NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Analyzing Course Descriptions and Student Learning Outcomes for Digital Primary Source Collection Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Challen R. Wright; Rayla E. Tokarz – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2024
To identify potential needs for primary source collections, this study examines course descriptions and student learning outcomes from the University General Course Catalog of the University of Nevada, Reno. Primary source collection development analysis has not been a focus for librarianship literature. This study uses OpenRefine to analyze words…
Descriptors: Library Services, Primary Sources, Electronic Publishing, Media Adaptation
Expert Systems for Library and Information Services--A Review.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Morris, A. – Information Processing and Management, 1991
This paper reviews the progress made so far in the development and use of expert systems for library and information services in the areas of online information retrieval, including gateway software and intelligent front-ends; cataloging, including bibliographic utilities and machine-aided cataloging; abstracting; reference work; and indexing and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification
The Dilemma of the Subjective in Information Organisation and Retrieval.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Neill, S. D. – Journal of Documentation, 1987
This review of the literature discusses theories of information with emphasis on the views of Dervin and Popper on subjectivity and objectivity as they relate to information use. Classification and indexing as applied in information retrieval systems and libraries are also discussed, and 78 references are provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Indexing, Information Retrieval
The Collection and Use of Information by Some American Historians: A Study of Motives and Methods.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Case, Donald Owen – Library Quarterly, 1991
Describes a study of 20 American historians that was conducted to better understand the nature of research in history. Highlights include choice of research topics, use of archives, writing habits, use of computers, the classification of historical knowledge, implications for libraries, and suggestions for future studies. (43 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Archives, Classification, Historians
Optical Technologies and Library Reference Work.
Moscoso, Purificacion; Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Discusses advances in microcomputer and optical technologies and how these technologies are being integrated into library reference work. Topics discussed include training of library reference staff; library bibliographic instruction; CD-ROMs; videodiscs; hypertext; bibliographies; library catalogs, including online catalogs; indexing and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographies, Desktop Publishing, Hypermedia
The Guelph Document System...with a Manual of Procedures. Report No. 3.
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1973
This report is a revision and expansion of an earlier research report that described the design of the University of Guelph's documentation system for the organization of government publications within university libraries. The design of the Guelph document system represents a deliberate departure from cataloging and classification theory and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Storage Devices