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Library Facebook practices for creating and promoting a professional profile
(2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth insight on librarians’ use of the social networking site Facebook as a way to connect and promote interaction with library users. A series of common practices ...
Evaluating search engines. A comparative study between international and Greek SE by Greek librarians
(2012)
Purpose - The use of search engines is the most widely acceptable way for information foraging on the net. Their wide use as an information retrieval tool has created the need for their evaluation as a means of improving ...
The impact of Twitter on libraries: a critical review of the literature
(2015)
Purpose – The paper aims to present a critical review on the adoption and use of Twitter in libraries. Twitter, a microblogging service, is becoming more and more popular amonglibraries as a means of reaching users and as ...
Web-based Information Literacy in an academic library: the example of the Library of ATEI of Thessaloniki
(2013)
This paper presents the development of a web based Information Literacy service, at the Library of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki. The purpose of the newly developed service was ...
The use and awareness of Web 2.0 tools by Greek LIS students
(2011)
The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of Web 2.0 tools and their use by Greek library science and information systems (LSIS) students; to study to what extent students use these tools both in everyday life and ...
Implementing enhanced OAI-PMH requirements for Europeana
(2011)
Europeana has put in a stretch many known procedures in digital libraries, imposing requirements difficult to be implemented in many small institutions, often without dedicated systems support personnel. Although there are ...
Virtual maps-virtual worlds: testing the usability of a Greek virtual cultural map
(2008)
The authors report on the findings of a usability test conducted to evaluate the usability of the VeriaGrid online system. The VeriaGrid (www.theveriagrid.org) is a prototype virtual map that focuses on the provision of ...
The impact of Facebook on libraries and librarians: a review of the literature
(2014)
Social networking sites are becoming more and more popular triggering an increase in published research and impacting different aspects of daily life. One such aspect concerns libraries and librarians and the way they have ...
Greek Academic Librarians Perceptions of the Impact of Google on Their Role as Information Providers
(2008)
The increased popularity of Google search engine in the daily routine in one's workplace and in the academic information seeking process is undeniable. "Googling" challenges the traditional skills of librarians as information ...
A survey on the importance of learning object metadata for relevance judgment
(2011)
The purpose of this study was to investigate university students' perceptions about the usefulness - importance of learning object metadata elements of the UK LOM Core application profile when judging the relevance of ...