- Research Data Management Practices
- Web and Library Services
- Open Education and E-Learning
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Big Data Technologies and Applications
- Data Quality and Management
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Library Science and Information Literacy
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Information Technology Governance and Strategy
- ERP Systems Implementation and Impact
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Web visibility and informetrics
Loughborough University
2007-2010
In the United Kingdom over past few years there has been a dramatic growth of national and regional repositories to collect disseminate resources related teaching learning. Most notable these are Joint Information Systems Committee's Online Repository for [Learning Teaching] Materials as well Higher Education Academy's subject specific resource databases. Repositories in general can hold range materials not only learning, but more recently term 'institutional repository' is being used...
The strategic development of an academic library website is ongoing process. methods available to libraries in their efforts understand the use are also changing. A pilot survey a group UK provided insight into approaches and adopted by this group. study revealed some issues these faced maintaining capable satisfying needs its users. This demonstrated that practical measures develop sites being taken. However, cases library’s ability site was constrained institutional procedures processes....
This article analyzes the possibilities of applying Continuous Improvement principles to management and maintenance academic library websites. Current practice is mapped onto principles, with evidence distilled from a United Kingdom national survey web practitioners. The data informs website organizational framework operational model. describes setting within which websites are managed, while model focuses on specific aspects development their site.
The last couple of years have brought a rise in the number institutional repositories throughout world and within UK Higher Education institutions, with majority these being devoted to research output. Repositories containing teaching learning material are less common workflows business processes surrounding types were unclear. user motivations contributing downloading from also unknown. This article reports on two studies: wide-scale survey carried out HE staff identify barriers incentives...
The Academic Library website is a key access point for information and services. This paper reports on study of the 1994 Group web presence, with view to establishing their practices in terms site management maintenance. It provides evidence commitment this makes towards ensuring sites meet needs users. encompassed survey gather data current maintenance practices, direct observation home pages these Libraries establish layout conventions details changes made over time. influence University...