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Editorial objective
Library Hi Tech focuses upon computing and technology for the library community. It is international in scope and defines technology in the broadest possible terms to include the full range of tools employed by librarians and their customers. The majority of journal issues are themed, thus allowing for extensive in-depth coverage and analysis of key areas.
Coverage
- Integrated library systems
- Networking
- Strategic planning
- Policy implementation across entire institutions
- Security
- Automation systems
- The role of consortia
- Resource access initiatives
- Architecture and technology
- Electronic publishing
- Library technology in specific countries
- User perspectives on technology
- How technology can help disabled library users
- Library-related web sites
Key benefits
As a subscriber to Library Hi Tech you will be able to:
- Advance your understanding of the potential of new and existing technologies
- Explore the implications of technological changes
- Find out how to utilize current and emerging technologies
- Stay informed of the latest developments and trends
Key journal audiences
- Senior management
- Practising librarians and information professionals
- Library and information researchers and lecturers
- Academics and students
Library Hi Tech is indexed and abstracted in:
- Book Review Index
- Computer Science Index
- Current Awareness Abstracts
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences.
- Current Index to Journals in Education
- Education Research Complete
- Ergonomics Abstracts
- Information Science & Technology Abstracts
- (The) Informed Librarian
- INSPEC (Electrical and Electronics Abstracts)
- Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts
- Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
- Library and Information Science Abstracts
- Library Currents
- Library Literature and Information Science
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts
- Referativnyi Zhurnal
- Scopus
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Social Scisearch
- zetoc
Library Hi Tech is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Library and Information Studies Subject Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com.

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Sample Articles
- Implementing social software in public libraries: An exploration of the issues confronting public library adopters of social software
Louise L. Rutherford
Volume: 26 Issue: 2; 2008
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- Designing and testing a web-based board game for teaching information literacy skills and concepts
Karen Markey, Fritz Swanson, Andrea Jenkins, Brian J. Jennings, Beth St. Jean, Victor Rosenberg, Xingxing Yao and Robert L. Frost
Volume: 26 Issue: 4; 2008
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