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The Local Nature Of Digital Reference, Teresa U. Berry, Margaret M. Casado, Lana Dixon Oct 2003

The Local Nature Of Digital Reference, Teresa U. Berry, Margaret M. Casado, Lana Dixon

The Southeastern Librarian

In response to the extensive availability of digital library resources and the rising number of remote users, many libraries now offer digital reference services through e-mail and chat. The growing use of interactive chat software with its real time interactive capability has prompted librarians to consider collaborative ways in which to offer this service. A concern expressed frequently in informal discussions of such collaborations is how difficult it would be for the staff at one library to answer questions for another, considering that many questions tend to be “local”. Intrigued by the perception of “local,” librarians at the University of …


Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iv, Mark Y. Herring Sep 2003

Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iv, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Is the book dead? Are libraries obsolete? Did the Internet murder both?


Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iii, Mark Y. Herring Apr 2003

Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iii, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

The roots of librarianship have been sorely shaken by the Internet, but to what extent and how much remains to be seen.


The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring Jan 2003

The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

While the book has been with us for two millennia, digital artifact threaten its permanence. Now we being to wonder if it has a future at all.


Use Of Internet By Undergraduate Students Of Pda College Of Engineering, Gulbarga, Tadasad P. G, Maheswarappa B S, Seema A. Allur Jan 2003

Use Of Internet By Undergraduate Students Of Pda College Of Engineering, Gulbarga, Tadasad P. G, Maheswarappa B S, Seema A. Allur

Prof B S Maheswarappa

No abstract provided.


The Great Leveler: Free Business Resources On The World Wide Web, Jason Martin Jan 2003

The Great Leveler: Free Business Resources On The World Wide Web, Jason Martin

The Southeastern Librarian

The Internet is full of reliable sources that are filled with a wealth of business information. Some of these sites are fee-based with subscription prices that are much lower than those of the large commercial databases. Unfortunately, only a single subscriber may use most of those fee-based sites. That means the librarian must turn to sites that are free to the general public. Many of these free sites rival fee-based services for quality and quantity of information.


Web Of Deception: Misinformation On The Internet: Edited By Anne P. Mintz. Medford, Nj: Cyberage Books, Information Today, Inc., 2002. Isbn 0-910965-60-9., Elizabeth Parang Dec 2002

Web Of Deception: Misinformation On The Internet: Edited By Anne P. Mintz. Medford, Nj: Cyberage Books, Information Today, Inc., 2002. Isbn 0-910965-60-9., Elizabeth Parang

Elizabeth Parang

No abstract provided.