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Yang, Meng; Wildemuth, Barbara M.; Marchionini, Gary; Wilkens, Todd; Geisler, Gary; Hughes, Anthony; Gruss, Richard; Webster, Curtis – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Proposes two general classes of user tasks-recognition tasks and tasks requiring inference-for which performance measures were developed. The measures include graphical object recognition, textual object recognition, action recognition, free-text gist determination, multiple-choice gist determination and visual gist determination. Results from two…
Descriptors: Interaction, Library Collections, Measurement Techniques, Performance
Peer reviewedPrabha, Chandra; Irwin, Raymond – Library Hi Tech, 2003
Discusses the ways in which public libraries are using Web technology and describes a study that assessed public library accessibility via the Web based on a random sample. Highlights include public library structures; hosts of public library Web sites; size and design of Web sites; and size of the population served. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Public Libraries, Web Sites, World Wide Web
Shivers, Victoria – Indiana Reading Journal, 2001
Considers how to cultivate a successful, student-run classroom library that would encourage reading and imagination. Presents ideas helpful in meeting that goal. Gives tips on location, stocking the library, including all literature (not just books), and getting organized. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Imagination, Library Material Selection
Oberholzer, Mark – Texas Architect, 2003
Describes the design of the Fred Parks Law Library addition at South Texas College of Law, including educational context and design goals. Includes floor plans and photographs. (EV)
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Libraries, Educational Facilities Design, Photographs
Peer reviewedMeulen, Kathleen – Voice of Youth Advocates, 2002
Discusses the use of on-demand streaming video in school libraries. Explains how streaming works, considers advantages and technical issues, and describes products from three companies that are pioneering streaming in the educational video market. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Libraries, Technology Uses in Education, Vendors
Peer reviewedCandler, Chris S.; Uijtdehaage, Sebastian H. J.; Dennis, Sharon E. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Describes the development of a new Health Education Assets Library (HEAL), a freely accessible, national library of high-quality digital multimedia to support all levels of health sciences education. HEAL's primary mission is to provide educators with high-quality and free multimedia materials (such as images and videos) to augment health science…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Materials, Library Materials, Medical Education
Paskin, Norman; Canos, Jose H.; Jaen, Javier; Lorente, Juan C.; Perez, Jennifer; Rinehart, Richard; Smith, MacKenzie; Barton, Mary; Branschofsky, Margaret; McClellan, Greg; Walker, Julie Harford; Mass, Mick; Stuve, Dave; Tansley, Robert; Mitchell, Steve; Mooney, Margaret; Paynter, Gordon W.; Mason, Julie; Ruscheinski, Johannes; Kedzierski, Artur; Humphreys, Keith – D-Lib Magazine, 2003
Includes five articles that discuss copies in terms of metadata and digital rights management; safety oriented systems, a new type of decision support systems; MOAC (Museums and the Online Archive of California); DSpace, an open source digital repository; and iVia, an open source Internet subject portal or virtual library system. (LRW)
Descriptors: Decision Support Systems, Electronic Libraries, Internet, Metadata
Peer reviewedWalker, Jenny – New Library World, 2002
Discusses the need for libraries to link disparate information resources, including electronic journals, in a meaningful way for end users. Topics include a history of linking; CrossRef linking by journal publishers; linking localization; the OpenURL standard and the SFX link server; and the CrossRef library affiliate program. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Library Services, Publishing Industry, Standards
Peer reviewedGatenby, Pam – Australian Library Journal, 2002
Discusses the role of the National Library of Australia in ensuring significant Australian resources in online form are collected, archived, and available for use in the long-term. Focuses on protecting resources from sudden loss by placing them in a safe place, a digital archive, where they can be stored, accessed, and managed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Foreign Countries, Information Storage
Peer reviewedArms, Caroline R. – Library Hi Tech, 2003
How should scarce resources available to produce metadata be deployed to support discovery in different contexts? How might metadata harvesting be exploited to support new interfaces and enhanced navigation among related resources in digital libraries? This article starts a conversation between metadata providers and service builders by describing…
Descriptors: Archives, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
Abram, Stephen – Information Outlook, 1997
Argues that special librarians are not fact keepers but "catalysts in the knowledge continuum." Examines special librarians, the information business, and knowledge management; the knowledge continuum (data, information, knowledge, behavior) and strategies for successful "transformational librarianship": organizing information,…
Descriptors: Data, Information Industry, Information Science, Information Technology
Holt, Leslie – School Library Journal, 1997
Presents an assessment of the job market and salaries for children's librarians. Discusses the necessity for relevant education and job experience, and offers essential advice for librarians planning careers in youth services: do your research; build a network of colleagues; don't stay in a job you don't like; learn to compromise; and be positive.…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Peer reviewedNassimbeni, Mary – International Information & Library Review, 1996
Examines the view taken of the importance of information and information technology by the government in the new democratic South Africa. Highlights include the relationship between new principles of governance and citizenship of transparency and accountability and information provision; the Reconstruction and Development Program; and the role of…
Descriptors: Change, Development, Foreign Countries, Information Science
Peer reviewedBrowne, Mairead – Journal of Information Science, 1997
Provides an overview of national information policy and analyzes fundamental concepts in information policy. Concludes that though there is confusion about the meaning of concepts, there are frameworks in information and information policies studies that can provide input for development of information policy. Describes frameworks and how they can…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Information Management, Information Policy, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedDearstyne, Bruce W. – Reference Librarian, 1997
Advocates reexamining reference services and outreach programs, and relating them more closely. Argues that archival records are underutilized and that archivists should proactively reach out to researchers and encourage research use. Discusses researcher services; measuring and reporting on researcher use; electronic records; and creating…
Descriptors: Archives, Cooperation, Library Services, Outreach Programs
