Information Technology and Libraries articles from December 2001

Information Technology and Libraries archives from December 2001

Editorial: The Open Source Movement and Libraries
December 1, 2001... I've been thinking about open source software (1) lately for a couple of reasons. One reason is that the March 2002 issue of ITAL will be a theme issue devoted to open source applications in libraries, guest edited by Jeremy Frumkin of the...

Library Web Proxy Use Survey Results
December 1, 2001... [Editor's note: The following article is winner of the first annual LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award.] Libraries face many policy and technological difficulties in providing remote access to databases, making effective use of Internet...

eThemes: An Internet Instructional Resource Service
December 1, 2001... Many studies indicate that computer technology has the potential of changing teachers' pedagogical practices. This paper describes a major initiative to support teachers in integrating Internet resources into the instructional process while...

A personalized information environment for digital libraries.(library patron research)(Evaluation)(Illustration)
December 1, 2001... A digital library provides one of the most important information environments in which to retrieve and refer to appropriate information directly online. Different library users will have different personal requirements and interests in the...

Weaving Multimedia into the Collection: One Library's Journey. (Communications)
December 1, 2001... For well over fifteen years, Schaffer Library at Union College in Schenectady, New York, has experimented with a variety of methods to best manage acquiring and granting access to multimedia material. This article conveys the journey one library...

Creating an instant messaging reference system. (Communications).(library automation solutions research)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Libraries are expanding digital reference services to include chat and instant messaging. Various companies have developed systems for purchase that meet this need without requiring users to download new software or learn a new skill. These...

The service of server-side includes. (Tutorial).(library Web site maintenance)(Illustration)
December 1, 2001... The use of server-side includes (SSI) simplifies Web site maintenance by generating Web pages on-the-fly, rather than creating static HTML pages. This article provides examples and instructions for common uses of SSIs, including displaying...

Digital Copyright. (Book review: protecting intellectual property on the Internet).(Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet)
December 1, 2001... Digital Copyright Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet by Jessica Litman. Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2001. 208p. $25 (ISBN 1-573-92889-5) If you're like most of us, you have some idea of what the Digital Millennium...