Information retrieval (IR) has changed considerably in recent years with the expansion of the
World Wide Web and the advent of modern and inexpensive graphical user interfaces and …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to determine user suggestions for digital libraries'
functionality and features. Design/methodology/approach–A survey was conducted as part …

The richness in knowledge has changed access methods for all stake holders in retrieving
key knowledge and relevant information. This paper presents a study of three open source …

The main research goal of this dissertation is to develop a model and a suite of instruments
to evaluate the usability of academic digital libraries. Usability in this study was examined …

People who create digital libraries need to gather together the raw material, add metadata
as necessary, and design and build new collections. We set out the requirements for these …

The invention of the hyperlink and the HTTP transmission protocol caused an amazing new
structure to appear on the Internet--the World Wide Web. With the Web, there came spiders …

The problems that illiteracy poses in accessing information are gaining attention from the
research community. Issues currently being explored include developing an understanding …

Open-source is becoming an increasingly popular software development method. This
paper reports a usability study of the open-source Greenstone Digital Library collection …

ICT4D initiatives need to be driven by the provision of appropriate technological solutions for
the challenges faced by poor and marginalised people and communities, rather than by an …

Digital libraries have a pivotal role to play in the preservation and maintenance of
international cultures in general and minority languages in particular. This paper outlines a …