the purpose of this study is to redesigning and reengineering of human resource of the central library and documentation center of the university of tehran in leisure times. this research is based on survey method and is done by use of questionnaire. results show that the number of user of the central library and documentation center of the university of tehran is decreased in leisure times. th...

background: awareness about the actual information needs is a necessity in correct decision making for developing or improvement of information centers. this study aimed on investigating the information needs of students and university professors of birjand university of medical sciences. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2009, 422 students were selected based on system...

To our traditional library management, pursuing small and comprehensive library blindly or big and comprehensive one, which makes amounts of waste. In information society, people have varied requirements. To meet their requirements, library must positively develop more resources, positively organize the online Chinese information resources, provide effective online video service, greatly cultiv...

This paper discusses the potential benefits of using gamification techniques to increase student engagement with library resources. It outlines the link between student use of library resources and academic achievement, and suggests that gamification has to potential to increase usage of resources, which may also increase academic achievement. Some early findings from an implementation of a gam...

The University of Porto has a well-established set of specialized libraries serving the research and student population of its 14 schools. Thematic digital libraries can be valuable for organizing specific collections and for supporting emergent communities. This work focuses on two case studies, one in the a rea of the Fine Arts and the other in the area of Food and Nutrition. For building bot...