Public Library Services For Wheelchair-Bound Young People In Singapore     

Ivan Chew Boon Leong  Susan E. Higgins 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(3):210-229

This is an exploratory study of public library services in Singapore for young people (defined as those people between thirteen to nineteen years of age) who are wheelchair bound. The research was carried out originally in 2000, but the study still informs policy makers in the Singapore system. Three main research questions are explored:

• What are the information needs of wheelchair-bound young people?

• What are their perceptions of libraries and library services?

• What are the problems they face in using library facilities and services?

The study involves eleven wheelchair-bound people between the ages of twelve and twenty who were selected by means of a purposive sample.

Findings indicate that most participants enjoyed reading books but did not read newspapers. The computer was used primarily as a recreational tool, and the convenience of the Internet appealed to them. There were, however, problems in using computer equipment in the libraries. School libraries were generally inaccessible. There were also problems in using public library services and facilities as well as being in public places. Their use of public libraries was infrequent. They were unaware of the full range of library facilities and services.

The study concluded that there was a need and demand for library services by wheelchair-bound young people. Their information needs and reading habits were no different from those of any young person. Current library promotions were inadequate in stimulating or sustaining their awareness and interest. Transportation was the main obstacle in getting to libraries. The problems faced in using libraries were mainly related to architectural and physical access to library facilities and services.  相似文献   

Web Site Usability with Remote Users     

《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(3-4):517-547

ABSTRACT

Incorporating usability into any Web site creation or redesign is essential. Capturing the perspective of the user makes the site more efficient and effective for the people who will actually be using it. There are a number of usability techniques and several can be incorporated in a study of remote users. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how the traditional usability techniques of focus groups and formal usability studies can be extended to studies involving off-campus users.  相似文献   

用户信息搜寻模式与数字图书馆可用性评价     

袁红  王琴 《图书情报工作》2013,57(13):22

将信息搜寻的4种模式引入数字图书馆可用性评价中,构建基于用户信息搜寻模式的数字图书馆可用性评价指标体系,通过两种难度级别的搜索实验、浏览实验和追踪实验以及问卷调查,获取用户利用数字图书馆资源的信息搜寻行为数据,从而实施数字图书馆可用性评价。  相似文献   

Real-Time Reference Service for the Remote User     

《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(67-68):29-40

Summary

Academic libraries now provide reference service for the remote user in at least two ways: by the telephone and by electronic mail. The remote user at a computer workstation, however, may not have access to a telephone and may be poorly served by the asynchronous nature of electronic mail. New technologies and collaborative software for serving remote users in real-time such as Internet chat, paging and instant messaging, whiteboard, application sharing, and audio and video conferencing offer new possibilities for remote access to reference services. In this article we review these technologies and report the results of a trial project at Temple University. The results are promising for real-time reference services.  相似文献   

Libraries in Second Life: Linking Collections,Clients, and Communities in a Virtual World     

《Journal of Web Librarianship》2013,7(2):123-141

The multi-user virtual environment Second Life has drawn attention from many librarians who established virtual libraries and information spaces there. Even as interest in Second Life diminishes, it is worthwhile to look at how libraries in Second Life were established and what models they followed. This study examines the purposes, users, collections, and community integration of Second Life libraries. Researchers identified over 75 libraries in Second Life through the professional literature and search results within Second Life. Using this sample, they identified seven general categories of libraries and discuss examples of each. Some Second Life library spaces help to set a scene and contribute to the ethos of a larger space. Other Second Life libraries connect physical libraries with virtual communities. Still others serve communities that exist only in virtual spaces, supporting common interests or role-playing scenarios. Finally, some Second Life libraries expand understandings of what a virtual library might be, whether through imaginative architecture or unusual collections. Second Life libraries offer collections of resources tailored to the needs of individual communities and make them available in different formats. They also offer social and educational programs, much as physical libraries do. Whatever the future of Second Life, the libraries that have been established there raise important questions for future virtual library work.  相似文献   

组合压气机中尾迹与势流同频/异频干涉的叠加特性     

赵奔  杨策  老大中  张卫正 《情报工程》2013,(4):477-485

为揭示多级压气机中上下游叶轮对中间叶片叠加气动影响特性,阐述不同叠加干涉情况下下游叶轮进气角度变化,采用数值方法模拟了一级轴流和一级离心组成的组合压气机非定常流场。详细讨论了上游动叶尾迹和下游动叶势流对中间导流叶栅段气流非定常流动的异频和同频叠加干涉特性,依据计算结果,直观地展示了静叶通道中两种干涉间相互激励和抑制作用的位置和时间,与数学公式的推导结果相互印证。研究结果表明:当上下游动叶对中间静叶段异频干涉时,干涉的激励、抑制区域的轴向位置随时间发生变化;当上下游动叶对中间静叶干涉频率相同时,干涉的相互激励、抑制区域的轴向位置不随时间发生变化,但干涉的激励、抑制区域的轴向位置受时序位置影响。另外,上游动叶尾迹与下游离心叶轮势流的不同叠加情况,决定着下游离心叶轮进口相对气流角的大小及波动幅值。   相似文献   

搜索引擎网站用户忠诚度影响因素的研究模型     

利燕红  张志彬 《现代情报》2009,29(11):207-210,214

在前人相关研究的基础上,提出了一个搜索引擎网站用户忠诚度影响因素的研究模型,分析了搜索引擎网站用户忠诚度影响因素主要包括可用性、知名度、信任、满意度和信息检索模型评价等,此外,用户对搜索引擎的熟悉度对用户的信息获取行为也起到了重要的作用。  相似文献   

百度百科用户参与行为与参与动机关系的实证研究   总被引：9，自引：3，他引：6       下载免费PDF全文

常静  杨建梅 《科学学研究》2009,27(8):1213-1219

 百度百科是采用大众生产这一新型知识生产方式运作的在线百科。本文以百度百科为对象,构建了百度百科用户参与动机与参与行为关系的结构方程模型。结果显示：实用价值动机、兴趣动机、胜任性动机、交往动机和求知动机皆影响其参与行为。  相似文献   

国内外数字图书馆研究与发展现状     

姚星星  屈鹏  谢静 《图书情报工作》2009,53(13):24-29

对国内外数字图书馆的发展现状进行总结,认为国外的数字图书馆研究更注重人的因素,用户研究和数字图书馆员教育成为重要研究课题,由数字化环境带来的新问题--开放存取、机构知识库和长期保存也成为研究的重点;国内的数字图书馆研究则侧重于个性化和互操作研究。另外,作为数字图书馆系统结构的重要组成部分,NKOS的研究在建设、标准化和互操作方面发展较快。  相似文献   

图书馆服务质量三维度对用户满意的影响机制研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

马庆国  王凯  汪轶 《情报科学》2008,26(10):1563-1566

采用ARL(美国研究图书馆协会)2004年发布的图书馆服务质量维度划分新标准和最新版LibQUAL TM量表测量图书馆服务质量,并证明该量表在中国背景下仍具有人满意的信度和效度.通过对226份样本数据的实证研究发现,图书馆服务质量是用户满意的决定因素,并且其三个维度对用户满意影响力度的大小顺序依次是:整体环境、信息控制和服务效果.这一结论将有助于图书馆在资源有限的情况下,有侧重的、有针对性的改进服务质量,从而提升用户满意度.  相似文献