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Presenting groundbreaking research on the East Asian library, this book provides theoretical exploration on the subject through a passive model of glocalism. It details various aspects of the field and comprehensively covers the progress and conflicts in practice. The issues and perspectives raised here will lead to a rethinking of the field and its role in global interactivity with East Asia.The book will also provide library guidance to the scholars in East Asian studies and related disciplines, offering support to East Asian resources and services that significantly affect scholarly activities.

Get access to the Slavic and East European research materials you need A Guide to Slavic Collections in the United States and Canada presents up-to-date information on 85 North American libraries that house Slavic and East European research materials, providing current details on recent acquisitions, developments in collection policies, and changes in contact information. Using individual entries written by each institution's librarian or archivist, you'll save valuable time and effort in your search for resources on Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, the former Yugoslavia, the Baltic countries, Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary, Romania, and the Sorbs in Germany. This unique book includes facts and figures on special collections, finding aids, catalogs, Web access, and bibliographies for further readings. A Guide to Slavic Collections in the United States and Canada examines collections available at public libraries, governmental libraries, special collections, and university libraries. Edited by Dr. Allan Urbanic, Librarian for Slavic and East European Collections at the University of California, Berkeley, and Slavic Collection Manager at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Beth Feinberg, Slavic Catalog Librarian at the University of California, Los Angeles, the book lists current and retrospective materials collected in print, microform, and electronic formats, and includes monographs, serial publications, reference works, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Entries for A Guide to Slavic Collections in the United States and Canada include: access policy for visits general collection description special collection description online catalog archive collections size of collection percent of collection in vernacular language electronic resources and much more! A Guide to Slavic Collections in the United States and Canada is an essential, time-saving resource for librarians and academics looking for research materials. Introduction (Allan Urbanic and Beth Feinberg) Slavic Collection Descriptions Amherst Center for Russian Culture Arizona State University Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture (see also Columbia University) Brigham Young University Brown University Byzantine Catholic Seminary Chicago Public Library Columbia University Cornell University Dalhousie University Dartmouth College Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (see also Harvard University) Duke University Emory University George Washington University Harvard Law School Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Reference Library Harvard University, Houghton Library Harvard University, Slavic Division Hilandar Research Library (see also Ohio State University) Hillwood Museum & Gardens Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Hoover Institution (see also Stanford University) Immigration History Research Center Indiana University Library, Centre canadien d'architecture The Library of Congress Linda Hall Library Miami University Michigan State University Museum of Russian Culture National Library of Medicine New York Botanical Garden New York Public Library New York University Oberlin College Ohio State University (see also Hilandar Research Center) Pennsylvania State University Polish Museum of America Polish National Catholic Church Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (see also University of Toronto) Princeton University Rutgers University Rutgers University Law School Library Seton Hall University Simon Fraser University St. Andrew's College Library (see also University of Manitoba) St. Vladimir's Seminary Library Stanford University Libraries (see also Hoover Institution) Syracuse University Toronto Public Library Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre University of Alberta University of Arizona University of Buffalo (SUNY), Polish Collection University of Calgary University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Manitoba University of Maryland, College Park University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oregon University of Ottawa University of Pittsburgh University of Southern California University of Texas at Austin University of Toronto University of Virginia University of Washington, Seattle University of Wisconsin-Madison Vanderbilt University Woodrow Wilson Center Yale University YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Geographic Index

Technology in educational institutions had influenced a lot and even changed the educational process there in. In the mobile age, every system is moving towards mobile-based service wherein everything had become available at the tip of the finger. In response to the call digitisation, Mobile Library Resources Application (MoLiRA) was developed to cater to the needs of the academe in knowledge management and to provide quality service to the students in terms of library services. The study was conducted in one of the schools in Bacolod City, Philippines, with the intention of evaluating its e-service quality level. The result of the study was that the MoLiRA enables the student to search through not only book-related resources but every library resource such as e-books, multimedia storage devices, unpublished researches, and other learning material using their primary gadget such as a smartphone. The study shows that the developed MoLiRA is high in terms of e-service quality level as perceived by the IT experts and students. The users have the ease of accessing the library resource information since the smartphone has become the primary gadget nowadays. The student can easily search resources available in the library which is in line with the course syllabus. Every library user using a smartphone received a notification informing them of the availability of the new library resources.

PurposeThis paper examines the impact of restructuring on the usage of resources and services in the Indian Institute of Technology library, Roorkee. Library users were approached to know their preferences between an electronic and traditional resources and services. Additionally, the study focused to know the extent of change in users' awareness, dependency, usage, frequency and satisfaction from library resources and services after restructuring these due to the availability of abundance of e-resources.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted survey-based research design, for which a questionnaire was used as the principal instrument for data collection. This questionnaire was distributed to the library users when they physically visited the library. Notably, all the questionnaires distributed were returned, yielding thereby a cent percent response rate. One questionnaire was administrative on the librarian for getting the data regarding the changes made in the subscription of e-resources and services. The collected data were further analyzed with appropriate statistical techniques of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) as chi-square test, mean and standard deviation.FindingsThe results showed that the use of both restructured resources and services had increased, and was found to be helpful for users. Also, the users' dependency on library had increased, showing thereby an upward trend for usage in the future. However, although the users’ awareness, usage and frequency of e-resources and ICT-based services have positively changed, and partially been satisfied, the study suggests that further revision is needed for further strengthening e-resources and services as per user's needs satisfaction.Practical implicationsThis study would create interest in rethinking library resources and services among librarians that tend to respond positively to user satisfaction and library functions; it also provides a strategic position of a library per se for its users in the future. Importantly, the assessment of the usage of restructuring resources and services, vis-a-vis their impact on users, may also serve as a key tool, which possibly could be applied to both public libraries and other types of higher education libraries.Originality/valueMany libraries find it difficult to balance between electronic and printed materials, especially in the fields of science and technology, due to the preferences of the users. Thus far, there have not been too many studies that have looked to assess restructuring of library resources and services, vis-a-vis their impact on library users. Therefore, the results of this study would provide a clear understanding to the library profession as to how users use e-resources and services in the digital age, and how much they are actually influenced by these.

PurposeThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of user experience and user satisfaction on users' continued intention to use digital library resources. It also aimed to find out how user expectation and user satisfaction predict continued intention.Design/methodology/approachThis study used the expectation confirmation theory (ECT) to understand the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. The study is based on data collected from 164 faculty members and students of Al Ain University (AAU) using a survey questionnaire. Data were analyzed using factor analysis, linear regression and the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test and validate the stated models and hypotheses.FindingsThe findings suggested the impact of gender, status and age on the continued intention, perceived usefulness and accessibility of digital library resources. On the other hand, the results revealed that both user experience and user satisfaction predict and explain 55–67% variations of continued intention to use digital library resources.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few studies that used ECT theory to predict the impact of user experience and user satisfaction on continued intention to use digital library resources. The paper contributes to the expanding body of library literature and offers valued insights into practical strategies to improve the delivery of digital library resources.