Information Technology and Libraries articles from June 1995

Information Technology and Libraries archives from June 1995

Digital Spatial Libraries: A Context for Engineering and Library Collaboration
June 1, 1995... At first glance, engineers and librarians would seem to be worlds apart in their interests. A revolution in information technology, however, is generating a convergence in interests and an environment for interesting and necessary collaborations....

Assisted Search for Knowledge (ASK): A Navigational Tool Set to Global Change Data and Information
June 1, 1995... Traditionally, librarians and information management professionals have recognized the need to assist researchers in complex multidisciplinary research areas, and have developed and applied tools to assist in the storage and retrieval of...

Accessing Spatial Data Online: Project Alexandria
June 1, 1995... Project Alexandria, one of six National Science Foundation (NSF) digital library initiatives (DLI), has as its objective online access to spatial data in a distributed environment, with search options by areas of interest on a base map or by text,...

The Making of a Standard
June 1, 1995... This article describes how the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata was developed and how it relates to USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data to provide the ability to communicate and access descriptions for digital spatial datasets....

GIS and Research Libraries: One Perspective
June 1, 1995... The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in partnership with members of the GIS community, manages the ARL GIS Literacy Project. The project seeks to introduce, educate, and equip librarians with skills needed to provide access to spatially...

Identifying Issues and Concerns: The University of Connecticut's MAGIC - a Case Study
June 1, 1995... This paper will outline the various issues and concerns of providing spatial data to a research community that have been encountered by the Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) at the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbidge Library....

Electronic Information Delivery: Ensuring Quality and Value.
June 1, 1995... The fourteen articles in this collection were written by a diverse set of professionals representing various sectors of the information industry as well as some of its more sophisticated customers, end users, and intermediaries. The...

The Elements of Information Gathering: A Guide for Technical Communicators, Scientists, and Engineers.
June 1, 1995... A comprehensive overview of effective ways to gather the information needed for various kinds of research, this volume is more than adequate for people unfamiliar with libraries and other data resources. A strength of the book is its emphasis...

Emerging Communities: Integrating Networked Information into Library Services.
June 1, 1995... The contents of the papers in this compilation range from broad conceptual ideas to the specifics of designing library gateways or integrating network services into libraries. Many of the ideas presented in this volume illustrate the authors'...

From A to Z39.50: A Networking Primer.
June 1, 1995... "Z.39.50, [the] information retrieval protocol..., will dramatically change how the information industry does business," say the authors--both experienced and very knowledgeable automated library system developers. Michael is a vice-president...

Library Information Technology and Networks.
June 1, 1995... Originally intended as a revision of Stephen R. Salmon's Library Automation Systems, Grosch's book expands the scope to include the development of networks as an important factor in library systems. The introductory chapters offer a thoroughly...

Multimedia Technologies for Training: An Introduction.
June 1, 1995... This practical and inspiring guide should serve a wide audience. Both authors have solid reputations in the training field and they have put together a book that is easy enough for the novice to understand yet provides sufficient detail for the...

Navigating the Networks: Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May 21-25, 1994.
June 1, 1995... This publication is based on the plenary and contributed papers, as well as papers and summaries of panels, presented at the midyear meeting of ASIS in 1994. In the preface, Pat Molholt indicates that although there are still technical...

Notes for Music Catalogers: Examples Illustrating AACR2 in the Online Bibliographic Record.
June 1, 1995... Music catalogers need this book on their desks. Like the two other publications in the Soldier Creek Music Series (Music Subject Headings by Perry Bratcher and Jennifer Smith and Music Coding and Tagging by Jay Weitz) it presents a wealth of...