Information therapy in digital libraries

Yin Leng Theng

doi:10.1007/3-540-36227-4_53

Information therapy in digital libraries

Yin Leng Theng^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This paper reports a pilot study to investigate how good current digital libraries (DLs) are in helping users understand their own needs – a kind of information service or therapy traditionally provided by librarians in conventional libraries. A sample group of DLs and subjects were selected for this study. Findings indicate that this sample group of DLs, though providing some form of information therapy, could be more explicit in guiding subjects to understand their own needs and thus help them to accomplish their goals more effectively. Using this study as a basis, the paper highlights insights on how this important service currently provided by conventional libraries could be more efficiently and creatively provided in DLs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Editors	Ee-Peng Lim, Schubert Foo, Chris Khoo, Hsinchun Chen, Edward Fox, Shalini Urs, Thanos Costantino
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	452-464
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	3540002618, 9783540002611
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36227-4_53
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2002 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Dec 11 2002 → Dec 14 2002

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	2555
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2002
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	12/11/02 → 12/14/02

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Theng, Y. L. (2002). Information therapy in digital libraries. In E.-P. Lim, S. Foo, C. Khoo, H. Chen, E. Fox, S. Urs, & T. Costantino (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 452-464). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2555). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36227-4_53

Theng, Yin Leng. / Information therapy in digital libraries. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). editor / Ee-Peng Lim ; Schubert Foo ; Chris Khoo ; Hsinchun Chen ; Edward Fox ; Shalini Urs ; Thanos Costantino. Springer Verlag, 2002. pp. 452-464 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Theng, YL 2002, Information therapy in digital libraries. in E-P Lim, S Foo, C Khoo, H Chen, E Fox, S Urs & T Costantino (eds), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 2555, Springer Verlag, pp. 452-464, 5th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2002, Singapore, Singapore, 12/11/02. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36227-4_53

Information therapy in digital libraries. / Theng, Yin Leng.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). ed. / Ee-Peng Lim; Schubert Foo; Chris Khoo; Hsinchun Chen; Edward Fox; Shalini Urs; Thanos Costantino. Springer Verlag, 2002. p. 452-464 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2555).

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