TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of American academic libraries' websites
T2 - 2000-2010
AU - Aharony, Noa
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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, LIS 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.
AB - 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, LIS 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.
KW - Academic libraries
KW - Academic library websites
KW - Content analysis
KW - Digital libraries
KW - Internet
KW - Internet archive
KW - Resources
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876537039&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/02640471211282091
DO - 10.1108/02640471211282091
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SN - 0264-0473
VL - 30
SP - 764
EP - 776
JO - Electronic Library
JF - Electronic Library
IS - 6
ER -