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Jul 14, 2025Open Access
Traditionally, it was a preserve of higher institutions of learning to provide quality education. The nitty-gritty of how the quality of education was controlled, managed, audited and assured was not so much of public talk. As rightly observed by [1] before concern rose; there would be general trust in higher education institutions and academics (Professors) that would know what to do and how to do it. Today the question of quality is in public domain, giving rise to the question of quality assu...
Apr 24, 2025Open Access
Large language models (LLMs) exhibit a high degree of compatibility with the development of intelligent libraries, finding applications in various scenarios, including intelligent services for readers, intelligent assistance for librarians, and intelligent construction of digital twins. This paper uses the Bookan LLM as an example to analyze its construction approach and practical application effects. Subsequently, it proposes several strategies for advancement, such as strengthening top-level d...
Mar 25, 2025Open Access
Information literacy (IL) refers to the ability of college students to recognize, acquire, evaluate, and utilize cultural resources in a networked environment. It is an essential competency for modern students, as their level of digital reading IL directly impacts both personal and societal development. By cultivating this literacy, students can enhance their capacity to access, assess, and leverage cultural information, thereby better adapting to the demands of an information-driven society. Co...
Mar 11, 2025Open Access
Taking the Library of Hubei University of Technology as an example, this paper deeply analyzes its reading promotion activities based on the “Third Space” theory. The study finds that through creating a comfortable reading space, holding diverse reading activities, and strengthening interaction and cooperation with readers, the Library of Hubei University of Technology has successfully increased readers’ participation and satisfaction, and created a strong campus reading atmosphere. However, the...
Nov 28, 2024Open Access
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest literacy rates of any world region. Public libraries have been noted to contribute to a community’s general literacy. Aim: To assess the utilization of a small town community library in sub-Saharan Africa by its community. Findings: The library was mostly used by young adults around 21.6 years old with 95% of the participants reporting use of the free Wi-Fi and 66% reading the library books. ...
Sep 25, 2024Open Access
Scientific collaboration in the top five Chinese Universities is studied in the paper. According to the types of geographical collaboration from 2014 to 2023, the results show that the percentage of domestic collaboration articles among the five universities is high, while organizational collaboration among these universities is low. The international collaboration trend of five universi-ties during this period is different. Tsinghua University and Peking University show similar levels, as do Zh...
Aug 29, 2024Open Access
Authors pay article processing charges for open access journals, while readers can access articles. With the development of open access, the expenditures of article processing charges are increasing. It becomes a burden for scientists, especially in developing countries. Since it is a market competition, most publishers must charge article processing charges. However, the price of article processing charges should be reasonable. This study chooses 494 journals to analyze article processing charg...
Jul 23, 2024Open Access
This study investigated the museumization process of Lira University Library, focusing on the acquisition, documentation, preservation management, exhibition management, and visitor control of museum heritages within the library’s premises. A qualitative approach to the study was adopted using indepth interviews, document analysis as well as observation methods. The study also addressed the challenges inherent in this process, while emphasizing the significance of incorporating cultural heritage...
Apr 26, 2024Open Access
The statistical software 22.0 was used to statistically evaluate data on how books and digital resources were used. Every year, the number of people using the library’s digital resources increased dramatically, and the resource utilization efficiency improved greatly. However, there was a significant declining trend in the rate of paper book lending. Utilizing statistical data analysis in conjunction with our library’s operations, the root cause of the issue at the university library was determi...
Nov 28, 2023Open Access
Document Delivery (DD) and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) are the two main businesses of BALIS. From the comparison of the four major aspects of “operation mechanism”, “service evaluation”, “propaganda promotion” and “service system”, it can be seen that BALIS DD and ILL have highly overlapped in terms of “management mechanism”, “service method”, “service content”, “evaluation method”, “promotional activities” and “service system”. Although it was necessary for BALIS to establish “DD center” and “ILL c...
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