Automation of library services and the use of open source software are essential for efficiency and effectiveness and at a minimal cost, too. Library automation benefits both the library staff and the users as it reduces the level of job stress on the staff and enhances remote and timely provision of up-to-date information to the users. This literature based opinion paper majorly aimed to estab...

the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the professional library staff in tehran university libraries. distributing two kinds of questionnaires relating to manager and library information specialist staff occupying 18 libraries, their attendance in different parts of library and their conformity with standards was surveyed. appling evaluative survey in fulfilling present stud...

Purpose – This paper describes the findings from the qualitative strand of the JISC National e-Book Observatory (2007-2009), relating to the promotion of etextbooks in UK universities by the library, academics and publishers. A complementary article on the ways in which students and academics locate ebooks provided by their library will appear in a future issue. Design/methodology/approach – Fo...