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Sector Spin Coating for Fast Preparation of Polymer Libraries

Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 2005
The feasibility of sector spin coating (or combinatorial spin-coating) is demonstrated (i.e., spin coating of various samples onto one single substrate using a metal template to divide the substrate into sectors). Film thickness increases in an angular direction against the sense of rotation.
Gans, de, B.J., Wijnans, Sanne, Wouters, D., Schubert, U.S.   +3 more
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Model Municipal Libraries. From the Project to the Modernization of the Library Sector in Russia

Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2023
The 10th All-Russian Forum of Public Libraries “Model Libraries and Modernization Quality Standard” was held on November 18—19, 2022 at the National Library of Russia (St. Petersburg). More than 600 participants registered to attend the forum in 2022 (in offline and online format). More than 230 people attended the forum in-person. The forum considered
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Role of Library Associations in Supporting the Library Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

International Information & Library Review, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the library sector, library associations are playing an important role in the promotion of librarianship as a profession vital to informed and knowledge...
Winny Nekesa Akullo, Victoria Okojie, Antonin Benoit Diouf, Nthabiseng Kotsokoane   +3 more
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Inviting and/or inclusive: A study of the Flemish public library sector

IFLA Journal, 2021
Comparing the results of two large-scale user surveys conducted in Flanders in 2004 and 2018 shows that the Flemish public library sector has successfully adapted to challenging circumstances, such as increasing budgetary stringency and the pervasive digitalization of society. However, it is also clear that attendance numbers have decreased in Flemish
Dennis Mathysen, Ignace Glorieux
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Attitudes towards internationalisation in the library sector: the case of Danish librarians and library managers

New Library World, 2003
This paper contains an analysis of the international orientation among Danish librarians and directors. The empirical base for the paper is two comprehensive surveys of librarians and directors. Through cluster analysis, in total, four groups of librarians and directors are formed with a distinctly different international or non‐international ...
Niels O. Pors, Carl Gustav Johannsen
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Libraries find profitable partnerships in the commercial sector

New Library World, 1998
Details the partnership between the County Reference Library in Buckinghamshire, UK, and Dun & Bradstreet. It enables the library to provide better information services to its much more sophisticated public. The library is also providing services to local businesses, which generate revenue to fund much‐needed resources such as new books, CD‐ROMs ...
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Managing rapid change in the UK library sector

Management Development Review, 1995
Describes the changing role and function of libraries caused by cuts, new technology, etc. Discusses future directions and challenges, especially with regard to IT. Examines new initiatives for libraries, including training shopkeepers as librarians and having in‐store libraries. Uses the case of Brent Libraries as an example.
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Marketing development in the public library sector: an empirical analysis

Journal of Information Science, 1995
Most studies of market development have concentrated on the private sector. This paper, in contrast, focuses on the not-for-profit sector by analysing market development in the British public library sector. This paper firstly presents a summary of the nature and extent of marketing develop ment in the library services sector.
N.F. Doherty, J. Saker, I.G. Smith
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Application of Cloud Computing in Library Information Service Sector

2014
Cloud computing is a process that provides services on virtual machines. Through the Cloud the information can be stored permanently on the Cloud servers which can be accessed by the Internet. The main aim of Cloud computing is to bring scalability in the system, due to which CPU and memory will be fully utilized.
Ajay Rawat, Praveen Kapoor, Rama Sushil
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Marketing a public sector business library: developing a strategy

Journal of librarianship, 1988
A model is described for the development of a marketing strategy in a public sector business library. A stage-by-stage analysis of the model is given, with reference to the strategy of Manchester Commercial Library, and with examples of how the strategy has been applied in practice.
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