.... Practical implications Most university libraries in sub Saharan Africa are yet to successfully and fully automate their information services. Consequently the lessons learned from the University of Botswana case could help inform the planning and implementation of automations projects in similar libraries...

...Ming‐der Wu; Shih‐chuan Chen Purpose University libraries are increasing their e‐book collections. The purpose of this study is to investigate graduate students' usage of and attitudes towards e‐books at National Taiwan University. Design/methodology/approach A total of 20 graduate students...

... university libraries in India. Design/methodology/approach Data gathering tools used include questionnaire, observation and informal interviews with selected library professionals. Findings Iinformation technology had a tremendous impact on the efficiency of library operations and the delivery...

... Heritage University libraries India Manuscripts are written on various media, including birch, palm leaf, handmade paper and cloth. Manuscript material requires care and specialised preservation techniques to maintain it in a good condition. Sometimes manuscripts become completely unusable...

... Medical schools Undergraduates University libraries Nigeria Information literacy skills open the gateway of information to students and all information seekers and users across disciplines. It is a way of exposing users to the world of knowledge. It helps students know when information...

.... Sheila Corrall can be contacted at: s.m.corrall@sheffield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries E‐learning Computer based learning University libraries Virtual work United Kingdom The function of the academic library has shifted from a centre in which...

...Shao Min; Yang Yi Purpose The paper aims to provide an overview of the e‐resources and services in Tsinghua University Library, Beijing, and describe five campus‐wide user surveys. It states how these user surveys play an important role in service quality enhancement. Design/methodology...

...Neeraj Kumar Singh; Preeti Mahajan Purpose This paper aims to give a brief description of some chemistry portals available worldwide, folowed by a description of the chemistry portal developed for Panjab University Library, Chandigarh (India). Design/methodology/approach A well‐structured...

... and information professionals. It raised important issues; problems faced by the libraries today and offered tentative solutions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Conferences University libraries Quality Innovation India As stated on its website (www.iatul.org/about...

..., including students, do not have much interest in contributing content. Figure 3 shows the sharing bookmark service at Napier University Library catalogue in Scotland (http://nuin.napier.ac.uk). Andrew M. Cox can be contacted at: a.m.cox@sheffield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009...

...Sadanand Y. Bansode; Sanjay K. Desale Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system in Pune University Library. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a brief overview of background of the project, barriers faced...

...Mirna Willer; Tanja Buzina; Karolina Holub; Jasenka Zajec; Miroslav Milinović; Nebojša Topolščak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess costs in the National and University Library of Croatia for processing Croatian web resources and the maintenance and development of the service...

...   £39.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> University libraries Communication technologies Electronic journals Libraries Information services This book is part of a new series by Chandos on current professional thinking, aimed at the “busy information professional...

... in universities or other research based institutions. M. Krishnamurthy can be contacted at: mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Computer software Digital libraries University libraries Digital libraries (DLs) have become a major part of the mainstream...

... studies. Stephen Osahon Uwaifo can be contacted at: stephenosahon@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Occupational health and safety Computers Employee attitudes Nigeria University libraries University libraries provide resources and services in support...

... Limited 2007 Research University libraries Project management Loughborough University in the UK has an “international reputation for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement. Loughborough is research‐intensive. Its ethos from...

...Derek Law Purpose The paper seeks to record the work of the committee and its interaction with the much better known Electronic Libraries (eLib) Programme. It also examines the principles that underlay the development of content acquisition and supporting infrastructure in UK university libraries...

... potential as a valuable resource to support research. The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) is a project of Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York (http://teeal.cornell.edu/) and is a full‐text and bibliographic database of some 140 leading agricultural and bioscience journals...

... at a non‐technological university library, where book titles would tend to be much less descriptive of the contents (Bryant et al., 1972). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Library automation History United Kingdom University libraries National libraries This paper...

... an image bank of objects, photographs, artwork, and documents relating to textiles. The homepage of this web site is shown in Figure 2 . Caroline Brown can be contacted at: c.z.brown@dundee.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Archiving Digital libraries University libraries...