Search Engine Technology and Digital Libraries: Libraries Need to Discover the Academic Internet

Proposed content framework for digital literacy education to users in Iran

Aim: today, digital literacy, as a set of skills that enable people to use digital space effectively for success in personal, educational and professional life, has become a necessity in all societies and public libraries are one of the most important providers of digital literacy education in the world. Digital literacy education has not been considered in public libraries in Iran. The first s...

Perceptions of the Faculty Members of Social Science Groups about the Challenges of Using Digital Information Resources and Libraries: A Case Study of Islamic Azad University

A comparison of academic information portals

In Germany, there are a great number of portals. The academic information portal vascoda covers about 40 individual subject portals in many different fields. A study was conducted in 2007 to find out if and how these portals serve the needs of their target groups. In a first step, researchers were asked about their specific needs and wishes.1 In addition, the contents and search functions of se...

Using Interactive Search Elements in Digital Libraries

Background and Aim: Interaction in a digital library help users locating and accessing information and also assist them in creating knowledge, better perception, problem solving and recognition of dimension of resources. This paper tries to identify and introduce the components and elements that are used in interaction between user and system in search and retrieval of information in digital li...

Digital Library of Expert System Based at Indonesia Technology University

Digital library is a very interesting phenomenon in the world of libraries. In this era of globalization, the digital library is needed by students, faculty, and the community in the search for quick reference through internet access, so that students, faculty, and the community does not have to come directly to the library. Accessing collections of digital libraries can also be done anytime an...