Librarianship in the South

Chat reference : training and competencies for librarians

Ghasri, Atefeh Noorizadeh and Dehghani, Mozhdeh | 2009
  • Author(s): Ghasri, Atefeh Noorizadeh and Dehghani, Mozhdeh
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska. Lincoln libraries]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reference services, library education, iran
Chat reference or instant messaging, is an increasingly popular service. This article introduces chat reference as a new concept that is not extensively used in libraries in Iran, and discusses the knowledge and competencies that librarians must use in the process.

Library 2.0 : a retrospective

Godwin, Peter | 2012]
  • Author(s): Godwin, Peter
  • Publisher: Facet
  • Pages: 3--18
  • Keywords: internet, libraries, information services
There has been widespread adoption of certain elements of Web 2.0, particularly in awareness, if not in the practice of all librarians. We can begin to appreciate that social media are here to stay. They have now become mainstream.

An enhanced electronic access : theses, dissertations and project studies documentation system

Go-Madeja, Jessica and Justan, Marissa P. | 2009
  • Author(s): Go-Madeja, Jessica and Justan, Marissa P.
  • Publisher: [Authors]
  • Pages: 392--398
  • Keywords: document preservation, information technology, university and college libraries, scholarly publishing, philippines
This paper discusses the development of an enhanced computerized system for the Graduate School of University of the East in Manila which provides intelligent access to theses, dissertations and project studies.

Review and proposal of indicators (KPI) for library and social media

Gonzلlez Fernلndez-Villavicencio, Nieves | 2012]
  • Author(s): Gonzلlez Fernلndez-Villavicencio, Nieves
  • Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: technical services (libraries), internet, evaluation
The objective of this paper is to develop a set of indicators libraries can apply for evaluating the use and impact of their Web 2.0 services with the aim to obtain cost and return of investment (ROI) of such services.

Information professionals in the south Asian region : the challenges ahead

Goswami, P.R. and Jain, P.K. | 2008
  • Author(s): Goswami, P.R. and Jain, P.K.
  • Publisher: American society for information science and technology (ASIS&T)
  • Pages: 26--29
  • Keywords: libraries, library education, information technology, south asia
In the face of the emerging trend of economic globalization and the information technology (IT) revolution, many Indian and South Asian library professionals recognize the current realities and the need to adopt many of the strategies of their western colleagues.
 

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