A universal query interface for heterogeneous distributed digital libraries

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Katayama ◽  
M. Sugimoto ◽  
J. Adachi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Query Interface

Online digital library sampling based on query related graph

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1082-1098
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Jing Su
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Graph Model ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Query Interface ◽  
Library Size ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Query Interfaces ◽  
Related Graph

Purpose Digital library sampling is used to obtain a collection of random literature records from the backend database, which is a crucial issue for a variety of important purposes in many online digital library applications. Digital libraries can only be accessed through their query interfaces. The challenge is how to ensure the randomness of the sample via the autonomous query interface. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents an iterative and incremental approach to obtain samples through the query interface of a digital library. In the approach, a novel graph model, query-related graph, is proposed to transform the flat literature records into a graph structure, and samples are obtained iteratively by traveling the query-related graph. Besides query-related graph, the key components, query generation, termination condition and amending deviation, are also discussed in detail. Findings The extensive experiments over two real digital libraries, ISTIC and IEEE Xplore, show the proposed approach results in a better performance. First, the approach is very effective to obtain high-quality samples which are evaluated by the measure “sample deviation.” Second, the sampling process is very efficient by only submitting fewer random queries. Third, the approach is robust. Research limitations/implications This sampling approach is limited by the query interfaces on a web page. In rare cases (<3 per cent), this approach cannot access query interfaces by sophisticated techniques. Practical implications Digital library sampling is very useful for a variety of important purposes: subject distribution analysis, literature quality evaluation, digital library size estimation, source selection in digital library integration and content freshness evaluation. Social implications Myriads of online digital libraries can be accessed online. Digital library sampling is a useful way to understand digital libraries for many important applications. Originality/value Most of the attributes of a digital library query interface have infinite values, such as keyword attributes, which cannot be handled effectively by the existing sampling approaches.

The prospects for IRBIS development: The new product - IRBIS64+

2017 ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Brodovsky ◽  
Konstantin Sboichakov ◽  
Vladimir Sokolovsky
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
New Product ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Library Automation ◽  
Expanded Access ◽  
Access Right

IRBIS64+ - the new product of IRBIS Library Automation System designed for building and maintaining digital libraries, is introduced. IRBIS64+ new functionality is revealed. New possibilities for users, including those with expanded access right, are described. The IRBIS64+ modules are named.

Digital Libraries

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-162
Author(s):  
Amitkumar Lalitbhai Ghoricha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Electronic Information Resources among Postgraduate Students in Nigerian Universities

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi ◽  
Basirat.Olubukola Diyaolu ◽  
Nurudeen Adeniyi Aderibigbe ◽  
Mudasiru A Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Electronic Information Resources

The advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionised how library resources are made and transmitted to end-users. It has effectively improved the standard of education and research in tertiary institutions worldwide by providing various essential resources, including e-books, journals and databases. However, it has been observed that students still abstain from making the best usage of the digital library, instead using search engines rather than institutional digital libraries. This study investigated the factors influencing the behavioural intention of postgraduate (PG) students to use electronic information resources (EIRs). The Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) model was adopted. A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the factors influencing the use of EIRs. A sample of 362 PG students was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation approach. Data were collected from participants via the administration of 400 copies of the questionnaire. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) were used to analyse data collected. The findings revealed that performance expectancy (PE) and effort expectancy (EE) were the two constructs that influenced PG students’ behavioural intention to use EIRs. In contrast, social influence (SI) and facilitating condition (FC) did not change the PG students’ behavioural plan to use EIRs. The study recommended the need for adequate training for postgraduate (PG) students on the obligation to accept and use EIRs.

Historia leksemu "badylarz" (na marginesie prac nad "Wielkim słownikiem języka polskiego PAN")

Język Polski ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
Jakub Bobrowski
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Lexical Unit ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
The 19Th Century

The article explores the semantic and pragmatic evolution of the lexical unit "badylarz" (‘vegetable gardener’). The author challenges the generally accepted opinions about its history, making use of data from dictionaries, digital libraries and corpora of the Polish language. It is commonly believed that the word came into existence during the PRL era and belonged to the typical elements of the discourse of communist propaganda. An analysis of the collected data showed that the word "badylarz" existed as far back as the second half of the 19th century. Originally, it was a neutral lexeme, but in the interwar period it became one of the offensive names of class enemies, often used in left-wing newspapers. After the war, negative connotations of the word were disseminated through literature and popular culture. Nowadays, "badylarz" functions as the lexical exponent of cultural memory of communist times.

UNDER-GRADUATE STUDENTS AND THE ROLE OF E- LIBRARIES TO UPLIFT THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharambeer Singh
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Multiple Access ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Education Status

Digital libraries, designed to serve people and their information needs in the same way as traditional libraries, present distinct advantages over brick and mortar facilities: elimination of physical boundaries, round-the-clock access to information, multiple access points, networking abilities, and extended search functions. As a result, they should be especially well-suited for the disables. However, minorities, those affected by lower income and education status, persons living in rural areas, the physically challanged, and developing countries as a whole consistently suffer from a lack of accessibility to digital libraries. This paper evaluates the effectiveness and relevance of digital libraries currently in place and discusses what could and should be done to improve accessibility to digital libraries for under-graduate students.

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