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Empirical Evaluation Of Metadata For Video Games And Interactive Media, Rachel I. Clarke, Jin Ha Lee, Andrew Perti
Empirical Evaluation Of Metadata For Video Games And Interactive Media, Rachel I. Clarke, Jin Ha Lee, Andrew Perti
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
Despite increasing interest in and acknowledgment of the significance of video games, current descriptive practices are not sufficiently robust to support searching, browsing, and other access behaviors from diverse user groups. To address this issue, the Game Metadata Research Group at the University of Washington Information School, in collaboration with the Seattle Interactive Media Museum, worked to create a standardized metadata schema. This metadata schema was empirically evaluated using multiple approaches—collaborative review, schema testing, semi-structured user interview, and a large-scale survey. Reviewing and testing the schema revealed issues and challenges in sourcing the metadata for particular elements, determining the level …
Number 10 Spring/Summer 2009, Special Collections Research Center
Number 10 Spring/Summer 2009, Special Collections Research Center
Newsletters from The Special Collection Research Center - The Courant
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Visual Displays Of Information: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Scott Warren
Visual Displays Of Information: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Scott Warren
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
This paper creates a taxonomic model for visual information displays looking at three levels: information design (based on Edward Tufte’s work), information architecture, and information spaces. Special attention is paid to the use of spatial and navigational metaphors in visual systems as they affect the user’s experience. Especially interesting is how a user creates an “information space” – a mental model of what he has seen, how she keeps track of where she is within a system, and how these activities fit together with the data that is being sought. Mathematics is one area that holds promise for better understanding …
The Role Of Rare Books In A University Library, Charles W. Mann
The Role Of Rare Books In A University Library, Charles W. Mann
The Courier
Charles W. Mann describes the proper role of rare books with regards to an academic library. Instead of the rare books being the heart of the library, Mann argues that rare books collections give each academic library a distinct personality based on its makeup.
Courier Volume Ii, Number 4, Whole Number 16, December 1962, Syracuse University Library Associates
Courier Volume Ii, Number 4, Whole Number 16, December 1962, Syracuse University Library Associates
The Courier
On Collecting the Writings of Stephen Crane: A Recollection by Ames W. Williams; The Most Mysterious Manuscript; Missing Numbers; Memorials; Vachel Lindsay: The True Voice of Middle America by H. L. Mencken; Mary Todd Lincoln and Homer Groy; Swinburne and The New Yorker; To Think of Charles Dickens.