scholarly journals Digital Libraries during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis and Information Mapping

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Kuncoro Galih Pambayun
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Academic Communication

Problem Statement: Regardless of the significant increase in the use of digital libraries during the Covid-19 pandemic, distribution of its publications has not been mapped as a form of scientific communication. Purpose: Therefore, this research aims to describe and map the information on digital libraries during the pandemic on international publications Scopus indexed. Method: The bibliometric assessment method was used to collect data from 66 publications on the Scopus database. The writer simultaneously used search keywords such as “Digital Library,” “Electronic Library,” and “Covid-19” to determine the publications from January 2020-June 2021. Results: The result showed that 23 (34.8%) out of 66 publications had high relevance to digital libraries during the pandemic, while 74% are scientific journal articles. The country with the largest contribution is the USA, while the largest publisher with only 35% open publications is Emerald. Meanwhile, the central topics in this research map include “Pandemic”, “Covid”, “Library”, and “Services”. Conclusion: The distribution of publications as a form of academic communication has not intertwined, as indicated by the absence of linkage between each author, thereby creating a high potential for studies and publications related to this topic. In addition to increasing the digital literacy of librarians and users, the transformation to high-tech virtual and digital services also stands as an adaptation effort. Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis; Covid-19; Digital Libraries; Electronic Libraries; Pandemic Era   Abstrak Permasalahan: Perpustakaan digital pada masa pandemi covid-19 ini semakin diminati oleh pengguna dan semakin menarik untuk dikaji oleh cendekiawan. Sementara itu sebaran publikasi tentang perpustakaan digital di masa pandemi belum dipetakan sebagai bentuk komunikasi ilmiah.  Tujuan: Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan memetakan informasi tentang perpustakaan digital di masa pandemi Covid-19 pada publikasi internasional terindeks scopus. Metode: Melalui metode penilaian bibliometrik, diperoleh data sejumlah 66 publikasi pada database Scopus. Penulis menggunakan kata kunci pencarian “Digital Library”, “Electronic Library”, dan “Covid-19” secara simultan untuk rentan waktu publikasi bulan Januari 2020 hingga Juni 2021. Hasil: Temuan penelitian bahwa terdapat 23 (34,8%) dari sejumlah 66 publikasi yang dipilih dengan validasi dan relevansi tinggi berkaitan dengan perpustakaan digital di masa pandemi Covid-19. Artikel jurnal ilmiah merupakan jenis publikasi yang mendominasi dengan jumlah 74%. Asal negara penyumbang terbesar yakni USA dan publisher terbanyak yakni Emerald. Sangat disayangkan hanya ditemukan sejumlah 35% publikasi open access. Topik sentral pada peta penelitian ini yakni “Pandemic”, “Covid”, “Library”, dan “Sevices”. Kesimpulan: Simpulan penulis bahwa sebaran publikasi sebagai bentuk komunikasi akademik belum terjalin, terlihat dari belum adanya keterkaitan masing-masing author, oleh karenanya potensi penelitian dan publikasi berkaitan dengan topik ini sangat tinggi.  Adapun adaptasi yang perlu dilakukan perpustakaan di masa pandemi yakni bertransformasi ke layanan virtual dan digital berteknologi tinggi, disamping meningkatkan literasi digital pustakawan dan pengguna. Kata Kunci: Analisis Bibliometrika; Covid-19; Perpustakaan Digital; Perpustakaan Elektronik,; Era Pandemi

scholarly journals Scientific and practical journal "Radiation Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy" as the basis for professional interaction: 2010-2020

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Iryna Dykan
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Free Access ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Moment

The journal "Radiation Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy" was founded in 2010. The founder and publisher of the journal is the SI "Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine". The purposes and objectives of the journal: informing national and foreign readers about new experimental and clinical researches in the field of radiation diagnostics, radiation therapy and surgery; providing a platform for scientific discussions and reaching consensus on controversial and actual aspects of radiation diagnostics and radiation therapy of diseases in adults and children; promoting the expansion of cooperation between domestic and foreign specialists in the field of radiation diagnostics, radiation therapy and surgery for the formation of modern effective practice. In 2019, the journal was re-registered as "Radiation Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy" (RDRT). All scientific articles are peer-reviewed. Since 2019, all scientific articles published in the journal have been assigned the DOI index as one of an essential accessory for integration into the scientific space of our planet. As of December 2020, a total of 36 RDRT issues have been published. For 10 years, a total of 373 publications, within 23 headings, from 70 institutions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Germany, and the USA, have been printed on its pages. All high-tech technologies of radiation diagnostics and radiation therapy to one degree or another are reflected in the published articles. It is planned to master live publication – posting on the Internet in the free access of scientific work, which is periodically brought up to date by its author. The advantages of such a publication: comfortable perception by the reader (in the text, all inaccuracies and errors noticed from the moment of the first publication of the work on-line are carefully corrected, and also changes in this branch of science are constantly monitored); comfort for the author (mistakes and misprints are now not fatal, and do not haunt the author for the rest of his life); interest in the periodically updated publication even intensifies over time, many readers return to the actual text not only to refresh the most significant points in their memory, but also to find out how the author's views are being transformed and what’s new appeared in a particular area. Key words: science, scientific journal, scientific article, scientific communication, scientometrics, scientific ecosystem.

Information-Seeking Behaviour of Users in the Digital Libraries' Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016 ◽  
pp. 26-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Ondari-Okemwa
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Digital Formats

This chapter addresses the issue of information-seeking behaviour of users in the digital libraries' environment in sub-Saharan Africa. Information-seeking behaviour may be shaped by the environment in which users seek information. A digital library is still relatively new in sub-Saharan Africa and there is not much known about how the digital library environment may shape the information-seeking behaviour and/or information needs of users. The chapter explores the concept of digital libraries and the nature of the collections and services of digital libraries in comparison to traditional libraries. The chapter also discusses what a library is, the services provided by libraries, and the differences between a traditional library and a digital library. Covered in the chapter also is a brief history of digital libraries. Digital literacy as a factor which may shape the information-seeking behavior of users in a digital library environment is also discussed in the chapter. Information literacy has changed drastically. The digital information literacy that may play a role in socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is no longer the literacy defined as the ability to read and write at a basic level and sign a document. As society is moving from information age to digital age, new definitions of digital information literacy are evolving which include how to access information in digital formats, and how to evaluate information and use it appropriately. Digital information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments and to all levels of education. In sub-Saharan Africa, levels of digital information literacy are low due to numerous factors which are also explored in this chapter. Development of digital information literacy in sub-Saharan Africa has been slow compared to the development of information and communication technologies in the region. The chapter discusses the extent to which low levels of digital literacy in sub-Saharan Africa may also be responsible for shaping information-seeking behaviour of users in a digital library environment. The chapter concludes that the major differences between the two types of libraries are mainly to do with technology, rather than a fundamental change in the way libraries operate. This is because digital libraries are still libraries which largely share the same objectives and purposes of the traditional libraries.

Information-Seeking Behaviour of Users in the Digital Libraries' Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017 ◽  
pp. 1366-1396
Author(s):  
E.M. Ondari-Okemwa
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Digital Formats

This chapter addresses the issue of information-seeking behaviour of users in the digital libraries' environment in sub-Saharan Africa. Information-seeking behaviour may be shaped by the environment in which users seek information. A digital library is still relatively new in sub-Saharan Africa and there is not much known about how the digital library environment may shape the information-seeking behaviour and/or information needs of users. The chapter explores the concept of digital libraries and the nature of the collections and services of digital libraries in comparison to traditional libraries. The chapter also discusses what a library is, the services provided by libraries, and the differences between a traditional library and a digital library. Covered in the chapter also is a brief history of digital libraries. Digital literacy as a factor which may shape the information-seeking behavior of users in a digital library environment is also discussed in the chapter. Information literacy has changed drastically. The digital information literacy that may play a role in socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is no longer the literacy defined as the ability to read and write at a basic level and sign a document. As society is moving from information age to digital age, new definitions of digital information literacy are evolving which include how to access information in digital formats, and how to evaluate information and use it appropriately. Digital information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments and to all levels of education. In sub-Saharan Africa, levels of digital information literacy are low due to numerous factors which are also explored in this chapter. Development of digital information literacy in sub-Saharan Africa has been slow compared to the development of information and communication technologies in the region. The chapter discusses the extent to which low levels of digital literacy in sub-Saharan Africa may also be responsible for shaping information-seeking behaviour of users in a digital library environment. The chapter concludes that the major differences between the two types of libraries are mainly to do with technology, rather than a fundamental change in the way libraries operate. This is because digital libraries are still libraries which largely share the same objectives and purposes of the traditional libraries.

Factor identification and computation in the assessment of information security risks for digital libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuiqing Huang ◽  
Zhengbiao Han ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Ni Ren
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
The Status

This study proposes an objective methodology for identifying and computing the factors relevant to the assessment of information security risks for digital libraries that is also compliant with the ISO 27000 and the GB/T 20984 standards. By introducing a fuzzy comprehensive assessment method and an expert investigation method to the dimensions of assets and threats, this study proposes a model for computing the value of assets and the severity of threats. In the dimension of vulnerabilities, a vulnerability computation model based on the multi-channel weighted average method is proposed. By considering the digital library of a typical public library in China as the object of assessment, this study acquires assessment data by using a combination of a questionnaire survey, an on-site survey and vulnerability scanning. Research findings consisted of the following: (1) the digital library identified a total of 3111 information security risk items; (2) according to the assessment results attained using a combination of the factor identification and computational methodologies proposed here in conjunction with the multiplicative method specified in GB/T 20984, the high-risk (or higher risk) items accounted for 0.9% of all risky items, which is consistent with the status quo in information security risks faced by digital libraries. The analysis showed that the proposed methodology is more scientific than the currently prevailing direct value assignment method.

An Expert Approach to the Formation of Digital Library Content

2020 ◽  
pp. 2-7
Author(s):  
S.A. Vlasova ◽  
◽  
N.E. Kalenov ◽  
A.N. Sotnikov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Scientific Heritage ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Selection Of

The article discusses the problem of the formation of digital libraries content. The selection of materials to be uploaded to the digital library is as important as the acquisition for traditional libraries. One of the options for solving this problem is an expert assessment of materials that «claim» to be included in the electronic library. For large scientific digital libraries, such as the B.N. Yeltsin Presidential Library, «Scientific Heritage of Russia», National Electronic Library (in terms of scientific literature), an assessment should be carried out by a wide range of highly qualified specialists in relevant fields of science. The proposed work describes a WEB-oriented expert system for selecting materials for inclusion in digital libraries This System was worked out by Joint Supercomputer Centre of RAS specialists in 2019. The structure of the system, its functions, profiles of the metadata included in it, and the results of practical implementation are given.

scholarly journals The first Internet typographers (to 50th anniversary of the oldest electronic library)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Еvgenievich Polak
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Electronic Library

In 2021, a number of memorable events are celebrated: 50th anniversary of Project Gutenberg (the first digital library); 10 years since the death of its founder, Michael Hart; 55th birthday of the creator of the famous Russian digital library Maxim Moshkov. This paper is an attempt to show the significance of these events for Internet and its users. Special attention is paid to the issues of copyright duration legislation. This has become one of the main obstacles in the activities of the mentioned digital libraries.

scholarly journals Livros Raros em Bibliotecas Digitais: Preservação e Acesso

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO CARLOS PALETTA ◽  
Leandro Raniero Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Rare Book ◽  
Digital Documents ◽  
Restoration Practices ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
The Relationship

Resumo: O trabalho analisa o uso das bibliotecas digitais na preservação de livros raros e em seu acesso a esses livros, caracterizando a noção de livro raro na Biblioteconomia ao mesmo tempo em que diferencia as noções de biblioteca eletrônica, virtual, digital e o processo de automação de bibliotecas. A partir destas distinções e da relação entre as práticas de conservação e restauro aplicadas aos livros raros e a preservação de documentos digitais, investiga as possibilidades de preservação e acesso propiciadas pelas bibliotecas digitais aos livros raros, tendo o levantamento e revisão bibliográficos como métodos adotados para a pesquisa. http://edicic2015.org.es/ucmdocs/actas/art/170-Raniero_livros-raros.pdfAbstract: The paper analyzes the use of digital libraries in the preservation and access of rare books in libraries, featuring the notion of rare book librarianship at the same time that differentiates the concepts of electronic library, virtual library, digital library and libraries automation process. From these distinctions and of the relationship between conservation and restoration practices applied to rare books and preservation of digital documents, investigates the possibilities of preservation and access offered by digital libraries to rare books, with the survey and bibliographic review as methods adopted for this research. Keywords: Rare Books, Digital Library, Virtual Library, Digital Preservation.

Assessing the digital library research output: bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khurshid Ahmad ◽  
Zheng Jian Ming ◽  
Muhammad Rafi
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Prolific Author ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Annual Productivity ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Prolific Authors

Purpose The purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to quantify the prominence and impact of published literature within the field. The research has been conducted with the intent of obtaining the expansion and characteristics of the literature on digital library. Design/methodology/approach More than 4,206 documents found in the period of 2002-2016 were collected from the ISI Web of Science and were analyzed to explore the annual productivity, yearly citation, most cited articles, prolific authors, eminent journals of the subject, productivity of institutes and contribution of countries. These results are based on the types of documents (articles, reviews, proceedings papers, book reviews, editorial materials and book chapters). Findings The core findings are that the most productive year of publication was 2016, and the growth of citation increased rapidly; the top source of title is electronic library. The result shows that the USA dominates in the research output, with Illinois University securing the first position; the most prolific author is Fourie I from South Africa. In the document types category, the most cited sources are research articles. Originality/value This research is useful for the researchers interested in the field of bibliometrics as it postulates an inclusive indication of provenance in the field of library and information science.

scholarly journals Problems of digital library management

E-Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Vorontsova ◽  
A. D. Agibalova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Single Standard ◽  
Definition Of

The article considers the organization and management of the processes of digitalization of libraries. The authors give their definition of the concept of a digital library. The paper reviews the advantages of the introduction of information and communication technologies in modern libraries, the demand for innovative digital library platforms from users. The study formulates frequent problems associated with the use of digital innovations, among which are the difficulties of managing electronic library systems. The authors note the lack of compatibility of the functionality of different platforms, which makes it difficult to transfer and adapt them from one library to another, as well as the difficulties of collecting statistics on the attendance of electronic libraries, available to both operators and users.The research paper raises the question about the development of a single standard of statistics for modern digital libraries. The study notes the necessity of creating user-friendly and understandable interfaces in electronic library applications. The problems of financing the services of digital libraries, library personnel, copyright compliance and dissemination of information about the activities of modern libraries as educational and leisure cultural centers are relevant. The authors point to the rethinking of traditional approaches to library management and the work of librarians as one of the most important tasks of organizing library systems.

DEVELOPING THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE IN THE PERIOD OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Duy Dung
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
International Scientific Journal

Characteristics of the industrial revolution 4.0 is the wide application of high-tech achievements, especially information technology, digitalization, artificial intelligence, network connections for management to create sudden changes in socio-economic development of many countries. Therefore, to reach the high-tech time, many magazines in Vietnam have changed dramatically, striving to reach the international scientific journal system of ISI, Scopus. The publication of international standard scientific journal will meet the demand of publishing research results of local scientists, on the other hand contribute to strengthening exchange, cooperation, international integration in science and technology.

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