The December issue (volume 36, number 4) of Information Technology and
Libraries (ITAL) <https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/index> is
now available.
*Reviewed Articles and Communications*
Mobile Website Use and Advanced Researchers
<https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.9953>
Findings showed that mobile devices are not the primary mode of searching
for articles and books or for reading scholarly sources.
Metadata Provenance and Vulnerability
<https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.10146>
Digital metadata are vulnerable to being lost and corrupted by everyday use
of the digital files it is stored with.
Everyone’s Invited <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.9959>
Including library employees in usability research increased internal buy-in
for usability-related changes in a later website redesign.
*Editorial Content*
- Letter from the Editor <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.10237>
- Letter from the LITA President
<https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.10238>
- Editorial Board Thoughts: “Reinvesting in Our Traditional Personnel
Through Knowledge Sharing and Training”
<https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v36i4.10239>
*Submit Your Ideas*
Have an idea for a contribution to ITAL? Contact Ken Varnum, editor, at
varnum_at_umich.edu with your proposal. Current formats are generally
- Articles – original research or comprehensive and in-depth analyses,
in the 3000-5000 word range.
- Communications – brief research reports, technical findings, and case
studies, in the 1000-3000 word range.
*Questions or Comments?*
For all other questions or comments related to LITA publications, contact
LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbeatty_at_ala.org
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Ken Varnum
Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics
Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library
varnum_at_umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287
https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum
Received on Wed Jan 03 2018 - 12:38:03 EST