Wairrach, Nosheen Fatima and Tahira, Muzammil | 2009
- Author(s): Wairrach, Nosheen Fatima and Tahira, Muzammil
- Publisher: University of Nebraska. Lincoln libraries]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: information technology, libraries, higher education, pakistan
The notion of a digital library is not new in developed countries, but Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC) National Digital Library Programme is a unique example of a national-level electronic library from the developing world.
Wang, Mei-Ling | 2011
- Author(s): Wang, Mei-Ling
- Publisher: Universiti teknologi MARA (UiTM)]
- Pages: 566--578
- Keywords: scholarly publishing, information sources, research libraries, asia
As some library and information science (LIS) journals in Taiwan are open access, the aim of the study is to investigate what impact open access (OA) journals have on library and information science scholars' research in Taiwan. The mean citation rate of OA versus non-OA article citation was 1.29.
Wang, Yongming and Dawes, Trevor A. | 2012
- Author(s): Wang, Yongming and Dawes, Trevor A.
- Publisher: American library association (ALA). Library & information technology association (LITA)]
- Pages: 76--84
- Keywords: libraries, information services, information technology
This article examines the state of library systems today and describes the features needed in a next-generation library system. The authors also examine some of the next-generation library systems currently in development that purport to fill the changing needs of libraries.
Ward, Vicky | 2010
- Author(s): Ward, Vicky
- Publisher: University of Leeds
- Pages: --
- Keywords: information sources, medicine, health information
Health-related research has the potential to improve both the quality and efficiency of health services and bring significant benefits to patients,yet the knowledge produced by research does not reliably find its way into organisational or clinical practice.
Webber, Sheila | 2009-
- Author(s): Webber, Sheila
- Publisher: Author]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: information needs, international librarianship
Regularly updated blog on information literacy around the world.