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Information Today
January 2001
Paula J. Hane |
Internet Librarian 2000 The 2000 edition of the fourth annual Internet Librarian conference convened November 5--9 in Monterey, California, the site of the first event, and drew 100 top companies to the exhibit hall, as well as over 2,100 attendees...   |
ONLINE
May/Jun 2004
Marydee Ojala |
The HomePage: Being Virtual In our age of digital libraries, 24/7 reference, Web conferencing, and e-mail, the author questions the value of never having to meet anyone face to face, especially in the conference world contex. |
Searcher
September 2004
Coffman & Arret |
To Chat Or Not to Chat --- Taking Yet Another Look at Virtual Reference, Part 2 Chat reference has not turned out to be the panacea many libraries hoped for. Our funds are too limited and our reference and basic library services far too important to squander money on services that don't work. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Virtual conference quandary for researchers By recording the speakers, what was previously a transient medium becomes permanent, and there is a risk that those presenting unpublished results could have that work refused by journals on the grounds that it has already been 'published'. |
Searcher
Nov/Dec 2003
Gary Price |
Webmastry What Google teaches us that has nothing to do with searching |
Searcher
January 2001
Stephen Abram |
Intelligent Conferences: Reality or Oxymoron? Technology is having an impact on all areas of our lives, but until recently, it only seemed evident at conferences in lavish graphic presentations. Now it has begun to shake the pillars of conference organization and attendance. Will these events survive in their current form? |
Information Today
June 10, 2002
Barbara Quint |
QuestionPoint Marks New Era in Virtual Reference QuestionPoint stems from an arrangement between the Library of Congress' Public Service Collections Directorate and OCLC to provide libraries with access to a growing collaborative network of reference librarians in the U.S. and around the world. |
Searcher
April 2012
Steve Coffman |
Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us. |
D-Lib
March 2002
Loriene Roy |
Oksale An indigenous approach to creating a virtual library of education resources... |
ONLINE
Jan/Feb 2004
Ernest Perez |
Web Conferencing for Libraries: "Can You Hear Me Now?" Can futuristic capabilities such as Web videoconferencing, remote video broadcasting, virtual tech support, or small and large group meetings via the Internet have a place in our organizations? |
D-Lib
October 2003
Marcum & George |
Who Uses What? Report on a national survey of information users in colleges and universities |
Information Today
May 2003 |
Computers in Libraries 2003 It's always interesting to see how the "hot technologies" change from year to year at Information Today, Inc.'s annual Computers in Libraries conference. |
D-Lib
November 2001 |
Clips and Pointers Strategies for Building Digitized Collections... Digital Curation: Digital Archives, Libraries, and e-Science... Proceedings of the 2000 Sino-United States Symposium and Workshop on Library and Information Science Education in the Digital Age... etc. |
Information Today
October 2004
Nancy Garman |
On the Road: November in Monterey The conference tracks at Internet Librarian 2004 span the full scale of a librarian's responsibilities, from core Web search topics like Information Discovery & Search and Search Engines to Web Design & Development, Web Systems & Operations, and E-Resources & Digital Libraries. |
Information Today
January 2002
Paula J. Hane |
Internet Librarian 2001 The three keynoters focused, respectively, on people, planning for usability, and technologies---the key components for an Internet librarian's success... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 25, 2010
Natasha Wanchek |
Library 2.0: Enter the Teacher Librarian Enthusiast Technology is changing the role of libraries - and the responsibilities of librarians - at schools internationally. |
Searcher
August 2004
Coffman & Arret |
To Chat Or Not to Chat --- Taking Another Look at Virtual Reference, Part 1 Add it all up and one can see that virtual reference built on chat technology is a pretty expensive proposition. |
Information Today
October 2, 2000
Sheri R. Lanza |
Shakeup with Online Conferences Online, Inc. Announces the End of Online World and the Beginning of Two New Conferences... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005 |
Ohio's Virtual Reference Service Receives $1.12M Approval The State Library Board of Ohio has approved $1.12 million in Library Services and Technology Act funds for year two of the state's innovative KnowItNow 24x7 virtual reference service. |
ONLINE
May/Jun 2003
Mick O'Leary |
QuestionPoint Fortifies Libraries in Internet Age QuestionPoint puts the collective expertise of libraries around the world at the service of an individual reference question. It promises to help libraries regain "information market share" from the public Web. |
Information Today
May 2004
Nancy Garman |
Where in the World Fall 2004 offers lots of conference choices for info pros and librarians: Information Architecture... Internet Librarian International... From Search to Research... KMWorld & Intranets 2004... etc. |
D-Lib
March 2003
Susan Gibbons |
Building Upon the MyLibrary Concept to Better Meet the Information Needs of College Students Librarians cannot afford to be complacent in the knowledge that college students consider it easier to find resources using the Internet than by using the library. |
D-Lib
June 2000
Diane Nester Kresh |
Offering High Quality Reference Service on the Web Today's researchers need to find quickly information that is usable, relevant, authoritative and verifiable. To meet that need, libraries must adapt our traditional strengths of acquiring, describing, and serving information to an environment that is not bound by time or physical place... |
D-Lib
February 2003
Barth & Bejune |
The Virtual Reference Librarian's Handbook, by Anne Grodzins Lipow Instead of advocating a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to virtual reference planning, Lipow has created a set of questions and exercises that help guide librarians through the maze of complex issues surrounding the extension of a library's current reference services into the virtual realm. |
D-Lib
March 2002
Maurita Peterson Holland |
We Come from around the World and Share Similar Visions Digital technology offers enormous opportunity to encompass global information systems. Should digital library models be applied in venues that have little or no tradition of compiling and sharing knowledge? This article deals with this question by discussing three broad themes... |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001 |
Faculty and Reference Librarians A Virtual Dynamic Duo At Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) in Gainesville, Fla., continuous steps are underway to facilitate the redesign of teaching and learning environments as a proactive measure for remodeling old styles of instruction in order to blend newer styles of education effectively in a digital age... |
D-Lib
December 2008
Rich Gazan |
Social Annotations in Digital Library Collections In order to incorporate Web 2.0 functionality effectively, digital libraries must fundamentally recast users not just as content consumers, but as content creators. |
Information Today
November 5, 2012
Cindy Shamel |
Internet Librarians--The Power to Transform Libraries The 16th annual Internet Librarian conference recently concluded in Monterey, California. More than 1,000 registrants and 215 speakers tackled the topic of the Transformational Power of Internet Librarians |
Information Today
March 2001
Laverna Saunders |
Building the Virtual Reference Desk The distribution of electronic full text to users wherever they are has resulted in fewer transactions at the reference desk. Librarians, therfore, are eager to learn about using developments in digital reference services as a strategy for reaching patrons... |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2010
Albert Cervera |
Document Management in the Open University of Catalunya Classrooms Through its document management services in Universitat Oberta de Catalunya classrooms, the UOC Library acts as a true learning and teaching facilitator and plays a central role in the university's learning model. |
Information Today
August 2001
Marshall Breeding |
IOLS Conference Morphs into E-Libraries While tradition and continuity are important, conferences need to evolve over time if they are to remain relevant... |
Searcher
September 2008
Stephen Abram |
Evolution to Revolution to Chaos? Reference in Transition Those of us who prepare for an emerging new world balance of personal service -- virtual, in-person, and computer-mediated -- will be better prepared than those who wait and see. It's a new Renaissance in libraries. |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2014
Jennifer Newton |
Dana Roth: Reaching out from the library Dana Roth has worked in a variety of science and engineering library positions. In recognition of his contributions to chemistry education he was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |
Information Today
August 23, 2004
Barbara Quint |
OCLC Acquires 24/7 Reference Services Two of the nation's leading virtual reference services have merged. The Metropolitan Cooperative Library System has transferred the assets of its popular 24/7 Reference operation to OCLC, the world's largest library network. |
D-Lib
September 2001 |
Clips and Pointers Building and Sustaining Digital Collections... Trust in Cyberspace... Selection and Presentation of Commercially Available Electronic Resources... Attributes of a Trusted Digital Repository... Feasibility Study for a National Union Catalogue for the UK... etc. |
D-Lib
May 2003
James W. Marcum |
Visions: The Academic Library in 2012 The future of the academic library is a topic of continuing concern for the profession, but usually the boundaries of projected visions are set firmly in the issues of the day. What means might be found to break open those constraints and encourage visions projected further into the future? |
Information Today
August 26, 2002
Barbara Quint |
divine Launches Virtual Reference Desk Software A new player has entered the burgeoning field of virtual reference support. divine, Inc., a relative newcomer to the information industry, has announced that it will start marketing Virtual Reference Desk software built around NetAgent, its customer interaction management software. |
D-Lib
July 2001 |
Clips and Pointers Report to the President on Digital Libraries: Universal Access to Human Knowledge... Report on the NISO Workshop on Networked Digital Reference Services... National Library of Australia Electronic Information Resources Strategies and Action Plan... etc. |
D-Lib
Nov/Dec 2011
Michalis Gerolimos |
Academic Libraries on Facebook: An Analysis of Users' Comments This paper examines users' comments on the Facebook pages of 20 American academic libraries and subdivides them into 22 categories. |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2002 |
Clips and Pointers Recruitment, Retention & Restructuring: Human Resources in Academic Libraries... National Academies to Release First Phase of Counterterrorism Study This Summer... Proceedings from the 5th International Conference on Virtual Communities... etc. |
D-Lib
July 2001
Hans Roes |
Digital Libraries and Education: Trends and Opportunities This article attempts to identify strategic issues for libraries wishing to pursue a more active policy with regard to the changes affecting higher education due to the increased use of information and communication technologies... |
D-Lib
April 2002 |
Clips and Pointers Collection Description Focus/CIMI: Summary Report... LITA Top Tech Trends... Digital Reference Services Bibliography... Calls for Participation... Usability for Digital Libraries... etc. |
Searcher
October 2003
Marylaine Block |
How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet The unrestrained freedom of the Net has caused conservative organizations and staid, sober lawmakers to view libraries as pornography parlors and librarians as corrupters of youth. As a result, librarians have borne the brunt of an astonishing amount of ill-advised and unconstitutional legislation. |
D-Lib
June 2001 |
Clips and Pointers Communications of the ACM Special Section on Designing and Delivering Network-Based Information Systems in Digital Libraries... Collection Development in the Internet Age... Managing Web Resources for Persistent Access... etc. |
D-Lib
April 2006
Paul Miller |
Coming Together Around Library 2.0: A Focus for Discussion and a Call to Arms To achieve the vision of Library 2.0, in which libraries become ever more relevant as visible and accessible providers of valuable content and context, many of the models in evidence today will require dramatic change. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2007
Neal Starkman |
The New Librarians They aren't merely no-nonsense book providers anymore. In the digital age, they are multitasking information managers -- part teacher, part technologist. |
Information Today
May 30, 2013
Barbie E. Keiser |
First UK Survey of Academics 2012 Issued by Ithaka S+R The survey examines the attitudes and behaviors of researchers at academic institutions across the U.K. with regard to digital technologies, the internet, and open access. |
D-Lib
February 2001 |
Clips and Pointers Standards for Electronic Publishing: An Overview was written to inform librarians about the challenges of managing electronic publications... Changing Trains at Wigan: Digital Preservation and the Future of Scholarship examines the impact of the emerging digital landscape on long term access... etc. |
Information Today
March 2004
Nancy Garman |
Spring Fever Location, Location, Location... All About the Content... Converging Worlds... etc. |
D-Lib
November 2000 |
Clips and Pointers White Paper on Electronic Journal Usage Statistics... Preservation Management of Digital Materials Workbook... White Paper: The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value... Moving Theory into Practice Digital Imaging... Electronic Journals Tutorial... etc. |
