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Peer reviewedLord, Beverley R.; Robb, Alan J.; Shanahan, Yvonne P. – Higher Education Management, 1998
A study concerning performance indicators in five New Zealand higher education institutions had staff in administration, libraries, and an academic department identify appropriate measures of performance for mechanistic activities. For some activities, particularly at senior levels, mechanistic measures are found inappropriate and impractical;…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Departments, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Discusses indexing and access to digital resources, especially on the Internet. Topics include subject searching versus indexing; multiple terms of access; folk classification; basic level terms; folk access; Bradford's Law; Zipfian distributions; vocabulary scalability; the Resnikoff-Dolby 30:1 Rule; domain-specific indexing; and implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedRobbin, Alice – Library Trends, 2000
Examines economic and social indicators of our multiracial and multiethnic society to provide an information base for decision-making about effective library services. The statistical profile describes the demography, economic well-being, and educational attainment of principal racial and Hispanic origin groups. Data show progress has occurred,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Information Services
Rorvig, Mark – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 2000
Proposes a new technique for the evaluation of question difficulty. Suggests that question dispersion by multidimensional scaling models the question-response pattern required by test theory, but without the population density requirements of the traditional methods. Considers the effect on knowledge management functions, including library…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Library Services, Multidimensional Scaling
Peer reviewedFosmire, Michael; Young, Elizabeth – College & Research Libraries, 2000
The 25 most popular free scholarly electronic journal titles, determined by number of holding institutions on OCLC, were searched on a random sample of library World Wide Web sites and catalogs to provide a separate gauge for access levels provided by institutions. Access levels were fairly low and decreased dramatically with size of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Journals, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDressman, Mark – Language Arts, 1998
Explains why implementing integrated curricula is probably a lost cause in the long term. Argues that there are hidden possibilities in a fragmented school curriculum that, ironically, may provide teachers with more opportunities to respond to both their own and students' needs. Presents evidence from a comparative study of three school libraries.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedAgha, Syed Salim – Library Review, 2001
Discusses the professional development of librarians and information professionals and considers the future direction it should take. Topics include the forces of capitalism, the growth in information and communication technology, and the changing demands and needs of users (or customers). (LRW)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Futures (of Society), Information Scientists, Information Technology
Arms, William Y.; Hillmann, Diane; Lagoze, Carl; Krafft, Dean; Marisa, Richard; Saylor, John; Terizzi, Carol; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Gill, Tony; Miller, Paul; Kenney, Anne R.; McGovern, Nancy Y.; Botticelli, Peter; Entlich, Richard; Payette, Sandra; Berthon, Hilary; Thomas, Susan; Webb, Colin; Nelson, Michael L.; Allen, B. Danette; Bennett, Nuala A.; Sandore, Beth; Pianfetti, Evangeline S. – D-Lib Magazine, 2002
Discusses digital libraries, including interoperability, metadata, and international standards; Web resource preservation efforts at Cornell University; digital preservation at the National Library of Australia; object persistence and availability; collaboration among libraries, museums and elementary schools; Asian digital libraries; and a Web…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cultural Background, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Education
Merina, Anita – NEA Today, 2002
Describes a federally-funded literacy program in five Harford County, Maryland, schools, which combines a summer teaching institute, monthly training sessions led by reading specialists, and an extensive classroom library. The programs serve the county's poorest children. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedNelson, Michael L. – Journal of Government Information, 2001
Discusses the need for preserving and disseminating scientific and technical information through digital libraries and describes buckets, an intelligent construct for publishing that contains data and metadata and methods for accessing them. Explains SODA (Smart Object, Dumb Archive) and discusses experiences using these technologies in NASA and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
Zingher, Gary – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Describes funny characters in children's books and films, including humorous children, adults, and animal characters. Considers younger children and middle grade and older children and suggests library media center activities for various age groups. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAlexander, Johanna Olson – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Presents an analysis of information industry alliance formation using environmental scanning methods. Highlights include why libraries and academic institutions should be interested; a literature review; historical context; industry and market structures; commercial and academic models; trends; and implications for information providers,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Producers, Environmental Scanning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBaruchson-Arbib, Shifra; Bronstein, Jenny – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Discusses results of a Delphi study conducted in Israel that examined the views of library and information science (LIS) experts on the future of the profession in light of the changes in information technology. Considers the transition to virtual libraries; to a user-centered approach; and skills and roles of LIS professionals. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Delphi Technique, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPuffer, Margaret; Burton, Linda – Journal of Correctional Education, 2002
School library services are essential to standards-based education reform. Correctional educators must be aware of information literacy standards as well as library standards for juvenile facilities and should incorporate library media specialists into correctional education programs. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Educational Change
Peer reviewedHarada, Violet H. – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Describes efforts by the AASL (American Association of School Librarians) to develop a professional community for library media specialists through ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference programs and the construction of an AASL Web site devoted to issues and topics related to effective teaching and learning behaviors. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Conferences, Learning Processes, Learning Resources Centers, Learning Strategies
