The Electronic Library: Volume 35 Issue 5

Digital information organization and use

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Understanding mobile learning adoption in higher education: An empirical investigation in the context of the mobile library

Chunmei Gan, Hongxiu Li, Yong Liu

This study aims to examine the factors driving an individual’s behavioural intention to adopt mobile learning in higher education.

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The use of electronic resources by undergraduate students at the University of Venda, South Africa

Tintswalo Pascalis Tlakula, Madeleine Fombad

This paper aims to establish the level of use of the electronic resources at the University of Venda, which is one of the previously disadvantaged universities in South Africa. It…

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Analysing the relationship between information-seeking and help-seeking behaviours in a digital library

Mohammad Zerehsaz

This paper aims to investigate the help-seeking behaviour of users during their information-seeking in a digital library, studying the kind of help-seeking situations, help…

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Level of awareness among veterinary students of GADVASU towards plagiarism: a case study

Nirmal Singh

Plagiarism is wrecking the academic spheres all around the world. The internet is accused for causing exponential increase in plagiarism. This paper aims to examine the prevalence…

Comparison of Persian bibliographic records with FRBR

Mohsen Haji Zeinolabedini

The purpose of this paper is Identifying the degree of compatibility of the current situation of the Persian bibliographic records (PBRs) with FRBR, as well as identifying the…

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Citation impact of health and medical journals in Africa: does open accessibility matter?

Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

The purpose of this study is to examine whether open accessibility of medical journals published in Africa may influence journals’ citation impact.

Towards a holistic model for quality of learning object repositories: A practical application to the indicator of metadata compliance

Christian Vidal-Castro, Alejandra Andrea Segura Navarrete, Victor Menendez-Dominguez, Claudia Martinez-Araneda

This paper aims to address the need to ensure the quality of metadata records describing learning resources. We propose improvements to a metadata-quality model, specifically for…

Analysis of technological, individual and community factors influencing the use of popular Web 2.0 tools in LIS education

Chokri Barhoumi

This research paper aims to explore the technological, individual and community factors influencing the use of popular Web 2.0 tools in library and information science (LIS…

Organizational knowledge documentation in project-based institutes: A case study at the satellite research institute

Fatemeh Navidi, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Ali Zolghadr Shojai

Employees, as the most important assets of an organization, acquire a great deal of experience, skills and knowledge throughout the time period they work for the organization. If…

Electronic resource management (ERM) in libraries of management institutes in India

Nihar Kanta Patra

This paper aims to examine and analyse the status and differences in different components of e-resources management of business/management school libraries in India. It also…

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Reliability and validity of self-efficacy scales assessing students’ information literacy skills: A systematic review

Khalid Mahmood

This paper systematically reviews the evidence of reliability and validity of scales available in studies that reported surveys of students to assess their perceived self-efficacy…

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Haze in the digital library: design issues hampering accessibility for blind users

Rakesh Babu, Iris Xie

The purpose of this study is to explore design issues hampering the accessibility of digital libraries (DLs) for first-time blind users.

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Cover of The Electronic Library

ISSN:

0264-0473

e-ISSN:

1758-616X

ISSN-L:

0264-0473

Online date, start – end:

1983

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
  • Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
  • Ms Marie Bloechle