Current Issues in Emerging eLearning

Article Title

Library Portal 2.0: The Social Research Management System

Authors

Apostolos Koutropoulos, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Abstract

Library 2.0 (L2) has been discussed in depth in library circles in recent years. This article looks at L2 initiatives and technology implementation with regard to L2 and proposes a reboot, repositioning the library portal as a Social Research Management System (SRMS). This SRMS adheres to the L2 principles of purposeful, user-driven, library services. The SRMS is envisioned as the center of academic research and activity at universities, not as a peripheral tool. Creating a new generation library portal (the SRMS) is a group endeavor, thus by utilizing both on-campus and peer resources, the realization of the faceted, modularized, SRMS can come to fruition.

Keywords

librarians, academic libraries, universities, Social Research Management System, library portals

Recommended Citation

Koutropoulos, Apostolos (2014) "Library Portal 2.0: The Social Research Management System," Current Issues in Emerging eLearning: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ciee/vol1/iss1/7