...Jane Secker Purpose This paper aims to provide an overview of the published literature and current use of social software by libraries primarily in the UK and USA. Design/methodology/approach The paper's approach is a literature review and desk research. Findings Libraries...

...Claire Creaser; Yvonne Hamblin; J. Eric Davies Purpose Online content has largely replaced traditional print‐based resources as the primary tool for literature searching throughout much of the academic and research community. This paper presents the results of a small‐scale study, commissioned...

... was possible in the field of computing use in libraries and to provide a forum for discussion of the problems involved. Originality/value ‐ The piece provides a useful historical document. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Literature Librarianship history Computer applications...

... to play in the development of integrated digital libraries across sectoral, national and international boundaries. This review paper draws on a literature survey which was undertaken as part of British Library funded research into the use of e‐mail in academic libraries between 1995‐1997. It aims...