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The editorial in World Digital Libraries discusses the focus of the current issue, which explores the interaction between technology and scholarly content in the academic world. The articles cover a range of topics, including scientometric visualization of Mughal architecture, AI-enhanced academic animations and chatbots, open licensing in scholarly publication, the use of Scholia as an exploratory tool, and the integration of mobile technology in first-generation IIT libraries. The authors provide insights and findings based on their research, highlighting the potential benefits and challenges of these technologies. [Extracted from the article]

This article from World Digital Libraries explores the application of digital technologies in libraries and how they can provide quality information to readers. One article evaluates the websites of library networks in the USA, finding that they are well-structured but could benefit from regular updates. Another article discusses the Karnataka State's Digital Public Library Initiative, which offers a wide range of digital content in multiple languages. A third article analyzes public sentiments expressed through YouTube videos related to a train tragedy in India. Lastly, an article reviews emerging technologies that are transforming library services and emphasizes the importance of investing in training and infrastructure for library staff. The author encourages readers to explore the possibilities of digital resources. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses Researcher-Librarian Partnership, a research-mentoring programme introduced by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), with a focus on promoting research among librarians. Topics discussed include challenges for undertaking research mentioned in the library and information science (LIS) literature, mentoring relationships and their benefits, and aspect of professional development.

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The article presents an editorial on the history of the study of information science at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin university in Berlin, Germany. Information is provided on the history of the university, the state of the library science and information science department, and the university's cooperation with both the King's College London of London, England and the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The questions we were asked to discuss for this 6th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science were whether there should be a unique iSchool curriculum and, if so, what would it look like? We have used a methodology in writing this paper that draws heavily on anthropological traditions of observation and analysis. If a unique iSchool curriculum ought to exist, then an iSchool ought to be more than a library school with a name that implies modern times. Some of the differences between iSchools and the more traditional library schools are apparent in their course descriptions. Our proposed curriculum is an abstract designed around a set of ideas, not around what is implementable in the classroom. At present our interactions with computers tend to be highly verbal. Nonetheless the real communication takes place with words. For those who like this ideal curriculum and want to try it should at a minimum retain three key principles: 1) all information services now revolve around human-computer interaction; 2) teach students to think like anthropologists and look at the problems and issues from multiple viewpoints, multiple cultures, and multiple ecologies; and 3) students need to remember that language both enables and limits our ability to communicate with contemporary information systems - without a strong awareness of linguistic issues, we cannot provide information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]