This paper presents the key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS
professionals. Firstly, it gives an introductory background of the digital era which impacts on …

Purpose–The main objective of this paper is to review work on the usability and impact of
digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach–Work on the usability and impact of digital …

A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising
information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digital Libraries is a highly …

The phenomenal growth of distance-learning programs at colleges and universities has
tremendous implications for providing library services to distance students. Academic …

Scholars are increasingly being asked to share teaching materials, publish in open access
journals, network in social media, and reuse open educational resources (OER). The …

Close to 3,000 courses, both required and elective, listed in each curriculum of the 45 ALA-
accredited LIS masterâ s programs in the USA are analyzed qualitatively as well as …

Digital Libraries have achieved a fundamental role in our knowledge society. By making the
wealth of material contained in libraries, museum, archives and any knowledge repository …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyse the trends for digital library education in
Europe. It addresses two questions: what are the roles for digital librarians? How should …

Introduction: We examine the role of the digital repository manager, discuss the future of
repository management and evaluation and suggest that library and information science …

The concept of digital library has several differing interpretations, derived from different
communities involved in digital library research, practice, organization, and commerce …