Labelling on Academic Library Websites

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Abstract

This paper studies labels on Danish academic library websites. Labels are one amongst several elements that can support user interaction with library websites and their related content and thus add to a reduction of the vocabulary problem. A total of 2075 labels used on the websites of 21 academic libraries with special obligations were analysed using a combination of content analysis and clustering analysis. The findings show not only large variety in the use of labels amongst the libraries but also a large concordance of labels used across library domains and purposes. A cluster analysis of the labels reveals that some libraries with similar purposes and functions also tend to be similar in their use of labels, which indicates a shared terminology within domains, sectors and purposes. The findings add to our understanding of the characteristics and variety of recent labelling across libraries in the academic library sector.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIRCDL 2021 Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries : Proceedings of the 17th Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries
EditorsDennis Dosso, Stefano Ferilli, Paolo Manghi, Antonella Poggi, Giuseppe Serra, Gianmaria Silvello
Number of pages8
Volume2816
Place of PublicationCEUR-WS.org
PublisherCEUR Workshop Proceedings
Publication dateFeb 2021
Pages186-193
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021
EventItalian Research Conference on Digital Libraries - Padova, Italy
Duration: 18 Feb 202119 Feb 2021
Conference number: 17
http://ircdl2021.dei.unipd.it/

Conference

ConferenceItalian Research Conference on Digital Libraries
Number17
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPadova
Period18/02/202119/02/2021
Internet address
SeriesCEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume2816
ISSN1613-0073

Keywords

  • Academic libraries
  • Websites
  • Labelling

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