...Khurram Shahzad; Shakeel Ahmad Khan; Abid Iqbal Purpose The objectives of the study were to identify the effects of blockchain technology (BT) on the university librarians, the impact of BT on the university library services and to reveal the challenges to adopt BT in the university libraries...

...Yiping Jiang; Yanhua Chen; Xiaobo Chi Purpose The practice of renovation and construction of university libraries is flourishing, but how to attract readers to use the library is an issue that urgently needs to be explored. Spatial cognition is a subjective judgment of a person's tendency to take...

... and the perceptions of academic librarians. Yuan-Ho Huang can be contacted at: yuanho@lins.fju.edu.tw 11 03 2022 05 06 2022 11 06 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries University libraries Artificial...

...Shakeel Ahmad Khan; Ghulam Ayesha Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the key features of information management systems (IMSs) for automation in university libraries. This study also highlights the use of library information management systems in university libraries...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries University libraries USA Survey Open source software Information technology adoption The pace of technological advances has drastically evolved academic libraries’ operations and service provision. Adopting new...

... problem space. It is in the latter where current development is happening. RQ3. What roles might academic libraries play in supporting and using AI? Academic libraries University libraries Data mining Artificial intelligence Librarians Machine learning Following...

... of information management and information science need to be futurists in this area. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of using mobile-based services in the world’s top university libraries. Design/methodology/approach In this direct observation and quantitative research...

... of online library tutorials in university libraries. Originality/value This is the first study carried out about the presence and characteristics of online library tutorials in university libraries in Mexico. Andrés Fernández-Ramos can be contacted at: afernandezster@gmail.com 18 08 2016...

... as well as from additional user surveys demonstrated that noise was a problem for McGill University Library in its individual study spaces. The matter of noise in the library became particularly pressing when a recent survey at our institution revealed that our users’ primary purpose in using the library...

... among researchers about what constituted data management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Research Academic libraries University libraries Assessment Data management Librarians have also completed a number of institution-specific studies to better understand the research...

...Chiao-Chen Chang Purpose – This research aims to integrate the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT) with task technology fit to explain users' behavioral intention of using library mobile applications in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach...

... staff to deposit their publications in the university libraries. It was also found out that providing a subject index to the local contents and their digitization were effective methods of organizing the materials for the institutional repository. The findings also showed that an increase...

...Michael Groenendyk; Riel Gallant Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how 3D printing and scanning technology was implemented by the Dalhousie University Libraries in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Insights will be outlined about the benefits of these technologies in terms of data visualization...

...Xianjin Zha; Jing Li; Yalan Yan Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine and compare Chinese electronic resources and English electronic resources in terms of ease of use, usefulness and usage in the context of a Chinese university library, so as to facilitate the effective use of English...

... and its performance with each screen reader used to test it. Information collected for each library included: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Accessibility Disabilities Screen readers Digital collections Special collections Manuscripts University libraries Digital libraries...

.../approach This paper draws on an extensive literature review, as well as original research comparing the functionality of 211 public and 118 university library OPACs in the UK. Examining current recommender systems research, it outlines the most significant recommendation models and reviews research in two...

...Younghee Noh Purpose This paper seeks to rediscover the most suitable efficiency evaluation variables (input and output variables) for digital libraries and to employ the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to measure the resource utilization efficiency of university libraries. Design...

... second. Filming the full screen at a reduced frame rate will lower the overall file size. Video screen capture Usability study University libraries Video User studies Behaviour Students Library users Millions of dollars are spent every year in academic libraries on electronic...

... University libraries Operations management Developing countries In the twentieth century, the operations and services of library and information centres, particularly in academic institutions, were based on automation. The interests of users focused on bibliographic access, and made demands...

... --> Information services University libraries Process management Information operations “Convergence and collaboration enable an academic library to be more fully engaged with its campus and perhaps beyond – on a local, state, regional, or national level – and to better achieve the educational mission...