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Peer reviewedKlaus, Christopher; Andrew, Keith; McCollum, Timothy – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Describes the Atmospheric Visualization Collection (AVC), part of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) that contains an archive of weather images as well as a collection of educational material that uses the images to teach atmospheric science concepts. Discusses the potential use of this information for K-12 and undergraduate students.…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedAivazian, Bryan I.; Geary, Edward; Khoo, Michael; Sumner, Tamara; Ireton, Shirley – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Explains the Digital Water Education Library (DWEL) project, a collection being built by and for practicing educators for K-12 education. Discusses the need for high quality digital resources and what is needed to use them effectively, including easy access, grade level differentiation, and integrating resources into the curricula. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Curriculum Development, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGannon-Leary, Pat; Banwell, Linda; Childs, Sue – Journal of Access Services, 2002
Discusses electronic information services in support of higher education in the United Kingdom and describes the JUBILEE project at the University of Northumbria (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) that measured user satisfaction and information-seeking behavior in a longitudinal study. Highlights include performance measures; and barriers to access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Morse, Emile L.; Schmidt, Heidi; Butter, Karen; Rider, Cynthia; Hickey, Thomas B.; O'Neill, Edward T.; Toves, Jenny; Green, Marlan; Soy, Sue; Gunn, Stan; Galloway, Patricia – D-Lib Magazine, 2002
Includes four articles that discuss evaluation methods for information management systems under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; building digital libraries at the University of California San Francisco's Tobacco Control Archives; IFLA's Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records; and designing the Texas email repository model…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Bibliographic Records, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedMaule, R. William – Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal, 1993
Discussion of the role of new computer communications technologies in education focuses on modern networking systems, including fiber distributed data interface and Integrated Services Digital Network; strategies for implementing networked-based communication; and public online information resources for the classroom, including Bitnet, Internet,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Electronic Libraries
Direct linkJones, William Goodrich – New Directions for Higher Education, 1995
In the humanities, scholars accord libraries high prestige and use them extensively. Despite the availability of electronic mail and digital libraries, humanists persist in more traditional forms of scholarly communication. Because it will be many years before print records can be given digital form, this population will likely continue library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Trends, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDenning, Rebecca; Smith, Philip J. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes issues and advances in the design of appropriate inference engines and knowledge structures needed by commercially feasible intelligent intermediary systems for information retrieval. Issues associated with the design of interfaces to such functions are discussed in detail. Design principles for guiding implementation of these interfaces…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Electronic Libraries, Expert Systems, Guidelines
Peer reviewedSpornick, Charles D. – Library Hi Tech, 1998
Discusses the Beck Center for Electronic Collections and Services at Emory University (Georgia), including the role of text centers both within and outside of the academic research library. Describes projects with various departments, and innovative partnerships with technologists from the library and the campus computing center, as well as with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Electronic Libraries
Hage, Christine Lind – American Libraries, 1999
Considers the changing roles of public libraries and challenges facing them in the future. Topics include core skills needed by library professionals, print and nonprint materials, the inclusion of new formats, blending traditional and electronic library resources, the expanded roles and responsibilities of librarians, meeting user needs, and…
Descriptors: Change, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Librarians
Peer reviewedBeagle, Donald – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1999
Concepts from Strategic Alignment, a technology-management theory, are used to discuss the Information Commons as a new service-delivery model in academic libraries. The Information Commons, as a conceptual, physical, and instructional space, involves an organizational realignment from print to the digital environment. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Information Dissemination, Information Management
Bunker, Geri; Zick, Greg – D-Lib Magazine, 1999
Describes the University of Washington Digital Libraries Initiative that provides the context for effective collaboration among faculty, engineers, students, and librarians for the creation, use, and investigation of electronic information services, resources, and systems developed from a users' perspective. Also explains an image-archiving…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Cooperation, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedTravica, Bob – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Reviews the literature on changes in academic library organizations and describes the results of a survey of library directors that investigated concepts of a virtual library, both as digital technology and as a new organizational concept. Discusses models of virtual libraries and library networking, and includes a copy of the questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Directors
Peer reviewedBoyce, Grace; Carr, Diane – Inquiry, 1997
Reviews the resources available through the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) Web site, a consortium of the libraries of the 39 state-assisted colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. States that VIVA provides, in an equitable, cooperative, and cost-effective manner, enhanced access to library and information for these higher…
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Media, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedShipman, Frank M., III; Furuta, Richard; Brenner, Donald; Chung, Chung-Chi; Hsieh, Hao-wei – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Focuses on the role of digital libraries as facilitators for the use of digital information and describes Walden's Paths, a directed path facility that allows teachers to incorporate Web-based information into their high school curriculum. Discusses teacher training, intellectual property issues, and metadocuments. (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Electronic Libraries, Information Utilization, Intellectual Property
