...Fredrick Ishengoma; Deo Shao Purpose This study evaluates the applicability of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 3 (UTAUT3) in understanding user adoption behaviours related to Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) in libraries. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Zoe Dickinson; Michael Smit Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges presented by search engine visibility for public libraries. The paper outlines the results of a pilot study investigating search engine visibility in two Canadian public libraries. Design/methodology...

...Ulrike Spree The content is presented in three sections covering Semantic Web and Linked Data (Section I), Web 2.0 Technologies (Section II) and approaches how to increase networking and interactivity in library catalogs (Section III). “Organizing Bibliographical Data with RDA...

...' instrument. Second, this study checked the viability of aggregating the responses of the librarians to library-level constructs. Third, this study adapted hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to examine the research hypotheses. HLM could be utilized to explain the nested data and simultaneously estimate...

... in library science. Like many other studies, this research shows that flexibility of time and space is a matter of preference. In another study on e‐learning in LIS education (Bhabal, 2008) the curriculum, teaching and evaluation practices in the SHPT School of Library Science are discussed. The aim...

...Graeme Brown; David McMenemy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the way that Scottish public library authorities are implementing filtering software as a public access internet management tool. The aim of the study is to determine the extent to which filtering systems are used...

...Fahimeh Ahmadian Yazdi; N.J. Deshpande Purpose The aim of the study reported in this paper is to evaluate 71 library association web sites using 15 selected Webometric criteria. Design/methodology/approach The study uses Webometric analysis and ranking based on a scaling method and comparative...

...Francis Osae Otopah; Perpetua Dadzie Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the personal information management (PIM) practices of students and its implications for library services at the University of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This was a survey research, and questionnaires...

..., and to view indigenous knowledge as valuable and as a way of addressing the view of Africa as a consumer of knowledge rather than a generator and contributor of knowledge. However, whilst there have been some initiatives in academia and in libraries to integrate indigenous knowledge into their activities...

...Shirley Lim; Chern Li Liew Purpose This study aims to explore how metadata have been applied in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) institutions in New Zealand (NZ) and to analyse its overall quality with the interoperability of the metadata element set especially in mind. Design...

.... Electronic articles now account for the majority of readings, though most readings are still printed on paper for final reading. Scientists report reading a higher proportion of older articles from a wider range of journal titles and more articles from library e‐collections. Articles are read for many...

... This is the biggest survey of its kind ever conducted and it improves one's knowledge of what the academic community thinks of e‐books. Hamid R. Jamali can be contacted at: h.jamali@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Electronic books United Kingdom Libraries Students During...

... that investigated: use of e‐books in general (methods of obtaining e‐books, reasons for using, viewing/reading behaviour in connection with e‐books); use of e‐books provided by the library; use of JISC collection texts (use and awareness); use of the library and print material in general. Design/methodology...

...David Bawden; Ahmad Khudair; David Bawden Purpose The paper aims to gain a detailed understanding of the current health library/information environment in Saudi Arabia, to identify problems, issues, and areas for improvement, to make recommendations for improvement, and to instantiate...

... women's perceptions of technological change, using the information society concept as a flexible framework. The researcher's initial interest had been on women working in the library sphere as this is an area where public policy, rapid technological change, and developing experience of ICT intersect...

...Lucy A. Tedd; David Ellis; Lucy A. Tedd Purpose The purpose of this research is to report on research undertaken into the use made of library and information science (LIS) journals in dissertations written by students undertaking the Master's course in Information and Library Studies...

... Director, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London, London, UK. He is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: andrew.dawson@ucl.ac.uk David Brown is the Head, Publisher Relations, The British Library, London, UK. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited...

... of the last century. Virtual organization Knowledge management Libraries Librarians © MCB UP Limited 2003 Cohen and Prusak (2001) in reviewing the many definitions concluded that: The different types of online community can be broken down by the purpose, and shared characteristics...

...Andrew Cox; Robin Yeates This article reviews a significant range of new products developed by library management system (LMS) suppliers, which will be referred to for convenience as library portal solutions (LPS) and whose purpose is to manage access to e‐content in an integrated way with books...

...David Nicholas; Paul Huntington; Anthony Watkinson Evaluates, through deep log analysis, the impact of “Big Deal” agreements on the online searching behaviour of users of the Emerald digital library Web site, which provides access to more than 150 journals in the fields of business and information...