Purpose – This paper seeks to provide a description and reflection on some of the structural problems and challenges faced when developing a digital humanities (DH) project in a Mexican public university. Design/methodology/approach – As DH is a relatively new field and practice in Mexican...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how, in many cases, the conversion of analog collections to digital collections is still a paradigm shift with regard to the ownership, use and enjoyment of the collections. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses how the inclusion...

Purpose – This paper aims to present an evaluation of open source OCR for supporting research on material in small‐ to medium‐scale historical archives. Design/methodology/approach – The approach was to develop a workflow engine to support the easy customisation of the OCR process...

Purpose – Applications of information technology have been directly responsible for the increase in productivity of business, government and academic activities. Business and management historians have yet to contribute to better understanding such processes. This paper aims to address this...

Purpose – The study aims to determine the environmental impact of printed content in libraries and thus to find out how a digital information service can help libraries and institutions play a key role in helping the environment. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected and analysed...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare Google Books with WorldCat and to assess some other functionalities of Google Books. Design/methodology/approach – Over 500 random samples generated from WorldCat were searched on Google Books. The search results were used to compare the...

Purpose – The paper seeks to propose that librarians act to ensure the continued existence of small, specialized, and non‐profit publishers as avenues of intellectual and academic discourse in an era of growing publishing monopolies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the...