... organizations were published in the subject area of libraries and COVID-19. These articles have received 620 citations. The co-occurrence analysis of words showed that these scientific productions are classified into four clusters: “The role of libraries and librarians”, “The use of media, social network...

...Magdalena Wójcik Purpose The subject of this paper is wearable computing technology. The purpose of this paper is to determine its potential in libraries to meet the needs of both users and librarians. The specific goals include: description of the main features of wearable computing from...

... (2016 , p. 221), writing about the impact in the legal sector, sees the “AI bucket” somewhat more narrowly as consisting of: big data; analytics; machine learning; natural language processing (NLP); data visualisation; and decision logic. In a 2017 survey of librarians from...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information technology Training Librarians Blended learning Masters programme Strategic partnerships Although there is a common agreement that ICTs are becoming ubiquitous even in Africa (Ciaghi et al., 2016 , p. 3...

...Michael Keeble Buckland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the agenda for library technology for the next 20 years. Design/methodology/approach A long-term historically based analysis of the evolving roles of librarians and library technology, especially the catalog. Findings...

... can be contacted at: seadle@ibi.hu‐berlin.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Information profession Learning Librarians Information technology Professional education The author is involved in a project to use RDF (Resource Description Framework) to link content both...

... time to show the potential of explicitly considering information behaviour and the need to draw on the full spectrum of information literacy skills (e.g. recognising and expressing an information need, seeking, using, and disseminating information) to stimulate librarians' interest and confidence...

... hit and Rosetta 3. LOCKSS and Portico do only marginally better. Michael Seadle can be contacted at: seadle@ibi.hu‐berlin.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Archives Information profession Information Libraries Librarians Digital libraries Digital storage Databases...

... and the reflective and evidence‐focused librarian. Findings There is growing emphasis on more than information literacy skills and the responsible use of information. Creative and innovative use of information is stressed. More intensive use and exploitation of information is necessary to justify the time...

...Ina Fourie Purpose This column aims to explore the potential of personal information management (PIM) and reference management. It seeks to focus on how librarians can stay alert on new developments regarding PIM and related issues such as plagiarism, reference techniques, information literacy...

...Ina Fourie Purpose This column seeks to explore the potential of personal information management (PIM) and reference management to offer more than easy citation of information sources and the creation of bibliographies. The emphasis is on the role librarians and information professionals...

.... Practical implications The results of the evaluation will enable other librarians to make more informed decisions when purchasing and using tutorial creation products. Social implications Ensuring accessibility of online resources is everyone's responsibility. This paper will help readers to meet...

...Daniella Smith Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the self‐perceived impact of technology training on the transformational leadership practices of pre‐service school librarians who participated in a Master's degree program in library and information studies focusing on leadership...

... cover) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Reference services Libraries Librarians Internet This is a book which attempts to discover what the “desk” means in a library in the twenty‐first century. The editors could have called it the “information desk” or “reference desk...

... perspective – especially the case studies described in Part 3, and libraries and library training departments in other countries may find that they need to adapt the suggestions and tools for their countries' unique and specific requirements. Nevertheless, most librarians, library managers and administrators...

..., as they are bound to become ever more important in the battle for the attention of end‐user online searchers. Suzanne   Bell . Librarian's Guide to Online Searching (2nd ed.) . Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited   2009 . 287 pp. , ISBN: 9781591587637   £25.95 (soft cover) © Emerald Group...

...Frank Parry Some librarians may be forgiven for thinking that marketing is a dark art best left to the professionals as wonderfully portrayed in the television programme, Mad Men. The authors of this book do their best to dispel this notion. This is not a book about grand schemes cooked up...

...David Stuart Edited by Lori   Bell and Rhonda B.   Trueman . Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi‐user Virtual Environments . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2008 . 234 pp. , ISBN: 9781573873611   US$39.50 soft cover...

... of scholarly information, funders, publishers and fee‐collecting agencies that the vision of an integrated digital research environment will come true. Originality/value The outline of the funding programmes of the DFG in the area of digital information provision will be of interest to librarians...

...Ross MacDonald Jeannette Woodward has written several books on diverse aspects of librarianship and technology, so it is no surprise that What Every Librarian Should Know about Electronic Privacy is effectively written. The tone feels slightly hysterical at times, but perhaps the US...