... theoretical framework. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was distributed to librarians across different types of libraries in Indonesia, and 106 responses were collected. The questionnaire included both open-ended and Likert-type closed-ended questions to measure respondents’ expectations...

...Khurram Shahzad; Shakeel Ahmad Khan Ahmad Khan; Yasir Javed; Shakil Ahmad Purpose This study aims to identify the factors influencing the adoption of extended reality (XR) applications in libraries for sustainable innovative services and reveal the challenges of adopting XR technology in libraries...

...Fredrick Ishengoma Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the applicability of the technology acceptance model (TAM) in libraries considering the advanced technologies and users’ behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The research uses a critical reflective approach to review...

...Khurram Shahzad; Shakeel Ahmad Khan Purpose The purpose of this study are to identify the factors influencing the adoption of big data in libraries, determine the challenges causing the hindrance of big data implementation and reveal the best practices for the efficient adoption of big data...

... discovery, keyword recommendation, faceted limitation and browsing, visualization and openness of data. Design/methodology/approach Ten functional features derived from the literature were checked against existing LD catalogues offered by libraries, archives and museums (LAMs). The LD catalogues were...

...Namjoo Choi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to revisit and update Palmer and Choi (2014), which conducted a descriptive literature review on open source software (OSS) studies published by the end of February 2013 in the library context. Design/methodology/approach The same article search...

... be contacted at: hxhzdnblgxy@163.com 27 07 2019 10 09 2019 17 10 2019 29 12 2019 18 01 2020 19 01 2020 Libraries Data analysis Library and information networks Library science Science museum Targeted customers Leisure involvement Satisfaction Behavioral...

...Philip Calvert Using Google Earth in Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians Edited by Eva H.   Dodsworth and Andrew   Nicholson Rowman & Littlefield   Lanham, MD 2015 108 pp. US$65.00   soft cover ISBN 978-1-4422-5504-3 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald...

... to significantly affect the readiness to adopt KM in academic libraries. Practical implications Findings should help libraries identify opportunities and barriers to adopting KM. Results indicate that strengthening the affecting factors, such as a culture of trust and top management support, lead to a more...

... the way individuals live, learn, conduct business and create and manage information. According to the American Library Association (ALA, 2013), there are two parts to the technology equation: having access to technology is the first part, while the second part includes increasing digital skills...

...Evgenia Vassilakaki; Emmanouel Garoufallou Purpose – The paper aims to present a critical review on the adoption and use of Twitter in libraries. Twitter, a microblogging service, is becoming more and more popular among libraries as a means of reaching users and as a marketing tool...

... 2015 Libraries Children Library management Storybook searching Visualized search interface Access to books and engagement in book reading activities have been shown to improve language literacy development in young children (Newman, 1996). Additionally, when young children...

...Mehdi Alipour-Hafezi; Hamid Amanollahi Nick Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify the situation of evaluating Iranian digital libraries using DigiQUAL protocol. Design/methodology/approach – Evaluative survey research method is used in this study to assess digital libraries...

...Tanmay De Sarkar Purpose – The paper aims to present an outline how libraries are harnessing browser extensions to provide an easy and convenient access to library resources and services. Investigating the features, purposes of use and types of browser extensions prevalent among libraries...

...Roya Pournaghi; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji Purpose – This paper aims to identify the impressive factors on choosing the type of the libraries and information centers and determining their significance and prioritizing them and finally determining the priority of each type according to the identified...

...Philip Calvert This is the companion to volume 36 in the series; the central subject in both is collaboration and mergers in libraries and similar institutions. Whereas the previous volume dealt with the broader picture, this one focuses on case studies. Practitioners might prefer this volume...

... --> Librarianship Library mergers Library alliances Libraries The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and broad review of all the elements that lead to mergers and other alliances by libraries, and the methods used by librarians and others when they attempt to ensure...

...Frank Parry Edited by Laura Solomon The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media Chicago ALA Editions 2013 224 pp. 978-0-8389-1160-0 US$52.00 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Social media Librarians Libraries...

...Philip Calvert Edited by Anthony Aycock The Accidental Law Librarian Medford, NJ Information Today 2013 272 pp. 978-1-57387-477-9 US$38.50 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Librarians Law librarians Libraries Some...

...Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam In a technologically complicated, expensive and difficult-to-manage world where most institutions including libraries and their parent organizations are experiencing constrained conditions intensified by inadequate specialized staff, space limitations...