...Elinor Toland Digital libraries Digital technology Institutional repositories Library systems University libraries Virtual learning environment Edited by Jill   Beard and Matt   Holland . University Libraries and Digital Learning Environments . Surrey : Ashgate...

... appearance and dense text confined it to a narrow circle. © 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...

... that as a platform to sell its proprietary applications, like Office. Alan Poulter can be contacted at: alan.poulter@cis.strath.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Library systems Computer software Public domain software This paper introduces the concept of open source in a way...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Library systems Computer software Resource management Likewise, Krishnamurthy (2008) , of the Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, released a paper in 2008 which trends the OSS movement in DL environments. Krishnamurthy calls the adoption...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Library systems Computer applications Codes This paper, updated and revised, is based on a presentation given at “Breaking the barriers: a European conference on Open Source Software Solutions for Libraries.” The conference was held at the RIBA in London...

... 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 library automation marketplace...

... 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. The theme of the conference was to review some current developments...

... members) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Library management Library systems Radio frequencies Identification Self‐service, security and stock control are three serious issues faced by libraries with an extensive number of holdings and/or users. The technology which...

... learning”. Md. Roknuzzaman can 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...

...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...