Library Hi Tech: Volume 30 Issue 1

Library Hi Tech at 30

Michael Seadle

This article aims to look at the last 30 years of Library Hi Tech to identify which topics have continued and what priorities have changed.

Through a game darkly: student experiences with the technology of the library research process

Karen Markey, Chris Leeder, Soo Young Rieh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of students' library‐research difficulties, especially difficulties rooted in technology, to describe how the BiblioBouts…

Use and understand: the inclusion of services against texts in library catalogs and “discovery systems”

Eric Lease Morgan

The purpose of this article is to outline possibilities for the integration of text mining and other digital humanities computing techniques into library catalogs and “discovery…

Invisible institutional repositories: Addressing the low indexing ratios of IRs in Google Scholar

Kenning Arlitsch, Patrick S. O'Brien

Google Scholar has difficulty indexing the contents of institutional repositories, and the authors hypothesize the reason is that most repositories use Dublin Core, which cannot…

Participatory technologies, pedagogy 2.0 and information literacy

Meredith Farkas

This paper seeks to explore the impact participatory technologies have had on education and the information environment in which students operate. It seeks to define a pedagogical…

Chatbots in the library: is it time?

DeeAnn Allison

This paper aims to describe a pilot at the University of Nebraska‐Lincoln for a chatbot that answers questions about the library and library resources.

On discovery tools, OPACs and the motion of library language

Priscilla Caplan

This paper aims to select a few terms in common use today in the library and information science domain, and looks into their usage over time.

Libraries, languages of description, and linked data: a Dublin Core perspective

Thomas Baker

Library‐world “languages of description” are increasingly being expressed using the resource description framework (RDF) for compatibility with linked data approaches. This…

“Readers who borrowed this also borrowed … ”: recommender systems in UK libraries

Simon Wakeling, Paul Clough, Barbara Sen, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Moves towards more interactive services on the web have led libraries to add an increasing range of functionality to their OPACS. Given the prevalence of recommender systems on…

Measuring travel time and distance in library use

Sung Jae Park

The purpose of this study is to provide a full understanding of library use patterns in their full temporal and spatial environment. By analyzing individuals' daily travel…

eBook readers: user satisfaction and usability issues

John V. Richardson, Khalid Mahmood

This article aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of user satisfaction and usability concerns related to five of the leading eBook readers including: the Amazon Kindle; the…

Collaboration and personal information management (PIM)

Ina Fourie

This paper aims to explore the potential of personal information management (PIM) and reference management. The contribution focuses on collaboration: the issues that need to be…

Securing Library Technology

Ina Fourie

Using Web 2.0 Tools in the K‐12 Classroom

Ina Fourie