Purpose–The purpose of this study is to examine and compare Chinese electronic
resources and English electronic resources in terms of ease of use, usefulness and usage in …

Due to recent technology advancement and particularly ubiquity of smart devices, user
needs and habits of using library materials are also changed towards electronic resources …

This study explores and compares Chinese university library users' perceptions of
conventional electronic resources inside the library and unconventional electronic resources …

Purpose–Individual differences are critical in determining how individuals think and behave
in different ways. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of individual differences …

As part of the Singapore National Library Board's (NLB) on-going efforts to improve the
usefulness and usability of the eLibraryHub in meeting users' needs, this chapter reports two …

Purpose–This paper aims to provide an overall picture of the application of Web 2.0
technologies in Chinese university libraries. The focus of the research is what types of Web …

Purpose–This research aims at conducting a survey of web‐based services offered by Asian
national libraries. Design/methodology/approach–To do this, 23 accessible and English …

Purpose–Although a large number of Chinese libraries keep some sort of electronic
publications, mainly formal publications on CD‐ROM and online, the usage is quite different …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss how to make libraries adjust their roles in
the digital age through exploring changing user needs and expectations, and utilizing …

Over the past decade the development of digital library activities within Asia Pacific has
been steadily increasing. Through a meta-analysis of the publications and content within …