... findings firmly in the context of previous literature. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 OPAC Web scale discovery User studies Next generation OPAC Web 2.0 It has been suggested in the literature that the current generation of library customers favour using internet search...

..., 2010 ; Garritano and Carlson, 2009 ; Soehner et al., 2010). User studies in terms of researchers' data curation and management needs (Bennett, 2010 ; Borgman, 2010 ; Feijen, 2011 ; Jahnke et al., 2012), however, do not indicate enthusiastic interest among data practitioners, who...

... well presented and to the point. Information Users and Usability in the Digital Age is certainly a welcome addition to the fields of information science, user studies and usability research. The first paragraph of introduction to the book contains a simple assertion that users should...

... Use Search engines User studies Academic libraries Nigeria © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Joseph Kehinde Fasae can be contacted at: kennyfash2000@yahoo.com The issues discussed in this paper were divided into seven (7) Sections where Section (1) deliberates...

... libraries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Internet Scientists Use pattern User studies Universities Nigeria The internet, described as “the global system of interconnected computer networks” and “the information super highway” has become an indispensable tool...

... Academic staff Students Use Mzuzu University User studies Malawi Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are defined as the integration of computers with telecommunications with the view to processing and disseminating information (Adogbeji and Akporhonor, 2005). Adoption and use...

... Limited 2012 Newspapers Evaluation Worldwide web User studies Greece The internet serves billions of users worldwide for a variety of purposes, while data published on the internet can be accessed from a wide range of platforms. The internet provides a variety of information resources...

... Publishing Limited 2012 OPAC Search engines User studies University library Punjab India Information and communication technology (ICT) has had a great impact on the world's libraries in the past decades. It has changed the functioning of libraries of institutions of higher education...

... scholars Scholarly information behaviour Information retrieval Empirical studies User involvement User satisfaction Slovenia User studies In recent years we have seen intensive debates over the changes in scholarly practice caused by increased accessibility of digital resources and tools...

... of Montroll (1978) that “Technological and social evolution is a consequence of a sequence of replacements of one technique by another”. Hemant Sharma can be contacted at: hemant.sharma@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Communication technologies Internet User studies...

... at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It was shown that the users' expectations of the library are rising and new needs are emerging. Electronic media Consumer behaviour User studies Academic libraries China Electronic resources, particularly journal literature have become a major element...

... university libraries. Originality/value User surveys play an important role in the library's service quality enhancement. The paper provides a useful overview and practical experience of the topic. China University libraries User studies Information services Tsinghua University...

... and staff. The overarching aim of the user study was to investigate the attitudes and work patterns of academics and students using the JISC e‐books while that of the collection management study was to investigate the attitudes and work of library staff responsible for establishing, managing and promoting...

... The paper provides useful information on the use of electronic journals in comparison with the print collections in a university library. Kanta Kapoor can be contacted at: kanta.k@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Electronic journals User studies Print media Academic...

...@swu.ac.kr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Digital libraries South Korea Information services User studies 1. Optimal parameter values for ARM method: n in C_a(n)=0.1 per cent; minimum support threshold 0.0005; and minimum confidence...

... given. Hamid Keshavarz can be contacted at: keshavarzsina@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Information retrieval Information systems Information science User studies Information systems, including information retrieval (IR) systems, are tools for users...

... (and, at times, proprietary) file format. Also, an e‐book is commonly bundled by a publisher for distribution (as an e‐book, an e‐zine, or an internet newspaper), whereas e‐text is distributed in ASCII or plain text. Electronic books Academic libraries User studies Case studies India...

... and information professionals in India. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 India University libraries User studies Information management Information personnel As librarians and information professionals become more involved in providing information sources in electronic form...

... cited by users for their preference for using cybercafés rather than libraries to access the Web. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet User studies Botswana Internet connectivity and access are limited in Botswana. Internet connections are to be found in some schools...

... the extent of performance for all of the 19 activities were tabulated for frequencies and percentages, as shown in Table I . © MCB UP Limited 2003 Information resources management User studies Internet Corporate strategy Kuwait Information technology has influenced...