Essays about: "Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC"

Found 3 essays containing the words Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC.

  1. 1. Catalogue across languages? : The opportunities and challenges of the multilingual Online Public Access Catalogue as an interface between librarians and end-users

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Maud Guichard -Marneur; [2023]
    Keywords : Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC ; multilingual; users and end-users; interface; access;

    Abstract : There exist two assumptions that may well be connected. The first is that in an increasingly global and technological world, language barriers have fallen. Online machine translation services are monetarily free for everyone to use. READ MORE

  3. 2. Advancing an Academic Library's services through application of Soft Systems Methodology

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Niki Chatzipanagiotou; [2014]
    Keywords : Academic Libraries; Greek Academic Libraries; Economic crisis; Greece; Library User Services; Library Systems; Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC ; User-centered Design; Soft Systems Methodology SSM ;

    Abstract : The Master thesis focuses on the application of Information Systems in the field of Library and Information Science.  Within the context of organizational learning, a collaborative user-centered approach is used to produce desired system characteristics and future research suggestions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Web 2.0 tools integration in Online Public AccessCatalogue (OPAC) : users desires and motivation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Konstantina Pentarchou; [2014]
    Keywords : libraries; OPAC; Web 2.0; participation; communication; community building; Social Critical Theory; Jürgen Habermas; public sphere; communicative action; lifeworld; qualitative research; thematic analysis; semi-structured interviews;

    Abstract : This research aimed to investigate the desires of the users of the Greek public Library on Gender and Equality (LGE) about a future Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) containing Web2.0 functionalities. The concepts of participation, information pluralism and community building in relation with Web 2. READ MORE