...Lily Sin Nga Cheung; Dickson K.W. Chiu; Kevin K.W. Ho Purpose This pilot study aims to investigate how parents use electronic resources to encourage children’s reading and learning interests through the 5E instructional model. Moreover, this study explores the public’s current electronic reading...

...Shih-Chuan Chen Purpose This study aims to examine the types of documents that humanities scholars use in their publications, how humanities scholars use electronic resources during their research, and their opinions are regarding their library’s acquisition policy for electronic and printed...

... and application of standards and best practices for libraries and vendors in China. Scheduled enhancements in the future include a deep analysis and utilization of usage statistics, the promotion of Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources and SUSHI to Chinese academic resource publishers...

...Tintswalo Pascalis Tlakula; Madeleine Fombad Purpose This paper aims to establish the level of use of the electronic resources at the University of Venda, which is one of the previously disadvantaged universities in South Africa. It identifies the different electronic resources used...

... of IT infrastructure, life-cycle process of e-resources and tools and technology implemented to manage e-resources. Originality/value This paper provides how electronic resources are being managed by business/management school libraries in India. What are the methods/criteria they are being used in different...

... only Academic libraries Acquisitions Electronic libraries Electronic resources e-journals Electronic resources management In recent years, budget pressure has increased for librarians in Chinese academic libraries because international publishers are substantially increasing prices...

...Ngozi Blessing Ukachi Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationship existing between undergraduate students’ information literacy skills and their use of electronic resources (ERs) located in university libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach...

...Rachel Ann Erb; Brian Erb Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to ascertain how many electronic resource troubleshooting LibGuides are in use and what level of support they tend to provide. LibGuides have become quite popular in academic libraries as a tool for subject and college...

... resources available over the Internet for self-development. Victoria Nwamaka Okafor can be contacted at: victoria.okafor@unn.edu.ng © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Digital libraries Information management Academic libraries Competences Electronic resources Computer networks...

... was pleasurable (X¯= 5.2, SD = 1.44), fun (X¯= 5.1, SD = 1.51), enjoyable (X¯= 5.3, SD = 1.45) and pleasant (X¯= 5.3, SD = 1.37). Information retrieval Internet Electronic resources Information and communication technologies Information dissemination Online retrieval The Internet has become...

... Electronic resources Impact factors Package subscriptions Many libraries are lured by big-deal subscriptions to help them get access to more online resources. Shrinking library budgets and changes in publishers’ policies are increasingly making print journal subscriptions unaffordable for libraries...

... --> Electronic resources Access management Security Libraries and similar organisations now use numerous different electronic resources. This includes access to commercial online databases, digital materials produced locally and made available electronically (e.g. many “digital libraries”) and other...

..., this study evaluates Google Scholar from a user’s perspective. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Electronic resources Google Scholar Library databases Graduate students User studies The Internet is the primary source of information searching for many people. Internet search...

...Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam Edited by Ryan O. Weir Managing Electronic Resources: A LITA Guide Chicago, IL ALA Techsource 2012 179 pp. 978-1-55570-767-5 US$65.00 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Electronic resources...

...Natalee Knight Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of the e-library on the usage of library resources at Northern Caribbean University. The objective was also to determine whether or not it is worthwhile to continue to invest in electronic resources in a period...

... studies can be done for different library settings to find out their need for and availability of e‐books. E‐books Electronic resources Science Curricula Online books Academic libraries Collections management Collection development Disadvantages are due to shortcomings of current e...

... to assess the contemporary use of, and satisfaction with, university subscribed electronic resources by the faculty members. The major constraints faced by them in accessing online resources were also identified. To analyze the influence of demographic characteristics on overall satisfaction with e...

... to the teachers and research scholars of NDRI and NBAGR and elaborates on the fact that those e‐resources are being used up to the optimum limit. The study will assist the existing organizations in the field to understand the requirement of electronic resources and stimulate the path to revision of the same...

...Liyi Zhang; Pinghao Ye; Qihua Liu; Lijun Rao Purpose The information behavior of National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) electronic resources users in China has not been researched extensively. This paper aims to help producers and providers collect information on user behavior and develop...

... education can be offered through mobile devices. However, the mobile device of the learner should be enabled for compatible technology. Distance learning M‐libraries Mobiles IGNOU India Electronic resources The mobile revolution has swept across the landscape. During the last decade, due...