or people…

An exploration of a third participatory museology approach in the interaction with local business and tradition at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area art museums

Jin Fan

This paper aims to summarize the conditions under which participatory art museums and local commercial traditions can have positive and sustained interactions.

Emergence, evolution, challenges and future prospect in LIS education and its impact on job opportunity of LIS education in Pakistan

Suhaib Hussain Shah, Lei Pei, Tianyu Chen

This study aims to investigate the status of library and information science (LIS) education in Pakistan, as well as LIS progress, level of employment and issues, infrastructure…

Validity and reliability of factors causing information-seeking anxiety during information-seeking behaviors

Xia Yang, Asad Ullah Khan

This study aims to define a set of assumptions for testing the four factors tested statistically to determine information-seeking anxiety based on quantitative data.

Familiarity and understanding of assistive technology among visually impaired users of libraries of special institutes of Haryana, India

Dalip Singh, Dinesh K. Gupta

Assistive technology (AT) is like the eyes of visually impaired users (VIUs) and plays a vital role in making them independent in accessing a wide range of library resources and…

Political power and politics: selecting, creating, and preserving liberation movement archives in South Africa

Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma

The purpose of the study is to assess the role of political power and politics in selecting, creating and preserving Liberation Movement archives in South Africa.