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From online catalogs to library portals: empowering users

Published:2007-09-04 Issue:3 Volume:37 Page:275-283
ISSN:0305-5728
Container-title:VINE
language:en
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Author:

Khurshid Zahiruddin,Sajjad Ahmed Syed

Abstract

PurposeThe paper aims to highlight both major and minor features of the library portal, which empowers users to get access to a wide variety of e‐resources with a single sign‐on.Design/methodology/approachThe study is mainly based on a review of the literature. It briefly discusses the transition from the library OPAC to the library portal.FindingsA library portal is an extension of the Web OPAC. It continues to improve with the new features and capabilities, some of which may go beyond the library portal.Originality/valueLibrary portals are changing too rapidly and the information would be out of date within a few months. So the currency of information is the value of this paper.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Library and Information Sciences,Computer Science Applications

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