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Role of the National Archives of South Africa in promoting human rights Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Purpose This paper aims to explore the role played by the National Archives of South Africa in human rights promotion and protection. The study examined the challenges that archivists encounter when undertaking archival functions, such as acquisition, appraisal and access provision, that contribute to forming documentary archives crucial for human rights promotion and protection. Design/methodology/approach
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Butterfly-themed collectible African phonecards Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Wagner De Souza Tavares, Rani Uli Silitonga
Purpose Phonecards were largely used in African countries for telephone services. They have been collected by people around the world as a hobby. Images from several themes were printed in phonecards, including insects (beetles, butterflies, dragonflies, etc.). We hypothesized that the display of butterfly images in phonecards aimed to arise issues associated with butterfly endangerment and conservation
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Harnessing digital power for relevance: status of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Sarah Nakaziba, Patrick Ngulube
Purpose This study aims to assess the extent to which Uganda university libraries have implemented digital transformation technologies and to determine the facilitators and barriers affecting the implementation of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design. It was conducted in six selected
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Familiarity and understanding of assistive technology among visually impaired users of libraries of special institutes of Haryana, India Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Dalip Singh, Dinesh K. Gupta
Purpose Assistive technology (AT) is like the eyes of visually impaired users (VIUs) and plays a vital role in making them independent in accessing a wide range of library resources and services. It is a revolutionary way to improve the academic performance of VIUs and amalgamate them into mainstream library services. This paper aims to explore the familiarity and understanding of AT among VIUs in
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Political power and politics: selecting, creating, and preserving liberation movement archives in South Africa Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Purpose The purpose of the study is to assess the role of political power and politics in selecting, creating and preserving Liberation Movement archives in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A review of literature focusing on liberations archives was carried out. Findings Politics and the associated power play an essential role in the selection, creation and preservation of liberation movement
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Accessing collective memory: the role of oral history in building an inclusive archives reflecting a people’s archives Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Isabel Schellnack-Kelly
Purpose The purpose of this article is to discuss accessing oral history in building an inclusive archives from communities that once dwelled in the Kruger National Park. In March 2022, in the Daily Maverick, the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy stated that there is a need for a shift to an Africanised conservation approach that embraces the diverse
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Transforming a provincial archive through the collection of sports memories: experiences of the Gauteng province in South Africa Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Mpho Ngoepe, Sizwe Mbuyisa, Nampombe Saurombe, Joseph Matshotshwane
Purpose South African public archives have not been able to transform into active documenters of society. As a result, they cannot carry out their mandate of collecting non-public records of lasting value and national significance and recording aspects of the country’s experience that have previously been ignored by archives repositories. This paper aims to discuss efforts by the Gauteng Provincial
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Validity and reliability of factors causing information-seeking anxiety during information-seeking behaviors Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Xia Yang, Asad Ullah Khan
Purpose This study aims to define a set of assumptions for testing the four factors tested statistically to determine information-seeking anxiety based on quantitative data. Design/methodology/approach The developed questionnaire was distributed among graduate university students in Zhenjiang City to find and confirm the factor affecting information-seeking anxiety. The exploratory factor analysis
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Faculty–librarian cooperation in collection development at the University of Namibia library, with special reference to electronic resources Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Maria Ashilungu, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which teaching staff cooperated with librarians in collection development, specifically in relation to electronic resources, and to identify barriers they encountered while performing collection development activities. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods approach was adopted for the study. Quantitative and qualitative techniques
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Emergence, evolution, challenges and future prospect in LIS education and its impact on job opportunity of LIS education in Pakistan Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Suhaib Hussain Shah, Lei Pei, Tianyu Chen
Purpose This study aims to investigate the status of library and information science (LIS) education in Pakistan, as well as LIS progress, level of employment and issues, infrastructure and facilities, challenges faced by LIS institutions and future prospects of the profession. Design/methodology/approach A total of 115 permanent/regular and visiting academic members from different Pakistani insti
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metaGraphos: a Web-based system for transcribing, proofreading and publishing scanned documents Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Evagelos Varthis, Marios Poulos
Purpose This study aims to present metaGraphos, a crowdsourcing system that aids in the transcription and semantic enhancement of scanned documents by using a pool of volunteers or people willing to participate in exchange for a financial reward. Design/methodology/approach The metaGraphos can be used in circumstances where optical character recognition fails to produce satisfactory results, semantic
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Institutional repository infrastructure: a survey of Ghanaian public universities Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Osman Imoro, Nampombe Saurombe
Purpose Ghanaian public universities have fully embraced the concept of open access. This is evident in the increasing numbers of institutional repositories (IRs) by universities in Ghana. However, to ensure the sustainability of these IRs, it is vital the current IR infrastructure is capable of responding to current and future demands. The purpose of this study is to investigate the sustainability
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Online presence of public archival institutions of South Africa Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Jan Maluleka, Marcia Nkwe, Patrick Ngulube
Purpose In the wake of the fourth industrial revolution, where most information is accessible online, archives should be visible online for them to fulfil their legislated mandate and facilitate access to information resources. The Covid-19 pandemic has further underscored the importance of online platforms in making archives accessible without the public having to visit archival institutions physically
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Developing a collection around transgender life-writing at Senate House Library, University of London Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Amy Leahy
Purpose The purpose of this case study is to document the process of building a collection of works around transgender life-writing, following the identification of a significant gap in the existing collections. Design/methodology/approach This case study describes and evaluates a collection development project undertaken at Senate House Library, University of London. After evaluating four comparable
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User perception on the utilisation of artificial intelligence for the management of records at the council for scientific and industrial research Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Mashilo Modiba
Purpose This study aims to investigate the users’ perception on the utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) for the management of records at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. User perception plays a crucial role in the utilisation of AI for the management of records at the CSIR. It is important to know the views of the users, especially how they think AI
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Digitization for the visibility of collections Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Lara Corona
Purpose This study aims to provide an overview of the usage of stored collections in museums located worldwide. To achieve this purpose, some results gathered across five continents through a survey conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 are set out. Design/methodology/approach Museums hold collections so that people can benefit from them. Items need to be preserved as well. To achieve this
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Returns on library investment: seeking causative relationship between the library investment and the institutional research output Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Shivendra Singh, Ramesh Pandita, Kiran Baidwan
Purpose This study aims to seek the causative relationship between the library budget and research output with the ranking of 20 leading medial institutes in India. More so, the study also attempts to find out whether the libraries associated with academic and research institutes in general and medical institutes in particular have turned redundant or irrelevant, or have become more relevant in the
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Policy framework to apply artificial intelligence for the management of records at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Mashilo Modiba
Purpose This study aims to investigate how a policy framework can be applied in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the management of records at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. A policy and legal framework enables the records divisions to protect, administer and make their records available in a safe and professional way. Policies play a crucial role
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Active learning: a consideration in collection development in health sciences libraries? Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Lori Cisney
Purpose Active learning is an important component of medical education and information literacy instruction. The purpose of this study is to provide a preliminary investigation to determine whether health sciences librarians consider active learning when making decisions about the library collection. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted among health sciences librarians. Findings
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Between quandary and squander: an analysis of preservation practices of vernacular literature at university libraries Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Chintan Pandya, Jasmine Gohil
Purpose Vernacular materials present stories of different cultures and people. Management of these resources is not just about storing records for history and research; they also represent the democratic credentials of the government. Libraries play a crucial role here. The purpose of this study is to look into the existing preservation practices at university libraries, such as digitisation. Desi
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The role of information architecture in the automation of records in Botswana in an e-government setting Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-07-28 Olefhile Mosweu, Kelvin Joseph Bwalya
Purpose Government entities often implement automated records management systems, often without a clear governing framework to facilitate such automation. This study aims to explore the role played by information architecture (IA) in records automation in Botswana and propose a guiding framework in the context of e-government. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study uses a focused literature
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Do open access journals have a greater citation impact? A study of journals in library and information science Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Daud Khan, Mohammad Ashar, Mayank Yuvaraj
Purpose This study aims to investigate the research and citation impact of open access (OA) journals versus non-OA journals being published in the spectrum of library and information science (LIS) across the world and to further ascertain whether OA journals have greater citation counts than subscription-based journals in LIS discipline. Design/methodology/approach A total of 116 LIS journals (58 OA
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Evaluating the global research productivity on domestic violence: a bibliometric visualisation analysis Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Dharmendra Trivedi, Navaneeta Majumder, Mayuri Pandya, Atul Bhatt, Shanti P. Chaudhari
Purpose The purpose of the study is to explore the bibliometric features of scientific publications in the area of domestic violence (an important global social problem) for the period 2011–2020; thus, enabling the scientific community to understand the research progress on the topic. Design/methodology/approach The data of the scientific publications were retrieved from the Scopus database. The keyword
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Running up the hill – long-term streaming video pilots: process, analysis and outcomes Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-02-11 Anita K. Foster, Gene R. Springs
Purpose Academic libraries are struggling to support the growing demand for streaming video. The purpose of this paper is to detail the experience of running three long-term pilots with different streaming video platforms, including processes involved, lessons learned and next steps. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a mixed methods approach, combining analysis of usage data with case study
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Database design of the Malaysia public figures web archive repository: a social and cultural heritage web collections Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Farrah Diana Saiful Bahry, Noraizan Amran, Tesa Eranti Putri, Muhammad Idzwan Ramli
Purpose The growth of web emerging technology and data visual demand from the World Wide Web (WWW) makes the need for information repositories become vital. Proper database development will assure the repository managing web content effectively aligns with web archive metadata standards. This paper aims to present the database design process for web archive content repository specifically to maintain
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Remote reading: a shelf list analysis of an academic library’s juvenile collection Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2022-01-17 Sarah B. Cohn
Purpose This study aims to detail an analysis project of a juvenile collection within an academic library. The analysis became a starting point for the development of a coherent collection policy, and for charting a path toward a better maintained, more used, more diverse, inclusive and representative collection. Design/methodology/approach The analysis was done by using a catalog-generated shelf list
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Hearing and being heard: LGBTQIA+ cross-disciplinary collection development Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-11-10 Alexis Pavenick, George Martinez
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share how informal cross-disciplinary outreach methods can increase the development, awareness, investment and circulation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) collection in an academic library. The authors believe the methods shown here may be used to develop any collection, as well as increase awareness and use of a collection
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India’s research contribution to world LIS literature: a study 2011–20 Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-10-25 Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh, Kiran Baidwan
Purpose This study aims to find out the India’s research contribution to world Library and Information Science (LIS) literature from 2011 to 2020. Attempt has been made to reflect both the number of research articles published by the Indian LIS researchers during the past decade and the percentage share of Indian LIS researchers to the world LIS literature. Attempt has also been made to reflect the
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Proposed independent organisational structure for memory institutions in Zimbabwe and South Africa Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-08-24 Sindiso Bhebhe
Purpose The idea of convergence of cultural institutions, especially the libraries, archives and museums (LAMS) to operate as one, has a long theoretical history which unfortunately has not been translated into practice. This subject has been discussed by a number of scholars but the implementation has just remained theoretical with only a few countries practically adopting such an organisational structure
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Barriers to an inclusive academic library collection Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-08-18 Apryl C. Price
Purpose Libraries still endeavor to achieve diversity in many areas, including collections. Although many barriers to realizing this goal still exist, there are changes that can be made to improve the current situation. This paper aims to examine those barriers and discusses some ways librarians, administrators and publishers can help build inclusive academic library collections. Design/methodology/approach
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Developed DICOM standard schema with DSpace Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-08-10 Hirak Jyoti Hazarika, S. Ravikumar, Akash Handique
Purpose This paper aims to present a novel DSpace-based medical image repository system planned explicitly for storing and retrieving clinical images using digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) metadata standards. DSpace institutional repository software is widely used in an academic environment for accessing and mainly storing text-related files. DICOM images are particular types of
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Lotka’s law and author productivity pattern of research in law discipline Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-08-09 Archana Sahu, Puspanjali Jena
Purpose This study aims to analyze the productivity patterns of authors using law literature indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) from 2016 to 2020 based on Lotka’s law. Lotka’s law of scientific productivity provides a platform for studying the variation between the actual and expected authors’ productivity patterns in a subject area over a specified period. Design/methodology/approach
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Are patrons using the research books? A new approach to approval plan assessment Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-07-05 Ramirose Ilene Attebury
Purpose The purpose of this study is to present findings of an approval plan assessment project, which analyzed circulation statistics for four Gobi Select designations: research essential, research recommended, basic essential and basic recommended. Design/methodology/approach This study approaches approval plan assessment by analyzing three years of circulation statistics to determine which, if any
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Access control of human resource records: case of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Raphael Papa Kweku Andoh, Alfred Attafuah
Purpose Security of human resource records is important because of their nature but they are not adequately managed. This study aims to investigate access control issues affecting the security and confidentiality of human resource records at the University of Cape Coast. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was used to conduct the study. Purposive sampling was used to select staff at
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Global naturopathy research as reflected by Scopus during 2000-2019 Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-06-21 Nadim Akhtar Khan, Humma Ahangar, Garvita Jhamb
Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze research output in the naturopathy field at the global level and to examine the various trends in scientific literature available on naturopathy using bibliometric analysis. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected from the SciVerse Scopus database published from 2000 through 2019. The search was conducted using Medical Subject headings entry
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Assessing how the South African National Standard 15489 improve the importance and usability of the archive: case of the Universities of Venda and WItwatersrand Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-06-17 Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Purpose This paper aims to assess how the South African National Standard (SANS) 15489 improves the importance and usability of the archives at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and the University of Witwatersrand (WITS). Design/methodology/approach Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to assess how the standards improve the importance and usability of the archives. A total of 34 participants
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Re-structuring library resources and services in IIT Delhi library: analytical study from users' perspective Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-06-10 Rajender Kumar, Dinesh K. Gupta
Purpose This study aims to assess users' satisfaction from the re-structured library resources and services due to technological innovations in the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi library. It also identifies and suggests potential improvement areas. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a survey research method to collect data from the end-users of the library. Data were collected through
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Quality control (QC) of an institutional repository: a hands-on Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Nur Ahammad
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the quality control process and techniques of an open-source digital library (DL)/institutional repository (IR) in an institution. It will also demonstrate the challenges for quality control of a digital library in an institution. Design/methodology/approach It will explain metadata quality control and structural quality control and some matters that are
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Remodelling public sector knowledge management system using key knowledge management processes Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-04-11 Maoka Andries Dikotla
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to recommend a framework for remodelling a public sector knowledge management system (KMS) using key knowledge management (KM) processes. The rationale is to provide insight and guidelines to organisations that struggle with KM. Design/methodology/approach This desktop study adopted the qualitative approach and literature to support the understanding regarding the
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The 100 most-cited articles on malaria: a bibliometric analysis Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Arezoo Ghamgosar, Maryam Zarghani, Leila Nemati-Anaraki
Purpose The use of citation analysis to identify the first 100 articles on malaria offers unique insights into understanding the disease and subsequent follow-up treatment innovations over time. In this study, the 100 most-cited articles on malaria were analyzed, and key studies were highlighted. Design/methodology/approach The data of the most-cited articles for the period of four decades were extracted
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Voremetur Project: proposal for the digital cataloguing of museum objects on media art Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Fátima García-López, Sara Martínez-Cardama, Ana María Morales-García
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the creation of a catalogue of museum objects associated with two media art collections. The proposal was formulated under the Voremetur Project “Vocabularios para una Red de Archivos y Colecciones de Media Art y sus efectos: metaliteracy y turismo de conocimiento” (thesauri for networked media art archives and collections and their effects: metaliteracy
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Photogrammetry versus 3D scanner: producing 3D models of museums’ artifacts Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Hashem Mohammad Khries
Purpose This paper aims to help archaeologists, museums’ curators and technicians in understanding the principle of using the photogrammetry and 3D scanner for the museum archaeological objects in a practical way by presenting specific examples for both methods. Another purpose is to evaluate the performance offered by the photogrammetry and the three-dimensional (3D) scanner device, with the aim of
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Greek chemical engineers. Are they static or mobile? Evidence from the national archive of PhD theses Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Evi Sachini, Konstantinos Sioumalas-Christodoulou, Charalampos Chrysomallidis, Galatios Siganos, Nikolaos Karampekios
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the geographical location of researchers. Design/methodology/approach Combine standard bibliometric databases with social media data. Findings The majority of the population of the sample (71.8%) – Greek chemical engineers – are static. A significant portion of the mobile researchers (28.2%) returned to their country of origin (25.6%). Performing network
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Revolutionary cinema: an annotated bibliography of the 1989 and 1991 revolutions through the lens of cinema Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-10-12 Christopher Shaffer, Olga Casey
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expose librarians, scholars and other interested parties to the numerous films available concerning the 1989 and 1991 European revolutions. The films that are discussed can potentially be used as ancillary sources that will lead to a more in-depth understanding of these topics. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a literature review examining films relating
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Challenges of managing and preserving audio-visual archives in archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa: a literature review Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-07-16 Donald Rakemane, Olefhile Mosweu
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges related to the management and preservation of audio-visual (AV) records and/or archives in archival institutions in Sub Saharan Africa and suggests strategies for resolving them. Design/methodology/approach This study is qualitative in nature and used content analysis from desk top review of literature to identify the challenges and suggested
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Grey literature management in Iranian medical science libraries Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-06-27 Abbas Doulani, Nasim Ansari, Seyedeh Zahra Mirezati, Mohammad Karim Saberi
Purpose The aim of this study is to identify the status of managing gray literature (GL) in medical science libraries in terms of three dimensions, collection development, organization and dissemination. Design/methodology/approach In this survey study, a structured questionnaire was used. The questionnaire consisted of 30 questions and consisted of six sections (demographic characteristics, the use
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A study of disaster preparedness of archives & museum in seismic zone - v, flood prone and conflict ridden Kashmir Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-06-13 Jaffer Kabir Najar, Zahid Ashraf Wani
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a sense of urgency and utmost care for careful disaster management to encourage disaster preparedness for museums and archives.x In particular, this study examines the techniques and methods to be used for response and recovery from different disasters to save valuable resources. Design/methodology/approach A thorough review of literature was done to
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An assessment of e-book collection development practices among Romance language librarians Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-29 Betsaida M. Reyes, Frances A. Devlin
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the collection development practices regarding e-books among librarians who manage French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish (Romance) materials. The authors aim to describe factors that influence acquisition of e-books for Romance language collections to confirm librarians’ perception that humanities researchers prefer print and library administrators’
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Exploration role of volunteerism on the digitisation project: case of the office of the premier in Mpumalanga province, South Africa Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-18 Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of volunteerism during the digitisation project by the Office of the Premier in Mpumalanga with a view recommending the best practice. Design/methodology/approach The empirical data was collected through the semi-structured qualitative interviews with the records manager and ten volunteer archivists employed by the Office of the Premier. Findings
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The impact of Google on discovering scholarly information: managing STM publishers’ visibility in Google Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-16 Petros Kostagiolas, Artur Strzelecki, Christina Banou, Charilaos Lavranos
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss Google visibility of five large STM publishers (Elsevier, Emerald Publishing, Springer, Taylor & Francis and John Wiley & Sons) with the aim to focus on and investigate various upcoming current issues and challenges of the publishing industry regarding discoverability, promotion strategies, competition, information-seeking behavior and the impact of new
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Landscaping health-care system using functional records management activities Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-14 Ngoako Solomon Marutha
Purpose The paper sought to investigate the landscaping of electronic system through the use of the functional patient’s records management activities. The rationale is to share views and guide organisations that are struggling with providing specification for a functional records management system. Design/methodology/approach The study used qualitative approach to apply the literature in supporting
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Reimagining career collections to increase usage and engagement Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Lateka Grays,James Cory Tucker
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to describe a case study of building a career collection at an academic library and to assess the use of materials and the services provided to students and the career services office.Design/methodology/approachThis study reviewed circulation statistics and COUNTER reports to identify usage of career services resources.FindingsThe major findings of this study indicated
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Organisation and management of grey literature in select social science libraries Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-05-01 R.K. Bhatt, Monika Singh, Jyoti Rana, Jatin Kumar
Purpose This paper aims to study the organisation and management of grey literature (GL) to select social science libraries. Further, the study is an attempt to make known the types of GL; extent of demand and the frequency of use of GL; GL collection in other languages; workshops or training programmes or seminars for GL; bibliographic control for GL, etc., in select social science libraries. Des
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A bibliometric study of grey literature (2007-2019) Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-04-13 Avijit Mahala, Gayatri Dwivedi, Manorama Tripathi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to spotlight the research output in the field of grey literature (GL) during the 13-year period between 2007 and 2019 as reflected in the Scopus database. Design/methodology/approach This study has used Scopus, an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, to collect data for the specified 13-year period. The sources, which had “grey literature”
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Analysis of the usage and diversity of grey literature in addiction research: a study Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-04-10 Rishabh Shrivastava, Preeti Mahajan
Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold. First, the study shall evaluate the extent of usage of grey literature and its different types of addiction research. The second purpose of the research is to analyze the extent of usage of reports such as research reports, survey reports, data reports, etc. As the reports are produced in general by various organizations and can be accessed by not only
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How scientific papers mention grey literature: a scientometric study based on Scopus data Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-03-18 Joachim Schöpfel, Hélène Prost
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical insight into the use of the term and concept of grey literature in recent scientific papers. Design/methodology/approach The author conducted a scientometric analysis with Scopus data on 1,606 papers mentioning grey (or gray) literature published in 2018. Additionally, the author analysed the evolution between 1999 and 2018, and performed a
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An analysis of technical information for mechatronics research Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-02-29 Nestor L. Osorio, Gabriel E. Osorio
Mechatronics is a very important area of research in industrial applications. The purpose of this study is to find some of the most important components of the literature on this subject.,The analysis is based on the use of the database Compendex; it was searched in the broadest way for documents related to mechatronics. In addition, subject guides from libraries of universities with mechatronics programs
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A study of grey literature in National Digital Library of India: analyses and trends Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-02-27 Abdul Moid, M. Masoom Raza, Keshwar Jahan
Purpose This paper aims to examine the grey literature (GL) in National Digital Library of India (NDLI) with particular reference to synopsis, thesis, report and patent. Design/methodology/approach The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) was used to collect data from types of text content. After filtering text content, learning resource type was refined and four kinds of GL were randomly selected
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DICOM-based medical image repository using DSpace Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-02-20 Hirak Jyoti Hazarika,Akash Handique,S. Ravikumar S. Ravikumar
PurposeThis paper aims to provide image repository to the medical professional in an open source platform, which will increase the visibility of Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) image in a network mode; further, the proposed system will reduce the storage cost of the images to significant level.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have developed a new institutional repository
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Is grey literature really grey or a hidden glory to showcase the sleeping beauty Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-02-12 Sumeer Gul, Tariq Ahmad Shah, Suhail Ahmad, Farzana Gulzar, Taseen Shabir
Purpose The study aims to showcase the developmental perspective of “grey literature” and its importance to different sectors of the society. Furthermore, issues, challenges and possibilities concerned with the existence of “grey literature” have also been discoursed. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the existing literature published in the field of “grey literature” which was identified