E-book Collections Research Articles

Ransomware Attacks on the Healthcare Industry

The increase of cybersecurity threats poses a significant risk to the healthcare industry, specifically, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and clinics. The increase in the development of smart medical equipment and mobile devices has made the healthcare industry increasingly vulnerable to ransomware, one of the most dangerous types of adaptable malware, intended to prevent entry to the system of an entity or establishment. Cybersecurity breaches consist of illegally obtaining healthcare data and ransomware events involving healthcare organizations. The healthcare industry has taken advantage of the rise of the digital revolution, resulting in unparalleled volumes of data. The healthcare industry is one of the most vital in the world, and thus, CEOs of healthcare organizations should adhere to proposed best practices to establish a strong cyberhygiene that facilitates the efficient distribution of confidential information in the face of these threats. This systematic review of the literature thought to determine how healthcare organizations in the United States protect themselves from cyber-attack. EBook Collection (EBSCO), Google Scholar, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, SocINDEX with Full Text, and ScienceDirect databases were explored to answer this question. Identified themes include employee training, the need for a response plan, and strong data infrastructure.

Ethnic Diversity Source

Ethnic Diversity Source is an attempt to provide access to comprehensive resources from a single source to the discipline of Ethnic Studies. The database also claims to provide antiracist engagement outside of the classroom. In this review, readers will be provided an overview of the factors which will impact pricing such as FTE, the database content and e-book collection, and details that impact the license. Readers will also get a sense of features within the database such as the subject-enhanced image search, and the user interface. In discussing the product, readers will come to see that while a great idea, there is still room for improvement especially in the indexing of the database.

Why does library holding format really matter for book impact assessment?: Modelling the relationship between citations and altmetrics with print and electronic holdings

Scholarly books are important outputs in some fields and their many publishing formats seem to introduce opportunities to scrutinize their impact. As there is a growing interest in the publisher-enforced massive collection of ebooks in libraries in the past decade, this study examined how this influences the relationship that library print holdings (LPH), library electronic holdings (LEH) and total library holdings (TLH) have with other metrics. As a follow up study to a previous research on OCLC library holdings, the relationship between library holdings and twelve other metrics including Scopus Citations, Google Books (GB) Citations, Goodreads engagements, and Altmetric indicators were examined for 119,794 Scopus-indexed book titles across 26 fields. Present study confirms the weak correlation levels observed between TLH and other indicators in previous studies and contributes additional evidence that print holdings can moderately reflect research, educational and online impact of books consistently more efficient than eholdings and total holdings across fields and over time, except for Mendeley for which eholdings slightly prevailed. Regression models indicated that along with other dimensions, Google Books Citations frequently best explained LPH (in 14 out of 26 fields), whereas Goodreads User counts were weak, but the best predictor of both LEH and TLH (in 15 fields out of 26), suggesting significant association of eholdings with online uptake of books. Overall, findings suggest that inclusion of eholdings overrides the more impactful counts of print holdings in Total Library Holdings metric and therefore undermines the statistical results, whilst print holdings has both statistically and theoretically promising underlying assumptions for prediction of impact of books and shows greater promise than the general Library Holding metric for book impact assessment. Thus, there is a need for a distinction between print and electronic holding counts to be made, otherwise total library holding data need to be interpreted with caution.

Optimalisasi Pelayanan Digital Perpustakaan Universitas Wijaya Kusuma di Era Pandemi Covid 19

Libraries as one of the information service providers do not escape the obligation to break the chain of COVID 19, they work around this by closing, reducing the number of visitor and changing their information services from manual to electronic or digital information services, even though in previous activities electronic services have also been held but is increasing due to the impact of COVID 19. University libraries in general and the UWKS Library in particular already have organized digital services with electronic repositories, e-book collections, e-journal subscriptions in line with the needs of the academic community who need information quickly and often they get it without having to come to the library because of the ease of access from anywhere with the help of information technology. This study aims to describe the optimization of digital services at the Wijaya Kusuma University Library in its role in meeting the information needs of the academic community, using a qualitative descriptive research approach with librarian staff, user and the Head of the Wijaya Kusuma University Library as resource persons. The results show that the UWKS Library already has and serves digital information from various digital media, namely: E-library, E-reporitory, E-journal owned and managed by various study programs within the Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya and subscribes to Emerald insight in in the fields of engineering and economics, but its utilization is still not maximized because there has been no socialization and training to utilize digital information sources properly and correctly

Shifting Priorities: A Look at a Course Adopted Text (CATs) e-Book Program and How Its Success Realigned One Library’s e-Book Collection Priorities

Like many academic librarians, St. Norbert College collection librarians have been trying to find the right configuration of e-book acquisition strategies to meet our users’ needs. Since 2017, St. Norbert’s strategy had been a combination of a subscription to a large vendor package, multiple evidence-based acquisition (EBA) programs, and one-time orders of e-books purchased as a part of faculty departmental requests. In Fall 2018, St. Norbert Library started a partnership with the campus bookstore, began receiving the list of course adopted texts (CATs), and launched a new and parallel e-book strategy of purchasing unlimited access e-books for CATs. This study provides data on the reach and growth of St. Norbert Library’s CATs e-books program, including the number of courses and types of courses affected by library supplied CATs e-books, and the types and publishers of library supplied CATs. As the CATs program grew so did the costs to support it and St. Norbert determined to investigate the usage of the CATs e-books compared to its concurrently licensed EBA content and evaluate the compatibility and sustainability of its CATs and EBA programs. Discussions detail why St. Norbert came to value CATs e-books over EBA e-books, how, despite the potential for symbiosis, St. Nobert’s determined its EBAs to be incompatible with its CATs program, and why the St. Norbert Library decided not to continue both the EBA and the CATs programs. Conclusions discuss CATs e-book successes and how developing, sustaining, and continuing to evolve the CATs e-book program has been integral to St. Norbert Library’s collection moving in new strategic directions.

Effect of gender, social influence, and emotional factors in usage of e-Books by Generation Z in Indonesia

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to find out: gender, social and emotional factors as obstacles that influence Generation Z in using e-Books.Design/methodology/approachThe method in this study is exploratory quantitative research that was conducted by testing the factors that influence the use of e-Books by Generation Z. This study was analyzed using structure equation model, which involves regressions, measuring direct and indirect effects and path analysis. Social influence, emotional attachment and gender are suspected to be a barrier in the use of e-Books by Generation Z.FindingsThe results of this study indicate that social influence and gender do not affect the use of e-Books, in which only emotional attachment directly affects the preference towards e-Book.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitation of this study is that the sample used is still in Generation Z in Indonesia so that further research can use samples from various countries.Practical implicationsThe results of this study can be used as a consideration for e-Books Publishers to create e-books as readers wish, for example, there is a special sound when opening e-Books, there is an easy feature to give notes in e-Books and features are presented to immediately see the link in the e-Books.Social ImplicationsGeneration Z is actually ready to use e-Books for reading activities. However, there are several things that make them consider reading e-Books. what they consider is the ease of use and the usefulness of the E-Books for their daily needs. Therefore, managers of information institutions and information providers in Indonesia can at least consider what genre of e-books collection can be provided and for whom the e-books are intended.Originality/valueThis research shows that Generation Z in choosing a reading format will be influenced by the intention of using the reading format, whereas the intention is influenced by the attitude in determining the reading format.

Rapid review of clinical reunification intervention to families

Purpose of the study: The aim of this paper is to examine literature on the clinical content of reunification interventions social workers render to families. Methodology: A rapid review of the literature was carried out. Electronic databases, such as eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, SocINDEX with Full Text, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL with Full Text, and JSTOR Journals, were explored by making use of specific keywords. A quality appraisal was done using the CASP (2018), the AACODS checklist, and the EPHPP (2009) to appraise the quantitative studies. Eleven articles were synthesised using thematic analysis. Main Findings: The review indicates that the exact nature of the clinical content of reunification intervention rendered to families is not clear, although empirical evidence suggests that the clinical content of reunification intervention rendered to families comprises of engagement, parental visiting and contact, parenting capacity building, and support groups. In addition, supporting birth parents with concrete resources like transportation and stable housing can be identified as an extra intervention that may support successful reunification. Applications of this study: This study has the potential to contribute to the child welfare system by enhancing the need for programmes and policies that focus on addressing the clinical characteristics of family reunification interventions. Recommendations were made that can provide guidance and insight on the important aspects that should form part of reunification services to meet the emotional and psychological needs of the children and their birth families. Novelty/Originality of this study: The outcome of the study has provided insight into components that are regarded to be of importance and should form part of the clinical content of reunification services rendered to families.

Faculty in the Applied and Pure Sciences May Have Limited Experience with E-books

A Review of: Bierman, J., Ortega, L., & Rupp-Serrano, K. (2010). E-book usage in pure and applied sciences. Science & technology libraries, 29(1-2), 69-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/01942620903579393 Abstract Objective – To determine the usage of and attitudes toward e-books among faculty in the applied and pure sciences. Design – Online survey and in-person interviews. Setting – A large public university in the United States. Subjects – 11 faculty members. Methods – Participants completed an 11-item survey covering demographic data and questions about electronic book experience and preferences. This was followed up by an in-person interview with the researchers. The interviews were structured into three sections: opening questions about e-book usage, an interactive demonstration and discussion of two preselected e-books, and final follow-up questions. Interviews followed a general script of prepared questions, but also encouraged open discussion and dialogue. Main Results – Most participants in the study reported limited experience with e-books and only 3 of the 11 participants reported using library-purchased e-books in their research and instruction. Participants noted ease of access and searchability as key advantages of e-books. Concerns included the belief that reading and learning is more difficult on a desktop computer, as well as concerns about the stability and reliability of e-book access. Participants also felt negatively about the necessity to create a new login profile and password to access e-books. The study found no difference in the way faculty in pure and applied sciences approached e-books. Conclusion – The authors determine that e-books will likely become more commonly used in academia. Users want e-books that are easy to use and customizable. In addition, the authors conclude that librarians need to understand their patrons’ needs as e-book users and proactively promote and market their e-book collections.

Developing user-centered collections at a research library: An Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) pilot in STEM

The increasing cost of science and engineering books in both print and electronic format continues to challenge academic libraries' ability to support teaching, learning and research. Libraries are under pressure to meet the growing need of electronic resources with a flat or shrinking budget. To seek a solution to this phenomenon, the Stony Brook University Libraries works with publishers to implement an Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) model in engineering and science. Using this EBA model, the Stony Brook University Libraries empowers users to participate in purchase decisions on ebooks at the end of the agreed period with the publisher. Before the final purchase of the science and engineering ebooks, users have full access to over 3000 ebooks in the collection. This study is to understand the use pattern of ebooks acquired through EBA model versus subscriptions by analyzing use reports, percent used, and use intensity. The use comparison of two acquisition models provides insights on the ebook collection strategy and EBA impact. The implementation process on the Alma/Primo VE platform is also shared.

Awareness, use and attitudes of students towards e-books: differences based on gender, discipline and degree level

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the level of awareness, use and attitudes of students regarding e-books.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a quantitative research design based on the survey method. A structured questionnaire was designed and used for data collection from four different universities of Pakistan. A total of 305 responses were collected from a sample of 400, and 303 of those responses were used for data analysis.FindingsThe results of this study indicated that students were aware of e-books and used them in their daily lives. Most of the respondents had a positive attitude towards e-books and indicated that they considered e-books are easy to find and support them in their assignments. Online features of e-books were important to them. There was a significant difference of opinion found among students of different disciplines regarding the use of e-books.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was limited to four disciplines in four universities, one discipline per university. Therefore, its findings may not be applied to other universities or other disciplines.Practical implicationsThis paper offers a new idea to academic libraries related to purchasing e-books. This study will provide guidelines to information professionals for development of their e-book collection and implementation of innovative approaches in library services or e-books services to facilitate their users according to their need.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study on the level of awareness, use and attitudes of university students towards e-books in Pakistan.

Understanding loneliness: a systematic review of the impact of social prescribing initiatives on loneliness.

Aims:The aim of this systematic literature review is to assess the impact of social prescribing (SP) programmes on loneliness among participants and the population.Methods:We followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to search EBSCOHost (CINAHL Complete, eBook Collection, E-Journals, MEDLINE with Full Text, Open Dissertations, PsycARTICLES, and PsycINFO), UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Web of Science Core Collection, and grey literature. We included studies measuring the effectiveness and impact of SP programmes in terms of loneliness. We excluded systematic reviews and studies without evaluations. Due to the absence of confidence intervals and the low number of studies, we conduct no meta-analysis.Results:From 4415 unique citations, nine articles met the inclusion criteria. The studies do not use uniform measures or randomised samples. All nine studies report positive individual impacts; three report reductions in general practitioner (GP), A&E, social worker, or inpatient/outpatient services; and one shows that belonging to a group reduces loneliness and healthcare usage.Conclusion:The findings of this systematic review indicate that individuals and service providers view SP as a helpful tool to address loneliness. However, evidence variability and the small number of studies make it difficult to draw a conclusion on the extent of the impact and the pathways to achieving positive change. More research is needed into the impact of SP programmes on participants, populations, and communities in terms of loneliness, isolation, and connectedness, especially in light of the surge in SP activity as a key part of pandemic response.

Can Social Prescribing Foster Individual and Community Well-Being? A Systematic Review of the Evidence.

Social prescribing programmes (SP) are person-centred coaching schemes meant to help participants improve individual circumstances, thereby to reduce demand on health and social care. SP could be an innovative means to improve preventive and public health in the pursuit of universal financially sustainable healthcare. Given its potential, our systematic review assesses type, content, and quality of evidence available regarding SP effectiveness at the individual, system, and community levels. We examine the impact of SP on addressing loneliness, social isolation, well-being, and connectedness, as well as related concepts, which are not yet considered jointly in one study. Following PRISMA, we search: EBSCOHost (CINAHL Complete; eBook Collection; E-Journals; MEDLINE Full Text; Open Dissertations; PsycARTICLES; PsycINFO); Web of Science Core Collection; and UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Excluding systematic reviews and articles without impact evaluations, we review 51 studies. Several studies do not distinguish between core concepts and/or provide information on the measures used to assess outcomes; exactly one peer-reviewed study presents a randomised controlled trial. If we wish to know the potential of social prescribing to lead to universal financially sustainable healthcare, we urge researchers and practitioners to standardise definitions and metrics, and to explore conceptual linkages between social prescribing and system/community outcomes.

Immutability of Distributed Hash Model on Blockchain Node Storage

The blockchain system uses hash functions. Hash is used in the blockchain to mark each block of data. Hash function algorithms map a string that is usually hexadecimal of any size to a sequence of fixed-size bits. This journal will discuss the distributed hash model for immutable blockchain node storageThe methodology used in the preparation of this research is mind mapping and literature review, namely the collection of scientific journals, articles and ebooks. Storage of nodes on the blockchain using a distributed hash model. The distributed hash model only stores a portion of the block data at each node, and the block data is taken as a resource. A hash connects each block with the previous on the blockchain, so the entire blockchain transaction cannot be changed or deleted. For further research will expand the research topic regarding storage immutability on the blockchain so that it becomes more complete and detailed.

Library Marketing: Sending Text Messages and Emails to Online Library Users During COVID-19

Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the College’s Hirons Library & Learning Center (HLLC) library marketing efforts included word of mouth, information literacy instruction session, physical and electronic displays, and announcement on the library webpage to library users. In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HLLC, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research & Training (OIRT), designed two new library marketing campaigns using the project management app, Notion. Both campaigns were designed to meet the new and changing needs of our new, predominately remote, users. In the first library marketing campaign, the HLLC’s marketing goal was very focused and deliberate in purpose. The library emailed the College community messages to increase awareness and usage of the library’s eBook collections. In the second library marketing campaign, the library broadened the purpose of the marketing campaigned to promote online resources, tools, and virtual programs. The library sent text messages to the students. In this edition of the column, we describe how our marketing efforts have changed due to the pandemic, including which strategies we employed, and the extent to which we recognized success with these new efforts.

Literature in Digital Environments: Changes and Emerging Trends in Australian School Libraries


 
 
 Igniting a passion for reading and research is core business for school libraries, inevitably placing the library at the center of the 21st century reading and learning experience. It is in this context that digital literature creates some challenging questions for teachers and librarians in schools, while the emergence of digital technology and/or device options also offers a great many opportunities. Collection development in school libraries encompasses an understanding of the need to contextualize these e-literature needs within the learning and teaching experiences in the school. The Australian Library and Information Association’s 2013 statement Future of collections 50:50 predicted that library print and ebook collections in libraries would establish a 50:50 equilibrium by 2020 and that this balance would be maintained for the foreseeable future. This statement from the Australian professional body raised the need to know more about e-collections in school libraries. For teacher librarians in Australian schools, the nature of online collections, and the integration of ebooks into the evolving reading culture is influenced by the range and diversity of texts, interfaces, devices, and experiences available to complement existing print and media collections or services. Management and budget constraints also influence e-collections. By undertaking a review of the literature, a discussion of the education context, and a critical analysis of the trends evidenced by national survey data, this paper presents an overview of the changes and emerging trends in digital literature and ebook collections in school library services in Australia today.
 
 

Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This study aimed to explore and describe the mental health challenges of LGBT people. An integrative literature search was conducted. The following electronic databases were searched: Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, Business Source Premier, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), E-Journals, ERIC, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Humanities Source, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, Social Work s, TOC Premier, WorldCat.org, Taylor and Francis Journals, Biomed Central and Wiley Online Library. An internet search was also carried out using Google and Google Scholar databases. The following search terms were identified: ‘LGBT’ OR ‘LGBT community’ AND ‘mental health challenges/problems’ OR ‘mental/psychiatric illness’. The reviewed literature comprised research conducted globally between 2010 and 2019. From the 2545 titles, 345 abstracts were examined, resulting in 57 articles. The 57 full-text articles were examined to verify whether they addressed the scope of the literature review, of them, 21 addressed the mental health challenges of LGBT people. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experience the following mental health challenges: emotional distress, stigmatisation, victimisation, discrimination and barriers to accessing healthcare services. The results showed that although LGBT has been legalised in many countries, LGBT communities still experience significant mental health challenges. Healthcare providers are in a position to address challenges related to social and healthcare structures and act as advocates in order to promote the mental health of LGBT individuals.

Analysis of trends in modern library and information infrastructure in the ongoing pandemics. (Review of international professional publications). (Part 2)

The paper reviews some international online library and information professional publications including the websites of library associations, academic research charities and foundations and research groups. The paper is divided into the following sections: pandemics and open science; coronavirus and library materials and spaces; new impetus for digitization; copyright: latest news. These topics have not been predefined but taken shape as a result of analytical work and research in the body of professional publications. Analysis of leading library experts’ discussions in social networks has also helped to reveal current trends in library and information infrastructure development. COVID-19 pandemics brought about significant changes to the life and projects of the whole library and information space. A major step to open science has been taken when academic journal publishers, leading universities, research charities have taken responsibility to work in a collaborative manner and share coronavirus infection research data and results speedily and freely. Transition to digital collections in library holdings has accelerated, collections of e-books are growing, and the effect of prior digitization projects has manifested itself. The importance of libraries as a trustworthy source of information does not fade; caution is needed when using information from preprints published on preprint servers; the increasing need of informing digital materials users of attached copyright is highlighted.

Exploring WorldCat identities as an altmetric information source: a library catalog analysis experiment in the field of Scientometrics

Assessing the impact of scholarly books is a difficult research evaluation problem. Library Catalog Analysis facilitates the quantitative study, at different levels, of the impact and diffusion of academic books based on data about their availability in libraries. The WorldCat global catalog collates data on library holdings, offering a range of tools including the novel WorldCat Identities. This is based on author profiles and provides indicators relating to the availability of their books in library catalogs. Here, we investigate this new tool to identify its strengths and weaknesses based on a sample of Bibliometrics and Scientometrics authors. We review the problems that this entails and compare Library Catalog Analysis indicators with Google Scholar and Web of Science citations. The results show that WorldCat Identities can be a useful tool for book impact assessment but the value of its data is undermined by the provision of massive collections of ebooks to academic libraries.

Role of Information Professionals in Disseminating Knowledge to User Community in 21st Century

The paper deals with introduction to various forms of Information Technology tools and its uses for the information professionals in continue developing IT era. What is the need and importance of IT in the library field? This primary question rises in mind to discuss this IT tools in library field for further opportunities. Provided skills required for information professionals, followed by scope of information professionals in this changing IT era. At the end, it is having strengths, weaknesses and recommendations for the development of Information Professionals in IT era. Digital Libraries are collections of e-books and other information e-resources gathered for the purposes of reading, study, and reference. Historically, libraries have served as places. Libraries preserve knowledge so that none is lost, organize knowledge so that none is wasted, and make knowledge available so that no one need deprive in this information age. Library services have brought many changes to library operations by making access to knowledge more convenient to user.

Effects of the Use of the Information and Communication Technology on Social Participation in Older Adults: Review of Literature

Purpose: With the aging of the population, the development of Information and communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and education systems attention is being paid to that can maintain social network in older adults. The objective of the review was to explore how effects of ICT use on social participation. Participants and Methods: The studies included in this literature review were searched in three databases: PubMed®, MEDLINE with Full Text, CINAHL® with Full Text, Educational Resource Information Center, eBook Collection (ERIC). English language articles were searched using the terms ‘older adults’, ‘information and communication technology’, ‘internet’, ‘information literacy’, ‘social networking’, and “social participation”. Results: A total of 22 papers met the inclusion criteria, findings were fourfold, suggesting that: (i) more research is focused on the uses of internet technology, social network, digital health (ii); social participation was evaluated by ICT use, loneliness, social network, sociodemographic; (iii) the technology of using ICT is related to the growth background of the older adults; and (iv) improving device operability contributes to increased ICT acceptance. Conclusion: Results suggest a need for studies that examine new and innovative forms of technology and meaningful of ICT use, highlighting the importance of learning skill of ICT use as one way to encourage social participation in older adults. Key words: Information and communication technology, older adults, social participation