Smith-Yoshimura, Karen and Holley, Rose | 2012
- Author(s): Smith-Yoshimura, Karen and Holley, Rose
- Publisher: Online computer library center (OCLC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: internet, technical services (libraries), document preservation
The authors believe it is riskier to do nothing and become irrelevant to our user communities than to start using social media features. Given the wide variety of cultural heritage organizations, and the range of objectives and resources available, there is no one recommendation that would fit all.
Snijder, Ronald | 2010
- Author(s): Snijder, Ronald
- Publisher: Association of learned and professional society publishers
- Pages: 293--302
- Keywords: electronic publishing
This article describes an experiment to measure the impact of open access (OA) publishing of academic books. During a period of nine months, three sets of 100 books were disseminated through an institutional repository, the Google Book Search program, or both channels.
Soodeen, Frank | 2007
- Author(s): Soodeen, Frank
- Publisher: Munksgaard]
- Pages: 92--99
- Keywords: university and college libraries, library resources, information systems, trinidad and tobago
This article examines the options being employed at an academic library in the Caribbean, namely the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, to deliver, and enhance access to, electronic resources via the Internet.
de Souza Costa, Sely Maria and Leite, Fernando César Lima | 2010]
- Author(s): de Souza Costa, Sely Maria and Leite, Fernando César Lima
- Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
- Pages: 163--202
- Keywords: university and college libraries, data bases, research libraries
Conceptual and practical issues in open acces databases or institutional repositories for scientific information in research libraries are assessed. Statistical data are essential to demonstrate the benefits of open access persuading researchers to publish in these environments.
Story, Alan and Darch, Colin and Halbert, Debora | 2006
- Author(s): Story, Alan and Darch, Colin and Halbert, Debora
- Publisher: Copy/south research group
- Pages: --
- Keywords: copyright, developing countries
Restrictive copyright laws still act as a serious barrier to sharing and learning from each other. This is particularly true in countries of the South. This dossier contains more than 50 articles examining many dimensions of the issue across the global South.