Library leaders on digital libraries and the future of the research library

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Lynch ◽  
Charles Henry ◽  
Sarah Pritchard ◽  
Betsy L. Humphreys ◽  
Brian Schottlaender
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Research Library ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals The Scholar and the Future of the Research Library. A Problem and Its Solution

1944 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miles O. Price ◽  
Fremont Rider
Keyword(s):  
Research Library ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Digital libraries of the future – and the role of libraries

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatella Castelli
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
The Future

The Role of Professional Protocols

2014 ◽  
pp. 106-132
Author(s):  
Kiyomi D. Deards ◽  
Jolie O. Graybill
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Professional Behavior ◽  
The Future ◽  
Positive Work Environment ◽  
Positive Work

The cultivation of professionalism is a necessary part of training the academic and research library leaders of the future. By incorporating professionalism into succession planning efforts, individuals acquire skills that will serve them across institutions as they transition between positions of power. For the purposes of this study, the aspects of professionalism were divided into four main categories: etiquette, professional behavior, personal presentation, and space (how people fill and use it). This chapter examines existing literature and contains the results of a survey of how library employees feel about professional protocols. It argues that the observance of professional protocols can impact student satisfaction as well as create a more positive work environment. Results of the survey indicate that libraries value professionalism with an emphasis on professional behavior.

User Involvement in Service Innovation Processes

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-61
Author(s):  
Hanne Westh Nicolajsen ◽  
Flemming Sorensen ◽  
Ada Scupola
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Future Workshop ◽  
The Future ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Innovation Processes

This article presents the results of a study investigating user involvement in the idea generation phase of service innovation, and discusses advantages and limitations of such involvement. Specifically, the study compares the use of social media such as blogs and future workshops to generate idea for service innovations in the context of a research library. Our study shows that the blog is good in opening up for user contributions, while the future workshop involving users and employees is particularly good at qualifying and further developing ideas. The findings suggest therefore that methods for user involvement should be carefully selected and combined to achieve optimum benefits and avoid potential disadvantages.

A review of quality evaluation of digital libraries based on users’ perceptions

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Heradio ◽  
David Fernández-Amorós ◽  
Francisco Javier Cabrerizo ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
The Past ◽  
User Communities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shed Light

In the past two decades, the use of digital libraries (DLs) has grown significantly. Accordingly, questions about the utility, usability and cost of DLs have started to arise, and greater attention is being paid to the quality evaluation of this type of information system. Since DLs are destined to serve user communities, one of the main aspects to be considered in DL evaluation is the user’s opinion. The literature on this topic has produced a set of varied criteria to judge DLs from the user’s perspective, measuring instruments to elicit users’ opinions, and approaches to analyse the elicited data to conclude an evaluation. This paper provides a literature review of the quality evaluation of DLs based on users’ perceptions. Its main contribution is to bring together previously disparate streams of work to help shed light on this thriving area. In addition, the various studies are discussed, and some challenges to be faced in the future are proposed.

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