Journal Article

Survival avenues for Pakistani libraries in the era of emerging technologies

Riedling, Ann, Shafique, Farzana

2013

Overview

Explores the concepts of Library 2.0 and Library 3-D. Reviews the status of research in Pakistan on any aspect of Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Library 3-D. Explores how a user-centered library can be developed with the help of Library 2.0 and Library 3-D applications. Determines information professionals' opinions in this regard. Provides a proposal for taking advantage of the new opportunities prevailing in the adoption of Library 2.0 and Library 3-D concepts. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.

• Publisher: Emerald,Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subject: Acceptability / Adoption of innovations / Application / Attitudes / Communities / Electronic Learning / Electronic Mail / Electronic Publishing / Exact sciences and technology / Future developments / Gain / Information / Information and communication sciences / Information science. Documentation / Information Services / Internet / Interviews / Librarians / Libraries / Libraries and the Internet / Library and information science. General aspects / Library Personnel / Library Services / Literature reviews / Pakistan / Polls & surveys / Professionals / Proposals / Researchers / Sciences and techniques of general use / Second Life (Game) / Social networks / Surveys / Survival / Technological innovations / Three dimensional / Virtual communities / Virtual reality / Web 2.0 / Web 2.0 Technologies / Web Sites