...Efren Torres Jr; Janice Peñaflor; Jojie Gonda Purpose This study aims to examine how digital equity has been framed in library and information science ( LIS ) research from 2001–2025 by mapping publication trends, identifying influential authors and journals and analyzing thematic organization...

...Atul Sahu; J. Shivarama Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their libraries in promoting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis and altmetric score comparison...

...Lapis Cohen; Xuan Pang; Joanne M. McIntyre; Kabel Nathan Stanwicks Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disseminate the American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) international interlibrary loan...

...Javaid Ahmad Wani; Ikhlaq Ur Rehman; Shabir Ahmad Ganaie; Aasia Maqbool Purpose This study aims to measure scientific literature on the emerging research area of “big data” in the field of “library and information science” (LIS). Design/methodology/approach This study used the “bibliometric...

... and research, libraries are expected to assist the economy in ensuring SFS. The purpose of this study is to investigate how libraries provide information to support research in agriculture towards the attainment of SFS in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive research design was used...

...Hilary H. Thompson; Kurt Munson; James B. Harper Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the results of the 2019 international interlending survey conducted by the American Library Association, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources...

...Nosheen Fatima Warraich; Abebe Rorissa; Tayyba Rasool Purpose This study aims to present a broad discussion of Linked Data (LD) and Semantic Web technologies, specifically their potential application in information environments such as libraries. It aims to explore library professionals...

...Charles Rodrigues; Angel Freddy Godoy Viera Purpose This paper aims to propose criteria and indicators for the adoption of e-books in libraries in the context of the cloud computing paradigm. Design/methodology/approach This paper carried out bibliographical and documentary research...

...Shamshad Ahmed; Arslan Sheikh; Muhammad Akram Purpose Knowledge management (KM) is an emerging method of management. This study aims to explore the various aspects of implementing KM in university libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted using a structured...

...Micquel Little; Lars Leon Purpose – This study aims to combine the patron perception of the interlibrary loan services offered in three libraries: an ARL campus, a small private liberal arts campus, and a large state public library. The goal was to have a vehicle for gathering both satisfaction...

... services librarians that have more experience, understand trends and issues in school libraries and feel they have knowledge of collaborative strategies are more likely to engage in collaborative resource sharing. Research limitations – The study was limited to 265 public librarians serving youth...

...David Michael Baker; Katarina Michnik; Catarina Eriksson Purpose – The purpose of this article is to study how public libraries argue for the inclusion of non-traditional library collections and to identify public library objectives related to these collections. Design/methodology/approach...

... and analyse the relevant literature. The searches were conducted during the last week of July 2014 on different databases, and in total, 76 papers were considered after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings – Seven themes emerged: “introducing mobile libraries”, “reporting on current...

... the contact lists of borrowing libraries from the University of Alberta and the University of Washington. Each institution extracted e-mail contacts from their ILL system and the lists were merged, de-duplicated and reviewed for erroneous data that were removed if not in the format of a valid e-mail address...

..., licensing, electronic resources, library consortia, and assessment. Issues covered are of interest to resource sharing managers and front line staff around the globe. For those readers who may not be familiar with the ALA organizational structure or who have never had the opportunity to attend an ALA...

... state of resource sharing. Originality/value This paper gives a good overview of key issues libraries are facing with resource sharing and document delivery services. © Company 2013 Lastly, the final trend noted in regards to e‐resources has been an overall reduction in borrowing requests...

... and higher proportion of academic library budgets and are also responsible for the precipitous decline in book purchasing. So what is to be done? The next factor, “Doc Del requests from full text downloads adjustment”, refers to the anticipated document delivery requests (DDR) that would result from lost...

...Titilayo Comfort Ilesanmi Purpose This paper aims to describe the library consortium experienced at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Activities involved improving researchers' timely access to resources for research for development. Design/methodology...

... transactions are such a daily experience in our lives that we expect anything online should be available instantly and electronically. We can bank online, arrange travel plans online; naturally we expect the library to be as easy to reach online. In conversations with friends and colleagues we have heard...

...Peter Collins Purpose – The paper's aim is to demonstrate how research libraries might overcome their reluctance to enter into cooperative collection development ventures by devising resource sharing partnerships and streamlining ILL operations to the extent that they can replace significant...