introduction: rapid development of information technology, extent of information, media variety of information and the growing information needs, made librarians to keep pace with these developments in order to respond quickly, accurately and with the quality to needs of users. planning education for librarians depends on the accurate needs assessment studies and the purpose of this study was n...

effective clinical care requires nurses to obtain the capability of putting the research findings into application. during the recent years, evidence-based nursing (ebn) has proved itself as a way for health care and therapy based on new findings being used in clinical care practices. however, studies show that nurses have problem in evidence-based practice application the most of which reveals...

How do the libraries at large institutions market information services to a diverse community of users in an increasingly digital and complex environment? Both Indiana University and Abbott Laboratories are large organizations with multifaceted collections of information. This paper explores some of the similarities and differences between publicizing information services within the academic an...

Evidently, 21 century is an era of science and technology. In particular, with the popularization of computer and information technologies, a qualified talent shall know about computer and IT in a new era. As information technologies develop and advance forward, unprecedented convenience has been brought for people and great contributions have been made, due to which broader space is available ...

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Purpose: Social Media Tools (SMT) have provided new opportunities for libraries and librarians in the world. In academic libraries, we can use of them as a powerful tool for communication. This study is to determine the use of the social interactive media tools [Social Networking Tools (SNT), Social Bookmarking Tools (SBT), Image or Video Sharing Tools (IVShT), and Mashup Tools (MT)] in dissemi...

INTRODUCTION Due to the development of technologies, communications, databases and information resource varieties in today's information age, our various social, economic, cultural and political needs cannot be fulfilled by relying merely on past knowledge and skills as done previously. Information literacy (IL) as a set of necessary skills for all of us is an effective way of treating new tech...

This study investigated the feasibility of a personalized information service in a government department. A qualitative methodology explored stakeholder opinions on the remit, marketing, resourcing and measurement of the service. A questionnaire and interviews gathered experiences of personalized provision across the government sector. Potential users were similarly surveyed to discuss how the ...