Thank you for your support of Library Philosophy and Practice over the years. We are very happy to have migrated to the Digital Commons at San Jose State University.
Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) (ISSN 1522-0222) is a Green Open Access, peer-reviewed electronic journal supported by the School of Information at San Jose State University.
LPP is completely open access, there are no fees to submit or publish, and articles are discoverable via web search. LPP publishes articles exploring the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. These include explorations of current, past, and emerging theories of librarianship and library practice, as well as reports of successful, innovative, or experimental library procedures, methods, or projects in all areas of librarianship, set in the context of applied research.
Submissions from 2005
A Model Search Engine Based on Cluster Analysis of User Search Terms, Elaine Maytag Nowick, Kent M. Eskridge, Daryl A. Travnicek, Xingchun Chen, and Jun Li
The Role of Library Services in Adult Literacy Education, J.E. Onohwakpor
Building a Digital Library: With Comments on Cooperative Grant Projects and the Goals of a Digital Library, Elaine Peterson
Patron Initiated, Web-based Document Delivery in Germany, Elaine Peterson
Communication with Library Systems Support Personnel: Models for Success, Brian Rossmann and Doralyn Rossmann
Look Out! The Biggest Library Problem, Scott Rummler
The Economics of an Indian Engineering College Library, T.K. Saravanan
Teaching the Library: Best Practices, Laura Saunders
Moving Digits in Serials Life, Jean-Mark Sens
Use of RFID Technology in Libraries: A New Approach to Circulation, Tracking, Inventorying, and Security of Library Materials, Syed Md. Shahid
Incorporating the Values of the Legal Profession into a Research Instruction Experience for Law Students: Simulating A Law Firm Research Experience, Karen Summerhill
Dimensional Advances for Information Architecture, Joanne Twining
The Changing Environment of Academic Libraries: End-User Education and Planning Strategies for Libraries in India, M. Christina Vasanthi
User Expectations in Private-Public Libraries in India, M. Christina Vasanthi
Studying the Reader/Researcher Without the Artifact: Digital Problems in the Future History of Books, Dorothy Warner and John Buschman
The History of Academic Libraries in the United States: A Review of the Literature, Sharon Gray Weiner
Information as a Value Concept, Thomas Weissinger
Digital Reference: What the Past Has Taught Us and What the Future Will Hold, Alessia Zanin-Yost
How to Speak Out (Visually) at Your Library, Alessia Zanin-Yost and Christy Donaldson
Submissions from 2001
Digital Literacy and Utilisation of Social Media By School Library Personnel in Oyo State, Nigeria, Florence Tope Dahunsi Dr and Gbenga Alayande Mr
Submissions from 1968
Knowledge sharing among Research scholars leveraging Academic Social Networking Sites for the purpose of Research Collaboration: a study, Dr Kaladhar Arnepalli