Information Technology and Libraries articles from September 2004

Information Technology and Libraries archives from September 2004

Retrieval of Chinese language titles in Pinyin: a comparative study.
September 1, 2004... This study attempts to investigate the Pinyin retrieval of Chinese language materials within online catalog databases. The Peking University Library (PKUL) database is studied in comparison with those of the Online Computer Library Center...

Applying geographic information systems to the Weber County Library System.
September 1, 2004... Plotting information about patrons and library locations on a map provides library decision-makers with a spatial view of the library's market area and a better and more complete understanding of the library's user population. This study uses a...

Jump higher: analyzing Web-site rank in Google.
September 1, 2004... What makes a Web site rise to the top of a search-engine retrieval? The deluge of information and the short attention spans of users have made this question vital. The research reported in this paper aims to analyze characteristics of Web sites...

Providing access to foreign language electronic resources.(Communications)
September 1, 2004... It may be commonly thought that CD-ROMs are a dead technology, but for many information resources produced outside of the United States, CD-ROMS may offer the only method of access to bibliographic and full-text data in non-English languages....

Will libraries' Web-based survey methods replace existing non-electronic survey methods?
September 1, 2004... This paper reviews and tabulates the literature of the strengths of Web-based survey methods versus non-electronic survey methods in educational, business, and other institutions. The relative importance of the strengths of each method is...

Segregating library users in a Microsoft Windows client/server environment to control access to public printers.(Tutorial)
September 1, 2004... In response to the escalating costs of offering free printing to library users, the Arizona State University West (ASUW) Library's technical staff devised a low-cost solution to allowing ASU users to log in and gain access to the library's...

Vox Proxy Version 2.
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eLibrarian.
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Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2004... During our editorial revision of Laura Cohen's article in the June 2004 issue of ITAL, "Issues in URL Management for Digital Collections," on pages 42-49, we inadvertently made changes that introduced the following errors into the text: 1....