Cataloging Nonprint and Internet Resources: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians

Cataloguing and Organizing Digital Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

مطالعه سطح کامل بودن مدل ذهنی کتابداران از آیکونهای بخش امانت و فهرست نویسی نرم-افزارهای کتابخانه دیجیتال آذرخش، سیمرغ و نیکا

The present study intended to investigate the librarians’ mental model completeness scale of the icons in the circulation and cataloging modules of Azarakhsh, Simorgh and Nika digital library applications. Following a survey research design, The population of this research consisted of the librarians who were familiar with at least one of the digital library applications. Since the number of th...

Metadata and cataloging practices

Metadata standards existing today range from very complex to very simple. Relative simplicity or complexity of metadata standards depends in large part on the resources for which they were created and the depth of description that is deemed necessary to make these resources accessible. This paper reviews the differences between metadata standards and current cataloging practices, and discusses ...

Determining the Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Social Cataloging Application and Its Adoption Rate based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory at Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province’s Public Libraries

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the rate and the factors affecting the acceptance of social cataloging software by librarians of public libraries in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province based on Rogers's theory of diffusion of innovation. Design/methodology/approach: This research is a descriptive applied survey. The statistical population of the study includes all librarians wor...

Librarians In Use Of Internet By University Libraries In The South - South Zone , Nigeria

PurposeThe paper seeks to investigate the use of internet by librarians in university libraries in the South-South zone of Nigeria. Design/Methodology/ApproachThe paper uses a survey research approach to carry out this investigation. FindingsThe investigation reveals that the librarians make optimal use of a few of the numerous information resources on the internet. The librarians’ level of int...