...Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam Social Media for Creative Libraries By  Phil   Bradley Facet Publishing London 2015 256pp. £49.95 ($99.95) ISBN: 978-1-85604-713-5 (Paperback) © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... staff (including librarians) will need more opportunities to develop knowledge and skills to support these services as they evolve. Originality/value – This case study provides examples of library-led and library-supported activities that could be used for comparative purposes by other libraries...

... of the key employees into organizational knowledge. However, the knowledge employees have been aware of importance of protecting their own core knowledge, and it is increasingly difficult for organizations to stimulate the key employees to share their core knowledge completely. Libraries Knowledge...

...Robin Yeates Short, but tweet. Edited by Ally, Mohamed and Gill Needham M-Libraries 4: from Margin to Mainstream – Mobile Technologies Transforming Lives and Libraries (2013) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Mobile technologies...

...‐interpretable form. The aim is to show that a museum object located in a museum can be described in detail and then related to other information objects located in other memory institutions such as libraries and archives. Design/methodology/approach Studying different documents, all the information about...

...Bojan Macan; Gladys Vanesa Fernández; Jadranka Stojanovski Purpose The purpose of this study is to present an overview of the two open source (OS) integrated library systems (ILS) – Koha and ABCD (ISIS family), to compare their “next‐generation library catalog” functionalities, and to give...

.../methodology/approach This research used a university library website as an individual case, and illustrated the benefits of constructing DTPB model by using DEMATEL through the opinions of 23 experts surveyed by questionnaires. Findings According to the analysis result of constructing DTPB model by using...

.../implications Due to the investment in time required to participate in the research, the sample size is smaller than ideal thus limiting the conclusions that can be generalised. The research also did not directly include interaction with online library or information services. Practical implications...

..., learning and research. The emergence of digital technologies and information and communications technology (ICT) tools in libraries has encouraged the implementation of a wide range of applications, such as digital libraries, video on demand, reference services and database services into library services...

... and with a light tone, providing library focussed examples along the way. In these chapters there are many subheadings and numbered lists, which could have been made far more attractive to the reader if the page layout and graphics had been of a higher standard. Even the graphic showing the vital “cycle...

...Ann Folkman The chapters are: 1. “Word‐of‐mouth marketing”; 2. “Bring your library to life with a story”; 3. “How to market electronic resources”; 4. “Public relations 101”; 5. “Outreach”; 6. “Advocacy”; 7. “The new marketing tools”; 8. “Design”; 9...

... in the multimedia communications area. Originality/value QoS mechanisms that support multimedia applications in the cultural heritage sector need to become well known by cultural heritage institutions managers and professional associations in the fields of libraries, museums and archives. This paper provides...

...Guoying Liu Purpose The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review on the utilisation of intelligent agent technology in the library environment. Design/methodology/approach Research papers since 1990 on the use of various intelligent agent technologies...

...Gerhard Bissels; Andrea Chandler Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the further development of the Koha 3.0 library management system (LMS) and the involvement of external software consultants at the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service (CAMLIS...

...Margam Madhusudhan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the use and implementation of RFID technology at the Indian Law Institute Library and National Social Science Documentation Centre Library, New Delhi. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted at the two libraries...

...Sue Abbott In conclusion this book offers practical solutions to looking at your website and would be very useful as a preparation for your own library web project. Jacquelyn Marie   Erdman . Library Web Ecology: What you need to know as a Web Design Coordinator . Oxford...

...‐quality images. Originality/value The integrated searching and viewing application could be used in e‐organisations for searching for and viewing detailed images of their products and exhibits. Further, the zoomable image browser could be used for viewing libraries of high‐quality image collections...

...Saima Qutab; Khalid Mahmood Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate library web sites in Pakistan, to analyse their content and navigational strengths and weaknesses and to give recommendations for developing better web sites and quality assessment studies. Design/methodology...

...Joe Pagano Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the various web metrics tools that are available, and to indicate how these might be used in libraries. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes ways in which web metrics can be used to inform strategic...

... , London . New sections making an appearance in this edition include “Homework” and “Research & Study” perhaps reflecting the increasing use made of public libraries by school and university students. Are there any missing subject areas? I spent some time searching for information on dance...