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Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science
Interactional Digital Libraries: Uses And Users, Anita Coleman
Interactional Digital Libraries: Uses And Users, Anita Coleman
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Experiments With Grow, Anita Coleman
Negotiating And Analyzing Electronic License Agreements, Duncan E. Alford
Negotiating And Analyzing Electronic License Agreements, Duncan E. Alford
Faculty Publications
Mr Alford analyzes license agreements for electronic resources and suggests certain negotiation points to consider when entering into such an agreement. He begins by describing the results of a survey of law librarians about their preparation for and techniques used when negotiating electronic license agreements and the legal strategies used by publishers to support the licensing of electronic information. After reviewing selected principles of licensing issued by library associations and several standardized electronic license agreements, he identifies provisions in a typical agreement that should concern libraries and suggests certain arguments to use in negotiating terms more favorable to the library.
Library Service To African Americans In Kentucky, Patterson Toby Graham
Library Service To African Americans In Kentucky, Patterson Toby Graham
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Metadata Approach To Preservation Of Digital Resources: The University Of North Texas Libraries' Experience, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Samantha K. Hastings, Cathy Hartman
A Metadata Approach To Preservation Of Digital Resources: The University Of North Texas Libraries' Experience, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Samantha K. Hastings, Cathy Hartman
Faculty Publications
Preserving long-term access to digital information resources is one of the key challenges facing libraries and information centers today. The University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries has entered into partnership agreements with federal and state agencies to ensure permanent storage and public access to a variety of government information sources. As digital resource preservation encompasses a wide variety of interrelated activities, the UNT Libraries are taking a phased approach to ensure the long-term access to its digital resources. Formulation of preservation policy and creation of preservation metadata for electronic files and digital collections are among the most important steps. This …
Intellectual Access: Introduction To The Organization Of Information, Anita Coleman
Intellectual Access: Introduction To The Organization Of Information, Anita Coleman
Faculty Publications
This is a presentation to the Strong Start program (new MLS students) at the University of Arizona on 19 August 2002. There are 32 slides. Contents: Definitions, Assumptions, Limitations; What are Information Environments? The Roles We Play; Knowledge Organization (KO); The Cataloging/Metadata Process; Metadata â standards, types, initiatives; Q & A; Discussion; Resources. Interestingly, dLIST is mentioned and volunteers solicited!
Interdisciplinarity: The Road Ahead For Education In Digital Libraries, Anita Coleman
Interdisciplinarity: The Road Ahead For Education In Digital Libraries, Anita Coleman
Faculty Publications
This article reviews the state of education in digital libraries and curriculum planning documents from professional associations in two areas: Library and Information Science; and Computing. It examines suggestions for integration and interdisciplinarity in education for digital libraries curricula using definitions of a discipline, interdisciplinarity, and the transdisciplinary structure of a university in order to discover how such integration may be successfully accomplished. A plan to use learning communities and develop an interdisciplinary curriculum for Knowledge Organization is briefly discussed.
Library Liaison Programs In The 21st Century, Lauren R. Matacio
Library Liaison Programs In The 21st Century, Lauren R. Matacio
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Facilitating And Assessing Asynchronous Learning: Concept Mapping, Digital Libraries, And The Lis Learning Showcase, Anita Coleman
Facilitating And Assessing Asynchronous Learning: Concept Mapping, Digital Libraries, And The Lis Learning Showcase, Anita Coleman
Faculty Publications
The characteristics and nature of asynchronous learning, in a graduate level, core course, Knowledge Structures I, are first discussed in the context of digital libraries, the twenty-first century learner, and a professional program of study. Strategies used to facilitate and assess asynchronous learning such as concept mapping and the Learning Showcase are introduced and examples shown.
"Do You Have Any Books On..." An Examination Of Public Library Holdings, Cynthia Bassett, John M. Budd
"Do You Have Any Books On..." An Examination Of Public Library Holdings, Cynthia Bassett, John M. Budd
Faculty Publications
Public librarians have long debated the question of whether quality or popularity should drive collection decisions. A survey of the selected holdings of twenty medium-sized public libraries indicates that both quality and popularity may be determining factors in whether to acquire particular titles. Furthermore, the study suggests that the existence and content of reviews may also influence the likelihood of libraries to select particular titles, as may the selectors' perception of the diversity of their community.
How Do Disciplines Grow?, Anita Coleman
Informational Value Of Museum Web Sites, V Kravchyna, Samantha K. Hastings
Informational Value Of Museum Web Sites, V Kravchyna, Samantha K. Hastings
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What information are virtual visitors looking for on museum Web sites? This paper is a first step in a larger investigation into the informational value of museum Web sites. Scholars, teachers, students, museums staff, and museum visitors are the main categories of visitors examined in this study. Questions were asked of these museum audiences about their use of museum Web sites, museum databases, and other aspects of virtual visits.
Trends In The Job Market For Librarians: 1985-2000, Kelly D. Blessinger
Trends In The Job Market For Librarians: 1985-2000, Kelly D. Blessinger
Faculty Publications
This article discusses the major influence that the information age has had on librarianship. Computer-related technology has changed the way librarians do their jobs, their duties, and has created a whole new realm of opportunities for librarians. Data from the Library Journal annual salary surveys and the ALA Placement Center are included in charts and figures to track job market trends from 1985-2000. Issues such as salary, job mobility and education are also discussed.
Memorial Tribute To Dr. C. Warren Irvin, Patrick Scott
Memorial Tribute To Dr. C. Warren Irvin, Patrick Scott
Faculty Publications
A tribute at a memorial gathering in Rutledge Chapel to Dr. C. Warren Irvin, MD (1921-2002), cardiologist, of Columbia, SC, a notable collector of Charles Darwin's books, for whom (with his wife Josie) the University of South Carolina's Rare Book & Special Collections Department is named.
Problem Patrons: All Shapes And Sizes, Kelly D. Blessinger
Problem Patrons: All Shapes And Sizes, Kelly D. Blessinger
Faculty Publications
Every type of library will inevitably have problem patrons, but this article focuses
mainly on public and academic libraries. As the times have changed, so has the magnitude of the problem patrons. Problems of the past seem irrelevant compared to some of the problems we are currently facing. Discussed in this article are particular types of problem behavior, including, but not limited to anger, harassment of staff, and homelessness. The types of each category include examples to illustrate each concern, and possible remedies.
The Jewish Community Library In Vienna: From Dispersion And Destruction To Partial Restoration, Richard Hacken
The Jewish Community Library In Vienna: From Dispersion And Destruction To Partial Restoration, Richard Hacken
Faculty Publications
On 25 October 2000, Austria’s first memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust was unveiled at the Judenplatz in Vienna. Conceived by Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and designed by British sculptress Rachel Whiteread in the form of a nameless library, a concrete block displays shelves of books with their spines turned to the inside, enclosing an area made inaccessible by a permanently locked door. The outer memorial is designed to represent Jewish culture and learning that were lost forever in the Holocaust, while the empty space within symbolises the many readers of the library who did not live on. Parallel …
The Education And Competencies Of School Library Media Specialists: A Review Of The Literature, Donna M. Shannon
The Education And Competencies Of School Library Media Specialists: A Review Of The Literature, Donna M. Shannon
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Speech Retrieval Systems: A Study Design., Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard
The Use Of Speech Retrieval Systems: A Study Design., Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard
Faculty Publications
What relevance criteria do users apply when selecting a speech recording? What attributes of the recording do they rely on for each criterion? This paper proses a qualitative research study design to explore those questions. A conceptual framework is presented, research questions are introduced, and the study design is described. The paper concludes with some observations on how the results of the study might inform the design of future systems.
The Many Uses Of Digitized Oral History Collections: Implications For Design, Dagobert Soergel, Douglas W. Oard, Samuel Gustman, Lydia Fraser, Jinmook Kim, Joan Meyer, Elizabeth Proffen, Theresa Sartori
The Many Uses Of Digitized Oral History Collections: Implications For Design, Dagobert Soergel, Douglas W. Oard, Samuel Gustman, Lydia Fraser, Jinmook Kim, Joan Meyer, Elizabeth Proffen, Theresa Sartori
Faculty Publications
Oral history - and spoken word collections generally - are assuming increasing importance in digital libraries as the storage, transmission and reproduction infrastructure improves. This paper describes three synergistic approaches to user needs analysis, explains how they are being applied to guide the design of systems to provide access oral history collections (using a s test bed the Shoah Foundations collection of over 50,000 videotaped oral history interviews), presents preliminary results from so -called “discount requirements analysis” and an analysis of “early access” requests, and draws some design implications. The results show a wide variety of users and uses of …
Hot Topics: 3d Imaging, Samantha K. Hastings
Hot Topics: 3d Imaging, Samantha K. Hastings
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Biographer’S Tale By A. S. Byatt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. 305 Pp. $24.00. Isbn 0-375- 41114-3., Jennifer A. Marshall
The Biographer’S Tale By A. S. Byatt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. 305 Pp. $24.00. Isbn 0-375- 41114-3., Jennifer A. Marshall
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Cover Design, Thomas D. Walker
Quasirandom Distributed Gaussian Bases For Bound Problems, Sophya Garashchuk, John C. Light
Quasirandom Distributed Gaussian Bases For Bound Problems, Sophya Garashchuk, John C. Light
Faculty Publications
We introduce quasirandom distributed Gaussian bases (QDGB) that are well suited for bound problems. The positions of the basis functions are chosen quasirandomly while their widths and density are functions of the potential. The basis function overlap and kinetic energy matrix elements are analytical. The potential energy matrix elements are accurately evaluated using few-point quadratures, since the Gaussian basis functions are localized. The resulting QDGB can be easily constructed and is shown to be accurate and efficient for eigenvalue calculation for several multidimensional model vibrational problems. As more demanding examples, we used a 2D QDGB-DVR basis to calculate the lowest …
Opening The Front Door: Designing A Usable Library Web Site, Andrew Keck
Opening The Front Door: Designing A Usable Library Web Site, Andrew Keck
Faculty Publications
The library website is a significant access point to a library’s collections, resources, and services. A website can and should provide information about the library in a way that can be efficiently navigated and used by all library patrons. The usability of a library website can be improved through changes in organization and design informed by the experiences of real users. User expectations should be primary in determining the content, purpose, organization, and design of the site.
Professionalism In Librarianship: Shifting The Focus From Malpractice To Good Practice, Randy J. Diamond, Martha Dragich
Professionalism In Librarianship: Shifting The Focus From Malpractice To Good Practice, Randy J. Diamond, Martha Dragich
Faculty Publications
Much of the previous discussion in library literature about professional standards concerns librarian malpractice risks. After explaining why these risks have not materialized, this article examines the role of professional standards in fostering good practice in librarianship. Components of good practice include professional knowledge, core competencies, and professional values.
Storytelling, Folktales And The Comic Book Format, Gail De Vos
Storytelling, Folktales And The Comic Book Format, Gail De Vos
Faculty Publications
The reading process in comics is an extension of text. In text alone the process of reading involves word-to-image conversion. Comics accelerate that by providing the image. When properly executed, it goes beyond conversion and speed and becomes a seamless whole. In every sense, this misnamed form of reading is entitled to be regarded as literature because the images are employed as a language. There is a recognizable relationship to the iconography and pictographs of oriental writing. When this language is employed as a conveyance of ideas and information, it separates itself from mindless visual entertainment. This makes comics a …
Public Librarians And The Civil Rights Movement: Alabama, 1955-1965, Patterson Toby Graham
Public Librarians And The Civil Rights Movement: Alabama, 1955-1965, Patterson Toby Graham
Faculty Publications
Racial segregation in southern public libraries affected millions of African Americans before the Civil Rights movement, and for librarians in the South it created a conflict between professional and regional values. Ultimately, it was the efforts of black activists rather than librarians acting on their ethical impulses that ended library segregation. Librarians were constrained by local racial customs, Jim Crow laws, and, often, by their own racial attitudes. Also, librarians recognized that there were inherent dangers associated with defying the segregationists. There were a few, however, who challenged the racial status quo, and these individuals demonstrated the potential of librarians …
Role Clarification And Role Dilemmas: New Challenges For Teacher-Librarians?, Ken Haycock
Role Clarification And Role Dilemmas: New Challenges For Teacher-Librarians?, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Observable Behavior For Implicit User Modeling: A Framework And User Studies, Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard
Observable Behavior For Implicit User Modeling: A Framework And User Studies, Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard
Faculty Publications
This paper presents a framework for observable behavior that can be used as a basis for user modeling, and it reports the results of a pair of user studies that examine the joint utility of two specific behaviors. User models can be constructed by hand, or they can be learned automatically based on feedback provided by the user about the relevance of documents that they have examined. By observing user behavior, it is possible to obtain implicit feedback without requiring explicit relevance judgments. Four broad categories of potentially observable behavior are identified: examine, retain, reference, and annotate, and examples of …
User Modeling For Information Filtering Based On Implicit Feedback, Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard, Kathleen Romanik
User Modeling For Information Filtering Based On Implicit Feedback, Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard, Kathleen Romanik
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.