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Identifying the uses of mobile technology among Library and Information Science undergraduate students.
(2016)
Mobile technology has redefined the way people communicate and interact. In education, the number of academic institutions developing and offering mobile information services is growing steadily. The purpose of this paper ...
Choice of Library and Information Science in a rapidly changing information landscape
(2015)
Library and Information Science (LIS) has for a long time tried to gain legitimacy. In an ever changing environment due to technological and economic developments, the motivations behind choice of LIS are still of great ...
Greek public libraries in economic crisis: The past, the present and the future
(2015)
The aim of this paper is to discuss the challenges that the current economic crisis has posed for Greek public and municipal libraries. Design/methodology/approach – This is a viewpoint paper discussing the past, present ...
Multilingual Digital Libraries: a review of issues in system-centered and user-centered studies, information retrieval and user behavior
(2013)
Purpose: This study aims to identify, collect and critical review the research literature
on Multilingual Digital Libraries in English language from 1997 to 2012.
Design/methodology/approach: The present literature review ...
Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?
(2014)
This paper aims to provide a systematic review on library and information science (LIS) profession’s image and stereotypes from 1999 to 2013. In particular, it aims to identify and analyze the prevailing images of librarians ...
How public library users perceive the information professional: is the image transforming?
(2016)
This study aims to investigate public library users’ perceptions of information professionals. Specifically, it focuses on exploring users’ perceptions regarding librarians’ status, work duties, performed work and educational ...
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 ...
Identifying the uses of mobile technology among Library and Information Science undergraduate students
(2016)
Mobile technology has redefined the way people communicate and interact. In education, the number of academic institutions developing and offering mobile information services is growing steadily. The purpose of this paper ...
Mobile information services in libraries: a review of current trends in delivering information
(2014)
This paper aims to review the literature on mobile information services. It considers only peer-reviewed papers published in English between 2004 and 2014. Design/methodology/approach -- The method of systematic review was ...
The use of grounded theory in identifying the user experience during search
(2015)
Grounded theory offers a useful method for gaining an understanding of the context of the user experience when searching on an experimental multilingual image retrieval system. Observational, cognitive and affective data ...