Citation and print journal use data have been used to measure quality and usefulness of library journal titles. This study examined relationships among different measurements and found that electronic usage correlates with print usage and local citation data are a valid reflection of total journal usage but Impact Factors are not as valid.

This paper presents how losses of electric machines are modeled as an extension of the Modelica.Electrical.Machines library. The theoretical background of the different loss models is elaborated and a Modelica implementation – the AdvancedMachines Library – is presented. Additional examples demonstrate the usage of the library.

Purpose To document HKUST’s experiences in developing its Institutional Repository and to highlight its programming developments in full-text linking and indexing, and cross institutional searching. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes how HKUST Library planned and set up its Institutional Repository, how it acquired and processed the scholarly output, and what procedures and guidel...

As more and more digital content goes online, libraries today are fundamentally different than they were as recently as five years ago. Websites have become an essential component of library service, and designing these websites involves both technical and administrative decision-making. During the past five years, the Rutgers-Newark Law Library (RNLL) has used different methods to figure out e...

This study investigated the relationship between an institution’s academic library performance measures and undergraduates’ library use and educational outcomes. The sample consisted of 7,958 undergraduates attending 36 colleges and universities representing four institutional types. Regression analyses determined the relationship between academic library performance measures and library use an...

Reuse of existing libraries simplifies software development efforts. However, these libraries are often complex and reusing the APIs in the libraries involves a steep learning curve. A programmer often uses a search engine such as Google to discover code snippets involving library usage to perform a common task. A problem with search engines is that they return many pages that a programmer has ...

Usage and user feedback about a state digital library, in which the developers/designers, content providers, different types of libraries and their staffs, and a variety of user groups represent a loose federation of separate organizations with diverse expectations and needs, are investigated. Through corroboratory evidence from usage statistics of Internet-based database services available thr...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to evaluate the usability of the recently developed IREON – International Relations and Area Studies Gateway – with the aid of an anthropological motivated research design. Within such an approach, the work environment and subject experiences of the test subjects become a crucial part of the observation. Design/methodology/approach – The objectives are a...

The main aim of this study is to investigate the users’ opinion concerning the use of collection and services in the IARI library. Therefore, the study is focused on users’ opinion not only in terms of use, purpose, and satisfaction level with the library collection and services, but also in terms of use of e-resources, and adequacy of library collection. The questionnaire was administered to s...