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Direct linkCahill, Kay – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to follow up on the 2009 publication "Building a virtual branch at Vancouver Public Library (VPL) using Web 2.0 tools" and to explore the work that VPL has been doing in the social media space over the past two years. Design/methodology/approach: Following the launch of its new web site in 2008,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Library Services, Web Sites
Gorny, Miroslaw; Catlow, John; Lewandowski, Rafal – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of development of Polish digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the establishment of the first digital library in Poland, the creation of the Wielkopolska Digital Library and other regional digital libraries. The organisational and technological solutions used…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Legal Responsibility
Qutab, Saima; Mahmood, Khalid – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate library web sites in Pakistan, to analyse their content and navigational strengths and weaknesses and to give recommendations for developing better web sites and quality assessment studies. Design/methodology/approach: Survey of web sites of 52 academic, special, public and national libraries in…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Government Libraries, Foreign Countries, Internet
Cahill, Kay – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the work undertaken by Vancouver Public Library (VPL) in an effort to convert its website into a true virtual branch, both through the functionality of the website itself and by extending its web presence on to external social networking sites. Design/methodology/approach: VPL worked with its…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Public Libraries, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Barry, Lara; Tedd, Lucy A. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how public libraries in Ireland are using their websites to present local studies collections online. Design/methodology/approach: All the websites of public libraries in Ireland were evaluated against a checklist of 50 criteria by one of the authors. An analytic description was provided of the four…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Web Sites, Library Services, Local Issues
Chew, Ivan – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an exploratory survey as part of a presentation for the Bridging Worlds 2008 conference. It seeks to understand how library institutions in the South East Asia (SEA) region have implemented Web 2.0 technologies--blogs, RSS feeds, wikis, or the use of services like Flickr, YouTube, de.lici.ous.…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries, Academic Libraries
Fernandes, Derrick – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: The paper seeks to describe the provision of access to the Safari Tech Books collection of e-books at Hillingdon Libraries. Design/methodology/approach: Details are given of how the e-books collection is part of a broader range of e-information services provided by Hillingdon. Methods of searching for e-books are described, with…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries, Library Services
Matoria, Ram Kumar; Upadhyay, P. K.; Moni, Madaswamy – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: To describe the development of the library management system, e-Granthalaya, for public libraries in India. This is an initiative of the Indian government's National Informatics Centre (NIC). The paper outlines the challenges and the potential of a full-scale deployment of this software at a national level. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Automation, Foreign Countries, Computer Networks
