From library economy to information science : Evolutionary trends in the dici…

Librarianship is concerned with the activities to be performed in libraries in order to achieve the mission of providing right information to the right user at the right time. Only competent persons who had got some training related to the libraries can do the job efficiently and effectively. This need of training laid foundations of library science profession. Present paper highlights the n…

Library and Information Sciences : Trends and Research

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ISBN 978-3-642-54812

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Judul Seri

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Training for Religious Information Literacy and Community Dialogue: The exper…

Abstract: This paper discusses steps taken by the author who served as a volunteer librarian in WOREM theological institute to train and equip clerics/participants who were students of the institute with library, literacy and research skills to enable them impact their community and harness religious historical data. It was discovered from an earlier research on clergy information needs tha…

The Role of Parliamentary Library and Research Resources in Supporting Parlia…

Abstract: In many a developing world context like Uganda’s, evidence - literacy among legislators had been poor for many years. This had left both legislative debates and decision-making processes in Parliament to be driven more by personal opinion and political sentiments, rather than objective facts and empirical evidence. The introduction, however, of a pioneering and innovate Legislat…

The Library on Wheels Infobus - A Library at Will of the Farmers

Abstract: “Knowledge without boundaries” is an EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) motto that we are following. We have overcome these boundaries by “driving” information to the farmers’ yards in the villages in Macedonia. This paper presents the activities and outcomes of the project Library on wheels (Infobus) - library at will of the farmers. This mobile library provid…

The image is the record – Similarity-based image search for visual material…

Abstract: With 96,000 manuscripts, 20,000 incunabula, and more than 160,000 rare books of the 16th century, the Bavarian State Library is one of the major institutions for written cultural heritage worldwide. Huge parts of these unique collections are digitized and freely available for research and study. They contain vast amounts of images of immense value to researchers and students in ar…

Subject specialization of librarians of science and technology libraries in S…

Abstract: This paper aims to explore the attitudes of librarians towards the important of subject librarians in the Science and Technology libraries of Sri Lanka especially this study analyses the need for subject specialization to provide excellent services and to identify the challenges associated with the recruitment of subject librarians. A survey was carried out among 120 Sri Lanka Sc…

Scenario of Indian Agrarian Librarianship: an evaluative study

Abstract: This paper examines the library users, collections and the services of various agricultural university libraries and research institutes in India on various parameters and the role of apex bodies of Indian agricultural development such as Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in shaping the…

Practical experiences of resource sharing activities in the Islamic Consultat…

Abstract: Resource sharing is a concept which includes many cooperative activities between libraries and other information centers. Advent of IT and ICT’s have opened up new opportunities for greater cooperation. So digital interactions, collaborative approaches to digital repositories, providing Content Consortiums and other practical experiences for sharing resources are promising deve…

Partnering to Encourage Health Information Seeking by Patients in an Urban Cl…

Abstract: Health literacy and health information literacy have been identified as essential to achieving a healthy society and an informed and empowered citizenry.1,2,3 Librarians, particularly health sciences librarians, have long embraced health information literacy whole-heartedly,4 but health literacy has also been adopted as a concern of clinical medicine and public health. Librarians …

Opportunities And Challenges of MOOCS: Perspectives From Asia

Abstract: The recent growth of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has led to discussions of technology-based instruction revolutionizing traditional higher-education teaching. Here we analyze the origin of MOOCs, as well as trends in education initiated by these courses, and compare them with OpenCourseWare (OCW), YouTube EDU, iTunes U. Specifically, this paper will discuss the opportunit…

Ontology-Based Framework for Real-Time Audiovisual Art

Abstract: Documentation of multimedia art requires extensive analysis. To ensure contextual understanding and recognition the need for systematization is high. This work examines the use of CIDOC CRM for semantic documentation of real-time audiovisual art. Documentation of audiovisual art is a challenge due to the variety of formats and content. Standardized metadata and frameworks to describe…

NABOB, the National Bibliography for Botswana: history, present state and per…

Abstract: This paper gives a brief history, status and analysis of users and contexts of use of the National Bibliography of Botswana. (here after referred to as NABOB) The paper also illustrates the position of NABOB in the digital age. National bibliographies are constantly changing: they include records for digital resources and printed versions are gradually replaced with electronic, an…

MOOCs and the Library: Engaging with Evolving Pedagogy

Abstract: The emergence of the Massively Open Online Course, or MOOC, has been a topic of considerable analysis and discussion in academic circles in recent years, and is not infrequently mentioned as a disruptive technology in higher education. As Stanford University has been prominent in the development of MOOC platforms, both the university as a whole and the Stanford University Librari…

Legal and Technical Difficulties of Web Archival in Singapore

Abstract: Web Archiving in the National Library of Singapore is one of the fundamental actions to ensure the preservation of national digital heritage. By the year 2006, the National Library of Singapore (NLS) has started a Web Archive initiative called Web Archive Singapore (WAS). This paper analyses the legal and technical issues that act as obstacles for the collection and management of …

Information for and about Development Politics and Action in Switzerland: A P…

Abstract This paper will first expose the specificities of the information landscape for and about development politics and action in Switzerland; it will then explain a partnership between government and civil society that has been built to address this specific situation, and finally it will expose the main services that are offered as a result of this partnership. Keywords: Switzerlan…

Indian initiative to provide free access to authentic legal information

Abstract: A need was felt to introduce information technology in the judiciary for providing easy access to court related information. As a first step towards this initiative, in the year 1990, the National Informatics Centre, a wing of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India was entrusted with the work of computerisation of applications, orders, judgments, statutes etc.…

Including libraries in development strategies

Abstract Governments, as well as development agencies and civil society organizations (CSOs), increasingly understand the potential of libraries to address their development goals. Libraries, on their part, progressively reach beyond their more “traditional” boundaries to establish partnerships that advance economic and social development. These partnerships show a promising trend in gl…

Hong Kong Moves Towards Open Access to Authenticated Legal Information

Abstract: Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region)’s legal system has retained its common law system developed during its colonial days under UK rule. The combination of legislative law and judge made law has been made available online in various commercial, academic and government sources. Government sources though to date for legislation are not “official” but recent developme…

Health literacy for all- an investigation into consortia and partnership amon…

Abstract: In this paper efforts have been made to analyze the present state of health information literacy in India. Health literacy is an empowerment strategy to increase people’s control over their health, their ability to seek out information and their ability to take decision. Quality information and the understanding of the information are essential for the development of health lite…

Government information sources for economic development: A case study of Inst…

Abstract: Government information sources are disseminated through print statistical and electronic serials in India. During the last two decades demand for government information has been increasing rapidly with the use of government information becoming widespread in the social sciences, especially economic development and development planning. The federal government and its states have …

Future National Bibliography of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NBI): the users…

Abstract: Purpose: Investigation of the rate of users' satisfaction of current NBI and users' expectations of future NBI. Design/Methodology/approach: The method of this research is survey methodology. The tool of data collection was questionnaire which was divided by 23 close and 3 open questions and 152 persons were chosen as population-based study. Findings: The results of this study s…

From Search to Discovery

Abstract: In recent years, library users have shifted from searching in library catalogs and scholarly databases to searching in library discovery systems. This shift has introduced a fundamental change in the information-seeking process. Discovery systems provide access to a large, diverse information landscape of scholarly materials— regardless of where the materials are located, what …

Digital collection strategies at the National Diet Library

Abstract: The National Diet Library (NDL) has so far formulated “National Diet Library Electronic Library Concept” (1) and “National Diet Library Digital Library Medium Term Plan for 2004” (2), and constructed digital collections by such means as digitization of its holdings and web archiving. The NDL started to provide the digital contents converted from its holdings with the “Digit…

Developing Sustainable Geographic Information System (GIS) Services for Parli…

Abstract: Parliamentary libraries and research centres work primarily with text-based documents and reports. A common challenge faced by Members of Parliaments and their staff is finding time to read all of the information surrounding a complex issue. Visualization of this information can lead to a faster and improved understanding of multidimensional policy issues. Geographical Informatio…

Data Entry Worksheet: Preserving Images and Decorations of Persian Manuscript…

Abstract: The printed catalogues of Persian manuscripts and lithographs are often organized according to bibliographical entries and all information about images or decorations (Head Chapters, Illuminations, explicit, etc.) are either ignored or mostly classified under other entries. This issue, which shows the main approach of cataloguers in providing text related information, limits rese…

CREATING BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION: THE ADB LIBRAR…

Abstract Forty seven years ago, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established to provide loans, grants and technical assistance to spur economic development in Asia and the Pacific region. The ADB Library was established in the same year, with a core collection of about 300 books on economics and finance, donated by governments of its member countries, financial institutions and internat…

Content-Based Image-Recognition on Printed Broadside Ballads: The Bodleian Li…

Abstract: This paper introduces the Bodleian Ballads ImageMatch tool, developed by the Visual Geometry Group of the University of Oxford’s Department of Software Engineering on behalf of the Bodleian Libraries. ImageMatch was designed to assist with the cataloguing and study of the pictorial content of early British printed broadside ballads, but has potential value for many other kinds …

Building a Sustainable Metadata Workflow for Audio-visual Resources: Universi…

Abstract: When the University of Illinois Library began development of its digital preservation repository system, Medusa, the library found that there were many audio-visual resources that had yet to be cataloged, i.e. inaccessible to users. In order to make resources available to end-users and comply with Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model, the library developed an i…

[email protected]: the opportunities and challenges of implementin…

Abstract: In this paper I will describe the recent evolution of the British Library’s collection development strategy and policies, to show how one of the largest research library collections in the world is making the transition to digital collecting. I will discuss how we are changing what we collect in core areas such as commercial publishing, new web-based media and heritage collecti…

Analysis of needs of researchers in agronomy: implementation of agricultural …

Abstract: This abstract summarizes the results of a survey which we conducted with Algerian scientists specialized in agronomy, veterinary and biological knowledge to manage, analyze their information practices and evaluate the place they agree to share knowledge and the process of collective intelligence, facing the creation of a national information on agricultural research in Algeria. T…

Acquiring, organising and providing access to digital content: The Singapore …

Abstract: Led by the National Library Board (NLB), the Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is a long-term national programme under the National Library of Singapore (NLS) to enable the cultural and intellectual memory of Singapore to be collected, organised, preserved and promoted for discovery and research. The key outcome of the project is the building of a national digital collection of know…

Achieving quality together: a University/Health Organization partnership to c…

Abstract: Introduction Alberta Health Services (AHS) is responsible for providing all healthcare services to the residents of the province of Alberta, Canada, from pre-hospital emergency response to acute inpatient care. AHS was created in May 2008 when Alberta merged twelve health authorities into one province-wide health region. Prior to this merger, library services were delivered in a v…

Access and use of libraries and information centres by agricultural researche…

Abstract Access to information through libraries and information centres, among others, enhances the timeliness and quality of such information. In this study we sought to establish how information generated by both researchers and extension workers was being managed by the respective divisions for access and posterity. Data was collected through a questionnaire which was distributed to agric…

Academic Libraries Advancing Transnational Feminism

Abstract: This paper discusses a successful example of how academic libraries can support the global women’s rights movement and impact social change. The recent collaboration between the Margery Somers Foster Center of the Rutgers’ University Libraries and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, both of the School of Arts and S…

Who will serve the children? Recruiting and educating future children’s lib…

Abstract The paper identifies some desirable traits for children’s librarians and presents strategies for recruiting people to the profession. Library school curriculum is discussed in terms of learning outcomes based on the ‘Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries’ developed by the Association for Library Service to Children. Limitations of current graduate li…

TIB’s Portal for audiovisual media: New ways of indexing and retrieval

Abstract The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) is developing a web-based platform for audiovisual media. The forthcoming audiovisual portal optimizes access to scientific videos such as computer animations, lecture and conference recordings. TIB’s AV- Portal offers new methods for searching within videos enabled by automated video analysis with scene, speech, text and i…

Information culture in three municipalities and its impact on information man…

Abstract This article presents research conducted in three municipalities in Sweden and Belgium. The municipalities were involved in e-Government development. The article focuses on information culture, which constitutes the attitudes and norms embraced by the municipal employees towards public information management and use. E-Government is meant to improve efficiency through the use of in…

Corrosion of URLs: Implications for electronic publishing

Abstract The aim of this study is to analyze the accessibility, corrosion and half-life of URLs cited in the articles of Indian LIS conference proceedings published during 2001 to 2010. A total of 5,698 URLs cited in the 1,700 articles were examined. The percentage of URLs increased from 39.10 percent in 2001 to 73.47 percent in 2009. The study found that 50.09 percent of URLs were not accessi…

Archiving Egypt’s revolution: The ‘University on the Square Project’, d…

Abstract During the 18 days in early 2011 that came to be known as Egypt’s January 25 Revolution, a group of archivists, faculty, administrators, and students at the American University in Cairo met to devise ways to document those historic events. The resulting project, University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st Century Revolution, addressed the challenge of collecting the tangibl…

Agile management: Strategies for success in rapidly changing times – an Aus…

Abstract This paper explores the concept of agile management, revealing multiple meanings for the term. Notable innovations and developments in Australian university libraries reflect conscious (or possibly not) applications of agile management techniques. As a case study, changes at The University of New South Wales Library are examined in the light of agile management concepts. Keywords:…

A living, breathing revolution: How libraries can use ‘living archives’ t…

Abstract Where does and should the future of libraries lie? What were once concrete, brick, and glass structures have since become a third place where community, art, and culture reside. What is next? The #searchunderoccupy exhibit in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center in New York City is a ‘living archive’ that visually displays the creative and critical responses of the New School’s…