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Information Outlook, June 2010, Special Libraries Association
Information Outlook, June 2010, Special Libraries Association
Information Outlook, 2010
Volume 14, Issue 4
What Do Americans Think About Federal Transportation Tax Options? Results From A National Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon
What Do Americans Think About Federal Transportation Tax Options? Results From A National Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon
Faculty Publications, Urban and Regional Planning
No abstract provided.
Appography: The Bibliography For The Twenty-First Century, Susan Kendall, Mary Nino, Eva Stowers
Appography: The Bibliography For The Twenty-First Century, Susan Kendall, Mary Nino, Eva Stowers
Faculty and Staff Publications
Libraries have opportunities to enhance traditional library services with iPhones. Searching the iTunes store for relevant apps adaptable or targeted for library use is cumbersome. In the past, librarians have highlighted their resources by developing significant annotated bibliographies and subject guides for their users. The presenters have begun using the program, LibGuides, to produce an appography (annotated subject driven bibliography) that guides users to helpful apps from the iTunes store. We anticipate appographies will be the bibliographies of the 21st century.
Policy Issues In U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: Lessons From Australia, Research Report 09-15, David Czerwinski, Richard Geddes
Policy Issues In U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: Lessons From Australia, Research Report 09-15, David Czerwinski, Richard Geddes
Mineta Transportation Institute
In this report, the authors examine Australia’s experience with transportation public-private partnerships (PPPs) and the lessons that experience holds for the use of PPPs in the United States. Australia now has decades of experience in PPP use in transportation, and has used the approach to deliver billions of dollars in project value. Although this report explores a range of issues, the authors focus on four policy issues that have been salient in the United States: (1) how the risks inherent in PPP contracts should be distributed across public and private sector partners; (2) when and how to use non-compete (or …
Exploring The Effectiveness Of Transit Security Awareness Campaigns In The San Francisco Bay Area, Research Report 09-19, Nina Rohlich, Peter J. Haas, Frances Edwards
Exploring The Effectiveness Of Transit Security Awareness Campaigns In The San Francisco Bay Area, Research Report 09-19, Nina Rohlich, Peter J. Haas, Frances Edwards
Mineta Transportation Institute
Public involvement in alerting officials of suspicious and potentially harmful activity is critical to the overall security of a transit system. As part of an effort to get passengers and the public involved, many transit agencies have security awareness campaigns. The objective of this research is to learn how transit agencies seek to make security awareness campaigns effective and explore how they measure the effectiveness of such campaigns, if at all. This research project includes data from case studies of five major agencies that provide transit service in the San Francisco Bay Area region. The case study data are comprised …
From Buses To Brt: Case Studies Of Incremental Brt Projects In North America, Mti Report 09-13, John Niles, Lisa Callaghan Jerram
From Buses To Brt: Case Studies Of Incremental Brt Projects In North America, Mti Report 09-13, John Niles, Lisa Callaghan Jerram
Mineta Transportation Institute
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) uses different combinations of techniques to improve service, such as bus-only lanes and roads, pre-boarding fare collection, transit priority at traffic signals, stylish vehicles with extra doors, bus stops that are more like light rail stations, and high frequency service. This study examines five approaches to BRT systems as implemented by public transit agencies in California, Oregon, and Ontario. The case studies as a group show that BRT can be thought of as a discretionary combination of elements that can be assembled in many different combinations over time. Every element incrementally adds to the quality or …
Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 2010, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 2010, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Noticias de NACCS Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Barriers To Using Fixed-Route Public Transit For Older Adults, Mti Report 09-16, Michael D. Peck
Barriers To Using Fixed-Route Public Transit For Older Adults, Mti Report 09-16, Michael D. Peck
Mineta Transportation Institute
For older adults, unmet transportation needs are linked to reduced well-being (Cvitkovich and Wister 2001). Current research indicates that, as a society, we are ill-prepared to provide adequate transit for the growing increasing population of older adults (Millar, 2005). Although public transit is available for many older adults, actual and perceived barriers prohibit its use. Thus, the research presented here examines what do older persons perceive as barriers to using fixed-route public transit? Four focus groups were conducted with older adults in order to gain insights into what they perceive as barriers to use of fixed route transit. Findings from …
What Do Americans Think About Federal Transportation Tax Options? Results From A National Survey Mti Report 09-18, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon
What Do Americans Think About Federal Transportation Tax Options? Results From A National Survey Mti Report 09-18, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon
Mineta Transportation Institute
This report summarizes the results of a national random-digit-dial public opinion poll that asked 1,545 respondents if they would support various tax options for raising federal transportation revenues. The eight specific tax options tested were variations on raising the federal gas tax rate, creating a new mileage tax, and creating a new national sales tax. In addition, the survey collected standard socio-demographic data and some travel behavior data and asked a few attitudinal questions related to the quality of the transportation system and respondents´ priorities for government spending on transportation. These questions were used to assess support levels for the …
Emergency Management Training And Exercises For Transportation Agency Operations, Mti Report 09-17, Frances L. Edwards, Daniel C. Goodrich
Emergency Management Training And Exercises For Transportation Agency Operations, Mti Report 09-17, Frances L. Edwards, Daniel C. Goodrich
Mineta Transportation Institute
Training and exercises are an important part of emergency management. Plans are developed based on threat assessment, but they are not useful unless staff members are trained on how to use the plan, and then practice that training. Exercises are also essential for ensuring that the plan is effective, and outcomes from exercises are used to improve the plan. Exercises have been an important part of gauging the preparedness of response organizations since Civil Defense days when full-scale exercises often included the community. Today there are various types of exercises that can be used to evaluate the preparedness of public …
Facilitating Telecommuting As A Means Of Congestion Reduction, Mti Report 09-14, Nancy Da Silva, Meghna Virick
Facilitating Telecommuting As A Means Of Congestion Reduction, Mti Report 09-14, Nancy Da Silva, Meghna Virick
Mineta Transportation Institute
Walls, Safirova and Jiang (2007) note the paucity of studies that examine telecommuting among individuals across organizations and studies that compare telecommuters with non-telecommuters. This study responds to this call by gaining a deeper understanding of telecommuting patterns and adoption behavior through an examination of perceived obstacles and facilitators of telecommuting. The study involved data collection using survey methodology, focus groups, and archival data collection. Respondents include telecommuters and non-telecommuters as well as supervisors from a wide variety of organizations. The study also included collecting benchmarking data regarding telecommuting policies and practices of companies in Silicon Valley in an attempt …
Digital Libraries: Functionality, Usability, And Accessibility, Mayank Trivedi
Digital Libraries: Functionality, Usability, And Accessibility, Mayank Trivedi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Emerging technology for digital libraries (DL) can drastically improve the management of resources of libraries. The advantages of having a DL are now well understood by librarians, technologists,and others. Several factors play a major role in digitization of materials for a DL. This paper discusses the transformation of a library from traditional to automated to digital.
Blogging For Libraries And Librarians, Mayank Trivedi
Blogging For Libraries And Librarians, Mayank Trivedi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Blogs are the most popular personal publishing platform on the Internet. They evolved from “What's New” pages. Blogs contain frequently-updated posts with the most recent entry at the top. This article describes the use of blogs for marketing and information-sharing by librarians.
Web Affinity: A Study Of Undergraduate Students In Nigerian Universities, Obuh Alex Ozoemelem
Web Affinity: A Study Of Undergraduate Students In Nigerian Universities, Obuh Alex Ozoemelem
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The study focused on undergraduates in Nigerian universities. Three hundred students, 100 each from the three universities, were sampled using simple random sampling methods. The analysis of the data reveals a low level of ICT skill and web experience among the students. Nevertheless, there is a high level of Web use that cuts across genders. E-mail, research, and e-payments were the major reasons for Web use.
Availability And Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Six Nigerian University Library Schools, Bappah Magaji Abubakar
Availability And Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Six Nigerian University Library Schools, Bappah Magaji Abubakar
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The study investigated the availability and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in six university -based library schools in Nigeria. Survey research methodology was adopted, and two sets of questionnaires were administered to the directors and 65 academic staff of the six library schools. Findings indicate that all six schools studied have a fair number of IT applications for education and training of students but that more is needed.
Authentication And Authorization: Security Issues For Institutional Digital Repositories, Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb, M Abdus Sobhan
Authentication And Authorization: Security Issues For Institutional Digital Repositories, Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb, M Abdus Sobhan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information sharing, dissemination, digital libraries, and repositories are not new concepts. Open Access Initiatives make digital information more accessible to users. Access management is an important issue which illustrates the process of providing controlled, secure access to online resources which involves both authentication and authorization. Online security is one of the key services for the network infrastructure of digital repositories. Confidentiality and integrity of information cannot be ensured without a proper access management mechanism. This paper reviews available informatin on user authentications and authorization, and the authentication of digital materials is illustrated.
Status Of Textile Engineering College Libraries In Haryana, India, Chetan Sharma, Rajender Kumar
Status Of Textile Engineering College Libraries In Haryana, India, Chetan Sharma, Rajender Kumar
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The purpose of the study is to estimate the performance of the textile engineering institute libraries of Haryana, India, and determine what collections and services are provided. A survey was conducted through a questionnaire circulated among the librarians of textile engineering institutes. The paper discusses the collection and worth of various services rendered by these libraries.
A Systems Approach To Book Search In A Library, Kiran Sharma, Dhruv Sharma
A Systems Approach To Book Search In A Library, Kiran Sharma, Dhruv Sharma
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
A librarian and a systems engineer present four heuristics that can improve the techniques used in libraries to search for lost material. Examples of the role of serendipity in user behavior and information-seeking, as well as the classification of interdisciplinary works, are presented.
Are Indian Libraries Vip-Friendly? Information Use And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Visually Impaired People In Delhi Libraries, K.P. Singh, Easther Moirangthem
Are Indian Libraries Vip-Friendly? Information Use And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Visually Impaired People In Delhi Libraries, K.P. Singh, Easther Moirangthem
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The purpose of this paper is to study the various library services and information sources provided to the visually impaired people in different Braille Libraries and Talking Book Libraries in Delhi and also explore the information needs and information seeking behavior of this special group of people. For this study, literature survey and review of literature related to the study were made to have a better understanding of the problem and examine the findings of earlier relevant studies. Semi-structured interview was used as a data collection tool to collect the relevant data from the subjects under study. An interview was …
School Libraries In India: Present-Day Scenario, Preeti Mahajan
School Libraries In India: Present-Day Scenario, Preeti Mahajan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
While emphasizing the need and importance of the school libraries, the paper traces the changing scenario in which school librarians provide information to their users. The collaborative role of the government, school authorities, librarians, and teachers is stressed for the implementation of efficient school library services in India.
Information Support Systems For Small- Scale Industries In Salem District: With Special Reference To Tapioca Processing Industries, S. Thanuskodi, K.S. Kalyani
Information Support Systems For Small- Scale Industries In Salem District: With Special Reference To Tapioca Processing Industries, S. Thanuskodi, K.S. Kalyani
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information resource management supports information management, which is managing the ownership, content, quality, and use of information.The research reported on in this article aimed to know how information systems are supported for small scale industries, represented here by the tapioca industry. The sample selected for the study is 155. The results of the analysis of data collected using a questionnaire found that a majority of respondents received information frequently.
Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun
Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
A total of two hundred questionnaires were sent to selected postgraduate schools in Nigeria. There was a 78 percent response rate. Questions inquired about difficulties encountered during the study period and motivational indices based on Maslow's theory of need were applied. The answers given were computed using percentages. Nigerian postgraduate students were found to be unmotivated and facing difficulties in their studies. The Nigerian postgraduate schools need immediate overhauling and updating to the international standard of e-study environment.
A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande
A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study is a snapshot on the literature of information seeking behavior in the discipline of health sciences during the years 2000-2007. A total of 801 papers were identified in Medline through the PubMed database. Bibliometric analysis was conducted to explore growth of the literature, authorship patterns, and Bradford distribution of the literature and language of dispersion of the literature. The findings indicate that there is a rapid growth of information seeking behavior in health sciences from 2004 onward. On the language of dispersion of the literature, English was found to be dominant with score of 56 percent, followed by …
A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood
A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The paper presents the results of a survey on the usefulness of the services offered by Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG). A questionnaire was distributed to participants (n=207), who included LIS practitioners, faculty, and students. Most respondents found PakLAG services very useful for their work. They praised the PakLAG's efforts to help the library community in using ICTs and gave many suggestions to improve services.
Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab
Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This article reports on a survey on Internet use behavior and attitude of college students. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed after a related literature review. A total of 800 students from four campuses of Leadership College's network were chosen for the survey. Demographics (sex, age, educational level) and reasons for Internet use, availability of computer and Internet at home, training in Internet use, most-used search engines and email services, as well as attitudes of students were analyzed. Students acknowledge the worth of the Internet for learning and sharing.
Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate
Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The library and its services are fundamental to the socioeconomic and educational development of a nation. In the Niger Delta, a majority of the people live in rural areas and engage in fishing and farming. Library services can improve their level of literacy and education and and enhance their ability to use information relevant to their daily lives. Barriers to library service in the rural areas of the Niger Delta are poor infrastructure, inadequate funding, and inadequate staffing. Recommendations are made to improve the situation.
Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami
Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The article discusses the concept of Deep Web and differentiates between Deep and Surface Web. It also provides the tools and tips for searching the Deep Web.
Spartan Daily May 17, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications
Spartan Daily May 17, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications
Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)
Volume 134, Issue 54
Retrospective Conversion Of Ancient Knowledge, Issues And Challenges: A Case Study Of Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, India, Sneha Tripathi, V. K. Mishra
Retrospective Conversion Of Ancient Knowledge, Issues And Challenges: A Case Study Of Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, India, Sneha Tripathi, V. K. Mishra
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The paper outlines the efforts of Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library, which belongs to Asia 's largest university system, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), to make their rich collection of manuscripts available to the world of scholars. It also includes an elaboration of the National Mission for Manuscripts of India and the affiliation of Central Library, BHU with it. A detailed account of the Central Library, BHU as Manuscript Conservation Centre is provided. The issues and future targets for the library pertaining to preservation of manuscripts are described. The paper is first to report the gradual evolution of Central Library, BHU as …
Outsourcing For Effective Resource Management In Nigerian University Libraries, Akobundu Dike Ugah
Outsourcing For Effective Resource Management In Nigerian University Libraries, Akobundu Dike Ugah
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Current economic conditions have caused many university libraries to look again at the option of outsourcing some library services. This article discusses the pros and cons of outsourcing and proposes library services that are most easily outsourced.