Purpose: The present case study investigates the usefulness of altmetrics for measuring the broad impact of research. Methods: This case study is based on a sample of 1,082 PLOS (the Public Library of Science) journal articles recommended in F1000. The dataset includes altmetrics which were provided by PLOS. The F1000 dataset contains tags on papers which were assigned by experts to characteris...

The objective conditions and the obstacles of collection resources construction in present college libraries are analyzed in this paper. The overview of CALIS and its third-phase project is introduced. The approach of virtual library collection construction of university libraries by using CALIS cloud platform is explored.

This article presents an overview of the methods, findings, and the general implications of the 2007 Public Libraries and the Internet study. This annual study has chronicled public libraries' provision of Internet access to patrons and a range of related issues since the early 1990s. The 2007 study focused on the provision and maintenance of Internet access and services, infrastructure issues,...

Data mining as a heatedly discussed term has been studied in various fields. Its possibilities in refining decision making process, realizing potential patterns and creating valuable knowledge have won attention from scholars and practitioners. Whereas, there are less studies concerning data mining and public libraries where data generation occurs all the time. Therefore, this paper aims at fil...

This paper presents a process framework for implementing an emerging information technology in library. The motivation for this framework came from the lack of such tool to managers in service organizations such as libraries that have been actively implementing emerging technologies to enhance the delivery of their services. To develop the framework, a study was conducted on the implementation ...

The aims of the paper are: review the situation of e-books delivery in the Swedish public libraries (as it looked at the end of 2012); identify the barriers that public libraries encounter in providing access to e-books; highlight the policy-related problems of e-book provision through public libraries. A survey was carried out in October, 2012 of all public libraries in Sweden. 291 questionnai...

This article discusses how public libraries contribute to the generation of social capital and social trust among refugees participating in library programmes while enrolled in a compulsory government introductory programme to Norwegian language and society. The students’ experiences with the library have made them more trusting toward the institution of the public library and library patrons i...

Abstract In 2000 the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, funded fifty-three consumer health outreach projects through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). The goal of all projects was to improve access to electronic health information for consumers. Drawing on experience gained in the NN/LM public library pilot projects underta...

Jinnie Y. Davis is Librarian Emerita at the North Carolina State University Libraries; e-mail: jinnie_davis@ncsu. edu. Mignon Adams is Professor Emeritus at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; e-mail: m.adams@ usp.edu. Larry Hardesty is retired library director at Austin College; e-mail: [email protected]. Davis made a presentation on this topic at the 5th Kaser Lecture at Ind...