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Hidden Conference Gems., Carol Tenopir
Hidden Conference Gems., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Summer is the time for professional conferences. Every librarian knows about the biggest ones--held by the Special Libraries Association (SLA), American Library Association, and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)--which attract thousands. For those interested in e-content, however, some alternatives provide an opportunity to learn and share in a more intimate environment.
The Value Gap., Carol Tenopir
The Value Gap., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
It is more important than ever, suggested several companies in the annual Database Marketplace Survey, to measure collection use fully and better evaluate the value of the library to its constituencies. Strategies range from focusing on usage statistics to guide collection development to measuring (and improving) users' perceptions of the library.
A Rough Road Ahead., Carol Tenopir
A Rough Road Ahead., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
As libraries and the institutions that fund them prepare their 2010 budgets, things look grim. Both the Association of Research Libraries and the International Coalition of Library Consortia have issued statements calling on scholarly publishers to work with libraries to find common ground on materials pricing in a prolonged period of economic downturn. In response, database companies that sell mostly to libraries are preparing a variety of strategies to cope with their customers' budget pressures.
Back To The Scriptorium: Amid Budget Woes, Vendors And Librarians Find A Common Purpose, Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, Jill E. Grogg
Back To The Scriptorium: Amid Budget Woes, Vendors And Librarians Find A Common Purpose, Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, Jill E. Grogg
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Picture medieval monks hunched over their desks in the scriptorium as they labor to copy manuscripts. A 21st-century version of this activity is being repeated daily in the world's libraries and publishing houses as major digitization projects seek to preserve millions of printed books and documents. The work of medieval scribes ensured that the classics were available when the invention of movable type and the printing press made books accessible to the masses, transforming the world. Today's laborers are hunched over digitization equipment, but their goal is the same: copying and preserving resources so they are available now and into …
Information On The Go., Carol Tenopir
Information On The Go., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Libraries and publishers are busy redesigning and formatting content while introducing new services to make the best use of handhelds. Nowhere was this more apparent than at the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries recent meeting.
Reaching The Net Gen., Carol Tenopir
Reaching The Net Gen., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Socioeconomic skewing Opening keynote speaker John Palfrey (faculty codirector, Berkman Institute for Internet and Society; professor, Harvard Law School; and coauthor of Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives ) warned that "one [wrong] perception...is that all young people use technology in the same way and that adults don't use technology." The information tap Within the young, tech-aware group, Palfrey pointed out certain concrete and distinct patterns of information-seeking behavior that signal real change. Because members of this group see their digital identity as merged with their total identity in a "converged environment," they can toggle easily between …
Visualize The Perfect Search., Carol Tenopir
Visualize The Perfect Search., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
The lifetime work of Ben Shneiderman, founder of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland, suggests that combining visualization with interactivity allows researchers to discover, not just retrieve. Visualization approaches use the content of the database or digital library to guide interface choices.
A New-Old Role For Libraries., Carol Tenopir
A New-Old Role For Libraries., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Tenopir discusses the the Nov 2008 annual Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition--"The Best of Times, the Worst of Times." The discussions at Charleston focused on preserving born-digital materials, not just digitizing old analog or print items.