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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16687

Carmen Orth-Alfie, Erin Wolfe

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Hidden Inequities of Access 隐藏的机会不平等

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16661

Amanda Hovious, Congwen Wang

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Exploring the Impact of the Gamified Metaverse on Knowledge Acquisition and Library Anxiety in Academic Libraries 探索游戏化元宇宙对学术图书馆知识获取和图书馆焦虑症的影响

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16651

P. Sureephong, S. Chernbumroong, Supicha Niemsup, Pipitton Homla, K. Intawong, Kitti Puritat

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Supporting Information Visualization Research in an Academic Library 支持学术图书馆的信息可视化研究

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16867

Michael Groenendyk, Tomasz Neugebauer

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Overview of the Library Automation System in South Sulawesi Libraries 南苏拉威西省图书馆图书馆自动化系统概述

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.15853

Taufiq Mathar, Ismaya

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Knowledge Graph Visualization Interface for Digital Heritage Collections 数字遗产藏品的知识图谱可视化界面

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16719

Christopher S. G. Khoo, Eleanor A. L. Tan, Siam-Gek Ng, Chwee-Fong Chan, Michael Stanley-Baker, Wei-Ning Cheng

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How Libraries Can Foster a Vibrant Local Music Community 图书馆如何培养充满活力的本地音乐社区

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v43i1.17063

Joshua Smith

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Towards an Open Source-first Praxis in Libraries 在图书馆开展开源优先实践

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v42i4.16025

J. R. Mcilwain

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Drained-pool Politics Versus Digital Libraries in U.S. Cyberspace 美国网络空间的枯竭池政治与数字图书馆

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v42i4.16988

Mary Guillory

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Using Qualtrics XM to Create a Point-of-Use Survey to Assess the Usability of a Local Implementation of Primo 使用 Qualtrics XM 创建使用点调查，评估 Primo 本地实施的可用性

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Information Technology and Libraries Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v42i4.16475

Matthew Black, Heather Ganshorn, Justine Wheeler

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