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Internet access in libraries : a comparison of press coverage between Canada and Singapore
(2006)
This article compares the newspaper coverage of Internet access in public libraries across two countries, Canada and Singapore. The aim is to discover some of the main concerns and themes that the press identifies with ...
Virtual archival exhibition system : an authoring tool for developing web-based virtual exhibitions
(2007)
This paper describes the design and development of a Virtual Archival Exhibition System (VAES) that facilitates the authoring of web-based virtual exhibitions that can be tailored to serve the needs of various user groups. ...
PAPER for an educational digital library
(2003)
GeogDL is a digital library of geography examination resources
designed to assist students in revising for a national geography examination in
Singapore. As part of an iterative design process, ...
Imagining the internet : learning and access to information in Singapore's public libraries
(2010)
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the discourses surrounding the provision of internet access in Singapore through the public library system and to consider what the government, librarians and members of the public ...
Defining the digital divide : the role of e-readiness indicators
(2006)
Purpose – To show how e-readiness indicators, specifically the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), participate in the work of defining policy problems.
Design/methodology/approach – The article critically examines the ...
Improving Wikipedia’s accuracy : is edit age a solution?
(2007)
Wikipedia is fast becoming a key information source for many despite criticism that it is unreliable and inaccurate. A number of recommendations have been made to sort the chaff from the wheat in Wikipedia, among which is ...
A checklist for evaluating open source digital library software
(2006)
Many open source software packages are available for organizations and individuals to create digital libraries (DLs). However, a simple to use instrument to evaluate these DL software packages does not exist. The objectives ...
Patron-augmented digital Libraries
(2000)
Digital library research is mostly focused on the generation of large collections of multimedia resources and state-of-the-art tools for their indexing and retrieval. However, digital libraries should provide more than ...
Reference services in a digital library of historical artifacts
(2002)
The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is a Singapore government organization
tasked with the preservation of national records. The NAS offers a reference ...
Intergenerational partnerships in the design of a digital library of geography examination resources
(2002)
This paper describes the engagement of intergenerational partners in the
...