A Comprehensive Analysis of Academic Library Websites: Design, Navigation, Content, Services, and Web 2.0 Tools

Al‐Qallaf, Charlene L.; Ridha, Alaa

doi:10.1080/10572317.2018.1467166

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“…Our literature review uncovered no studies that focus on the discoverability of qualitative research services on academic library websites. There are usability studies of academic library websites (Comeaux, 2017;Ridha, 2018), and there are recommendations for making data discoverable (MacMillan, 2014), but there does not appear to be research that specifically focuses on the visibility of qualitative research services on library websites. Our study fills this gap in the literature.…”

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Where is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites

Cain

Cooper²,

DeMott

et al. 2019

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This study explores the discoverability of qualitative research support services, using a purposive sample of academic library websites (n=95). These services were hard to find on most of the websites in our sample. In this paper, we outline the site characteristics that make discoverability easy or hard. Previous studies on qualitative resources at academic libraries have not addressed this topic. Our study fills this gap in the literature. Our aim is to provide information that can help libraries to improve the visibility of their resources for qualitative researchers and their students.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites

Cain

Cooper²,

DeMott

et al. 2019

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“…The search in the related literature for common tasks and functions in library websites revealed seven relevant sources 11,[17][18][19][20][21] . After reviewing these sources, 19 task for library websites were identified.…”

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Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences an Evaluation

Habibi

Seyed-Akbari

Torab-Miandoab

et al. 2019

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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With regard to the potential of huge knowledge dissemination by academic library websites, their usability is considered as a matter of great interest to university administrators as well as users. In the present study, a descriptive survey was designed aimed at evaluating usability of central library websites of type-1 universities of medical sciences in Iran in order to identify their usability issues and to provide inputs for possible remediation efforts to improve the design of similar websites in the future. The research procedure involved a library study to identify the tasks typically needed on library websites, use of the identified tasks to design a checklist for measuring three dimensions of usability (effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction), and finally a usability evaluation by two specialists of medical informatics and two librarianship experts. The given websites were rated “good” (60 % - 80 %) in terms of usability and no statistically significant difference was found between evaluations by different experts. It was concluded that more attention to website usability could improve users’ interest in services and facilitate realisation of goals in parent organisations. The results of this study could provide a basic framework for website design and improvement through giving proper attention to usability dimensions.

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“…Тема цифрової трансформації бібліотек, розширення їх інтернет-присутності, запровадження інноваційних моделей обслуговування у вебпросторі висвітлюється в працях багатьох сучасних бібліотекознавців (Baryshev et al, 2020;Мар'їна, 2016). Особливо корисними стали дослідження, присвячені результатам контент-аналізу сайтів бібліотек, їх пропозицій щодо модернізації цифрових продуктів та послуг (Al-Qallaf & Ridha, 2019;. Окрема категорія публікацій стосується вивчення ролі університетських бібліотек у наукометричному забезпеченні всіх етапів наукового дослідження Назаровець, 2020).…”

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The Ukrainian medical libraries network digital services development strategy

Kuts¹

2021

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The relevance of the study. The digital revolution has had a significant effect on the functioning of libraries. Successful operation in the digital environment requires the improvement of the competitiveness of library services provided: libraries must be able to rethink their role, justify the value of their services for their own customers. Due to the increasing level of the Internet use among scientists, medical professionals, students, patients, community, medical libraries web-presence is of crucial importance. Websites serve as a digital gateway for library services and resources. The aim of the article is to study and present the current state of Ukrainian medical libraries service and to propose the digital services development strategy. The methodology. A content analysis was conducted over 21 Ukrainian and 5 foreign medical library websites. All data were collected within a month. Research data are presented in the form of tables and figures and analyzed using a simple method of percentages. The results. The findings show that many researched Ukrainian medical libraries are yet to exploit the full potential of the digital technologies in library service. The most common services: online public access catalog, virtual references services, identification UDC index, repository, electronic document delivery service (EDDS). Less than half (43%) of medical library sites in Ukraine are adapted to mobile devices. The most popular social media among medical libraries in Ukraine: Facebook (57%), Instagram (33%) and YouTube (29%). Over the last 5 years, libraries have become more active in offering web-based services and resources: plagiarism testing services, repositories, EDDS, virtual references services, identification UDC index. The main strategic objectives of the digital services development for medical libraries in Ukraine should be: increasing the web and social media presence, introducing mobile technologies, improving communication between the library and users, developing services to support research lifecycle, interdisciplinary partnership, support for information literacy of biomedical professionals and medical literacy of the community, developing competences of the medical librarians, corporate cooperation of the Ukrainian medical libraries system. The scientific topicality. The current state of Ukrainian medical libraries digital service was analyzed and compared with the state of five years ago and foreign academic medical libraries. Digital services development strategy was proposed. The practical significance. The study can be very interesting and important for medical librarians for upgrading, creation and support of relevant medical library services.

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Academic Library Websites: Design, Navigation, Content, Services, and Web 2.0 Tools

Cited by 34 publications

References 47 publications

Where is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites

Where is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites

Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences an Evaluation

The Ukrainian medical libraries network digital services development strategy

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