Paper Info
Title
An Analysis of American Academic Libraries Websites: 2000-2010.
Abstract
Purpose - The current study seeks to describe and analyze academic library websites in the years 2000 and 2010, as they appear both in the Internet Archive and in current library websites. Design/methodology/approach - A content analysis of 31 academic libraries homepages which were selected from the ACRL accredited LIS schools was conducted. Findings - Findings reveal that the content of academic library websites in the years 2000 and 2010 has much changed over the ten years, presenting an increasing use of e-journals and Web 2.0 applications, as well as a focus on library users, and a great use of graphics in websites. Practical implications - The comparison documented in the paper should prove very interesting and important to librarians, information scientists, US scholars and students, presenting trends, changes and innovations that have occurred within the scope of academic libraries over the last ten years. Originality/value - This study presents a yet unexplored dimension: the comparison, focusing especially on content, of academic library websites over a decade as they appear in the Internet Archive in 2000 and in the present library website in 2010.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1108/02640471211282091
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Academic library websites,Internet archive,Content analysis,Academic libraries,Internet,Digital libraries,Resources
Journal
30
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
6
0264-0473
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.62
9
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Noa Aharony114520.55