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Houston, Anne M. "From the President of RUSA: Revisiting Library as Place: Balancing Space Planning Priorities by Focusing on Core Purpose." Reference & User Services Quarterly 55, no. 2 (December 16, 2015): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n2.84.
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My library's new book shelf recently featured a striking new book edited by Manuela Roth, Library architecture + design,1 which includes color photos of new library spaces from around the world. I'm sure that other librarians share my enthusiasm about the design of library buildings and find pleasure in looking at library spaces while analyzing the design choices made in constructing new or reconstructing old libraries. We have a longstanding tradition of library spaces being beautiful as well as utilitarian, as evidenced by many websites featuring "most beautiful libraries in the world" (just Google this phrase for several Internet lists). We want libraries to fill our aesthetic desires perhaps because we spend so much time in them. Libraries are places to come and linger, and so we expect them to have spaces that are nice to look at as well as functional. The grand reading room is one manifestation of this, where users work intently at wood tables in a classically designed space, as is the colorful, happy children's room which conveys to children the joy of reading. In both cases, the design encourages the activity done in the room. For librarians, a successful space combines the beautiful with the functional: we enjoy architectural excellence but also seeing the choices made by architects and other librarians for how space will be utilized to meet user needs and fulfill the library's mission to its community.
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Vatin, Nikolay, and Olga Gamayunova. "Modern Architecture of World's Libraries." Advanced Materials Research 1065-1069 (December 2014): 2622–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1065-1069.2622.
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Despite the availability of internet in every home and tens of millions of e-books sold worldwide each year, there are still people who prefer the traditional library. For these people constructed a new library buildings some of which are true masterpieces of architecture. The article presents the unusual buildings of already built libraries, as well as the most interesting architectural projects of libraries of the future.
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Lipoglavšek, Marjana. "Art libraries in Slovenia." Art Libraries Journal 20, no. 1 (1995): 22–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200009202.
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Present day Slovenia has inherited a number of historic libraries and collections, one of which provided the foundations of the National and University Library at Ljubljana, the major library for arts and humanities. There are also a number of specialised art libraries within and outside the University of Ljubljana, including the library of the University’s Department of Art History, the Library of the Academy of Fine Arts, and the libraries of the National Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Architecture, all in Ljubljana. Slovenian libraries have been or are being automated and linked together through the COBISS network; most of the academic libraries are connected to the Internet. Library training programmes are available at degree level, and students can study another subject, such as art history, as well. More art librarians are needed, as is an association of art libraries and art librarians.
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Searle, Sam. "The Benefits of Enterprise Architecture for Library Technology Management: An Exploratory Case Study." Information Technology and Libraries 37, no. 4 (December 17, 2018): 27–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i4.10437.
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This case study describes how librarians and enterprise architects at an Australian university worked together to document key components of the Library’s “as-is” enterprise architecture (EA). The article covers the rationale for conducting this activity, how work was scoped, the processes used, and the outputs delivered. The author discusses the short-term benefits of undertaking this work, with practical examples of how outputs from this process are being used to better plan future library system replacements, upgrades, and enhancements. Longer-term benefits may also accrue in the future as the results of this architecture work inform the Library’s IT planning and strategic procurement. This article has implications for practice for library technology specialists as it validates views from other practitioners on the benefits for libraries in adopting enterprise architecture methods and for librarians in working alongside enterprise architects within their organizations.
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Bruce, Lorne D. "Postwar Canadian Academic Libraries, 1945–60." Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship 3 (January 11, 2018): 1–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v3.28488.
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This article undertakes a historical survey of university and college library developments in Canada between 1945 and 1960. It examines contemporary accounts in relation to library architecture, the acquisition and organization of collections, administrative library structures and staffing, services for faculty and students, and efforts by librarians to realize professional standing. A national review of academic libraries and librarianship expands our knowledge beyond the typical themes applied to this era: "growth" and "progress." The architectural redefinition of libraries, the impetus to establish research collections, the maturation of academic librarianship, and the increasing complexity of library operations were prominent features in the postwar period. The gradual evolution of academic libraries towards more-uniform organizational purposes and structures on a national basis following World War II can be considered a period of “midcentury modernization” that preceded the more memorable and better documented decades of the 1960s and later.
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Kolesnikova, M. N., Ye V. Bakhtina, and V. P. Timonin. "Libraries architecture and design as a subject of teaching at the library-information faculty." Bibliosphere, no. 2 (June 30, 2016): 3–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2016-2-3-6.
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The article represents major issues of academic subject «Libraries architecture and design» at the library-information faculty of Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Culture. Authors examine the course evolution, present its scientific and educational base (dissertations, monographs, textbooks, etc.). Goals and objectives of the discipline are identified. The represented structure of the discipline contains the following sections: 1. Introduction to architecture. Theoretical bases of architectural design; 2. Architecture and planning of library buildings. 3. Functional division of libraries’ rooms; 4. Library interiors; 5. Design of library iconic-information systems. Students are familiarized with basic terminology and theoretical approaches of architectural design in the training process. Architectural features of libraries’ buildings, main architectural styles, professional biographies of eminent architects are examined in the course. Practical trainings include developing a library building draft. The libraries’ interior design is carried out in 3D-models and compact layouts on physical media. The educational process is organized in close cooperation with professionals in the field of architecture, particularly with the leading teachers of the Department of the Interior and Equipment of St.-Petersburg State Art-Industrial Academy. They provide methodical assistance and scientific advice, thus the course get the necessary format of teaching and the complexity level of formed competencies, which is available for non-architect students taking into account their existing knowledge, skills and abilities.
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Armila, Armila, and Nurfansyah Nurfansyah. "BANJARBARU MILLENNIAL LIBRARY." LANTING JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE 10, no. 1 (February 28, 2021): 232–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.20527/lanting.v10i1.754.
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Technological advances have now mastered several aspects, namely in the world of education, fashion, lifestyle and the world of architecture. For example libraries, in the past, libraries were seen from the number of books collected and also how big the library building was but for now all that has changed, libraries are now required to be able to follow the wishes of its users. In this case the users are the millennial generation who have characteristics that are close to technology, like convenience and are free-spirited. According to a survey from the Boston Consulting Group and the University of Berkley about the millennial generation, the conventional reading interest of millennials has decreased and they prefer to use smartphones to read and libraries are considered unimportant to them. The design of the Banjarbaru Millennial Library uses the Behavioral Architecture method and the Blurring Architecture concept. This design aims to create a library in accordance with the characteristics of millennials who like freedom by implementing this freedom into its buildings
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Grau, Ma Antonia, and Conxita Sangenís. "Architecture libraries in Catalonia." Art Libraries Journal 26, no. 2 (2001): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s030747220001213x.
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Two of the largest architecture libraries in Spain are in institutions in Catalonia. One of these is the UPC (the Technical University of Catalonia), the home of the library of the ETSAB (the School of Architecture of Barcelona), which is one of the oldest architecture schools in Spain. The other is COAC (the Architects’ Association of Catalonia), which boasts one of the biggest architecture libraries in a professional association in the country. While these two libraries were built up in the 19th century, other architecture libraries have been created in Catalonia in the 20th century, both in schools of architecture and in the branches of COAC.
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Fabian, Carole Ann. "Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library." Art Libraries Journal 36, no. 1 (2011): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s030747220001676x.
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The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the world’s great architectural research libraries. In addition to its commitment to maintaining a comprehensive collection of bibliographic and archival materials for architecture, the library, its staff and services directly support academic programs in architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, art history and archaeology, as well as the liberal arts education of undergraduates. The Avery is also home to the Avery index to architectural periodicals. As publisher of this leading abstracting and indexing resource for research in architecture and related topics, the Avery is solely responsible for all editorial, business and technical operations and serves as an authoritative source for the terminology and literature of the field.
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Simalango, Holong Marisi, and Muhammad Khaerul Naim Mursalim. "Model Arsitektur Smart Library di Perguruan Tinggi Se-Kota Batam." Journal of Applied Informatics and Computing 3, no. 2 (November 21, 2019): 80–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.30871/jaic.v3i2.1672.
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Design of smart library architecture model is a new architectural model of integrating library information systems in several universities that still use WebApp but are local, so that it is expected to be connected to the new architectural design. The design of this model focuses on the use of web services, the application of the concept of Open access by utilizing QR Code as an Internet of Things (IoT). This design focuses on the technology that will be used to integrate library information systems in all universities, especially in the city of Batam. Object Oriented Analysis (OOA) is a methodology used in designing smart library architecture models and using Unified Modeling Language (UML). Architectural design consists of business architecture, information architecture, and technology architecture. Business architecture design modeling is described in the business use case explaining the actors namely students and library staff as well. The results of the design of the smart library architecture model are in the form of design recommendations for the construction of smart libraries at universities in the city of Batam. The design of this smart library architecture model with the application of technological trends will provide convenience and support to the academic community in the use of library systems.
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Jakovlevas-Mateckis, Konstantinas, and Lina Kostinaitė. "SOME ASPECTS OF MINIMALISM IN MODERN LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE." JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 30, no. 2 (June 30, 2006): 97–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13921630.2006.10697070.
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The paper presents a short review of the development tendencies of academic and public libraries. In the period of the last two decades the features of minimalistic expression became stronger in the architecture of libraries. The main criteria revealing minimalistic expression in architecture are investigated: simplicity, geometry, light, integrity and statical character. Such libraries as the Library of Porto University (Portugal, 1996), the Library of Delfo Technological University (Holland, 1998), distinquish themselves in simplicity of forms and clearness of structure. Minimalists consider colour and light as the main elements of modelling and forming space and size. For example, the Royal Library called “Black Diamond” is distinquished by a black façade (Denmark, 1999).The newest works of minimalists expanded the concept of minimalistic form. Minimal form in architecture may be expressed not only by primary geometrical figures, but by rather plastic derivatives as well. Two different works of Japanese architects splendidly illustrate it: it is of quadratic plan rectangular prism practically glass mediateka in Sedai town (2001) and of irregular cylinder (egg form) entirely glass library in Morioka town. The authors of the paper present a conceptual project of the Public Library in Vilnius, prepared in 2003, which has distinct features of minimalistic architecture. The building’s form is rational–a quadratic prism one wall of which is concaved inside what gives the building expressiveness and attraction. Minimalism in library architecture reveals the changed conception of modern library as well.
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Jayalakshmi, C. "ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF UPDATED LIBRARY FACILITIES IN DIGITAL ERA." International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering 7, no. 10 (November 2, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.23956/ijarcsse.v7i10.256.
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Libraries will need to enhance and upgrade nowadays since the world steps into the Digital systems.The major issue is that of the technical architecture that underlies any library which encompass both electronic and paper materials.Infact, Digital Libraries are also the digital face of traditional libraries that include both digital collections and traditional fixed media collections.It will also include digital materials that exist outside the physical and administrative bounds of anyone. It includes all the process and services that are taken to the backbone and nervous systems of Libraries. This paper identifies various additional jobs of professional librarians those are well versed with science and technology applications.The government policy based challenge and need Library facilities in Digital Era are presented. The copyright issue plays an important role as well as the challenges are the complying with the copyright and intellectual property of right issues. Also the executive summary of impact of on Library Information Centre role on country population enrolled under digitization process through aadhar card.
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van Ginkel, Neline, Willem De Groef, Fabio Massacci, and Frank Piessens. "A Server-Side JavaScript Security Architecture for Secure Integration of Third-Party Libraries." Security and Communication Networks 2019 (May 2, 2019): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9629034.
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The popularity of the JavaScript programming language for server-side programming has increased tremendously over the past decade. The Node.js framework is a popular JavaScript server-side framework with an efficient runtime for cloud-based event-driven architectures. One of its strengths is the presence of thousands of third-party libraries which allow developers to quickly build and deploy applications. These very libraries are a source of security threats as a vulnerability in one library can (and in some cases did) compromise an entire server. In order to support the secure integration of libraries, we developed NODESENTRY, the first security architecture for server-side JavaScript. Our policy enforcement infrastructure supports an easy deployment of web hardening techniques and access control policies on interactions between libraries and their environment, including any dependent library. We discuss the design and implementation of NODESENTRY and present its performance and security evaluation.
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Kolesnikova, Marina N., and Vadim P. Timonin. "Library in the Unadapted Premises: Development of Architectural Transformation of Space." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 69, no. 4 (November 6, 2020): 343–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2020-69-4-343-354.
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Siting, reconstruction, modernization of libraries in the unadapted premises has always been and remains till now a challenging practical problem in the global librarianship, which in each case obtains unique, unconventional solution. Soviet architects involved in the design of libraries — F.N. Pashchenko, L.Z. Amlinsky, V.G. Gelfreikh, A.R. Zimonenko and others — contributed to the development of this problem. They laid the modern and progressive theoretical and methodological foundations of the interdisciplinary section of library science — architecture and construction of library buildings which is actively developing in the 21st century, making the transition from the long-standing concept of the library as a repository for books to understanding it as a constantly changing, flexible and technological information space for all its subjects — visitors, readers and employees. Actualization of the complex task of creating a comfortable environment for the reader and librarian in the adopted for this purpose architectural space has come to the fore. The purpose of the article is to present an original approach in the pre-project study of the University library located in the Palace building in the form of an individual matrix of ideas and solutions. For the key conceptual ideas in the matrix of possible redesigning of the University scientific library the authors chose human centrism, openness, mobility and uniqueness. The paper presents architectural plans of the library, performed by master’s students of the St. Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named after A.L. Stieglitz under the guidance of the architect-artist, Professor V.P. Timonin, as well as the matrix of ideas and possible solutions for the transformation of the material space of the library of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, prepared by Professor M.N. Kolesnikova. The results of this work are of practical interest from the point of view of architectural design of libraries in the premises of historical buildings, that is an urgent global problem, as well as of theoretical interest for the development of modern library science in its sections related to library design, material and technical base of libraries and library imageology.
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Tbaishat, Dina. "Business process modelling using ARIS: process architecture." Library Management 38, no. 2/3 (March 14, 2017): 88–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-05-2016-0042.
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Purpose Academic libraries have witnessed huge changes due to internal and external factors. Recent evidence shows that there is a lack of interest in process analysis within academic libraries. There is a lot written on the need to change academic libraries but there is little analytical research that investigates processes, in terms of the process architecture. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The modelling tool used is Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS). Findings ARIS can provide a process architecture and design for academic libraries that might raise questions later about procedures and some inefficiencies. Research limitations/implications Library managers might need to learn new techniques. Originality/value There is a lot written on the need to change academic libraries but there is little analytical research that investigates processes, in terms of the process architecture. This research examines business process modelling for academic libraries, focusing on the process architecture, as a way of visualizing, understanding and documenting processes.
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Li, LiLi. "Leveraging quality web‐based library user services in the digital age." Library Management 27, no. 6/7 (July 1, 2006): 390–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01435120610702387.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore key issues involved with opportunities, challenges, and future developing trends of delivering dynamic and distributed web‐based academic library information resources, services, and instructions for library users in the digital age.Design/methodology/approachBased on the typical web‐based, three‐tier client/server architecture, this paper explores ten key issues how to leverage quality library user services in the digital age: roles of academic libraries; funding support; information resources; information access; information services; instructions and trainings; impacts of cutting‐edge technologies and emerging technologies; web contents management and knowledge base; assessment and evaluation; and Librarians. Also discussed are the next‐generation web‐based client/server library information architecture and services in the foreseeable future.FindingsWith the rapid development of the internet and the world wide web, information exchange and information distribution can be transformed either by disparate formats or by dynamic channels. Knowledge, competence, and skills cannot follow up with the rapid advances of science and technologies. Many library users need assistance to access, locate, convert, synthesize, and evaluate information effectively and efficiently. It is very imperative for libraries and librarians to design, develop, enhance, implement, and deliver high quality user‐centered information services, resources, and instruction at the fingertips of library users.Originality/valueTarget readers who include librarians, instructors, trainers, consultants, managers, IT specialists, executives, and other professionals who are involved with developing and delivering distributed library user services via the internet will find this article of value.
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Hughes, Annie. "New, Old, Indifferent: The United Kingdom’s Preferences Regarding the Architecture and Design of Public Libraries." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 6, no. 4 (December 15, 2011): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b80315.
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Objective – Analysis and discussion of attitudes of U.K. citizens toward the architecture and design of the country’s public libraries.
Design – Content analysis of essays submitted to the U.K. Mass Observation Archive (MOA).
Setting – Citizens of the United Kingdom.
Subjects – 180 respondents from a panel of 500 Mass Observation Archive (MOA) volunteers.
Methods – The MOA originated in the 1930s as a way to gather qualitative evidence regarding everyday life of the British public. Most of the data gathered takes the form of variable length essays written by a panel of 500 anonymous volunteers. The volunteers respond to specific directives, and in this article, Black summarized responses to a directive he originally posed to the 500 volunteers in 2005: ‘Public Library Buildings’. Black issued this particular directive to the panel of volunteers in the autumn of 2005 and results were made available to the public by mid-2006.The MOA received a total of 180 responses, of which 121 were from women and 59 were from men. Both users of libraries and non-users were included in the sample. The respondents were not a representative sample of the British public because men, ethnic minorities, lower socio-economic groups, and those living outside of the South of England were underrepresented.
The author analyzed the content of the 180 submitted essays to gain insight on attitudes regarding public library design and architecture. Respondents were asked about public library location, environmental fit, architectural style, sensory aspects of the building, and whether or not the building resembled other types of public buildings. Although he posed several questions, Black focused on answers to three questions: what do you think about the design of modern library buildings? Do you prefer them to older style buildings? Have you seen older libraries renovated into more modern libraries, and what do you think of them? Black then analyzed the responses and grouped them into four major attitudes toward the architecture and design of public libraries. The author chose not to code any of the responses and instead chose to analyze the ‘discourse’ in and not necessarily the ‘content’ of the essays. After analyzing the discourse, Black contextualized the evidence he discovered. He then discussed political and cultural issues with relation to the four major attitudes and how these issues affected the current landscape of libraries.
Main Results – The four major categories derived from the essays that Black analyzed included: preference for the new; preference for the old; preference for a mixing of the old and the new; architectural indifference, the library as ‘place’ and the concept of ‘libraryness.’ Those with a preference for the new preferred the newer, more modern building because it fit better within the world of information technology. These respondents also felt that the older buildings were too intimidating and cold. Those who preferred the older architecture and design felt that the buildings allowed them to access a piece of the past, and they thought an older library to be more impressive, historic, and generally have more elaborate and interesting architecture. These respondents pointed out the fewer places to hide in new libraries, and indicated that new architecture is boring and stolid. The third group of respondents preferred an older exterior, but an up-to-date interior with a more modern infrastructure. They enjoyed the large impressive buildings but liked the interior to contain comfortable, modern furniture, good lighting, as well as updated technological tools. Finally, the remaining group of respondents did not place importance on the physical space of a library, but more so the services and collections within the physical space.
Conclusion – The discourse derived from the MOA and analyzed in Black’s article summarizes the attitudes and preferences that citizens of the UK have regarding public library architecture. Among the 180 responses to the ‘Public Library Buildings’ directive, there is a clear tension in these attitudes and preferences. The information gathered in the MOA directive on public libraries could also provide political and cultural leaders with evidence of a need for renewal or rethinking of the country’s public libraries.
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Zhai, Xiaojuan, and Jingjing Wang. "Improving relations between users and libraries: a survey of Chinese academic libraries." Electronic Library 34, no. 4 (August 1, 2016): 597–616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-03-2015-0041.
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of library services according to user experiences (UXs). The study discusses underlying internal problems existing in libraries that affect user satisfaction. Furthermore, it seeks to identify ways to improve the UX. Design/methodology/approach The methodology comprised a questionnaire administered at Nanjing University Library, China. The survey examined users’ satisfaction with the online public access catalogue, locating books on the shelves, and users’ participation in the organization of library resources. This study used the annual reading quantity of users system, a new system of measurement that distinguishes between informal and avid library users. Findings The data analysis indicated poor user satisfaction. The problems were mainly associated with the libraries’ resource organization, such as descriptive cataloguing, subject headings and classification, which is controlled by library administration. Moreover, users’ feedback is not integrated within the library system. Because of the process-oriented architecture of the current integrated library system, librarians and users do not communicate effectively. These barriers between users and the library staff members are difficult to overcome. Originality/value The study describes that the results relate to user satisfaction with searching and locating books based on the patron’s reading level. Differences were observed between light and avid readers in terms of satisfaction with the ease of searching and finding books. This demonstrates the internal connections of these results with library procedures. Furthermore, this study identifies improvement measures to resolve these problems.
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Parandjuk, Joanne C. "Using Information Architecture to Evaluate Digital Libraries." Reference Librarian 51, no. 2 (April 2, 2010): 124–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763870903579737.
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Alipour-Hafezi, Mehdi. "IDL framework to integrate disparate digital library systems: a case study." Electronic Library 32, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 134–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-02-2012-0013.
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Purpose – The main purpose of this article is to provide a focal framework with the aim of making integrated digital libraries in technical and content level of syntactic interoperability between digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review, library research method and analytical approach were used in the first step of this research in order to design IDL framework. Then a survey of 11 Iranian digital library applications was conducted for testing the proposed framework. Finally, based on the findings, conceptual integration architecture was proposed based on the framework. Findings – Based on the literature a framework for integration of digital library applications in syntax level is proposed which includes four core layers: models, protocols, metadata formats, and context-based layer. Based on the findings of the survey, integration architecture is proposed which includes all the mentioned layers in the IDL framework. So as to decrease cost of installing the architecture, cloud base technology architecture introduced to be used inverse. Originality/value – A gap exists between research and practice in the field of integrated digital libraries. In fact this article is an attempt to cover this gap by proposing a framework that can be implemented.
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Medina, Alicia García. "Breve historia de la Biblioteca del Instituto de Conservacion y Restauracion de bienes Culturales Especializada en Temas del Patrimonio Artistico Español." Art Libraries Journal 15, no. 3 (1990): 36–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200006878.
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The library of the Instituto de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales was founded in 1961. The library is specially dedicated to Spanish art, architecture and restoration. Now it has about 20,000 volumes and 450 serial publications. The advent of the computer has revolutionised the ability of librarians to respond to their clientele, making libraries truly information centres: the computer system of this library is used to perform such operations as information retrieval and the creation and maintenance of individual in-house generated databases concerning the Spanish cultural heritage.
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Wei, Qunyi, and Yang Yang. "WeChat Library: a new mode of mobile library service." Electronic Library 35, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 198–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-12-2015-0248.
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Purpose This study aims to introduce a new mode of mobile library service, named “WeChat Library”, developed under the WeChat (social media platform) public service platform. The design and realization of WeChat Library is also presented with Chongqing University Library taken as the example. Design/methodology/approach This study designed a new mobile library service system, WeChat Library of Chongqing University Library, analyzed its construction cost and usage statistics and discussed the advantages of the new service mode. Findings Investigation results showed that 84.6 per cent of the “985” universities opened up WeChat Libraries, which signified that WeChat Library has become one of the important mobile service modes for Chinese university libraries. WeChat Library received high appreciation from the patrons; in 20 months of operation, 20.3 per cent of patrons in Chongqing University had used WeChat Library. The five most commonly used services are OPAC retrieval, items borrowed, personal center, resource discovery and announcements. WeChat Library was found to have many advantages, such as low development cost, automatic cross-platform service, adaptive screen, low acceptance cost, easier promotion, strong user viscosity, strong interactivity and real-time consulting. Practical implications The functional design and technological architecture of WeChat Library was presented with Chongqing University Library taken as the example. The technical realization of several unique services, namely, QR code access, space reservation and overdue reminders, was also demonstrated. The study will provide favorable suggestions and references for other libraries that have also launched the WeChat Library. Originality/value The mainstream service mode of mobile libraries is application for mobile terminals (APP). Although mobile services are applied extensively in China, numerous small- and medium-sized libraries are still unable to provide mobile services for patrons primarily because the investment is too high to bear for some libraries. Therefore, mobile library services urgently need a more economical model of mobile services. The most prominent advantages of WeChat Library are its low development cost and low technology threshold. WeChat Library can provide a better solution for mobile library services.
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Reddavide, Francesco V., Meiying Cui, Weilin Lin, Naiqiang Fu, Stephan Heiden, Helena Andrade, Michael Thompson, and Yixin Zhang. "Second generation DNA-encoded dynamic combinatorial chemical libraries." Chemical Communications 55, no. 26 (2019): 3753–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9cc01429b.
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Kasyanchuk, Elena, Vera Kazantseva, and Ruslan Baryshev. "Scientific Library of Siberian Federal University: Results, objective and landmarks." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 4 (April 1, 2018): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2018-4-23-32.
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The authors discuss the experience of the Science Library of the Siberian Federal University established through the merge of the four Krasnoyarsk higher institutions: the University, Technological University, the University of the Non-ferrous Metals and Gold, the Academy of Architecture and Construction. The history of the SFU Science Library, its main stages, the key current and prospective vectors are discussed. The authors characterize the SFU SL’s collections comprising the collections of the above mentioned institutions plus that of Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Commerce and Economics, merged later; they also characterize the Library’s users and user services. The Library’s innovative projects are presented, among them “The Siberian Federal University E-library as the information and education infrastructure of the innovative higher education institution”, the winner of the first All-Russia Library Innovations Contest, which made SFU SL one of the best Russian university libraries. The authors also discuss the Library’s projects Smart Library and Publication Activity Support Service . The SFU SL heads the Russian Library Association’s Section of higher education institutions. It is a member of the National Library Association “Libraries of the Future” and other associations; it takes part in professional contests sponsored by the RF Ministry of Education and Science and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research which enables to update and continuously optimize its activities.
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Kuźnik, Anita. "Directions for the development of information resource management in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland on the example of the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology." Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces 200, no. 2 (June 15, 2021): 303–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.9787.
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The article addresses the directions of management development in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland. These changes are noticeable in such areas as information technology, interpersonal communication, spatial architecture, and library budget. The article also presents two most important and largest libraries in the Polish Armed Forces, namely the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology. It provides a brief historical outline of the mother universities of these libraries and the beginnings of their activities. Then, the essential modern solutions implemented there and have directly contributed to their development, are analyzed.
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Preece, Judith, and Andrew McDonald. "Art and architecture students in new libraries: the UEL experience." Art Libraries Journal 32, no. 4 (2007): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200015042.
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The Docklands campus of the University of East London (UEL) is located in one of the fastest-growing regeneration areas in the UK. It is also one of the most dramatic and visually stunning new libraries in the sector. Good communication with everyone involved in the planning and design process was crucial to the success of the building. The design, the engineering, the widely varying subject areas supported, the dynamics of the library staff and the quality of the external bodies involved, all contribute to the whole. For art and architecture students the large clean space has meant that they are once again able to use the library in a creative way.
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Starmer, Mary Ellen, Sara Hyder McGough, and Aimée Leverette. "RARE CONDITION: PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT FOR RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 6, no. 2 (September 1, 2005): 91–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.6.2.247.
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It is not uncommon for a university to house its special collections library in the “old” library building. The character of the architecture and the connection with the university’s past often fit with the mission of collecting and preserving rare books, manuscripts, and university archives. A beautiful old library can inspire both librarians and researchers. However, it also can be the downfall of the very collections we treasure. Many older libraries now housing rare and valuable special collections materials have out-of-date and inadequate environmental control systems, if they have any at all. The resulting environmental conditions, particularly wide fluctuations in . . .
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Smith, Charlie. "Future of the book and library creatively explored." New Library World 115, no. 5/6 (May 6, 2014): 211–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-04-2014-0034.
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Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to discussion about the changing role of libraries and their collections, through discussing projects designed by architecture students. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reflects on design projects produced by final-year students studying for an undergraduate degree in architecture. A project was set for a group of students to design a “Book Repository”. Each researched their own interpretation of what this might be, given contemporary issues such as increasing digitisation, falling numbers of library visitors, changing users’ needs and what they interpret as a future for books. This paper reviews a selection of the projects in the context of contemporary research, and discusses the book as a physical object, contemporary library design and the role of libraries as civic buildings. Findings – Despite being designed by digitally literate students, physical books are highly significant in every project; however, the cultural significance of the books is more important than the objects themselves. Also, the provision of spaces for the act of reading is notably absent. The relationship between the library and its context was a key theme for several projects, which explore innovative means through which to engage the public. Originality/value – Collectively these projects contribute to debate over the role of books and libraries in contemporary culture through the eyes of young designers. The paper will be of interest to those involved in the procurement and design of libraries.
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Freitag, Wolfgang M. "Cooperative collection development and resource sharing among art libraries: past and present." Art Libraries Journal 11, no. 2 (1986): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200004612.
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An appreciation of the diversity of art library users and their information I needs, and of the literature of art, is a necessary prerequisite to consideration I of the objectives of cooperative collection development and resource sharing I among art libraries. The idea of cooperation gathered momentum after World I War 1, after it had become clear that no art library could ever be I comprehensive, and was put into practice after the Second World War, at I local and national levels. Local cooperative schemes were implemented at I Vienna and in Ohio State (ARLO); the Farmington Plan was by contrast an I example of a national programme. In the Federal Republic of Germany the I libraries belonging to the AKB operate a cooperative acquisitions scheme and I receive extra funding to allow them to specialise in particular subject areas in I addition to their normal acquisitions. The Fine Arts Library of Harvard I University participates in the Research Libraries Group Art and Architecture I Program. The concept of assigning different subjects and collection I responsibilities to different libraries in order to achieve comprehensive I coverage makes a lot of sense especially if in academic institutions links can be I developed between the library’s specialisation and the institution’s academic programme.
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Murphy, M., E. Meegan, G. Keenaghan, A. Chenaux, A. Corns, S. Fai, L. Chow, et al. "SHAPE GRAMMAR LIBRARIES OF EUROPEAN CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FOR HISTORIC BIM." International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLVI-M-1-2021 (August 28, 2021): 479–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlvi-m-1-2021-479-2021.
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Abstract. This paper proposes a design for libraries of European Classical architectural elements based on shape grammars. This design is based on a workflow which develops library objects from 3D CAD primitives using architectural rules to construct parametric representations of architectural elements. In the case of Classical architecture, the design and detail for the parametric objects are based on manuscripts ranging from Vitruvius to Palladio to the architectural pattern books of the eighteenth century. The generation of 3D objects for virtual reconstruction necessitates the application of computer algorithms and rules introduced by the user to generate objects, buildings and spaces from a grammar and vocabulary of shapes. Both the use of graphicly constructed and coded parametric libraries in formal and open-source platforms will be considered here.
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Kepakisan, Nareswari, Frysa Wiriantari, and Suardana I Nyoman Gde. "PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN ARSITEKTUR PERILAKU DALAM MERANCANG PERPUSTAKAAN UMUM GUNA MENDUKUNG KEGIATAN LITERASI DI KOTA DENPASAR." Jurnal Anala 8, no. 2 (September 29, 2020): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.46650/anala.8.2.979.25-32.
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The decline in statistics on public visits to the library draws attention to review. Changing patterns and lifestyles of people shift people's views about libraries. The fast-paced era of digital literacy has shifted people's interest in libraries. Increasing time and era, libraries are no longer used as a lifestyle by the community. Human behavior, which is implemented as a form of architecture, is also known to shape human behavior. The buildings that were originally designed and shaped by humans as their fulfillment will then assist the human way in living their social life and values in life. The old paradigm of society towards the library is an old building that is dark, stuffy, lonely, and even haunted. Therefore it is necessary to have a study of what kind of design can captivate the hearts of today's people so that they can then apply it in an architectural design by studying the patterns and lifestyles of today's society with the aim of obtaining a library design concept that is in accordance with the lifestyle of the community (especially students) today and the reactivation of library building facilities which are increasingly disappearing from the pattern of people's lives.
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Gribkov, D. "The university e-libraries: The foreign experience." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 8 (August 9, 2019): 77–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-8-77-89.
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The experience of foreign digital libraries of the universities of Marburg (Germany), Chalmers (Sweden) and Graz (Austria) is discussed. The structure of the libraries being reviewed comprises six key elements of DELOS conceptual model, i. e. content, users, functionality, quality, policy, and architecture. The Marburg University Library cooperates with many German libraries and possesses vast collections and resources of various types, both it owns and shares with other libraries. The e-library of Chalmers University of Technology is based on the service-oriented Central Knowledge Database comprising paper and digital collections of full texts and metadata being administered with data import-export applications on the Discovery platform. The Graz Library is the bibliographic and information center; it supports scientific research and learning with literature in printed and digital formats, and preserves the cultural heritage in natural sciences and technology. Based on the review of the mentioned digital libraries, the author concludes that Russian libraries must study the foreign experience to develop the model of an inter-university digital library.
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Shibaeva, Ekaterina A. "The National Projects at the International Forum: New Stage of Development of the Crimea Conference." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)], no. 4 (August 28, 2014): 14–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2014-0-4-14-20.
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The most topical issues of the modern library concept are reflected in the Program of the 21st International Conference «Crimea-2014», the most vivid of them are analyzed in detail in the present article, including: National Electronic Library, its architecture, principles of formation and management, the portal design and opportunities for libraries-participants; the national projects of interdepartmental type, such as «Cultural Map of Russia» and «Map of the Russian Science». The author also tells about the library projects in the sphere of social media, about the great program for support of Crimean libraries.
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Barata, Ana. "Resources for Latin American art in the Gulbenkian Art Library." Art Libraries Journal 37, no. 4 (2012): 21–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200017697.
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From its creation in 1968 the Gulbenkian Art Library has possessed a number of special collections, and these have been enriched through major bequests or through acquisition. Currently there are about 180 collections with relevance for the study of Portuguese art and culture: they include private libraries, the private archives of Portuguese artists and architects, and photographic archives. Material in the special collections is available through the library’s catalogue and some have already been digitised and are available on the internet, depending on their copyright terms and conditions. Among these special collections two have special relevance to the study of the history of Brazilian art and architecture: the collection of Portuguese tiles and the Robert Smith Collection.
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Papadimitriou, Stergios, Seferina Mavroudi, Kostas Theofilatos, and Spiridon Likothanasis. "The Software Architecture for Performing Scientific Computation with the JLAPACK Libraries in ScalaLab." Scientific Programming 20, no. 4 (2012): 379–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/247502.
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Although LAPACK is a powerful library its utilization is difficult. JLAPACK, a Java translation obtained automatically from the Fortran LAPACK sources, retains exactly the same difficult to use interface of LAPACK routines. The MTJ library implements an object oriented Java interface to JLAPACK that hides many complicated details. ScalaLab exploits the flexibility of the Scala language to present an even more friendly and convenient interface to the powerful but complicated JLAPACK library. The article describes the interfacing of the low-level JLAPACK routines within the ScalaLab environment. This is performed rather easily by exploiting well suited features of the Scala language. Also, the paper demonstrates the convenience of using JLAPACK routines for linear algebra operations from within ScalaLab.
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Hidayat sutawidjaya, Ahmad, and Lenny Christina Nawangsari. "Servqual: strategies to improve university library services." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 9, no. 1 (March 25, 2020): 326. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v9i1.30284.
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Over the past two decades, library development in both the functional and physical fields is inseparable from the change in the paradigm of libraries and librarians towards libraries. Increasing competitiveness in university library services is carried out through several aspects; one of which is through the improvement of facilities or infrastructure, products or services produced or personnel responsible for the product to provide customer satisfaction. The purpose of this research is to analysis the attributes of library services and performance of service quality attribute at Wuhan University of China and University of Mercu Buana. The research method used in this study is qualitative and quantitative research with a case study approach and Service Quality method. The population of this study were visitors at the Wuhan University and Mercu Buana University with sample of 100 peoples. As a result of this research libraries of the University of Mercu Buana priority should be given to the improvement are available room, convenience facilities, the availability of the closet, book collection added, Internet services by providing information search/catalogue and appearance of the staff are the dimensions of the material (X1). Reliability variable (X2) is formed with four level indicators expectation was perceived as very high by respondents. The response variable (X3) level expectations is perceived as very high by respondents. Variable reliability (X4), the answers respondents was perceived as very high by respondents. The empathy (X5) variable is very high by respondents, as seen from the responses of the average 4.65 found between a score of 4 (A) and a score of 5 (SA).
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Carr, Patrick L. "Serendipity in the Stacks: Libraries, Information Architecture, and the Problems of Accidental Discovery." College & Research Libraries 76, no. 6 (September 1, 2015): 831–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.76.6.831.
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Serendipity in the library stacks is generally regarded as a positive occurrence. While acknowledging its benefits, this essay draws on research in library science, information systems, and other fields to argue that, in two important respects, this form of discovery can be usefully framed as a problem. To make this argument, the essay examines serendipity both as the outcome of a process situated within the information architecture of the stacks and as a user perception about that outcome.
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Murray, Jennifer. "Community engagement: Leveraging library online tools to support local historical organizations." College & Research Libraries News 81, no. 6 (June 11, 2020): 298. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.6.298.
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Among Floridians, Jacksonville is known as the “First Coast.” It is a reference to the fact that Northeast Florida has some of the oldest European settlements in North America. The numerous local historical organizations are forever challenged to preserve and share the rich history of “all that is Jacksonville–including early settlers, 19th- and 20th-century urban planning and architecture, civil rights and Black history, city governance, and our national parks heritage.” They often do not have the resources needed, but local academic libraries are rich in resources and tools that can benefit organizations outside the library and help bring more awareness to the organizations and the collections they have. As the role of academic libraries continues to evolve with technological changes, libraries are continuously looking for ways to reinvent themselves and expand their role within their university and throughout the greater community.
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Craig, Susan. "Survey of Current Practices in Art and Architecture Libraries." Journal of Library Administration 39, no. 1 (June 2003): 91–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j111v39n01_06.
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de Chermont, Isabelle le Masne. "The architecture of museum libraries: an overview of the years 2000 to 2003." Art Libraries Journal 29, no. 3 (2004): 28–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200019039.
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In recent years many museums and art galleries in Europe have remodelled their libraries, often funding the physical changes by means of sponsorship, while at the same time re-thinking access and the services to be provided. This article analyses some current examples in Paris, London and the Netherlands and describes a range of different approaches. But it finds most successful the British Museum’s Paul Hamlyn Library, housed in the famous circular Reading Room and open to all visitors: these will discover, that, alongside modern databases, the Library has kept its traditional links with the book.
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Payne, Alexandria, and John Curtis. "StatBase: library statistics made easy." Library Hi Tech 32, no. 3 (September 9, 2014): 546–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lht-04-2014-0031.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to detail a Library open source software (OSS) development project resulting in the launch of StatBase, a statistical gathering and data visualization tool, so that organizations can adopt a locally managed alternative to costly data aggregation tools. Design/methodology/approach – This case study is based on a literature review, Agile development framework, and user experience modeling. The software solution features a Joomla framework with contributed modules and open source architecture. Findings – This case study demonstrates the creation and practical implementation of a scalable OSS platform for data management and analysis. Practical implications – Provides a frame of reference and methodology for libraries, both public and academic, seeking to implement a web-based resource to gather, organize, and interpret statistical metrics via a centralized, lightweight, open source architecture. Originality/value – This case study provides a detailed scope and step-by-step technology process description by which an organization can adopt or model the StatBase solution for business metrics.
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Tesendic, Danijela, and Danijela Boberic Krsticev. "Web service for connecting visually impaired people with libraries." Aslib Journal of Information Management 67, no. 2 (March 16, 2015): 230–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajim-11-2014-0149.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study of developing a web service that will act as an intermediary between the Audio Library system for the visually impaired and the library management systems. The Audio Library is based on speech recognition and text-to-speech engines and it produces synthesized speech from various electronic materials. It has its own database with a limited number of books and textual materials. Web services described in this paper should enable access to a larger number of electronic resources provided by libraries. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the author specified software architecture of a web service analyzing different approaches for search and retrieval. Findings – Web service described in this paper is the first software solution addressing the problem of lending e-books in Serbia. It aggregates collections of different libraries in a single access point for the Audio Library system. In this way, users of the Audio Library system are provided with larger number of electronic resources. Originality/value – Communication between the Audio Library and this web service is achieved by using standardized protocols for exchanging library data. However, those protocols did not fulfill all necessary requirements, so the authors propose some extensions to overcome those issues.
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Sternheim, Joyce. "I have to change to stay the same." New Library World 117, no. 1/2 (January 11, 2016): 22–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-09-2015-0061.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose that to survive and thrive the library needs to aim for a more active role in people’s lives and in the communities that surround them. Public libraries are places of learning. They strive to enrich, empower and inspire people to support their full participation in society. But our fast-changing society (Pink, 2005) requires people to develop new competencies, such as creativity, empathy, collaboration and big-picture thinking. However, current processes of the public library are still primarily aimed at providing and improving access to information produced by others. Although of great importance, these processes are fundamentally passive and do not actively stimulate people to share knowledge and insights or to engage in conversations. It explores how this can be done and what effect this change might have on library space based on the ideas and perspective of the Dutch Ministry of Imagination. Design/methodology/approach – The Ministry, a cooperation between architect Jan David Hanrath and librarians Rob Bruijnzeels and Joyce Sternheim, conducts research and realizes new types of libraries and library architecture. To turn the public library into a more dynamic and active social setting, the Ministry has developed a new work process supported by matching criteria for the layout of library space. Findings – The new concept has been brought into practice in the Chocolate Factory in Gouda, The Netherlands, which since then has become a permanent testing ground for new library work. Originality/value – This paper is a thought piece that will be of interest not only to those concerned with public libraries, but also to everyone who is searching for ways to turn the library into a learning environment in which a continuous process of knowledge creation takes place, through interaction with the collection, but – most importantly – through interaction between people.
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Frank, Cindy. "Sustainability of Branch Libraries: Successfully Converting an Architecture Branch into a Professional Library." International Information & Library Review 49, no. 2 (April 3, 2017): 131–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2017.1314143.
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Purcell, Mark. "The National Trust and its libraries." Art Libraries Journal 28, no. 2 (2003): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200013079.
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The National Trust’s many historic buildings range from country houses to vernacular architecture, industrial archaeology and literary shrines. More than 150 of these properties contain books, for the most part the historic collections of their original owners. Though, in common with other heritage bodies, the Trust has been rather slow to realise the importance of its books, these libraries together represent something equivalent to the rare books collection of a national library. They are an incomparable though extremely fragile resource for the history of private book ownership, besides containing many rare books, and others of great beauty and interest.
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Boberić-Krstićev, Danijela, and Danijela Tešendić. "Mixed approach in creating a university union catalogue." Electronic Library 33, no. 6 (November 2, 2015): 970–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-02-2014-0026.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the software architecture of the university’s union catalogue in Novi Sad, Serbia. The university’s union catalogue would comprise the collections of 14 academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The basis of this paper is a case study of developing a software solution for the union catalogue of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. The solution principles of object-oriented modelling are applied to describe the software architecture. Specifically, the unified modeling language (UML) component and sequence diagrams are used. The database model is described by using a physical data model. Findings – Through the research of related papers and, taking into consideration the problem of creating a university union catalogue, it is concluded that the best approach is to combine the idea of a virtual and a physical union catalogue. Records are stored in one physical union catalogue, while the holdings data are stored in the local library management systems (LMSs) organized in the form of virtual union catalogues. Because academic libraries often use LMSs from different vendors, interoperable communication between those LMSs and the union catalogue is provided through the usage of standard library protocols for information retrieval (Search and Retrieve URL [SRU], SRU Record Update and NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol [NCIP]). Research limitations/implications – The development of a union catalogue for the University of Novi Sad is in its test phase, and, at this moment, only a software solution supporting the functionalities of a union catalogue has been created. Practical implications – By introducing a university union catalogue, students would be able to search the collections of all the university libraries by using a single portal. Their results would indicate whether a book is available and from which library it is available to borrow. Originality/value – Originality of this software architecture lies in the usage of standard library protocols. The described architecture enables the addition of new members to the university union catalogue, regardless of which LMS the library uses.
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Xu, Mao Li, and Xiu Ying Li. "Construction of the Library Management System Based on Data Warehouse and OLAP." Applied Mechanics and Materials 380-384 (August 2013): 4796–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.380-384.4796.
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Along with the evolvement of data warehouse technology, the establishment of the decision support system for libraries is becoming more and more important. This paper provides the architecture of the data warehouse-based library decision support system and focuses on discussing the model design and implementation technology of data warehouse building.
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McKenna, Julie. "Danish Post-Secondary Students Use Public Libraries for Study Purposes." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2, no. 3 (September 5, 2007): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8m884.
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Objective – To determine whether and how Danish university and higher education students use public libraries for study purposes.
Design – Online survey.
Setting – Post-secondary students in Denmark.
Subjects – 1,575 students in university-level programs or other higher education programs (vocational three-to-four-year programs) in Denmark.
Methods – A sample of students was drawn from the national database of students by selecting every student born on the 15th of every month (approximately 4,900 students). A letter describing the study and with an invitation to fill out an online questionnaire was sent to all students in the sample. There were 1,694 valid responses (approximately 35% response rate). Students following short vocational programs were deemed to be under-represented and these subjects were omitted from the analysis of this report, which reflects the response of 1,575 students.
The online questionnaire gathered demographic details (gender, age, educational institution, study topic, study year, geographical location, access to the Internet, etc.) and used 110 questions or statements to gather information about student information-seeking behaviour related to study purposes. These included use of the physical library and satisfaction with services, use of search engines, awareness and use of library Web-based services, study behaviour, and participation in information literacy activities.
Main results – For the purposes of this study, “academic library is used as a generic term covering university libraries, research libraries, educational libraries and all other kind of libraries outside the field of public libraries” (p. 278).
The survey results confirmed many of the previous international reports of student information-seeking behaviour: 85% of students use the academic library for study purposes; fewer than 10% of all students are able to cope without any library use; students in technology and engineering, the sciences and arts, architecture and music have a higher rate of non-use of their academic libraries; a large percentage of students access the electronic resources from home; the physical library is still considered important to students; Google is used extensively and is nearly the exclusive choice for search engine.
The public library is used for study purposes by about 58 percent of all students with the highest use (76%) by students in higher education institutions (HEI); students of education, social topics and psychology are very frequent public library users. Female students in HEI were the most frequent users of the public library independent of study subject or year, or any other demographic variable. Seven per cent of students rely exclusively on the public library for study purposes and first-year HEI students in the subject areas of education, social topics and psychology are over-represented in this group (which additionally has less Internet access from home than the other students).
Students perceive nearly all aspects of service in the academic library as superior; HEI students rate ambience, electronic resources and speed of inter-library loan provision in the public library as higher than the academic.
University students give a low rating to the collections of public library, although the students use the public library principally to supplement the collections available in their academic libraries. Another high use of public libraries by HEI students is for inter-library loans placed through the national resource sharing system. Public library reference services are used often by only one per cent of students and only two per cent use the public library on a regular basis for “study related group activities.”
Conclusion – Students use physical libraries to a great extent to support their studies and students have embraced digital access to collections, especially access from home. Google is the most heavily used search engine and is used by nearly all students; use of Google complements and supplements library use.
Nearly 60% of all students use public libraries for study purposes and to supplement the collections of their academic library, but they find that the public library collections are insufficient to meet their needs. The inter-library loan policies of public libraries are more lenient and accommodating to student needs and may drive the high use of public libraries. Students form a large constituency of the public library user population and they generally rate most aspects of service as substandard to those of academic libraries. There is a call for review of the public library’s role in meeting the information needs of students, and in particular, those of HEI programs who are most dependent on the public library.
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Al Farhan, Mohammed, Ahmad Abdelfattah, Stanimire Tomov, Mark Gates, Dalal Sukkari, Azzam Haidar, Robert Rosenberg, and Jack Dongarra. "MAGMA templates for scalable linear algebra on emerging architectures." International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications 34, no. 6 (July 10, 2020): 645–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1094342020938421.
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With the acquisition and widespread use of more resources that rely on accelerator/wide vector–based computing, there has been a strong demand for science and engineering applications to take advantage of these latest assets. This, however, has been extremely challenging due to the diversity of systems to support their extreme concurrency, complex memory hierarchies, costly data movement, and heterogeneous node architectures. To address these challenges, we design a programming model and describe its ease of use in the development of a new MAGMA Templates library that delivers high-performance scalable linear algebra portable on current and emerging architectures. MAGMA Templates derives its performance and portability by (1) building on existing state-of-the-art linear algebra libraries, like MAGMA, SLATE, Trilinos, and vendor-optimized math libraries, and (2) providing access (seamlessly to the users) to the latest algorithms and architecture-specific optimizations through a single, easy-to-use C++-based API.
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Maloney, Krisellen, and Paul J. Bracke. "Beyond Information Architecture: A Systems Integration Approach to Web-site Design." Information Technology and Libraries 23, no. 4 (September 17, 2017): 145–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v23i4.9656.
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Users' needs and expectations regarding access to information have fundamentally changed, creating a disconnect between how users expect to use a library Web site and how the site was designed. At the same time, library technical infrastructures include legacy systems that were not designedf or the Web environment. The authors propose a framework that combines elements of information architecture with approaches to incremental system design and implementation. The framework allows for the development of a Web site that is responsive to changing user needs, while recognizing the need for libraries to adopt a cost-effective approach to implementation and maintenance.