Abstract
Recent research has identified inconsistency of public library digital services, and associated problems of disparity and duplication, as a key usability issue. The hypothesis of this research is that root cause is inconsistent definition and specification of digital services, and that a service taxonomy would facilitate resolution of this issue, providing a classification scheme and controlled vocabulary. Reporting on initial research to validate this hypothesis, which examined options available from 8 of 32 Scottish public library homepages; evidence of inconsistency of terminology and organisation schemes was found, with navigation not always straightforward due to a high number of loosely structured options being available from the majority of sites sampled. Initial findings are discussed including planned second stage research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research and advanced technology for digital libraries |
| Editors | M. Lalmas, J. Jose, A. Rauber, F. Sebastiani, I. Frommholz |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Pages | 425-428 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783642154638 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 14th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (ECDL 2010) - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sep 2010 → 10 Sep 2010 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Volume | 6273 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
Conference
| Conference | 14th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (ECDL 2010) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Glasgow |
| Period | 6/09/10 → 10/09/10 |
Keywords
- public library
- digital service taxonomy
- scottish public libraries
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Buchanan, S., & McMenemy, D. (2010). Towards a public library digital service taxonomy. In M. Lalmas, J. Jose, A. Rauber, F. Sebastiani, & I. Frommholz (Eds.), Research and advanced technology for digital libraries (pp. 425-428). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6273). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15464-5_48