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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Electronic resources"”.
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Statistics for electronic resources
Electronic resources represent a large portion of many libraries' information resources in the current climate of hybrid libraries where print and electronic formats coexist. Since the dramatic uptake of electronic resources in libraries during the 1990's the topic of usage statistics has been on …
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Scholarly Use of Internet-Based Electronic Resources
… implemented in practice for scholars to evaluate electronic sources and systems. When citing e-sources, scholars consider some factors that are unique to e-sources in addition to the factors they consider for print sources. While the advantages of e-sources promote citing, some drawbacks of …
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Electronic resources use by distance learners at University of Namibia
… are embracing technology and moving towards electronic resources information to facilitate research and learning. This has led to the belief that a significant number of resources used by library users in academic libraries lie in the virtual environment. Consequently, library users are …
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The development of electronic resources in libraries : effective marketing and communication
This submission addresses the change to the electronic environment in libraries. It presents eight selected research papers which cumulatively contribute to knowledge regarding the management issues arising from this change. The specific elements of the research programme focused primarily on …
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Electronic resources and institutional repositories in informal scholarly communication and publishing
… of the increasingly copious amount of scholarly electronic resources produced by academics. To date most research has focused on the impact for formal scholarly publishing. The purpose of this exploratory study is to discover the impact of IRs on the visibility and use of digital resources with …
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Identifying core competencies for electronic resources librarians in the twenty-first century library
… phase study was to identify competencies for electronic resources librarians based on their appearance in job ads (phase one) and to determine which competencies are taught in MLIS programs, which are taught in continuing education, and whether significant differences exist between the two …
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An investigative study in the utilisation and promotion of electronic resources in government libraries
… and promotion causes a decrease in the usage of electronic resources or whether there are other prevailing factors that prevent users from using the libraries' electronic resources. The research tried to find out what marketing and promotional techniques are employed and how the electronic …
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Access and use of electronic resources by students at the selected campuses of the University of Namibia
Academic libraries are now using electronic resources to fulfil the information needs of their clients. The study was carried out at the University of Namibia and was aimed at investigating access and use of electronic resources by undergraduate students at the selected campuses of the University …
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A study of lawyers’ information behaviour leading to the development of two methods for evaluating electronic resources
… evaluating the functionality and usability of electronic resources. We captured lawyers’ information behaviour by conducting naturalistic observations, where we asked participants to think aloud whilst using existing resources to ‘find information required for their work.’ Lawyers’ information …
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A study of lawyers' information behaviour leading to the development of two methods for evaluating electronic resources
… evaluating the functionality and usability of electronic resources. We captured lawyers’ information behaviour by conducting naturalistic observations, where we asked participants to think aloud whilst using existing resources to ‘find information required for their work.’ Lawyers’ information …
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Marketing of electronic resources as a tool for information service delivery and access at the University of Zululand
This study investigates the marketing of electronic resources as a tool for information delivery and access at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU). A high degree of adaptable, well designed marketing ethos in the way the UNIZULU library delivers its e-resources offerings is examined. In that …
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Accessibility and Use of Electronic Resources in Library Services in Tanzania: The Case of the Bank of Tanzania Library
… challenges of accessibility and use of electronic resources at the Bank of Tanzania Library (BoTL). Specifically, the study aimed at identifying electronic resources available for access and use by library users, the level of access to and use of electronic resources in the library, …
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Accessibility and Use of Electronic Resources in Library Services in Tanzania: The Case of the Bank of Tanzania Library
… challenges of accessibility and use of electronic resources at the Bank of Tanzania Library (BoTL). Specifically, the study aimed at identifying electronic resources available for access and use by library users, the level of access to and use of electronic resources in the library, …
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Use and value of library's electronic resources by academics and postgraduate students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
… are in the transition of moving from print to electronic resources, the purpose of the study was to investigate the use and value of library's e-resources by academics and postgraduates at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). There is evidence from previous studies that today's users …
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Awareness and use of electronic resources by faculty members of the Ghana Communication Technology University: a case study of the Accra campus
… academic libraries as well as the importance of electronic resources to academic work, the objective of this study was to examine the level of awareness and the extent of use of library electronic resources by faculty members at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Accra campus. …
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Collection development practices at institutions of higher learning in Namibia with special reference to electronic resources: The case of the University of Namibia library
… the collection development practices of electronic resources at the University of Namibia (UNAM) library and its constituent branches. Collection development is one of the critical activities of any library management process; therefore, the goal of collection development in university …
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Effectiveness in the utilization of e-resources by Bank of Zambia Staff members
… the effectiveness in the utilisation of electronic resources by Bank of Zambia staff members. The objectives of the research included: to ascertain the information needs of Bank of Zambia staff members; to establish sources of information for Bank of Zambia staff; to establish the most …
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Effectiveness in the utilization of e-resources by Bank of Zambia Staff members
… the effectiveness in the utilisation of electronic resources by Bank of Zambia staff members. The objectives of the research included: to ascertain the information needs of Bank of Zambia staff members; to establish sources of information for Bank of Zambia staff; to establish the most …
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A study of adult patron library use and satisfaction with the Federal Street branch of the Camden City Free Public Library
… service areas: Information Services, Print and Electronic Resources and Library Services. Results of the survey showed that adult patrons were using their library for a number of reasons however, computer access stood out as a main service used by patrons. Overall patrons appeared to be very …
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Budget expenditures of high school library media centers in southern New Jersey
… of expenditures in print, non-print and electronic resources for 56 responses. Relationships between expenditures and socioeconomic rank were discussed, as were sources of funding.</p> <p>As a region, public high school library media centers were found to be spending less on materials …
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