... of the events that spanned five days, especially the aspects that hinged on technology use in libraries globally are highlighted. Narrative of the experiences during the conference is made from the participatory observation standpoint. Findings Librarians globally are connecting and collaborating. They use...

...-use rights only Digital preservation Collaboration Strategies Small libraries Techniques Digital curation Adherent to the metadata recording strategy, another strategy in digital preservation is encapsulation (Gbaje, 2011 ; Luan et al., 2010). Through this technique...

..., leading to an enriched library experience. The symbiotic relationship between AI-driven technology and traditional librarian expertise is highlighted, contributing to interactive knowledge exploration and collaborative learning. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by exploring...

... rights only Collaboration Ideas Innovation Creativity Mobile applications Brainstorming The past two years of Covid have forced libraries to rethink many of their services and policies. Although this has had affect with virtual learning in particular, it demonstrates the quick emergence...

...Tashfeen Ahmad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share a lecturer’s viewpoint on using mobile phone messaging tools to increase levels of cooperation and collaboration with students and the wider university community. Design/methodology/approach In all, 145 undergraduate students from...

...Stacy Brody Purpose The purpose of this paper is to profile various types of Web-based tools to facilitate research collaboration within and across institutions. Design/methodology/approach Various Web-based tools were tested by the author. Additionally, tutorial videos and guides were...

...R. Cecilia Knight; Elizabeth Rodrigues; Rebecca Ciota Purpose Working with faculty and staff to create digital projects requires a complex group of skills and activities. Potential collaborators often jump to the end vision without fully grasping the need for proper description and metadata...

... of communication that allows for increased interaction and audience engagement. Originality/value Many of the elements that make social networking platforms strong communication tools are now being used internally, allowing employees of these organizations and businesses to collaborate and connect...

... This report shows how a free WordPress blog can be used as a versatile and collaborative tool to market library resources and connect with users. Collaboration Cooperation Technology Marketing Blogs Web-services In an era where digital services and resources are accessed without the need to enter...

..., the authors’ collaboration efforts and the finalization of the authors’ project. Findings – Throughout the process of ILEAD, the authors’ team discovered new ways to engage the communities, collaborate effectively and produce an innovative technological project. Originality/value – ILEAD is a new...

...Eric Orace Johnson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share a case study process of collaboration with faculty, highlight some design considerations when creating data entry forms and describe some considerations when planning for data management. Design/methodology/approach – A case...

... Library technology Mobile applications Digital libraries Data mashups Hackathons Collaboration The 29th annual Computers in Libraries (CIL) conference took place at the Washington Hilton hotel, Washington, DC, from April 7-9, 2014. It is considered as one of the premier learning conferences...

...S. Santhanakarthikeyan; M. Grace; R. Jeyshankar Purpose – The aim of the present study is to analyze the literature growth, author productivity, authorship pattern, average length of articles and country collaboration of cancer research in India. The Indian Journal of Cancer, which shows...

... in the Caribbean to encourage wider communication, collaboration and community building. It notes however that there are still more emerging technologies which may be successfully used to overcome other traditional challenges. Originality/value The paper adds a Caribbean perspective to the Web 2.0 discussions...

...Marie R. Kennedy Purpose The project outlined in this seeks to answer the question: “Is a collaborative model of benchmarking the marketing of electronic resources feasible?” Design/methodology/approach The project is designed as a national working group of approximately 100 college...

... of cloud computing and Web collaboration, the ideas that are revolutionizing library automation in the 21st century. Design/methodology/approach The paper focuses on the two ideas driving library automation innovations, Web collaboration enabled by cloud computing. Findings Cloud computing...