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Question Negotiation And The Technological Environment, Joseph Janes, Joanne Silverstein
Question Negotiation And The Technological Environment, Joseph Janes, Joanne Silverstein
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
The information world is a very different place in 2003 than it was a few years ago. It is possible, for example, to find information more quickly and easily than ever before, using new tools, and drawing on sources of information unavailable or even nonexistent not so very long ago. People seeking answers or providing them now have many more options for "question negotiation", in the broadest Tayloresque sense [1]. Consulting an information professional continues to be one of those options. In fact, such professionals can now be much more accessible via these new tools and technologies.
Visual Resource Reference: Collaboration Between Digital Museums And Digital Libraries, Abby A. Goodrum
Visual Resource Reference: Collaboration Between Digital Museums And Digital Libraries, Abby A. Goodrum
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
The Information Institute of Syracuse at Syracuse University is engaged in a project designed to build collaborative digital museum and digital library reference services. To that end, the project team is currently developing, testing, and evaluating procedures and mechanisms that will enable museums and libraries to work together in providing reference assistance over the Web to support patrons' image information needs. The user-centered project is based upon a successful model for digital reference that has been widely embraced in the digital library community. This approach is expected to yield new insight into users' image seeking behavior that will help museums …