Information Technology and Libraries articles from December 2007

Information Technology and Libraries archives from December 2007

Editorial: farewell and thank you.(Editorial)
December 1, 2007... This issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), December 2007, marks the end of my term as editor. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the LITA membership and ITAL readership for the past three years. It has been one of the...

Enterprise digital asset management system pilot: lessons learned.
December 1, 2007... Enterprise digital asset management (DAM) systems are beginning to be explored in higher education, but little information about their implementation issues is available. This article describes the University of Michigan's investigation of...

Participatory networks: the library as conversation.
December 1, 2007... The goal of the technology brief is to familiarize library decision-makers with the opportunities and challenges of participatory networks. In order to accomplish this goal the brief is divided into four sections (excluding an overview and a...

Public libraries, values, trust, and e-government.
December 1, 2007... As public libraries are becoming e-government access points relied on by both patrons and government agencies, it is important for libraries to consider the implications of these roles. While providing e-government access serves to reinforce...

Afghanistan digital library initiative: revitalizing an integrated library system.(Communications)
December 1, 2007... This paper describes an Afghanistan digital library initiative of building an integrated library system (ILS) for Afghanistan universities and colleges based on open-source software. As one of the goals of the Afghan eQuality Digital Libraries...