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Peer reviewedSmall, Margaret – Australian Library Journal, 1997
The role of libraries within the virtual university is unclear, and the danger exists that students will be expected to rely solely on the Internet. This article argues that librarians must reinvent the library and their role as information providers. Examines virtual universities in Australia and North America and the roles of librarians and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Trends, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Donlan, Leni – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
Illustrates benefits of online class projects and describes different types of projects, including: collaborations, data collection or exchange, mentoring projects, vicarious adventures, and one-time-only events. Discusses where to find such projects and selection criteria, designing projects, and signs of success. (AEF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedMoss, Mitchell L.; Townsend, Anthony – Journal of Urban Technology, 1997
The Internet's addressing system, the domain name system, provides geographic information on Internet activity. This study shows that cities, as well as institutions of higher education in the cities, are driving, rather than simply participating in, information-based phenomena such as the expansion of the Internet. Some implications of this…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing, Geographic Regions
Davies, Ron; Chalk, Tanis – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
When a Canadian government documents listing was distributed over the Internet, differences were revealed in the design and implementation of print, FTP, Gopher and World Wide Web versions. Publishing form was found to affect: ability to provide specific editions for target audiences, amount of information delivered at one time, presentation…
Descriptors: Document Delivery, Electronic Publishing, File Transfer Protocol, Foreign Countries
Nahl, Diane – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
College seniors in a social psychology course gave weekly self-monitoring reports of their affective reactions to a course-integrated Internet hands-on training program. Six rating scales probed affective dimensions, including experienced difficulty, negative emotions, value of skills, hope of becoming good at using it, satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedLeiserson, Anna Belle; Cook, Eleanor; Brading, Peter; Marshall, David L. – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes AcqWeb, a Web site that has pertinent information for library acquisitions. Topics include the partnership with ACQNET, the electronic news group for acquisitions; AcqWeb's structure; editorial policy; the International Directory of E-mail Addresses of Publishers, Vendors and Related Professional Associations; and future possibilities.…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Futures (of Society), International Programs, Internet
Peer reviewedConnolly, Bruce; Golderman, Gail M; Le Clair, Annette – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes the development of a Web site at Union College's (NY) Schaffer Library that was designed to provide access to library and Internet resources. Home page design as well as site design is discussed, features of the site are explained, and future expectations are considered, including the role of the library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Design Requirements, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedMai, Brent Alan – Reference Librarian, 1997
When called upon to aid in filtering through finance and investment information on the Internet, the business librarian is also faced with knowing what is available and how to find it. Web sites are identified that provide information about stocks and their exchanges, mutual funds, bonds, company annual reports, and taxes. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Business, Corporations, Finance Occupations, Information Management
Peer reviewedLanderyou, Sarah – Reference Librarian, 1997
Provides an overview of Internet resources relevant to reference work in world history. It also presents URLs to select sites representing different uses of the World Wide Web in presenting information for the subject of World History. (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Information Services, Information Sources
Peer reviewedCowgill, Allison – Reference Librarian, 1997
Describes 14 Internet sites on popular entertainment subjects that provide information on books and book reviews, celebrities, movies, and restaurants. These were selected because they provide a great deal of authoritative information that is easy to find. A brief summary describes the contents of each site. (Author)
Descriptors: Biographies, Book Reviews, Books, Information Sources
Chuck, Lysbeth – Searcher, 1997
Discusses the effects of Web-based electronic commerce, or "emmerce," on online user. Defines "cookies" and Persistent Client State HTTP Cookies or "magic cookies" on Macintosh computers. Examines underlying technologies that make up "cashless" transactions; growing demand for micropayments; CyberCash,…
Descriptors: Business, Corporations, Information Industry, Information Technology
Rogers, Diane – Cataloguing Australia, 1997
One of the recent innovations attempting to catalog Internet resources is a standard for resource description called the Dublin Core metadata set. Discussion includes application of library standards; development of metadata elements; ongoing refinement of the elements; and applying the Dublin Core. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Information Policy, Information Sources
Neville, Lindy – Cataloguing Australia, 1997
Examines some of the incentives behind cataloging on the Internet. Discusses the Dublin Core metadata elements set which attempts to apply traditional cataloging practices to new technologies. Looks at the practicalities of such a system, including three obvious benefits to mapping Dublin Core elements to MARC fields. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Peer reviewedDevlin, Brendan – Electronic Library, 1997
Describes a conceptual model of information retrieval. Includes a model of the Internet to help college students form mental models so they perceive information retrieval as a process and are able to decide when to use the Internet and to decide on suitable search strategies for different question types. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedWoodward, Jeannette – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1996
Librarians and information scientists have debated whether traditional cataloging methods can bring order to the Internet. Reviews literature on alternative strategies for organizing and accessing information resources on the Internet that incorporate some aspect of traditional library expertise, including library catalogs, subject trees,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Information Management
