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http://dx.doi.org/10.22937/IJCSNS.2021.21.8.39

BIG DATA ANALYSIS ROLE IN ADVANCING THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES: TAIBAH UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY- SAUDI ARABIA  

Alotaibi, Saqar Moisan F (Information and Learning Resources, College of Arts and Humanities, Taibah University)
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International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security / v.21, no.8, 2021 , pp. 297-307 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the vibrant environment, documentation and managing systems are maintained autonomously through education foundations, book materials and libraries at the same time as information are not voluntarily accessible in a centralized location. At the moment Libraries are providing online resources and services for education activities. Moreover, libraries are applying outlets of social media such as Facebook as well as Instagrams to preview their services and procedures. Librarians with the assistance of promising tools and technology like analytics software are capable to accumulate more online information, analyse them for incorporating worth to their services. Thus Libraries can employ big data to construct enhanced decisions concerning collection developments, updating public spaces and tracking the purpose of library book materials. Big data is being produced due to library digitations and this has forced restrictions to academicians, researchers and policy creator's efforts in enhancing the quality and effectiveness. Accordingly, helping the library clients with research articles and book materials that are in line with the users interest is a big challenge and dispute based on Taibah university in Saudi Arabia. The issues of this domain brings the numerous sources of data from various institutions and sources into single place in real time which can be time consuming. The most important aim is to reduce the time that lapses among the authentic book reading and searching the specific study material.
Keywords
Library Digitization; Big data; Library Management; Information Service;
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