Volume 26, Issue 1

June 2016

RESEARCH PAPERS

Elsevier´s Journal Metrics for the Identification of a Mainstream Journals Core: A Case Study on Mexico
Ricardo Arencibia-Jorge, National Center for Scientific Research, Cuba
Elio Atenógenes Villaseñor, Center of Research and Innovation in Information and Communication Technologies, Mexico
Ibis A. Lozano-Díaz, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Humberto Carrillo Calvet, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

SYNTHESIS & PERSPECTIVES

Assessing Safe Spaces for Digital Scholarship in the Library
Rachel Wexelbaum, St. Cloud State University, USA

The Adoption and Implementation of RFID: A Literature Survey
Mohd Kamir Yusof, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
Md Yazid Saman, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

SPECIAL SECTION: DIGITAL CURATION PROJECTS AND RESEARCH IN ASIA

Papers presented at the Panel on Digital Curation Projects and Research in Asia at the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2016 Conference, on 15 June 2016 at the University of Zadar, Croatia

Archiving Cultural and Community Memories in a Networked Information Society: A Japanese Perspective
Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Digital Curation for Cultural and Intellectual Assets: A Taiwan Perspective
Hao-Ren Ke, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Shu-Hsien Tseng, National Central Library, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Current Status of Scientific Data Curation Research and Practices in Mainland China
Shiyan Ou, Nanjing University, China
Yu Zhou, Nanjing University, China

Digital Curation Projects: A Study of Selected Academic and Research Repositories in the Philippines
Lourdes T. David, Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines
Stephen B. Alayon, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Philippines


EDITORIAL BOARD for this issue

Christopher Khoo (Editor)
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Bradford Lee Eden
Valparaiso University, USA

Heather Moulaison (Associate Editor, Research Section)
University of Missouri, USA

Ross Harvey
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Mary Beth Weber (Associate Editor, Essays and Opinions Section)
Rutgers University, USA

Philip Hider
Charles Sturt University, Australia

Brendan Luyt (Associate Editor, Special Issues)
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Paul Nieuwenhuysen
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Yew Boon Chia (Associate Editor, Social Media)
Nanyang Technological University Libraries, Singapore

Anthony Olden
University of West London, UK

Kerry Smith (Editor-in-chief Emeritus)

Vernon R. Totanes
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Ann Curry
University of Alberta, Canada

K.S. Raghavan
PES Institute of Technology, India

Stephen J. Bensman
Lousiana State University, USA

Brenda Chawner
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Donald Kraft
Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University, USA

Diljit Singh
Malaysia

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