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Hakimjavadi, Hesamedin; Masrek, Mohamad Noorman – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the status of eight interoperability protocols within repositories of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) as an introduction to further studies on feasibility of deploying these protocols in upcoming areas of interoperability. Design/methodology/approach: Three surveys of 266 ETD…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Theses, Information Systems, Computer Software
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Krishnamurthy, M.; Kemparaju, T. D. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on a study of the institutional repositories (IRs) in use in Indian universities and research institutes. Design/methodology/approach: Repositories in various institutions in India were accessed and described in a standardised way. Findings: The 20 repositories studied covered collections of diverse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Electronic Libraries
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Zou, Qing; Liu, Guoying – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate various issues related to Chinese language localisation in Evergreen, an open source integrated library system (ILS). Design/methodology/approach: A Simplified Chinese version of Evergreen was implemented and tested and various issues such as encoding, indexing, searching, and sorting…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Chinese, Classification, Indexing
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Poulos, Marios; Korfiatis, Nikolaos; Bokos, George – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to present the semantic content identifier (SCI), a permanent identifier, computed through a linear-time onion-peeling algorithm that enables the extraction of semantic features from a text, and the integration of this information within the permanent identifier. Design/methodology/approach: The authors employ SCI to…
Descriptors: Semantics, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Internet
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Krishnamurthy, M. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the open access and open source movement in the digital library world. Design/methodology/approach: A review of key developments in the open access and open source movement is provided. Findings: Open source software and open access to research findings are of great use to scholars in developing…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software, Academic Libraries
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Mittal, Rekha; Mahesh, G. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify and evaluate the collections within digital libraries and repositories in India available in the public domain. Design/methodology/approach: The digital libraries and repositories were identified through a study of the literature, as well as internet searching and browsing. The resulting digital…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Sources, Library Materials, Computer Software
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Bell, Jonathan; Lewis, Stuart – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To examine the relationship between deposit of electronic theses in institutional and archival repositories. Specifically the paper considers the automated export of theses for deposit in the archival repository in continuation of the existing arrangement in Wales for paper-based theses. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents a…
Descriptors: Metadata, Electronic Publishing, Theses, Archives
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Sutradhar, B. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To describe how an institutional repository (IR) was set up, using open source software, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kharagpur. Members of the IIT can publish their research documents in the IR for online access as well as digital preservation. Material in this IR includes instructional materials, records, data sets,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Archives, Academic Libraries
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Matoria, Ram Kumar; Upadhyay, P. K. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To share the experiences gained during the migration of library data from one library management system (LibSys[TM]) to another (e-Granthalaya[TM]). Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the step-by-step approach taken to migrate the existing library data to the new software. The paper also discusses the peculiarities of the…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Case Studies