...”, “pedagogy”, “higher education” and “critical thinking” were current research topics in the IL domain. Originality/value The paper is very useful for researchers to learn about trends in the literature on IL, as well as possible areas for further research, and it provides the names of the most productive...

... of academic, public and research libraries depend on commercial, free or locally developed systems. This scenario may be attributed to lack of knowledge (or interest) in OSS alternatives and lack of sufficient technical expertise to support them. While there are quite a number of libraries and librarians...

...David Jeffery; Judith Wusteman Purpose This paper aims to introduce the OJAX++ virtual research environment (VRE) and illustrate how it can enable researchers to organise and collaborate on their research in one place while using their own choice of popular web‐based applications. Design...

...Stephen M. Mutula Purpose This paper aims to address issues of ethics and trust in a digital scholarship environment relating to: accuracy of data, integrity of scholarly research process, electronic publications and communications; intellectual property rights, confidentiality/privacy and data...

...Dragan Ivanović; Dušan Surla; Zora Konjović Purpose The purpose of this research is to observe all data from the Common European Research Information Format (CERIF) data model that can be described using bibliographic standards and move those data to a data model of bibliographic standard...

...Alireza Isfandyari‐Moghaddam Donald L.   Barker , Melissa S.   Barker and Katherine T.   Pinard . Internet Research – Illustrated . Boston, MA : Course Technology; Cengage Learning   2010 . 100 pp. , ISBN: 978‐0‐538‐75598‐9   US$39.95 (soft cover) 5th ed. © Emerald...

...Mohammad Hassanzadeh; Fatemeh Navidi Purpose This paper aims to provide knowledge about methods used to evaluate the accessibility of Iranian web sites through a real research environment. Design/methodology/approach The main theoretical base of this article is that almost all research...

...Margam Madhusudhan Purpose This paper focuses on the use of e‐resources by research scholars of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (India). The main aim is to determine the use of e‐resources, users' skills in handling e‐resources, and the purpose of their use. Further, the paper aims...

...Maryam Asadi; Maryam Shekofteh Purpose The aim of this paper is to look at the relationship between research in Iranian medical universities, together with their Web Impact Factor (WIF). Design/methodology/approach The Altavista search engine was chosen because of its advanced search...

...Matt Holland John   Creedy . Research without Tears: From the First Ideas to Published Output . Cheltenham : Edward Elgar   2008 . 119 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐84720‐834‐7   £15.95 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Research Research methods...

...Xiaoling Li; Yufang Wang; Liping Fu; Meirong Xu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore why the university library should become the incubation center of research innovation literacy (RIL) competency. It states how the library develops RIL instruction and how the library impels university...

...Abdul Mannan Khan; Naved Ahmad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out the level of awareness and use of e‐journals by the researchers of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) – both central universities funded by the University Grants Commission...

...Nancy K. Herther Purpose Citation and ranking information are becoming key aspects of knowledge management in academic and research institutions. By examining changing user needs and products, this paper aims to encourage information professionals to better understand and manage these resources...

...Alireza Isfandyari‐Moghaddam; Behrooz Bayat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature of digital libraries (DLs), explore some issues and indicate some considerations. The paper also demonstrates the current situation and orientation of research topics and priorities in DLs...

... --> Research Information media Information industry Christine L. Borgman is a familiar name to anyone interested in scholarly information in the age of the internet, and she has written a considerable amount on the future of the information world. Her previous book, From Gutenberg to the Global...

... the viability of the collections themselves. As well as Google Print, several articles refer to Google's challenge to the traditional research databases such as ISI – Google Scholar. Burton Callicott and Debbie Vaughn look at how “Schoogle” compares with standard subscription databases and the library...

...Steven Yates Purpose The purpose of this research is to document the development and evaluation of a multimedia resource for the principles, techniques and syllabus content for Rough and Tumble (RAT) – a South African martial art. Design/methodology/approach The researcher uses the Eclectic...

...Ina Fourie The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook is highly recommended for all Web searchers and especially librarians, information specialists, Internet trainers, as well as students completing courses in Internet research. Randolph Hock is an experienced Internet researcher...

...Deborah Cronau Loraine   Page . Super Searcher, Author, Scribe: Successful Writers Share their Internet Research Secrets (in their Own Words – 15 Top Writers Who Use the Internet for Literary Research) . Medford, NJ : Cyber Age Books (Information Today)   2002 . , ISBN: ISBN 0...

...Arthur Winzenried Research Information services Electronic publishing Standards The field of library research is a growing one but not a widely advertised one. It is frequently difficult to establish what research is being carried out beyond ones immediate vicinity...