The Electronic Library: Volume 29 Issue 6

Customer service for academic library users on the web

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of customer service in the academic library setting and ways in which its management can be best approached in the…

Application of usage statistics for assessing the use of e‐journals in University of Hyderabad: A case study

The paper seeks to emphasize the necessity of evaluating the library resources in terms of their quality, cost benefit and usefulness.

Scholarly communication and possible changes in the context of social media: A Finnish case study

The focus of this paper is to study the influence of social media on scholarly communication. The aim is to provide an overview of researchers' use of Web 2.0 techniques…

E‐book acquisition features: attitude of Iranian information professionals

This paper aims to consider the most important criteria of e‐book acquisition in academic libraries. The survey seeks these reasons on the basis of two aspects: e‐book…

Nearest access: rapid location for interlibrary loan resources using OpenURL

This paper aims to propose a technical solution to rapidly access and locate the nearest interlibrary loan resources using OpenURL in the services of a local library.

Usage and acceptability of e‐resources in National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) and National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), India

This paper seeks to emphasise the use of e‐resources by teachers and research scholars in the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) and the National Bureau of Animal…

Applying Earl's KM model in IK management: with reference to Kenya and South Africa

The purpose of this paper is to show‐case how modern Knowledge Management Models, specifically that of Earl, can be applied to manage Indigenous Knowledge (IK).

Survey on the utilization of NSTL electronic resources in colleges and universities in Wuhan, China

The information behavior of National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) electronic resources users in China has not been researched extensively. This paper aims to help…

A study of web‐based services offered by Asian national libraries

This research aims at conducting a survey of web‐based services offered by Asian national libraries.

M‐libraries 2: A Virtual Library in Everyone's Pocket

Public libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications

Information Retrieval: Implementing and Evaluating Search Engines

Building a Digital Repository Program with Limited Resources

The IALL International Handbook of Legal Information Management

Internet Architecture and Innovation