The Electronic Library: Volume 30 Issue 3

Understanding acceptance of dedicated e‐textbook applications for learning: Involving Taiwanese university students

Jung‐Yu Lai, Khire Rushikesh Ulhas

The prevalence of information technology (IT) has been introducing new trends into learning modalities spurring dedicated e‐textbook applications for learning. However…

Building a personalized ToC service for the Library of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

Vinit Kumar, Devika P. Madalli, Mithun Raj M.

This paper aims to share the experiences gained while developing an electronically accessible personalized and categorized current awareness service (CAS) for the Fellows…

Multitarget/multiprotocol client application for search and retrieval of bibliographic records

Miroslav Zarić, Danijela Boberić Krstićev, Dušan Surla

The aim of the research is modelling and implementation of a client application that enables parallel search and retrieval of bibliographic records from multiple servers…

Application of geographic information system (GIS) in analyzing geospatial information of academic library databases

Mehri Sedighi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the application of geographic information systems as a decision support system in analyzing geospatial data in the databases of an…

Instruction and help services in the academic library websites and web pages in Sri Lanka: A content analysis

Lalith Wickramanayake

The present study was carried out with the intention of examining what type of instruction applications and help tools have been used to serve clientele via academic…

A comparison of the influence of electronic books and paper books on reading comprehension, eye fatigue, and perception

Hanho Jeong

This paper aims to assess the usability of electronic books (e‐books) and paper books (p‐books) with objective measures, including user comprehension, eye fatigue, and perception.

The adoption of XBRL in South Africa: an empirical study

L.P. Steenkamp, G.F. Nel

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an important new information and communication technology for the electronic communication of business and financial data…

Developing a Taiwan library history digital library with reader knowledge archiving and sharing mechanisms based on the DSpace platform

Chih‐Ming Chen, Yong‐Ting Chen, Chin‐Ming Hong, Chin‐Wen Liao, Chia‐Meng Huang

This work seeks to present a reading annotation and knowledge sharing tool, which can annotate a web page with HTML format archived by the Taiwan libraries' history…

Introduction to Information Science and Technology

Alireza Isfandyari‐Moghaddam

Access Contested: Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace

Philip Calvert

Knowledge Management: An Introduction

Frank Parry

Teaching Information Literacy Online

Ina Fourie

School Library Management: Just the Basics

Philip Calvert

Metadata for Digital Collections: A How‐to‐do‐it Manual

Constance Likonelo Bitso