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Direct linkMin, Shao; Yi, Yang – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The paper aims to provide an overview of the e-resources and services in Tsinghua University Library, Beijing, and describe five campus-wide user surveys. It states how these user surveys play an important role in service quality enhancement. Design/methodology/approach: Following a brief history of Tsinghua University Library, a summary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Use Studies, Surveys
Oduwole, Adebambo Adewale; Oyewumi, Olatundun – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: This study aims to examine the accessibility and use of web-based electronic databases on the Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) portal by physicians in the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro--a psychiatry health institution in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: Collection of data was through the use of a three-part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physicians, Psychiatric Hospitals, Access to Information
Kim, Yong; Chung, Min Gyo – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper seeks to describe a personal recommendation service (PRS) involving an innovative hybrid recommendation method suitable for deployment in a large-scale multimedia user environment. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed hybrid method partitions content and user into segments and executes association rule mining,…
Descriptors: Information Services, Use Studies, Electronic Libraries, Innovation
Mohamed, Khaled A.; Hassan, Ahmed – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the behaviour of the Egyptian scholars while accessing electronic resources through two federated search tools. The main purpose of this article is to provide guidance for federated search tool technicians and support teams about user issues, including the need for training. Design/methodology/approach: Log…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Search Engines, Electronic Libraries, Use Studies
Anderson, Ian G. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of The Glasgow Story (TGS) digitisation project, funded by the UK's National Lottery's New Opportunities Fund digitisation (NOF-Digi) programme, and a critique of the evaluation process itself. The paper emphasises the need for user impact evaluation and for results to be brought into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Electronic Libraries
Petrelli, Daniela; Auld, Daniel – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an initial understanding of the constraints that historical video collections pose to video retrieval technology and the potential that online access offers to both archive and users. Design/methodology/approach: A small and unique collection of videos on customs and folklore was used as a case study. Multiple…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Access to Information, Archives, Information Retrieval
Chand, Prem; Arora, Jagdish – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the initiative of the University Grants Commission of India in setting up the Infonet Digital Library Consortium (The Information and Library Network) in order to provide access to scholarly communication to the academic community in India. Design/methodology/approach: The context of higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Electronic Libraries, Library Networks
Warwick, Claire; Terras, Melissa; Galina, Isabel; Huntington, Paul; Pappa, Nikoleta – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to discuss the results of the Log Analysis of Internet Resources in the Arts and Humanities (LAIRAH) study. It aims to concentrate upon the use and importance of information resources, physical research centres and digital finding aids in scholarly research. Design/methodology/approach: Results are presented…
Descriptors: Humanities, Information Sources, Information Services, Internet
Myhill, Martin – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: To consider the findings of a recent e-resources survey at the University of Exeter Library in the context of the dominance of web search engines in academia, balanced by the development of e-library tools such as the library OPAC, OpenURL resolvers, metasearch engines, LDAP and proxy servers, and electronic resource management modules.…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Search Engines, Use Studies
