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Online tutorials have great potential to reach a large population and to accommodate multiple learning styles anytime and anywhere. This paper describes the management of online tutorials and related concepts in detail. The review of literature method is used to study the variables. The variables under study include the mission, objectives, funding, manpower, in-house creation, outsourcing, incorporation in curriculum, content, type, technology, metadata, discovery services, script design, standards, assessment, professional training, marketing techniques and future goals for creation and management of online tutorials in libraries. A practical model based on literature study and the authors' experience with online tutorials is designed and recommended for libraries for a step-by-step approach to planning and designing online tutorials for their library user population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The nature of learning in a public library is relevant to what place e-learning and social networking technologies might have there. That a public library aims to provide something for everyone is also important. Alice Springs Public Library (ASPL) is a place of learning; it is also a crowded and composite space. The use ASPL could make of the opportunities offered by e-learning and social networking technologies is affected or determined by the organisation's mission, available space, funding, staffing levels and expertise, and any congruence between the way ASPL is already used for learning and the way these technologies can also be used in that space. These technologies will be facets of a composite service, accessible to everyone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - This study aims to investigate the discourses surrounding the provision of internet access in Singapore through the public library system and to consider what the government, librarians and members of the public consider are the legitimate uses of the internet in Singapore's public libraries, how these compare with what the librarians see as their role in facilitating access and to what extent the internet as an educational tool features in public libraries according to users. Design/methodology/approach - A discourse analysis of public documents and semi-structured interviews with ten senior librarians, managers, and 40 members of the public were conducted. Observation was also conducted of library users and of their usage at the computer terminals in the library. Findings - Findings from the study throw up very different definitions of what constitutes learning through the internet within the context of a public library. This reinforces conclusions from previous studies that what is termed learning through the internet is variously constructed, and understood in multiple ways. This defies what is often presented of the internet as a technical quick fix of policy makers to help its population leap frog into the future. Research limitations/implications - While the study provided a glimpse into the discourse surrounding the internet in one country, similar work should be carried in more Asian countries to provide a more comprehensive survey of the region and compare this with findings conducted in an Occidental setting. Originality/value - The study provides an Asian perspective that complements findings on the various discourses that had surrounded internet technology in the USA and Europe. It also calls for a new spirit of awareness on the part of librarians to the views of library users with regard to internet access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the series "Scrutiny of Hungarian databases" independent experts evaluate various Hungarian online content services from the point of vies of their use by libraries. in the master-level instruction, the scope of knowledge and subjects pertaining to the permitted subject directions as well as the topical items of information related to the master-level training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses educational technology for teenagers. Online tutoring in the library environment is described, with a focus on its ability to connect to live tutors to students using the Internet, the lack of a requirement to schedule appointments, easy access to on-demand help in core subjects, the availability of services outside of schools, and access to information from anywhere. The author details options that library scientists should consider when determining what services to offer for library users.

The article reports that libraries should use online access to media to improve the quality of education. Northwestern University's Intermediate Spanish course obliges students to watch a set of scenes extracted from a popular soap opera with the use of online access. Indiana University developed its first Variations online digital music project in 1996. It mentions that audio and video are the two primary methods of providing online access to time-based media. It also mentions that the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH) answers the problems regarding distance education by implementing the "fair use" exception.