... libraries Digital technology Institutional repositories Library systems University libraries Virtual learning environment This positive stance is exemplified by a number of key papers. In a broad ranging introductory chapter, McKnight observes that academic libraries have always faced up...

...‐5035‐8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Libraries Library systems Collections management Librarianship history This is a demanding and unremittingly academic book, with rigorous annotation and footnotes as well as untranslated Latin and Greek quotations – and all...

... experience in the library systems market. Findings The paper finds that increasing numbers of libraries are migrating from the major proprietary vendors to both Evergreen and Koha. Originality/value The vendor viewpoint supplies the value of this paper. The theme of the conference was to review...

.... The discipline of computer science is built on the fundamental problem of how to create correct and efficient source code for any existing or hypothetical application. Alan Poulter can be contacted at: alan.poulter@cis.strath.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Library systems...

... is based on the authors' experience in the library systems market. Findings The next evolution of Evergreen is found to be the Evergreen superconsortium. Originality/value The vendor viewpoint supplies the value of this paper. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Library systems...

... integrated library systems (ILS) and content management systems (CMS). ILS, in short, is the backbone of library systems and services. As Breeding explains in the December 2008 issue of library technology reports: Almost all libraries in the developed world make use of an ILS […] The proprietary...

... of the Aleph^® 500 integrated library system (ILS) in the late 1990s, Ex Libris has strived to make it interoperable with other systems; an integral part of the system's early design was an application programming interface (API) that enabled Aleph client software and third‐party applications to interact...

... and resolve these three issues – Radio Frequency ID (RFID) – is understandably becoming a focus for library managers. Library management Library systems Radio frequencies Identification To meet this interest, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK...

... be contacted at: r_zaman@jaist.ac.jp; mrkzaman@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Digital libraries Knowledge management Library systems The digital revolution of the past few decades has had a radical impact on library practices in collecting, organizing, storing...

...Nicholas Joint Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the recent history of library systems with a view to illustrating the impact of federated search systems on reinvigorating the role of the library system. Design/methodology/approach A narrative account of the impact of digital...