Information Technology and Libraries articles from June 2001

Information Technology and Libraries archives from June 2001

Editorial: Why Is ITAL Important?(Information Technology and Libraries)
June 1, 2001... Some time ago I received an e-mail from a library school student, who asked me "Why is [ITAL] important in the library profession?" I answered the question in this way: ITAL is important to the library profession for at least four...

Improving Retrieval of Microform Set Records: Updating 008 Dates for Records Cataloged Prior to 1991.
June 1, 2001... A change in USMARC coding in bibliographic records for reproductions was implemented in 1991, and that change created inconsistencies between post-1991 major microform record sets and ones already existing in library catalogs. Because retrieval...

Speakeasy Studio and Cafe: Information Literacy, Web-Based Library Instruction, and Technology.
June 1, 2001... Library instruction in the modern university is, increasingly, the task of creating and maintaining an information-literate populace well-schooled in advanced principles of information access. The librarian/teacher strives to help students...

E-Book Technology: Waiting for the "False Pretender".
June 1, 2001... Raymond Kurzweil proposed seven stages in the "life cycle of a technology." Libraries can use the technology life cycle concept to determine when to invest in newer technologies. Kurzweil gave no criteria for determining what stage a technology...

Three Iterations of an Academic Library Web Site.
June 1, 2001... Most, if not all academic libraries have a presence on the World Wide Web. Such a presence often serves to disseminate information on library collections and services, and also serves as a portal to electronic resources. The University of...

Searching for the Library: University Home Page Design and Missing Links.
June 1, 2001... Genre analysis is used to explain the placement of links to the library on more than one hundred college and university home pages. Despite the lack of established standards, university home page design falls into common patterns, indicating...

Data Retrieval from Library Systems Based on the Open Systems Model.
June 1, 2001... This article describes an important advantage of relational, structured query language (SQL)-compliant databases: that they enable a library to employ standard report-building software to retrieve data from multiple data sources. The ability of...

E-Books and New Library Service Models: An Analysis of the Impact of E-Book Technology on Academic Libraries.
June 1, 2001... This article will analyze the implications of e-book technology on academic libraries. Although we are at a very early stage of e-book evolution, business models, standards, and supporting technology are under development that will dramatically...

Internet Access in Public Libraries: Results of an End User Targeted Pilot Study, 1997-2000.
June 1, 2001... For ages, the public library has championed the general public's right to information. According to Johnson and Harris the purpose of the public library in the western world has been to act as a "guardian of the people's right to know."[1] This...