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Data Sharing Interviews with Crop Sciences Faculty: Why They Share Data and How the Library Can Help
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Williams, Sarah C. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
This study was designed to generate a deeper understanding of data sharing by targeting faculty members who had already made data publicly available. During interviews, crop scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were asked why they decided to share data, why they chose a data sharing method (e. g., supplementary file,…
Descriptors: Interviews, Shared Resources and Services, Information Networks, Library Role
Intelligent Libraries and Apomediators: Distinguishing between Library 3.0 and Library 2.0
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Kwanya, Tom; Stilwell, Christine; Underwood, Peter G. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2013
Using the "point oh" naming system for developments in librarianship is attracting debate about its appropriateness, basis and syntax and the meaning and potential of Library 2.0. Now a new term, Library 3.0, has emerged. Is there is any significant difference between the two models? Using documentary analysis to explore the terms, the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Services
Internet2 and Libraries: Serving Your Communities at the Speed of Light
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Werle, James; Fox, Louis – Computers in Libraries, 2007
Formed in 1996, Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced network consortium led by the U.S. research and higher education community. Its goals are to provide leading-edge network capabilities and to facilitate the development, deployment, and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Starting with 34 universities, Internet2 has grown to more than…
Descriptors: Libraries, Consortia, Public Agencies, Internet
Enhanced Online Access Requires Redesigned Delivery Options and Cost Models
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Stern, David – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
Rapidly developing online information technologies provide dramatically new capabilities and opportunities, and place new responsibilities on all involved to recreate networks for scholarly communication. Collaborations between all segments of the information network are made possible and necessary as we attempt to find a balanced and mutually…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Information Networks, Library Services, Delivery Systems
Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia
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Australian Library Journal, 2006
This submission represents the views of a newly formed organisation known as Public Libraries Australia. Formed to aggregate the political, service and infrastructure capacity of Australia's 1510 (ABS June 2000) public libraries, Public Libraries Australia will support and represent public libraries on a national basis. Networked across Australia…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Associations, Library Role
To Stand the Test of Time: Long-Term Stewardship of Digital Data Sets in Science and Engineering. A Report to the National Science Foundation from the ARL Workshop on New Collaborative Relationships--The Role of Academic Libraries in the Digital Data Universe (Arlington, Virginia, September 26-27, 2006)
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Friedlander, Amy; Adler, Prudence – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
The rapid adoption of information technology and ubiquitous networking has transformed the research and education landscape. Central to this transformation are scientific and engineering digital data collections. The life cycle management challenges associated with these intellectual assets are substantial. This is a report of a two-day workshop…
Descriptors: Data, Scientific Research, Influence of Technology, Information Networks