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Analyzing the Performance of an Institutional Scientific Repository – A Case Study

Rodrigues, María Eduarda; Rodrigues, António Moitinho (Igitur, 2012-09-11)

Scientific knowledge evolution is mainly based on an effective dissemination of research results. The concept of Open Access gives us the theoretical foundation of a model for accessing scientific knowledge, free from the ...
Twenty Years After: Armenian Research Libraries Today

Donabedian, D. Aram; Carey, John; Balayan, Arshak (Igitur, 2012-05-18)

Since achieving statehood in 1991, Armenia has faced major economic and political obstacles which have significantly affected the nation’s research libraries. This research paper will quantitatively and qualitatively examine ...
How to Fit Teaching of Information Literacy in with Students’ Needs: an on-line Credit Course Model from the University of Tartu Library

Seiler, Vilve; Miil, Kärt; Lepik, Krista (Igitur, 2012-05-18)

E-learning is widely acknowledged as a possible methodology to teach information literacy. Nevertheless, studies reveal that information literacy courses as separate credit-bearing courses taught entirely in the form of ...
EFQM in Academic Libraries: the Application of a Quality Management Model at the University of Cyprus Library

Stavridis, Stefanos; Tsimpoglou, Filippos (Igitur, 2012-05-18)

In December 2009 the University of Cyprus Library became the first library in Greece and Cyprus to achieve the EFQM Recognized for Excellence distinction, awarded by the European Foundation for Quality Management. That was ...
Open Access Week 2011 in the Czech Republic (Report)

Rygelová, Pavla (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

The awareness of open access is slowly rising in the Czech academic environment. Both green open access and gold open access have broken through thanks to Open Access Week, which has for the second time been organized by ...
Editorial

Collier, Mel; Dekeyser, Raf (Igitur, 2012-05-18)
Trends in Research Librarianship Literature: A Social Network Analysis of Articles

Al, Umut; Soydal, İrem; Alir, Gülten (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

The purpose of this article is to identify the bibliometric characteristics of research librarianship literature and to visualize relationships in research librarianship by means of social network analysis. It was found ...
‘As We May Digitize’ — Institutions and Documents Reconfigured

Dahlström, Mats; Hansson, Joacim; Kjellman, Ulrika (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

This article frames digitization as a knowledge organization practice in libraries and museums. The primarily discriminatory practices of museums are compared with the non-discriminatory practices of libraries when managing ...
Usage and Impact of Controlled Vocabularies in a Subject Repository for Indexing and Retrieval

Borst, Timo (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

Since 2009, the German National Library for Economics (ZBW) supports both indexing and retrieval of Open Access scientific publications like working papers, postprint articles and conference papers by means of a terminology ...
Fostering New Roles for Librarians: Skills Set for Repository Managers — Results of a Survey in Italy

Cassella, Maria; Morando, Maddalena (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

The open access movement in scholarly communication has grown considerably over the last ten years and it has driven an increase in the number of institutional repositories (IRs). New professional roles and skills had to ...
Getting to Know Library Users’ Needs — Experimental Ways to User-centred Library Innovation

Harbo, Karen; Hansen, Thomas Vibjerg (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

‘Meeting the User’ is a programme committee under the Danish Electronic Research Library. As a development group at a national level we see our role as facilitating an innovative culture within academic libraries, focusing ...
Knotworking in Academic Libraries: Two Case Studies from the University of Helsinki

Engeström, Yrjö; Kaatrakoski, Heli; Kaiponen, Pälvi; Lahikainen, Johanna; Laitinen, Anne; Myllys, Heli; Rantavuori, Juhana; Sinikara, Kaisa (Igitur, 2012-04-11)

Librarians in academic libraries are facing major changes in their work due to, e.g., the internet, digitization, and increasing use of new channels for information retrieval by their most important clients, namely ...
The Role of the National and University Library of Slovenia in a Multinational Research Project (IMPACT): a Case Study

Vodopivec, Ines (Igitur, 2012-04-10)

In this paper, the participation and the role of individual libraries acting as partners in research project consortia, dealing with digitisation issues are analysed, following the example of the National and University ...
Developing European Library Services in Changing Times

Ayris, Paul (Igitur, 2012-04-10)

The purpose of this article is to explain what academic and national libraries can do to continue to offer services and facilities at a time of economic difficulties. It identifies a number of methodologies and opportunities ...
Editorial: Changes all around

Angevaare, Inge (Igitur, 2012-04-10)
An Overview of Research Infrastructures in Europe - and Recommendations to LIBER

Lossau, Norbert (Igitur, 2012-04-10)

Research infrastructures (RI) include major scientific equipment, scientific collections, archives, structured information and ICT-based infrastructures and services3. They support top-level research and can be organized ...
‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’: Working with a Simple PDCA Cycle at Avans University of Applied Sciences

Simons, Ellen (Igitur, 2012-01-16)

The intention of this paper is to share some of our experiences with implementing a simple ‘Plan Do Check Act’ (PDCA) cycle within our Learning and Innovation Centre (LIC). The PDCA-cycle is a never ending cycle designed ...
How Much is Much?: a Conceptual Study of Web Traffic

Høivik, Tord (Igitur, 2012-01-16)

Valid and relevant statistics are required for library planning and advocacy. As libraries and their users turn to the web, library statistics must follow. In this paper we explore the use of three common traffic indicators ...
Increasing Access to Special Collections

Erway, Ricky (Igitur, 2012-01-16)

In an environment where we increasingly have access to a collective collection of digitized books, special collections will become increasingly invisible if they are not accessible online. In an era of increasing expectations ...
The e-Reader — an Educational or an Entertainment Tool? e-Readers in an Academic Setting

Ahlroos, Peter; Hahto, Jonna (Igitur, 2012-01-16)

In this paper the authors will discuss a pilot project conducted at the Tritonia Academic Library, Vaasa, in Finland, from September 2010 until May 2011. The project was designed to investigate the application of e-readers ...

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