...Bruce E. Massis Purpose The purpose of this column is to examine the process for the transition of library computer labs into “thinking labs”, where existing library workstation space can be reallocated to provide more flexibility, freedom and creativity for the library patron. Design...

... nearly 100 percent. If that is the scenario, and the computer is, no longer, the primary tool for downloading, storing, and retrieving information (even though Amazon has recently introduced a Beta version of a Kindle e‐reader application for the computer), will the e‐book reader (or the hand‐held, multi...

...Martin Zimerman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how malware can harm the library's computers, and how technology can be used to protect them, in a way that can be understood by the non‐technical. Design/methodology/approach The searches encompassed articles and books...

... of their collections and services for today's information seekers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Libraries Library users Computers Worldwide web Design Since the mid‐1990s, the expectations and behaviour of library users have been undergoing a major change. The widespread adoption...

... and self evident in many cases. Abigail J.   Sellen and Richard H. R.   Harper . The Myth of the Paperless Office . Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press   2002 . 231 pp. , ISBN: 0‐262‐19464‐3   £16.95 Office automation Computers Information resources management Paper...

.... Selwyn (1998, pp. 200‐2) quotes students in further education who were interviewed about their response to IT education and the role that computers may play in their education: [t]he work we do doesn’t require us to use computers … The courses are all so much theory that there’s no time for using...

...Karyn Meaden Michael   Byrd , Jim   Pearson and Robert A.   Saigh . Handbook of Computer Troubleshooting . London : Fitzroy Dearborn   2001 . 278 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 1‐57958‐300‐8   £35 (hardback) Computers Problem solving With the proliferation...