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Research for practice – avoiding useless results
Elke Greifeneder, Michael S. SeadleThis paper aims to discuss whether there is difference between pragmatic and scholarly approaches to data gathering in libraries.
Clickers in instruction: one campus, multiple perspectives
Patricia Keogh, Zhonghong WangThis paper seeks to examine attitudes toward the use of clickers, as well as practicalities and pedagogical considerations that inform them. Drawing on interviews from a variety…
The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services
Joel Cummings, Alex Merrill, Steve BorrelliThe purpose of this paper is to carry out a survey in order to better understand the nature of handheld mobile computing use by academic library users and to determine whether…
Web 2.0 applications in top Chinese university libraries
Zhiping Han, Yan Quan LiuThis paper aims to explore the status and construction pattern of Web 2.0 technologies employed in top Chinese university libraries, their functionalities and features.
Open source software deployment in the public sector: a review of Botswana and South Africa
Stephen Mutula, Tumelo KalaoteThe purpose of this paper is to review use of open source software in the public sector in Botswana and South Africa. South Africa is Botswana's neighbor and both countries are…
“Power tags” in information retrieval
Isabella Peters, Wolfgang G. StockMany Web 2.0 services (including Library 2.0 catalogs) make use of folksonomies. The purpose of this paper is to cut off all tags in the long tail of a document‐specific tag…
Using the Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags to implement online copyright and a related amendment
Chyan Yang, Hsien‐Jyh LiaoThe Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags constitute a set of instruments that can be used to instruct software robots. However, the current version of Robots.txt and Robots Meta tags…
Interoperability of open access repositories in computer science and IT – an evaluation
Mohammad Hanief BhatThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the interoperability of ten open access repositories in the field of computer science and IT.
Evaluating Iranian newspapers' web sites using correspondence analysis
Abdolrasoul Jowkar, Fereshteh DidegahThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate Iranian newspapers' web sites based on the criteria obtained from Alexa Search Engine using correspondence analysis.
Evaluating open source GIS for libraries
Francis P. DonnellyThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of free and open source (FOSS) geographic information system (GIS) software within the broader contexts of the open source…
Using an institutional repository to address local‐scale needs: a case study at Purdue University
Jake Carlson, Alexis E. Ramsey, J. David KottermanThe purpose of this paper is to address the practical implications of using an institutional repository to address researchers' needs at a local‐scale.
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- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho