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Machovec, George S., Ed. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1996
Examines the history, structure, and search capabilities of Internet search tools AltaVista and Yahoo. AltaVista provides relevance-ranked feedback on full-text searches. Yahoo indexes Web "citations" only but does organize information hierarchically into predefined categories. Yahoo has recently become a publicly held company and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corporations, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Machovec, George S., Ed. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1998
The Dublin Core (DC) metadata standard is emerging as one of the leading initiatives in digitization programs; as libraries, museums, archives and others begin to digitize their physical materials it will be imperative that internationally recognized standards be used. Key elements behind the development of DC, and the 15 fields of DC are…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Information Policy, Information Retrieval
Machovec, George S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1998
Discusses problems and benefits of the electronic book and challenges in the electronic environment in terms of aggregation, pricing, authentication and authorization, presentation, downloading and printing, intellectual property, continued availability, and reliability and accessibility. Gives examples of commercial book aggregators and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Fair Use (Copyrights), Information Retrieval
