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Vincent F. Scalfani; Kevin W. Walker; Lance Simpson; Avery M. Fernandez; Vishank D. Patel; Anastasia Ramig; Cyrus Gomes; Michael T. Moen; Adam M. Nguyen – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2023
Scholarly web-based application programming interfaces (APIs) allow users to interact with information and data programmatically. Interacting with information programmatically allows users to create advanced information query workflows and quickly access machine-readable data for downstream computations. With the growing availability of scholarly…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
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McCollough, Aaron – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
This article describes an exploratory study examining the common perception among library-based publishers that open access academic publications (especially monographs) are not readily discoverable in library catalogs. Using titles from the Michigan Publishing imprint, digital culture books, the study provides an empirical basis for evaluating…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Information Retrieval, Publications, Access to Information
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Lear, Bernadette A. – College & Research Libraries, 2012
This study identified nearly 700 English-language refereed journals in education and psychology that were founded in 2000-2009. Part one discusses the publishers, format, open-access availability, and current status of these publications. Titles were then searched against coverage lists of EBSCO Academic Search Complete, Gale Academic OneFile,…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Education, Psychology, Publishing Industry
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Southwick, Silvia B.; Lampert, Cory – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2011
This article proposes a metadata dictionary (MDD) be used as a tool for metadata management. The MDD is a repository of critical data necessary for managing metadata to create "shareable" digital collections. An operational definition of metadata management is provided. The authors explore activities involved in metadata management in…
Descriptors: Metadata, Dictionaries, Information Management, Electronic Libraries
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Bertot, John Carlo; Berube, Katy; Devereaux, Peter; Dhakal, Kerry; Powers, Stephen; Ray, Jennie – Library Quarterly, 2012
A number of academic, public, regional, and state libraries use WorldCat Local (WCL) as a resource location tool that enables users to search, find, and gain access to a range of print and electronic resources. This article describes a study undertaken to assess a Research I university's implementation of WCL. The study sought to understand the…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Shared Resources and Services, Research Tools, Information Needs
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Benson, Allen C. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
This article explores ontological principles and their potential applications in the formal description of archival photographs. Current archival descriptive practices are reviewed and the larger question is addressed: do archivists who are engaged in describing photographs need a more formalized system of representation, or do existing encoding…
Descriptors: Photography, Visual Aids, Archives, Semantics
Lietzau, Zeth; Helgren, Jamie – Library Research Service, 2011
It's well known that technology is changing at an increasingly rapid pace and that many public libraries throughout the United States are attempting to adopt new technologies to better reach their patrons. In trade journals, blogs, and at library conferences, professionals in the field have continually discussed the best methods for using web…
Descriptors: Library Research, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries, Content Analysis
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Gatenby, Pam – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
One of the most exciting developments to occur within the library profession in recent years has been the re-evaluation of library's role in resource discovery in the web environment. This has involved recognition of short-comings of online library catalogues, a re-affirmation of the importance of metadata and a new focus on the wealth of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Electronic Publishing, Library Services
Jonsson, Gunilla – 2002
A truly global supply of bibliographic records and the emergence of online publishing put new challenges on the organization of bibliographic control. Three important cataloging codes are presently under revision, the AACR, the Italian RICA and the German RAK. The basis for a record, the carrier=content dichotomy, is one fundamental issue which…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
Nevile, Liddy; Lissonnet, Sophie – 2003
A day in Cape York, in the far north east of Australia, can change the life of a modern Australian. In that time, one can see hundreds of examples of rock art that are up to 36,000 years old, sharply contrasting the history of Indigenous people and the immigration of Europeans.One such visit led to a proposed collaboration between the Quinkan…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Catalogs, Cooperative Programs
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Stavis, Ruth – Education Libraries, 1989
Describes the creation of a database of publishers' catalogs of teaching materials by a teaching resources librarian using Apple software. Topics discussed include decisions about material inclusion, the creation of searchable fields, the design and format of the database, updating, and the effectiveness of the database. A selected bibliography is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Catalogs, Database Design, Higher Education
Ownes, Dodie – Library Journal, 2006
As public and academic librarians rely more heavily on electronic resources to satisfy patrons' information needs, seamless searching across print and electronic holdings gets more and more essential. Enter the integrated library system (ILS)-independent electronic resource management system (ERMS), which promises to integrate, search, and expose…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Materials, Management Systems, Academic Libraries
Lussky, Joan – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Explores to what extent the germ theory, when it was still a relatively new idea, is evident in the bibliographic records in the "Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office of the United States Army" (Index Cat), the largest medical bibliographical tool ever published. Data suggest that scientists are quick to apply the new…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Catalogs
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Goulet, Anne; Maftei, Nicolas – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
At the Archives Departementales des Pyrenees-Atlantiques, the encoding of more than forty legacy finding aids written between 1863 and 2000 is part of a program of digitization of the collections. Because of the size of the project, an external consultant, ArchProteus, has been brought in and specific management procedures have been put in place…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Catalogs, Metadata
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Payette, Sandra D.; Rieger, Oya Y. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
This study used focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires to collect input for developing the Mann Library Gateway at Cornell University. This Web-based information system provides access to catalogs, indexes, directories, numeric datasets, full-text documents, and spatial files. Concluded that scholars would benefit from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Catalogs, Computer Interfaces