The Electronic Library: Volume 19 Issue 5

The education function in a digital library environment: a challenge for college and research libraries

Digital libraries have been a feature of the information arena for some time. They have re‐defined the concept of “bibliographic instruction” in which the connotation “library” is…

The use and evaluation of search databases by professional nurses: a case study

Nurses are constantly faced with information needs to keep up in the fast pace, ever‐changing state of health and nursing. Information that is available through advancing computer…

Performance measures for library networked services and resources

The paper presents performance indicators for the library’s electronic services. Traditional performance indicators were meant for libraries with print collections and lending…

Can we meet the challenge? The educating systems librarian research project report 3

The investigators examined 133 job advertisements with job title “systems librarians’‘ and other similar job titles in American Libraries from January 1996 to December 1997…

Planning and implementing a library ergonomics program: case study at Queens College Library, the City University of New York

The impact of computer technology on libraries is changing the face of information services and how these services are delivered. It is significant that human interaction with…

Implementing a Web‐accessible database

This paper discusses the development and implementation of the National Internet Accessibility Database (NIAD), how the design of the database was based on ease of use by both its…

i in the Sky: Visions of the Information Future

Evaluation of Library and Information Services

Tips and Tricks for Website Managers

The Map Library in the New Millennium

Thesaurus Construction and Use: A Practical Manual

Pitfalls and Triumphs of Information Technology Management