Information Technology and Libraries articles from March 2003

Information Technology and Libraries archives from March 2003

Editorial: when did the rules change?(library user expectation makes user fees difficult to introduce)(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... Several years ago, long before I ever thought about being a librarian, I was a graduate history student. History students have to read a lot of journal articles, and back in the day, online full text just wasn't an option. Fortunately,...

Subject Web page management without HTML coding: two approaches.
March 1, 2003... This article describes two examples using relational databases to streamline the creation and management of active, Web-based subject bibliographies. Before the database approach, library staff expended considerable time and effort compiling...

HERMES: the Hopkins Electronic Resource Management System.
March 1, 2003... This article describes a project undertaken by the Johns Hopkins University libraries to develop a systemwide, Web-based application to facilitate the selection, procurement, implementation, and management of electronic resources and their...

The impact of information technology on job requirements and qualifications for catalogers.
March 1, 2003... Information technology (IT) encompassing an integrated library system, computer hardware and software, CD-ROM, Internet, and other domains, including MARC 21 formats, CORC, and metadata standards (Dublin Core, TEI, XML, RDF) has produced...

Remote observation strategies for usability testing.
March 1, 2003... Observation is the cornerstone of usability testing and an important strategy in evaluating library Web sites. Traditionally, test administrators have directly observed test users as they interact with the Web site interface. Remote observation...

TECHXNY June 2002 and implications for libraries. (Communications).
March 1, 2003... If the morning weather report predicted rain, would you carry an umbrella? The annual Technology Exchange Week (TECHXNY) conference predicts gales and calms in the information technology (IT) industry, and we in library IT who share the climate...

Digital divide in India: need for correcting urban bias. (Communications).
March 1, 2003... A digital library is a capital- and technology-intensive project. It is a great challenge to develop digital libraries in countries like India in light of the problems of shrinking budget; high initial and recurring expenditure; and social and...

Establishing our presence in courseware: adding library services to the virtual classroom. (Communications).
March 1, 2003... Course management systems and software (courseware) are increasingly being used to enhance traditional college courses, yet library resources and services are noticeably missing from this venue. Libraries risk being bypassed by this technology...

CORC New Tools and Possibilities for Cooperative Electronic Resource Description.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Karen Calhoun, John J. Riemer, eds. New York: Haworth, 2001. 184p. (ISBN 0-7890-1304-5). It is noteworthy that the week I submitted this review for publication was the same week that the OCLC's Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (CORC)...