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Jafari, Mostafa; Hesamamiri, Roozbeh; Sadjadi, Jafar; Bourouni, Atieh – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The objective of this paper is to propose a holistic dynamic model for understanding the behavior of a complex and internet-based kind of knowledge market by considering both social and economic interactions. Design/methodology/approach: A system dynamics (SD) model is formulated in this study to investigate the dynamic characteristics of…
Descriptors: Information Services, Internet, Systems Approach, Models
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Clarke, Christopher Peter – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the experiences of new users of Second Life in order to identify potential barriers and attractors to the expansion of the userbase and therefore the market for in-world information services. Design/methodology/approach: A multi-faceted methodological approach was taken utilising two questionnaires (pre- and…
Descriptors: Interviews, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Electronic Libraries
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Beamer, Ashley; Gillick, Mark – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate web services (in the form of parameterised URLs), specifically in the context of the ScotlandsPlaces project. This involves cross-domain querying, data retrieval and display via the development of a bespoke XML standard rather than existing XML formats and mapping between them.…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Information Services, Metadata
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Zandian, Fatemeh; Riahinia, Nosrat; Azimi, Ali; Poursalehi, Nastaran – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: Online information vendors currently offer a variety of additional services; among these are alert services which present requested information on recent publications to registered users. This paper aims to investigate a variety of alert services provided by four online information vendors. Design/methodology/approach: A comparison of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Services, Online Vendors, Bibliographic Databases
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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
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Sirisha, B. S.; Jeevan, V. K. J.; Raja Kumar, R. V.; Goswami, A. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a personalised information support system to help faculty members to search various portals and e-resources without typing the search terms in different interfaces and to obtain results re-ordered without human intervention. Design/methodology/approach: After a careful survey of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Services, College Faculty, Information Retrieval
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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
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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
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Law, Derek – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The paper seeks to record the work of the committee and its interaction with the much better known Electronic Libraries (eLib) Programme. It also examines the principles that underlay the development of content acquisition and supporting infrastructure in UK university libraries in the 1990s. Design/methodology/approach: A historical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Committees, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
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Brown, Andrew; Smyth, Neil – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To provide practical information on two electronic journal-related products implemented in Library and Information Services at University of Wales Swansea. Design/methodology/approach: An overview is provided of the evaluation of electronic journal management products undertaken and subsequent implementation. Findings: Serials Solutions…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Journal Articles, Foreign Countries, Information Services