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Task-Based Navigation of a Taxonomy Interface to a Digital Repository
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Khoo, Christopher S. G.; Wang, Zhonghong; Chaudhry, Abdus Sattar – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2012
Introduction: This is a study of hierarchical navigation; how users browse a taxonomy-based interface to an organizational repository to locate information resources. The study is part of a project to develop a taxonomy for an library and information science department to organize resources and support user browsing in a digital repository.…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Navigation (Information Systems), Vertical Organization, Electronic Libraries
Persistence and Decay of Web Citations Used in Theses and Dissertations Available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library, Tanzania
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Sife, Alfred S.; Bernard, Ronald – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
A study was conducted to examine the persistence and decay of web citations in theses and dissertations available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library. Specifically, the study assessed the accessibility status of cited URLs, identified error messages and top level domains of inaccessible URLs, and calculated the half-life of web citations.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Theses, Agricultural Education, Special Libraries
Europeana: Think Culture
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Kail, Candice – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2011
Europeana: Think Culture (http://www.europeana.eu) is a wonderful cultural repository. It includes more than 15 million items (images, text, audio, and video) from 1,500 European institutions. Europeana provides access to an abundance of cultural and heritage information and knowledge. Because Europeana has partnered with and brought together so…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Public Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Digital London: Creating a Searchable Web of Interlinked Sources on Eighteenth Century London
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Shoemaker, Robert – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To outline the conceptual and technical difficulties encountered, as well as the opportunities created, when developing an interlinked collection of web-based digitised primary sources on eighteenth century London. Design/methodology/approach: As a pilot study for a larger project, a variety of primary sources, including the "Old…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks
Accessibility of School Districts' Web Sites: A Descriptive Study
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Bray, Marty; Flowers, Claudia; Gibson, Patricia – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003
Many school districts (SDs) use the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) to disseminate a wide variety of information about things such as district events, policies, and a wide variety of student information. On-line barriers limit the accessibility of the WWW for persons and students with disabilities and thus can limit their access to vital information.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Foreign Countries, Internet, Comparative Education
Elin@: Electronic Library Information Navigator--Towards the "One Stop Shop" Information
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Alwerud, Anna; Jorgensen, Lotte – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Libraries subscribe to thousands of electronic journals and they are difficult for end-users to find. Journal and publisher interfaces and functionalities differ considerably. The recent development in e-media calls for central management of the resources. Lund University Libraries' Head Office has developed a service for presentation and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Services