...Ilya Khait; Leonore Lukschy; Mandana Seyfeddinipur Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prepare data that can be used as a base for establishing best practices for making archival linguistic materials available for (re-)use by members of language communities. Design/methodology/approach...

... not meet this principle which most encourages two-way communication (Ibrahim et al., 2013). Features of this principle that will be used for analysis include: an e-mail/feedback form; contact information; creating a sense of community or interaction; and a suggestion link or box...

...Mahmood Khosrowjerdi; Sirous Alidousti Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design a conceptual model for the scholarly communication system in the Iranian Research Institute for Scientific Information and Documentation (IranDoc). Design/methodology/approach Some models have been developed...

.... It is sure to be read widely. This volume is highly recommended. It is a good purchase and well priced for the quality of the content. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> ARIST Metrics Fundamentals Communication Economics Practice If there are any information managers who...

...Jin Chen; Jing Guo; Lu Xiaobin; Guo Jing Purpose The purpose of this paper is to put forward a completely new academic library service mode called “Innovation community” in light of current information environment, social background and user demands. “Innovation community” is a mode especially...

... that struggle for funding while science, technology, and medicine are promoted in the interest of technological progress. This book ably describes the history, developments, and opportunities in scholarly communication in its nominated countries, and leaves the reader eager to know more about the Asian...

...David Wells Purpose This paper aims to look at online public access catalogues (OPAC) operations in the light of the philosophy of information, communication theory and semiotics, and to revisit fundamental questions about the nature of library OPACs and the ways in which they function. Design...

..., email, Internet, networks, and other information management and communication technologies were introduced to perform different library functions and to provide innovative user services. At the same time librarians raised their level of knowledge of new information technologies through continuing...

...Anjali Gulati This paper discusses the status of information and communication technologies usage in Indian libraries with special reference to special libraries and the efforts made by various institutions to propagate e‐information products and services. This paper highlights the consortia...

... of information and communication technologies (ICT), the government of Pakistan has focused since 1998 on promoting the use of IT in its private and public concerns. Out of 20 university libraries half were using the Internet for performing various library functions and services (Saeed et al., 2000...

... examine a great variety of the literature in their own disciplines and those new to them. Access is available globally 24 hours a day without geographical limitation. But that access is not without limitations. It is limited by the availability of reliable and affordable information and communication...