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Understanding research students’ behavioural intention in the adoption of digital libraries

, 2016
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of Higher Education Commission (HEC) National Digital Library among research students in different universities of Pakistan.
Asad Khan, Saima Qutab
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Social media application in digital libraries

Online information review (Print), 2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the applications of social media in digital libraries and identify related problems. Design/methodology/approach – A total of ten institutions were selected from the following cultural institution ...
Iris Xie, J. Stevenson
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Digital preservation practices in university libraries

Digital Library Perspectives, 2019
Purpose The purpose of the study is to investigate the digital preservation practices in institutional repositories (IRs) in Africa. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from the IRs developed in university libraries in Africa, and it was ...
Ebele N. Anyaoku, A. Echedom, E. Baro
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Technology integration for students’ information and digital literacy education in academic libraries

, 2019
Digital literacy has become a widely studied topic for connecting people, participation in government and public affairs. It encourages library professionals to train students and effectively acquire, preserve and disseminate knowledge.
Muhammad Rafi, Zheng Jian-ming, K. Ahmad
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An assessment of digital literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies among librarians working in university libraries in Africa

Digital Library Perspectives, 2019
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess digital literacy skills possessed by library and information professionals working in university libraries in Africa.Design/methodology/approachOnline questionnaire was developed to collect data from 214 ...
E. Baro   +2 more
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Multilinguality in Digital Libraries: A Review

Electronic library, 2012
Purpose – Together, increasing globalization and the internet created fertile grounds for the establishment of multilingual digital libraries. Providing cross‐lingual access to materials is of particular interest to political entities such as the ...
A. Diekema
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Digital Libraries

2011
The Digital Libraries area is initially introduced with a report on initial approaches of designing library automation systems that can be considered “ancestors” of present days systems. After having presented the background to the area, the main concepts that underline present digital library systems are introduced together with a report on the ...
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Digital libraries

Computer, 1993
The history of modern information processing and the technology underlying it is reviewed. The development of hypertext is examined. Current technology and current efforts to expand information processing are discussed. The future of digital libraries is outlined. >
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From digital libraries to digital preservation research: the importance of users and context

J. Documentation, 2010
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to point out the commonalities of research in digital libraries and digital preservation with regard to the issues of users and context of information.Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a review ...
G. Chowdhury
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Digital Libraries

2008
Digital libraries are collections of digital content and services selected by a curator for use by a particular user community. Digital libraries offer direct access to the content of a wide variety of intellectual works, including text, audio, video, and data; and may offer a variety of services supporting search, access, and collaboration.
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