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By arranging multiple existing web services into workflows to create value-added services, automatic web service composition has received much attention in service-oriented computing. A large number of methods have been proposed for it although most of them are merely based on the matching of input-output parameters of services. Besides these parameters, some other elements can affect the execution...
Plagiarism is a serious problem identified amongst research community. Plagiarism has been around for centuries, but with the use of Internet and easy access to material in electronic format has made it easier to plagiarize materials of others. On the other hand plagiarism detection is now as easy as plagiarizing a document. There are a number of anti-plagiarism software available either freely or...
With the development of digital technology, libraries are changing their roles from book providers to e-information providers. Manuscripts are primary source of historic information. Manuscripts are diminishing along with the time. Despite their best efforts, it is difficult to save manuscripts in physical form beyond a time frame. Digital preservation of manuscripts restores it from damage, larceny...
This paper reports a study of institutional archives at urban and metropolitan universities that are members of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU). Founded in 1990, the CUMU is an organization of North American institutions of higher education committed to the shared mission to use the power of their campuses in education, research and service to enhance the communities in...
The reach of information is now much easier and effective in the age of information technology. Electronic documents and resources have changed the entire paradigm of education and research. Students, teachers, professionals, academicians and researchers may get their information on their desktop/laptop/Smartphone through electronic platform. The availability of Information and Communication Technology...
Libraries support the parent institution's teaching, learning, and research programs irrespective of its nature being academic or corporate or Research and Development setup. Due to the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), there has been a paradigm shift in the library services and the roles of information professionals. Librarians' role has been changed from information provider...
This paper documents the research and development of a standard based curriculum for information literacy enhancement at elementary schools in the Northern region of Thailand. The exercise is part of a PhD study project that aims to determine both the learning standard and the indicators of information literacy in elementary schools in Thailand. Further, the project evaluates the attitude of the elementary...
Present age is called knowledge age, because information is growing day by day so the assumption is that knowledge should be growing in the same manner. Traditional libraries have changed to paperless library due to the growth of Internet and the World Wide Web. Since advent of ICT, the information explosion have been taken place which force to library to collect, organise and provide right information...
This paper describes the impact of emerging trends and technology in western higher education on academic libraries. These trends present several challenges, as well as opportunities for them. The paper discusses some useful approaches and strategies to overcome these challenges and exploit the opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness about emerging trends and technologies among...
At present, developing and managing a collection of e-resources is an essential responsibility of any university library in Sri Lanka, especially in order to go in parallel with their counterparts in developed world. However, these electronic resources are expensive and inevitable at the same time. This paper sheds light on the importance and utilization of e-resources, and discusses about the current...
Indian National Agricultural Research System (INARS) is one of the largest agricultural systems. In 2007, Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) was established for providing access of e-Resources to INARS. Access of about 3000 e-journals has been provided to the 143 agricultural institutions/universities of INARS on IP (Internet Protocol) authentication basis through CeRA. Access of e-resources...
Building digital library applications is often a search for an applicable and adequate data or document model as well as for software tools which meets the requirements. Especially in digital archives, there are several data and document models to be considered. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all document model or system. For each application, the requirements and properties of a project...
Online Information Resources (OIR) are getting popularity amongst academicians, particularly research students. This study is an attempt to investigate the use and purview of online information resources by postgraduate students of public and private sector universities of Lahore — Pakistan. Through questionnaires, data was collected from 570 research students with the response rate of 463 (81.22%)...
Institutional Repositories (IR) are developed primarily for collecting, preserving and disseminating the intellectual output of an institution. This knowledge assists in sharing and learning of an institution. For the successful set up of an Institutional Repository, strategic planning is required with a predetermined goal and scope as well. This paper is a case study of setting up a digital Institutional...
The purpose of this study is to investigate barriers that would hinder collection development in Scientific and Research Institute (SRI) libraries in Iran. The populations of this study are the research scholars, faculty members and experts belonging to five disciplines from ten institutes in Iran. For the purpose of data collection, a well-structured questionnaire was designed and administrated randomly...
In the present digital era, e-journals have become preferred source of information among the scientists/ researchers/ academics worldwide because of various reasons. To provide e-journals service to the users, most of the libraries have either formed libraries consortia or joined some e-journals consortia. In many foreign countries like USA, UK the e-journals services are very common. Now, many libraries...
This study is an attempt to comparatively assess the research productivity, performance and impact of SAARC nations with the aid of InCites, an innovative research analytical tool developed by Thomson Reuter. For the period of 32 years (1981 through 2013), India has outnumbered other SAARC nations in terms of research productivity and count of citations received. However, Nepal has the highest no...
This research paper aimed at analyzing 1) the concept of information literacy in the 2008 Basic Education Core Curriculum of Thailand; 2) the teaching and learning of information literacy in basic education; and 3) the roles of teacher-librarians in the development of information literacy in basic education. Documentary research mainly the 2008 Basic Education Core Curriculum and related research...
In the United States, public technology funding is distributed differently across state lines. This impacts service and access to information particularly as it pertains to critical broadband access. Funding and service trends have changed, especially as it relates to public libraries, with some modifications working to their advantage and some to their detriment. As information is increasingly moving...
Cultural heritage is being recognized throughout the world as an important aspect for exploring and understanding the socio-economic background of any nation. Many steps have been undertaken throughout the world at different levels for carrying research in this area. Preservation of cultural heritage is deemed of utmost importance for tracing the evolution of different civilizations and preserving...
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