... of OSS and how they can participate in the development of their own systems, instead of always relying on vendors. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Research Libraries Information systems Integrated software Library automation Library systems Open systems Kenya Undoubtedly...

... et al., 2010). These include: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Virtual research environment VRE E‐research Interoperability OJAX++ Research Open systems E‐research is characterised by its collaborative, multi‐disciplinary nature, the increasingly large volumes...

.... As of today, 253,129 articles are included in the DOAJ service (www.doaj.org/). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Open systems Electronic publishing Worldwide web Information science Economics India There has been a sea change in the last two decades in the way information...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Open systems Digital libraries Search engines Iran As noted earlier, the emergence of need to interoperable DLs is obviously tangible, so that users could simply search a library or database and obtain their required content. OCLC is an example...

... multi‐user support. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Computer software Open systems Pakistan Developing countries Libraries Open source emerged as an alternative model of software development. It has revolutionized the development of software and offers a number...

... a smooth way for them with the precious NTU's experience. Generation and dissemination of Information Digital storage Academic libraries Open systems Taiwan Nowadays, it is mainstream to present various digital documents, videos, audios, and multimedia via WWW browsers, since...

... of interoperability. Using the proposed model would help them to exchange metadata in a cost‐efficient and cost‐effective manner. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Open systems Libraries Iran Z39.50 Preparing library catalogues has usually been done by professional librarians. Each library...

...) and file information (audio, video, or image file name and description). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Architecture Collections management Canada Open systems Visual databases Notably, the group type is used in only six databases to indicate types or purposes of building...

... the various issues and barriers described above, with the following being perceived priorities: Information facilities Open systems Libraries Scotland The primary focus of this paper is the development and maintenance of a coherent, globally interoperable, distributed information environment...

...; such terms would either be given to them or searched for automatically. Classification Information retrieval Digital libraries Open systems Achieving semantic interoperability in the digital information environment is severely impeded by the adoption of different terminology sets and subject...

... and readers. Publishers have also complained that they were not consulted before the requirement was issued. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Electronic publishing Open systems Electronic journals Generation and dissemination of information The movement towards open access has been...

... it is still a challenge to really pin down user requirements. The Library has developed mechanisms intended to deliver a customer‐driven service. These include: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Information retrieval Customer satisfaction Open systems Project evaluation Economic...