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Peer reviewedGreene, Stephan; Marchionini, Gary; Plaisant, Catherine; Shneiderman, Ben – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Presents a framework for the design of information representations in terms of previews and overviews, to aid designers of digital library interfaces. Defines previews and overviews, as graphic or textual representations of information abstracted from primary information objects, analogous to bibliographic records and catalogs; and describes four…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
Peer reviewedMartell, Charles – College & Research Libraries, 2000
Discusses how four historical discontinuities (time and space, mind and body, real and virtual, and humans and technology) relate to new ways of being and thinking about the future of librarians and libraries. Topics include computers and books; entertainment industry growth; information uses; global economy effects; and future library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Information Utilization
Peer reviewedBoone, Randall; Higgins, Kyle – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes digital publishing and its implications for "TEACHING Exceptional Children." The benefits of digital publishing for readers are discussed, including access to more information and the ability to view, via digital video, instructional interventions described in articles. Benefits for authors and the magazine are also highlighted. (CR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Electronic Library, 1998
This interview with Walt Crawford, a senior analyst for the Research Libraries Group, discusses his objections to the term and concept "digital library," the persistence of print versus the prospect of all-digital libraries, the economic and ecological disadvantages of all-digital libraries, expanding traditional library and university…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Ecological Factors, Economic Impact, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedDugdale, David; Dugdale, Christine – Journal of Documentation, 2000
Describes the development of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Analyzes potential of the system to increase economy, efficiency and effectiveness in library services and relates it to how the needs of sponsors and students can be met. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Severiens, Thomas; Hohlfeld, Michael; Zimmermann, Kerstin; Hilf, Eberhard R.; von Ossietzky, Carl; Weibel, Stuart L.; Koch, Traugott; Hughes, Carol Ann; Bearman, David – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss a variety to topics, including a distributed network of physics institutions documents called PhysDocs which harvests information from the local Web-servers of professional physics institutions; the Dublin Core metadata initiative; information services for higher education in a competitive environment; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Networks
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 reviewedCarter, David S.; Janes, Joseph – Library Trends, 2000
Presents results of an exploratory study attempting to establish a methodology for the unobtrusive analysis of a digital reference enterprise. Logs of over 3,000 questions asked of the Internet Public Library in early 1999 were analyzed on the basis of questions asked, self-selected demographic information, how those questions were handled, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Information Services, Internet
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
Peer reviewedAllen, Maryellen – Online Information Review, 2002
Discussion of usability testing of Web interfaces for virtual libraries focuses on a usability study conducted at the University of South Florida. Highlights include testing instruments; discrepancies between actual performance and perceived performance; and the need to use plainer language and less jargon. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Interfaces, Electronic Libraries
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
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 reviewedAdler, Elhanan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Describes the MALMAD (Israel Center for Digital Information Services) consortium that was set up by the eight universities of Israel to serve as a common framework for the procurement and licensing of digital information. Discusses the organizational framework, budget, services, and future plans. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Consortia, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedDesai, Bipin C.; Shinghal, Raijan; Shayan, Nader R.; Zhou, Youquan – Library Trends, 1999
Describes a system called CINDI (Concordia INdexing and DIscovery System) for cataloging and searching documents in a distributed virtual library. The document author registers metadata in the form of a semantic header that contains information on syntactic and semantic content, and an expert system fills the semantic header according to accepted…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedDillon, Dennis – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Examines present trends as well as the past history of information technology as it affects libraries. Topics include library vision and the need for a redefinition of their role as information middlemen between vendors and consumers; effects of the World Wide Web; and electronic information. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Library Automation
