Information Technology and Libraries articles from September 2001

Information Technology and Libraries archives from September 2001

Guest Editorial: Virtual Reference, Today and Tomorrow.(online reference service)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 1, 2001... Since implementing a live online reference service in January, the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries has been inundated with queries from librarians wanting to know how it's going. Clearly, virtual reference is currently a hot...

Virtual Reference at North Carolina State: The First One Hundred Days.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries launched an online chat reference service in January using Library Systems and Services LLC's (LSSI) Virtual Reference Desk. Traffic has been modest but significant (four chat sessions per day)....

Going Where the Users Are: Live Digital Reference.
September 1, 2001... This paper describes the development of the Temple University libraries' live digital reference service and discusses the process of creating a new way for users to pose questions. Staffing, digital transactions, promotion, systems support,...

Online Library Instruction for Online Students.
September 1, 2001... As part of their efforts to provide library services to distance learners, the Florida Distance Learning Reference and Referral Center (RRC) librarians offer real-time online library instruction using a chat room as a virtual classroom. RRC...

From Sshh to Search Engine: Reference.net on the Web.(Collaborative Digital Reference Service)(Illustration)
September 1, 2001... The explosion of information and the popularity of the Internet and commercial search engines has required librarians to look afresh at their profession. With the overwhelming amount of information now available have come new demands and...

Roles in Digital Reference.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Over the course of the past five years, researchers and practitioners have demonstrated that digital reference services can indeed work well and have developed much of the necessary technology. The next step we must take is to figure out how to...

We'll Take it from Here: Further Developments We'd Like to See in Virtual Reference Software.(guidelines)
September 1, 2001... Virtual reference services--providing patrons with live, real-time reference over the Web--have suddenly become a very popular topic in the library community. Any conference program with "virtual reference" or "digital reference" or "24/7" or...

Using Macromedia Authorware for Web-Based Instruction.(educational/training software)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Macromedia Authorware is a tool for creating computer-based instruction programs which are more interactive than standard Web pages. Authorware has been extended to allow Web delivery of programs created with it, but there is little literature...

Designing Web Usability.(The Practice of Simplicity)(Review)
September 1, 2001... Designing Web Usability The Practice of Simplicity by Jakob Nielsen. Indianapolis: New Riders, 2000. 419p. $45 (ISBN 1-562-05810-X). I came to Jakob Nielsen's book, Designing Web Usability, with a certain amount of trepidation. I have...

Software Reviews.(graphics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... This month we'll take a look at a variety of graphics programs. Good-quality commercial graphics software is often expensive. One quality common to all the products reviewed below is that they are free, making them affordable no matter what...

IrfanView 3.36.(graphics editor software)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... IrfanView 3.36 Irfan Skiljan Postfach 6 2752 Woellersdorf Austria, Europe www.irfanview.com Price: free System requirements: Windows 95 or higher Good things often come in small packages. IrfanView is certainly a case in point. Its...

Satori PhotoXL 2.29.(graphics software)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Satori PhotoXL 2.29 Spaceward Graphics Ltd. Denmark House, 3b High Street, Willingham, Cambridge, CB4 5ES, United Kingdom www.satoripaint.com Price: free System requirements: PC with Pentium or higher processor or DEC Alpha, MS Windows 95...

PrintKey 2000 v5.10.(graphics software)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... PrintKey 2000 v5.10 Alfred Bolliger Lindauerstr. 37 8309 Neuerdorf Switzerland, Europe Price: free System requirements: Windows 95 or higher If you are looking for a screen capture program, either of these is a good choice. Each has...

WinGrab 1.40.(graphics software)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... WinGrab 1.40 Per Skjerpe Henrik Ibsens gt. 10C, 4021 Stavanger, Norway http://home.enitel.no/wingrab Price: free System requirements: Windows 95 or higher If you are looking for a screen capture program, either of these is a good...

Also Worth Looking At.(GIMP and Bright graphics software)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Also Worth Looking At: GIMP, which is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a high quality graphics-editing program on a par with Satori or Photoshop. It has a great set of tools and a high degree of configurability. Originally...