scholarly journals A Personalized Recommender System Based on Library Database

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Chunyan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Recommender System ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Data Services ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Personalized Recommender System ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of

In recent years, the university libraries in China have acquired increasingly abundant electronic resources. However, the information silo phenomenon appears due to the lack of connection between university IT system and the community. Based on the book borrowing, favourite collection, comments and social relationship of students, this paper digs into the personalized interests of students, and promotes the design and implementation of a personalized recommender system. Specifically, the overall framework and recommender engine of the system were created based on the library data services. The modules in the system were also elaborated, and the recommendation results were verified by an offline test.

Accessibility of Internet Based Electronic Resources: A Content Analysis of Public and Private University Library Websites in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Shamima Yesmin .
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Private University ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
University Library ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The University

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the websites of university libraries to ascertain that libraries are effectively utilizing their respective websites to provide easy access to all electronic resources available in the library. The objective was also to a represent a comparative analysis between public and private university library websites regarding the presence of electronic resources with their easy access via the internet. For the purpose of this study, a research instrument in the form of comprehensive checklist of eighteen e-resources was developed to evaluate their accessibility in the websites of public and private university libraries. Twenty university library websites, comprised of ten top-ranked public and ten top-ranked private universities in Bangladesh, were studied for data collection using content analysis method. The findings demonstrate that the presence of e-resources on selected university library websites is still in its early stage, but it has been growing rapidly. The private university library websites are ahead of public university libraries in terms of the integration of web-resources. It is hoped that the findings of this paper will serve to assist the University librarians and other similar institutions in choosing, selecting and acquiring the most appropriate format of information resources, and making these available to their websites, which will both satisfy the needs of their library users and fit within their library budget.

scholarly journals Electronic Resources and Web Sites: Replacing a Back-end Database with Innovative's Electronic Resource Management

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Tull
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Washington State University ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
The University

<span>In the fall of 2002, Ohio State University along with the University of Washington, the University of Western Australia, Washington State University, and Glasgow University entered into a development partnership with Innovative Interfaces. The goal was to develop a module to manage electronic resources, integrated into Innovative’s Millennium library system. The product, Electronic Resource Management (ERM), became available in 2004 and is based on the work of the Digital Library Federation Electronic Resources Management Initiative. This article focuses on one aspect of ERM, the integration of the module with the Web OPAC, and describes how the Ohio State University Libraries replaced a back-end database with ERM to support lists of electronic resources on their Web site.</span>

Collection building trend among the institutes of higher learning in India: a preferential race between print and electronic resources

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Pandita ◽  
Shivendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Ranking List ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Institutes Of Technology ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The University

Purpose The present study aims to assess the resource procurement preferences among the leading academic libraries of the institutes of higher learning across India. The study analyses the amount and percentage of budget spent by the institutions under study during the period 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 on the procurement of print and electronic resources in their libraries. The study also discusses about concerns with regard to the subscription of e-resources and the reasons for weaning interest among the Indian academicians towards the print resources. Design/methodology/approach By and large, the scope of the study is limited to institutes of higher learning across India, but reflects a great deal of relevance to the global higher education practices. The study has been undertaken on the 20 leading institutes each from Universities, Institutes of Management and Institutes of Technology in India, based on the ranking list released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, on 4 April 2016. Findings The electronic documents are the dominant forms of present day library procurements in India, with the print struggling to retain its readership. The Institutes of Engineering and Technology and Management have almost similar procurement preferences, spending almost three-fourth of their library budgets on the procurement of e-documents. On average, the University libraries in India have spent 43.54 per cent of their budget on the procurement of print resources and 56.46 per cent of their budget on the procurement of electronic resources during the period of study. Similarly, on average, each Institute of Engineering and Technology has spent 24.04 per cent of their library budget on the procurement of print documents and 75.96 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources, whereas 27.51 per cent of the library budget by the Institutes of Management in India is being spent on the procurement of print resources and 72.49 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources. Originality/value The study is original and is first of its kind, undertaken on three different category of institutions, based on the national ranking of the country.

Integrative function of the university library: forms of implementation in the external informational-educational space

Bibliosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Mikhailova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Change ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
City Region ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Integrative Function ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The article reveals the role of a university library in forming the united information-educational space. The higher institution library is considered as a backbone element of the information-educational space. A qualitative change in the library activities is emphasized by its ability to interact with other subjects of the educational space both within the university and beyond it.The university library has an integrative function providing the effect of the integrity of the information-educational space in two directions: internal and external ones. The emphasis is placed on the disclosing the integration external direction, that ensure the library access to the global information-educational spaces of the city, region, country, and world. Early forms of realizing the integration external direction are shown. First directions on the resources sharing are marked in organizing libraries interaction.The involved item modern state supposes using both traditional and electronic information resources, and new information technologies allow opening new forms of implementation of the integration external direction. Among them are consortia and corporations of university libraries of cities, regions, as well as other levels and departments. Libraries, becoming resource centers of universities and regions, create research-educational orientated resources; serve the university, municipal and regional circle of users, providing them with direct and remote access to all available resources. The integrative function content of university libraries is connected with creating a uniform information-educational space of the region, namely the unification of library activities of territorial entities (a region, a city) and libraries of other regional systems and departments (education, science, culture, etc.).The next form of implementing the integration external direction is participation of education institutions in development of the existing electronic library systems, i.e. interaction between electronic resources created by the universities of culture and arts, and external electronic resources available to students. Thus, integrative function of the university libraries includes supporting to fill external electronic library systems with the profile content (both educational and scientific character).The third form implementing the integration external direction is an integrated electronic library. It allows organizing the united information-educational space with the whole set of information-educational resources such as bibliographic, abstract, reference, analytical, full-text ones, etc., and the university library ensures its integrity thanks to its integrative function. 

scholarly journals University Libraries Work with Electronic Licensed Resources in the Mirror of Users Perception

2015 ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Nataliya N. Litvinova
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Metropolitan Universities ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Key Words Survey ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Library Support ◽  
The University

The article analyzes the results of survey of 1357 employees of the Russian Universities. The aim of the study is to identify various aspects of use of library resources and services, as well as to reveal the degree of satisfaction with the work of libraries. The survey results are presented for the sample as a whole and by specific groups of respondents, selected by the place of work (employees of the leading and metropolitan universities) and by preferences in the use of new formats of resources (only working with electronic resources or their subset - licensed resources). It is concluded that the users highly appreciate the work of libraries in general, however demonstrate the need for improvement in the use of licensed resources: the need for the new search services, new forms of library support when using these resources and the opportunity to work with them outside of the University premises. Key words: Survey, University Libraries, Library Resources, Library Services, Electronic Resources, Licensed Resources, Leading Universities, Sociological Data, Quantitative Methods of Analysis

Application of living book service – a brief analysis of cases in Southwest University library

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
University Library ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Real Person ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of

PurposeThis paper aims to strengthen the cultural communication and educational function of the library, bringing newspirits and vitality into the development of the librarianship.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the practical research on the living book service in university libraries has given concrete cases, the existing problems are analyzed in detail and some suggestions for improvement are extracted when putting forward, which can be used as the reference and be corrected by colleagues and related scholars in the same field.FindingsThere have been many research results on the topic of living book service, but there are few ones with promotional function. Living book service not only satisfies the readers' curiosity and enables them to obtain knowledge and experience they need, but also establishes a good relationship of communication and understanding between “Real Person Books” and readers. It resonates by face-to-face discussion of different life experiences, living experiences or beliefs, and it is also an innovation of the traditional library service mode.Originality/valueBrand activities are taken as examples, and some thoughts and enlightenment on the living book service in the university library are put forward, helping us to better understand and evaluate the library activities.

Users Perceptions towards Networking and Resource Sharing among Selected Libraries in Odisha

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Prangya Das ◽  
Gopabandhu Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Structural Form ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Network Infrastructure ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Communication Infrastructure ◽  
Library Network ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Networked Services

The present study confined only 3 universities of Odisha on the basis of NAAC accreditation rank. This study has been conducted in order to examine existing infrastructure facilities and identify the factors responsible for improvement of the University libraries especially for networked services. Questionnaire designed in structural form and based on the nature, scope and objectives of the research. The questionnaire was divided into different sections representing specific facets concerning to computerization of the library, network infrastructure facilities ,computer and communication infrastructure, electronic resources, networked services, manpower and training.

scholarly journals A Case Study of Consolidating Two Database A–Z Lists for Better Staff and User Experiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Todd Quinn
Keyword(s):  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Single List ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The University ◽  
The Web

This case study describes the consolidation and migration of the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries’ database A-Z lists. A subject librarian lead the nine-month project that included most subject librarians, the electronic resources team, the Director of Collections, and the web & discovery librarian. The project also provided the UL the opportunity to review all the resources in the lists, and update all descriptions, and create new workflows for adding and managing a single list.

scholarly journals Teaching Research Data Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Mann
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Boot Camp ◽  
Research Data ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Data Services ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
The University

In January 2014, Mason Libraries along with four other libraries in Virginia used 4-VA telepresence technology to teach a two-day boot camp to graduate students on research data management. Our workshop generated greater than expected interest from graduate students here at Mason. One lesson learned is that there appears to be a gap in the curriculum across all participating schools regarding the teaching of data management skills to budding researchers. This session will be an overview of the learning outcomes from the Data Management Boot Camp, how the University Libraries' Data Services carries out research data management training, and discussion of future plans for helping researchers organize and manage their data.

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