objective: the main purpose of present research was to identify strategic factors influencing to the development of digital libraries in iran.method: research method of this study is grounded theory, which we use systematic method. the study sample consisted of professionals and experts in the field of digital library, and semi-structured interviews used to collect data to achieve theoretical s...

This perspective is an ethical brief overview and examination of “wellness” policies in the modern workplace using practical examples and a general application of utilitarianism. Many employers are implementing policies that provide incentives to employees who lead a “healthy” lifestyle. The authors address how these policies could adversely affect “non-healthy” employees. There are a wide vari...

This paper describes a framework for providing the ability to use multiple specialized data parallel libraries and/or languages within a single application. The ability to use multiple libraries is required in many application areas, such as multidisciplinary complex physical simulations and remote sensing image database applications. An application can consist of one program or multiple progra...

Today, many types of libraries provide interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery services. With a developing increase in the need for these services, even libraries that typically have not provided them in the past have evolved to accommodate their users. Author Emily Knox states in the preface that " interlibrary loan and document delivery services are critical to today's library service "...

The study investigates the availability of strategic plans or policies for the development of digital libraries in selected universities in Ghana. A case study approach was adopted and interviews were held with three university librarians to determine their views on planning and budgeting for digitization. The findings reveal that all three university libraries have strategic plans, though some...

despite of ever increasing scope and volume of online information content and the constant need for easy accessibility to these contents, experts in various subject matters always face time constraints when searching for information or looking up their intended resource. meanwhile, special libraries are faced with diminishing resources, time and human resource needed for providing services and ...

This paper describes a framework for providing the ability to use multiple specialized data parallel libraries and/or languages within a single application. The ability to use multiple libraries is required in many application areas, such as multidisciplinary complex physical simulations and remote sensing image database applications. An application can consist of one program or multiple progra...

The access and reproduction policies of the digital collections of ten leading university digital libraries worldwide are classified according to factors such as the creation type of the material, acquisition method, copyright ownership etc. The relationship of these factors is analyzed, showing how acquisition methods and copyright ownership affect the access and reproduction policies of digit...