Editorial
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-11-2022-136 |
| Published date | 03 October 2022 |
| Date | 03 October 2022 |
| Pages | 397-398 |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,Library technology,Records management & preservation,Information repositories |
| Author | Anna Maria Tammaro,Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo |
Editorial
This issue of Digital Library Perspectives opens with “Application of the principle of
transparency in processingof European national libraries patrons’personal data,”inwhich
Katuli
c, Katuli
c and Grgi
c examined 45 European national libraries’privacy statements as
provided in their websites to determinehow they handled and operationalized personal data
and transparency guidelines, as mandated by the General Data Protection Regulation and
the WP29/EDPB Transparency Guidelines. They found that, although libraries from
member states comply slightly better with these principles than those from nonmember
states, this is still an area that shouldbe improved.
Awan, Richardson and Ahmed contributed “Current status of research support
services in university libraries of Pakistan,”inwhichtheyanalyzedsuchservicesand
compared them with international studies on the topic. They surveyed 175 Pakistani
university libraries and found that their research support services are basic, alt hough
librarians are keen on offering them, they have identified the need for improving their
collections to better satisfy researchers’needs, and perhaps the most significant
challenge is to be able to offer newest and more advanced services for this particular
group of users.
In “A model about students’behavioural intention to use university WeChat Library,”
Zhang and Xi performed a thousand observations in six Chinese universities by using the
modified theory of acceptance and use of technology to determine their intentionto use the
university WeChat Library. Consistently with technology acceptance models, they found
that information quality, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions,performance expectancy
and social influence were the variablesthat mostly drove students’use of this digital library
service.
Ganesan and Gunasekaran presented “Assessment of information literacy skills and
knowledge-based competencies in using electronic resources among medical students,”in
which they administered a questionnaire to 120 medical students enrolled at the Mahatma
Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (India) to inquire about their acquisition of
information literacyskills, centering on use, purpose for using information, search strategies
and the information sourcesthat they used. Their findings included that the favorite sources
were Bentham Sciences, ProQuest, PubMed and MedlinePlus. However, in general, they
should improve their level of information literacy, as they have many challenges in finding
relevant informationand in handling digital resources.
In “Relevance of blockchain technologyand the management of libraries and archives in
the 4IR,”Tella, Amuda and Ajani qualitatively examined Nigerian 10 librarians’and 10
archivists’perceptions of blockchain technology related to library and archives
management within the context of the so-called fourth industrial revolution. Their
perceptions were positive and recognized that blockchain technology may contribute to
selecting, preserving and sharing information, while allowing to create verifiable records,
although the cost is the main challenge that preventsthe adoption of this technology.
Hamad, Al-Fadel and Fakhouri submitted “The role of academic libraries and
information specialists during times of health crises in Jordan: the COVID-19 pandemic
case,”in which they surveyed 295 Jordanian library staff from 10 public universities. They
found it very relevant for libraries to raise awareness toward the pandemic and provide
adequate support to users in the form of selecting and providing health information
resources and ensuring access to libraryservices.
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DigitalLibrary Perspectives
Vol.38 No. 4, 2022
pp. 397-398
© Emerald Publishing Limited
2059-5816
DOI 10.1108/DLP-11-2022-136
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