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Direct linkArya, Harsh Bardhan; Mishra, J. K. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
The paper describes the theory and definition of the practice of librarianship, specifically addressing how Web 2.0 technologies (tools) such as synchronous messaging, collaborative reference service and streaming media, blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking tools, tagging, RSS feeds, and mashups might intimate changes and how…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Social Networks, Reference Services
Download full textJesnek, Lindsey M. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Non-traditional student enrollment, especially at community colleges, has markedly risen in the last ten years due to national unemployment rates, the current economic climate, and employer demand for computer-literate employees. While university instructors struggle to constantly adapt their course materials to incorporate updates in software…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Adult Students
Becker, Bernd W. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2009
To date, over one-fifth of all U.S. higher education students are now taking at least one online course. The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) recently surveyed more than 2,500 colleges and universities to reveal that over 3.9 million students were taking at least one online course during the 2007 fall term. This number is a 12% increase from fall 2006.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Online Systems, Library Automation, Library Development
Singer, Ross – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
There is a growing interest in making available and making sense of the data on the Web and trapped in databases. Rather than a web of unstructured documents, full of information understandable only to humans, there is a movement whose intention is to make these data structured, reusable, machine-readable, and interrelated. This approach to Web…
Descriptors: Redundancy, Documentation, Information Networks, Metadata
Downes, Stephen – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
Stephen Downes continues his examination of open source learning management systems (LMSs) with a visit to Sakai's Web site. While Sakai's Web site is not particularly easy to navigate, it provides access to a large community and constellation of related online learning products and initiatives. Visitors can visit discussion forums to ask…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Web Sites
Bell, Lori; Peters, Thomas A. – Computers in Libraries, 2004
The Internet is many things to many people. Some see the Internet as the Wild West, a yawning wilderness waiting to be tamed and cultivated. For companies like eBay, the Internet is a steady, transaction-based revenue stream. For the dot-com companies, the Internet was perceived as a California gold rush. In terms of online library programming for…
Descriptors: Programming, Internet, Library Networks, Online Systems
