... anthropomorphism, perceived algorithm interpretability, perceived unbiasedness and perceived AI expertise) shape AI WOM. Design/methodology/approach A cross-country quantitative design was used using an online survey. Data were collected from 761 online responses in Vietnam and China. The survey...

... investigates the relationships between tourist demographics and information search behavior in Mainland China based on a quantitative method. This study collected 228 surveys from users with self-drive tour experience. This study also conducted a series of online interviews to explore the potential barriers...

...Ting Xue; Huiqi Liu Purpose The development of Big Data and online searching engine provides a good opportunity for studying petition in China. This study has constructed a set of indices for predicting petitions in China by using online searching engines and further explored the predicting role...

...) and tourism receipts (including international tourism receipts and domestic tourism receipts in two separate models) with macro data that covers two recent decades (1994-2013) in China. Findings The empirical findings confirm the existence of a long-term equilibrium relationship in each of these two tri...

... to evaluate a library’s ILL/DD service quality. Social implications More patrons can access a better service, and the work efficiency of librarians can be improved. Originality/value This study is helpful to librarians interested in ILL/DD and resource sharing in China. OhioLINK is a world-famous US...

...Qingkui Xi; Qian Zhang; Feng Ni; Guiting Cha; Ping Bao Purpose – This paper aims to describe and analyse the interlibrary loan and document delivery (ILL/DD) in university libraries in Jiangsu Province, China, and to evaluate the service quality of one library as an example of how to improve...

...Liansheng Meng Purpose – This study aims to discuss the creation and development of China’s National Science and Technology Library (NSTL), provide an overview of the information services it provides for sci-tech researchers throughout the People’s Republic of China, and highlight the leading...

...Jing’an Feng Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a scheme to promote and improve international interlibrary loan (ILL) service at the National Library of China (NLC). The NLC is the center for international ILL in all of China, but as user needs change in response to the rapid...

...Lijun Zeng; Xiaoxia Yao; Juanjuan Liu; Qiang Zhu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the China Academic Library and Information system (CALIS) document supply service platform (CDSSP) – its historical development, network structure and future development plans...

... by applying this model to a Western book collection in a Chinese academic library. Xiaodong Li can be contacted at: lixd1971@163.com © Authors 2014 Collection development China Interlibrary loan Western books Peking University Library When an interlibrary loan request...

...Fang Hu; Hangsheng Jiang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study in China to show whether open access (OA) affects document delivery services. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct a statistical analysis and carry out an investigation through...

...Xiaoxia Yao; Lijun Zeng; Qiang Zhu Purpose – This paper aims to report on the methodology and findings of the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) Model Member Libraries (MML) plan which evaluated the success of interlibrary loan and document delivery (ILL/DD) services among 71...

...Wei Yang; Yongxin Gao Purpose – This paper aims to describe typical regional document supply networks in China through detailed discussion of their framework, service mode and influence on the nationwide document supply networks. Design/methodology/approach – This paper highlights various...

... management China Interlibrary loan BALIS Regional library consortium BALIS was founded in November 2007 under the leadership of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and Library Work Committee, marking a major advance in the integration of resource sharing among all university libraries...

...Shunzhong Chen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the relationship between Shanghai Library and consortia in China and around the world, and examine the effect those relationships have had upon the library's resource sharing services. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses...

...Xiaoxia Yao; Lijun Zeng Purpose – This paper aims to describe the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), an academic library consortium which promotes resource sharing among Chinese academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a case study approach based...

...Wang Xiaoli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a new local interlibrary loan (ILL) system between universities in Beijing, China. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a descriptive analysis of the BALIS ILL system. Findings The paper finds that BALIS ILL has...

...Conghui Fang; Lin Cui; Heqing Lian Purpose This paper aims to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of electronic reserve services in academic libraries in China. It also seeks to describe possible solutions for libraries to build multi‐functional e‐reserve services in order to face...

...Ping Jia Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the background to Chinese libraries and the general development and new trends in document supply in China. Design/methodology/approach The service operation, copyright protection and management mechanisms of document supply in China...

...Zhang Yaokun; Xia Nanqiang Purpose The aims of this article are to describe the current status, usage, and acceptance of domestic preprint servers in mainland China by investigating three integrated preprint servers in mainland China. These are the Qiji e‐print archive (Qiji), the Chinese Preprint...