Incentive Mechanisms for Digital Resources Collection with Users' Participation

  • Huo Jianmei ,
  • Li Shuning
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  • 1. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Library, Guangzhou 510420;
    2. Beijing Normal University Library, Beijing 100875

Received date: 2014-12-23

  Revised date: 2015-01-05

  Online published: 2015-01-20

Abstract

[Purpose/significance] The most urgent issue to be solved in applying user involvement mode to library digital collection construction is to attract users to actively participate. [Method/process] This paper analyzes the needs and motivation of users based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and related research and practices home and aboard. Then, it investigates four interactive Q & A communities using crowdsourcing model and learn some experiences. Lastly, it discusses library digital collection user participating incentive mechanisms according to libraries' practice. [Result/conclusion] We probe some applicable incentive mechanisms from three aspects in rules of users' points, rating rank system and team' combination for libraries' digital collection user involvement.

Cite this article

Huo Jianmei , Li Shuning . Incentive Mechanisms for Digital Resources Collection with Users' Participation[J]. Library and Information Service, 2015 , 59(2) : 5 -10 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2015.02.001

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