... Indexing Library systems This book is the third and latest in a series designed to offer advice from practising indexers to their professional colleagues on special aspects of indexing and new developments in the field. As such, it will be especially useful to all working indexers wishing...

...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...

...Maja Žumer Marshall   Breeding . Next‐Gen Library Catalogs . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 138 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐721‐0   £34.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Library systems Information operations Cataloguing Interface management...

...Colin Higgins © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Academic libraries Library management Information services Internet Library systems Social networks The first line of the first essay in this book states: “Cavafy's famous poem describes the paralysis induced when...

... of the literature covers DLs and there have been fewer studies about services in traditional libraries. A variety of architecture, framework and models integrating agent technology in library systems or services are proposed, but only a few have been implemented in the practical environment. The application...

... Following a description of the current state of integrated library systems (ILS) and the developments with Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies, examples are given of library suppliers and libraries which are making use of these technologies. Findings Libraries are moving away from the traditional...

... in research and learning. As a result its readers represent an extremely varied demographic, reflecting the diversity of the published material, archival and other collections. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Risk assessment Risk management Library systems The University...

...Jon Knight Lili   Li . Emerging Technologies for Academic Libraries in the Digital Age . Chandos , Oxford 2009 . 284 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐84334‐370‐7   £39.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Academic libraries Library systems IT The world...

... unnecessary and unhelpful mental barriers. John J.   Burke . Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff . Neal‐Schuman , New York 2006 . 231 pp. , ISBN: 1‐55570‐550‐2   £39.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Library systems Skills Staff ...

...Lucy A. Tedd; Qing Zou; Guoying Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate various issues related to Chinese language localisation in Evergreen, an open source integrated library system (ILS). Design/methodology/approach A Simplified Chinese version of Evergreen was implemented...

...Akshata Patkar © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Library systems Librarians training Library instruction Libraries Stephanie Gerding is a librarian, author and trainer. She began her career in 1996 at an academic library, training the library staff on their very...

..., Vermont, and the Open Content Alliance in San Francisco, the shape of ILL business is expected to take a new turn. Interlibrary loans Library systems Library services Hilyer's book is a must for any interlibrary loan (ILL) professional. The book clearly outlines everything one needs to know...

... interfaces. The major limitation of federated searches is that the search operations may be slow. Online catalogues Worldwide web Academic libraries Library management Library systems India An Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is the key to a library's collection as it allows users...

...David McMenemy Katie   Wilson . Computers in Libraries: An Introduction for Library Technicians . Binghamton, NY : Haworth Information Press   2006 . 206 pp. , ISBN: 0‐7890‐2151‐9   US$19.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Automation Library...

... Academic libraries Library systems Digital libraries Textbooks on digital libraries continue to arrive thick and fast. The present volume has been written by a team drawn from academic libraries in Oregon in the United States. The authors' aim, which I feel has generally been met, is to “create...

... tags, and that is why they lack sufficient knowledge of the MARC 21 format. Zahiruddin Khurshid can be contacted at: khurshid@kfupm.edu.sa © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Data handling Library management Library systems Saudi Arabia Data migration is considered...

..., some aspects would have gone more smoothly. Originality/value Contains valuable information for other libraries considering or intending to introduce RFID. University libraries Radio systems Library systems RFID technology is not new but its commercial application is quite recent...

... search; allows for journal title searching across all the databases; provides an A‐Z listing of all databases; and enables the browsing of journals by subject. Library systems Portals Information Literacy South Africa Expanded Academic from InfoTrac; Ingenta; Proquest...

... Limited 2005 --> Library management Library systems Containing nine papers, this monograph covers electronic reserves management issues in general as experienced in academic environments, and the use and performance of Docutek's software package. This package is used by some 400 library...

... for libraries to consider during the library automated system migration and training. Originality/value The paper is a case study of the UBL system migration, intended to help other libraries in planning the change. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Library management Library systems...