Web 2.0, the second generation of World Wide Web, has had a profound impact on the services of academic libraries. Its philosophy of two-way communication has made users more closer to library staff. This book is an outcome of the author's postdoctoral research at the Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The study was conducted in three parts, (a) an analytical review of the literature on the topic, (b) an analysis of the Websites of academic libraries which were members of the Association of...

The purpose of this study was to know the perceptions of LIS professionals regarding advantages, disadvantages, problems, needs, requirements and suggestions about the digital libraries in Pakistan. To attain this objective the researchers adopted a multi-phase research process. In the first phase, a literature review was conducted. In the second phase, data were collected from the LIS professionals through interviews. Participants were selected based on their professional knowledge, skills and work regarding library automation and the use of digital libraries. Data were collected from 20...