Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 38 Issue 1
Table of contents
RoMEO studies 6: rights metadata for open archiving
Elizabeth Gadd, Charles Oppenheim, Steve ProbetsThis is the final study in a series of six emanating from the UK JISC‐funded RoMEO Project (rights metadata for open‐archiving), which investigated the intellectual property…
Digital cultural heritage projects in Europe: an overview of TRIS and the take‐up trial projects
Flavio Tariffi, Barbara Morganti, Monika SegbertTRIS (trials support measure) is a European Commission (EC)‐funded activity involved with co‐ordinating 25 EC‐funded “take‐up trial projects” to increase their impact and exploit…
Collaborative digital reference: an Ask a Librarian (UK) overview
Linda BerubeSince its inception in 1997, Ask a Librarian (UK) has been a model for best practice in collaborative digital reference in public libraries. Innovative development currently…
Heuristic‐based user interface evaluation at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Lew Kan Peng, Chennupati K. Ramaiah, Schubert FooThis paper presents the results of a heuristic‐based user interface evaluation of the gateway to electronic media services (GEMS) system at Nanyang Technological University (NTU…
Use of cybercafés: study of Gaborone City, Botswana
Tomas Mauta Sairosse, Stephen M. MutulaThis paper reports on a study to determine the use of cybercafés in Gaborone, Botswana. The study involved questionnaires, interviews and observations of the management and users…