The Electronic Library: Volume 35 Issue 3

The quality of the metacommunication of the interface and search system of the CAPES Portal of e-Journals

The study aims to propose the use of the semiotics inspection method (SIM) which is an interpretative and qualitative method from semiotics engineering (SE) for the…

An empirical analysis of user behaviour on multilingual information retrieval

This paper aims to understand user information behaviours when they perform multilingual information retrieval. It also offers reference for the development of…

Assimilation of social media in local government: an examination of key drivers

The government has included social media technology applications in the public sector as part of the fifth wave of information and communications technology adoption…

An assessment of rural libraries and information services for rural development: A study of Delta State, Nigeria

This study aimed to assess the rural libraries and information services for rural development in Delta State, Nigeria.

Why should I pay for e-books?: An empirical study to investigate Chinese readers’ purchase behavioural intention in the mobile era

Because mobile phones offer a new, affordable and easy-to-use portal to reading material, mobile reading is emerging as the most ultra-modern reading approach. From the…

Information behaviour and decision-making in patients during their cancer journey

This paper aims to investigate the effect of cancer patients’ information behaviour on their decision-making at the diagnosis and treatment stages of their cancer journey…

Modelling web-based library service quality and user loyalty in the context of a developing country

This study aims to empirically validate the LibWebSQ measurement scale. In addition, it investigates the relationship between perceived web-based service quality and three…

What influences teachers to continue using cloud services?: The role of facilitating conditions and social influence

The purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of teachers’ continuance intention concerning cloud services.

Social networking, identity and sexual behaviour of undergraduate students in Nigerian universities

The purpose of this study was to examine how the identity of undergraduates who use social networking sites in selected Nigerian universities influences the prediction of…

Assessment of global law and psychiatry research in the period of 1993-2012: A bibliometric analysis (Part-I)

The purpose of this paper (bibliometric analysis) is to analyse the global scientific outputs, research patterns, research emphases and trends of law and psychiatry (L&P…

Digital competencies for developing and managing digital libraries: An investigation from university librarians in Pakistan

The purpose of this study was to explore the essential digital competencies for developing and managing digital libraries. The study identified useful training programs…

Evaluation of citations: a proposition to supplement the corresponding rule book in Serbia

The purpose of this article is to describe a proposition for the evaluation of citations of scientific papers, which could serve as a supplement to the existing Rule Book…

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