Using Library Resources

Gaining Access to Decentralised Library Resources Using Location-Aware Services

The paper describes a prototype that enables library users to use their mobile devices to find the physical location of specific services or objects in a branch of a distributed library. It guides the users to this location using external map services, location-awareness and navigational tools. The architecture of the system is briefly described together with the integrated services.

Public library use of free e-resources

Interaction with National and International Library Resources

Digital Library 2.0 for Educational Resources

We report on focus group feedback regarding the services provided by existing education-related Digital Libraries (DL). Participants provided insight into how they seek educational resources online, and what they perceive to be the shortcomings of existing educational DLs. Along with useful content, social interactions were viewed as important supplements for educational DLs. Such interactions ...

PoPS: Mobile Access to Digital Library Resources

Mobile devices represent new opportunities for accessing digital libraries (DLs) but also pose a number of challenges given the diversity of their hardware and software features. We describe a framework aimed at facilitating the generation of interfaces for access to DL resources from a wide range of mobile devices.