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Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems

2011 Volume 45, Number 1

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Number of articles: 5

  1. Social Search: A Taxonomy of, and a User-Centred Approach to, Social Web Search

    Michael McDonnell & Ali Shiri

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of social search as a new concept, drawing upon the patterns of web search behaviour. It aims to: define social search; present a... More

    pp. 6-28

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  2. The Subject Librarian and the Virtual Learning Environment: A Study of UK Universities

    Sheila Corrall & Jonathan Keates

    Purpose: The prevalence of virtual learning environments (VLEs) in higher education is well documented and has been promoted in the UK by government funded projects, but there has been little... More

    pp. 29-49

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  3. The Application of Intelligent Agents in Libraries: A Survey

    Guoying Liu

    Purpose: The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review on the utilisation of intelligent agent technology in the library environment. Design/methodology/approach:... More

    pp. 78-97

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  4. Disappearing Act: Persistence and Attrition of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in an Open Access Medical Journal

    Aragudige Nagaraja, Shine A. Joseph, Hyla H. Polen & Kevin A. Clauson

    Purpose: The aim of this paper is to assess and catalogue the magnitude of URL attrition in a high-impact, open access (OA) general medical journal. Design/methodology/approach: All "Public Library... More

    pp. 98-106

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  5. Information Literacy among Medical Students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University, Nigeria

    Emmanuel E. Baro, Benake-ebide C. Endouware & Janet O. Ubogu

    Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether undergraduate students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University are information literate, and to determine whether they... More

    pp. 107-120

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