How Today’s Libraries Can Help to Address Information Gaps for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises: Li Ka Shing Library as an Example
Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be considered as the backbone of a country's economy in general, which have been connected with the development of economy in both developing and developed countries directly.Meanwhile, libraries have been an important source of information in modern society.They nowadays emphasized the extended task in offering information services accustomed to the business's community in local area.They are considered as the primary information resource focuses for business community.In this article, we acknowledge the information gap of SMEs.Putting the Li Ka Shing library in the supply-side of information source and service for SMEs, its role is to bridge the information gap so that parties can reach each other.It is essentially a "broker" bringing SMEs and various information creators of a product or service.Li KA Shing library as a comprehensive business library which equipped with advanced facilities and professional service and management teams, has great potential to bridge the business information gap of SMEs.On top of that, we propose some solution for Li Ka Shing library to better plug the business information gap of SMEs and increase visitorship.
Authors: Yi Zhou, Xiaozhu Ma
Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2907772033