Librarianship in the South

Status of institutional repositories in Asian countries : a quantitative study

Nazim, Mohammad and Mukherjee, Bhaskar | 2011
  • Author(s): Nazim, Mohammad and Mukherjee, Bhaskar
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska. Lincoln libraries]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: library resources, scientific literature, scholarly publishing, asia
The results of the study suggest healthy growth in terms of quantity of institutional #repositories (IRs) in Asia. The subject analysis of the IRs indicates that the institutes in the field of sciences and technology are more interested to create IRs than social sciences, arts and humanities.

Implementing knowledge management in Indian academic libraries

Nazim, Mohammad and Mukherjee, Bhaskar | 2011
  • Author(s): Nazim, Mohammad and Mukherjee, Bhaskar
  • Publisher: The leadership alliance (TLA)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: libraries, information management, university and college libraries, asia
A web-based survey of 64 library professionals of 30 academic libraries in India explored library professionals’ perceptions of knowledge management concepts, its applications and their perceived challenges to incorporate it into academic library practices.

Mapping mixed methods research in library and information science journals in sub-Saharan Africa 2004-2008

Ngulube, Patrick | 2010
  • Author(s): Ngulube, Patrick
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Pages: 252--261
  • Keywords: research libraries, information science, africa south of sahara
The purpose of this article is to explore the use of mixed methods research (MMR) in articles published in library and information science (LIS) journals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2004 to 2008.

Digital rights management and access to information : a developing country's perspective

Nicholson, Denise Rosemary | 2009
  • Author(s): Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
  • Publisher: Curtin university of technology. Department of information studies]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: copyright, librarians, developing countries, information needs, information technology, south africa
Digital rights management systems (DRMs) together with technological protection measures (TPMs) have become a controversial topic of discussion around copyrighted works. This paper addresses some of the concerns around TPM-enabled DRM systems as they apply to and impact on developing countries.

Adapting the information professionals to the digital collections universe

Nicolaie, Constantinescu | 2010]
  • Author(s): Nicolaie, Constantinescu
  • Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information needs, university and college libraries
Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs) should respond as one articulated entity to the user informational needs and to the demands of the scholarly electronic communication.
 

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