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Per
Ahlgren (Sweden): On a cognitive search strategy
Swedish School of Library and Information Science,


E-mail:
per.ahlgren@hb.se


Abstract: To assist the user in retrieving relevant information, a number of different search strategies have been developed. The paper deals with a cognitive search strategy put forward by Peter Ingwersen. An example, by Ingwersen, of application of this strategy to online searching is presented in detail and discussed. The example involves a set of Boolean search formulations. It is asserted that a part of the set does not agree too well with the assumptions of the example, and a remedy is proposed.




Bryce Allen (USA): Digital libraries and the end of traditional information systems
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
University of Missouri, USA


E-mail:
isbryce@showme.missouri.edu


Abstract: The design of information systems and services involves making compromises between the nature of the information resources and the nature of the user communities. In digital libraries, these compromises are less constrained by the physical nature of information resources, and designers are free to concentrate on user characteristics and on the context in which information resources are needed and used. This shift toward user-centered design in digital libraries can produce information systems and services that are more flexible and adaptable to user characteristics. In addition, traditional information systems will have a reduced role as information functions come to be embedded in systems that support user tasks in context. Results from a variety of research projects imply that the user-centered approach to information system design may play a more important role in information science in the digital era.




Jerome
Aumente (USA): Libraries, journalism and the mass media in the digital age of the Internet: challenges and transformations
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA


E-mail:
aumente@scils.rutgers.edu


Abstract:
The Internet has opened an entirely new world of news and information to millions of users around the globe and is becoming a new mass medium in its own right. The World Wide Web(WWW) provides hypertext data in a multimedia environment of text, sound and visual images that is accessible to wide audiences. Browser technology, the rapid growth of Internet service providers such as America Online (AOL) and new alliances in the telecommunications field present new dimensions to the delivery of news and information to home and office. The print and electronic news media in the United States play an increasing role in delivery of online news and information and are re-engineering themselves as information companies rather than just as newspaper and magazine publishers ,broadcasters or cablecasters. Digital libraries are one of several focal points in the epicenter of change and convergence of media, information and newer technology. Library and information professionals should join with journalists and other mass media professionals to create new working alliances to exploit the full potential of databases and digital libraries, identify joint economic and financial interests, and share social and public policy concerns. They should craft new approaches to university curriculum, professional development and training initiatives to create multidisciplinary specialists who have hybrid skills associated with journalism, news gathering, library and information sciences.




Christine L.
Borgman (USA): What are digital libraries, who is building them, and why?
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US


E-mail:
cborgman@ucla.edu


Abstract: Research and practice in digital libraries (DL) has exploded worldwide in the 1990s. Substantial research funding has become available, libraries are actively involved in DL projects, and conferences, journals, and online news lists proliferate. This article explores reasons for these developments and the influence of key players, while speculating on future directions. We find that the term

digital library is used in two distinct senses. In general, researchers view digital libraries as content collected on behalf of user communities, while practicing librarians view digital libraries as institutions or services. Tensions exist between these communities over the scope and concept of the term library. Research–oriented definitions serve to build a community of researchers and to focus attention on problems to be addressed; these definitions have expanded considerably in scope throughout the 1990s. Library community definitions are more recent, and serve to focus attention on practical challenges to be addressed in the transformation of research libraries and universities. Future trends point toward the need for extensive research in digital libraries and for the transformation of libraries as institutions. The present ambiguity of terminology is hindering the advance of research and practice in digital libraries and in our ability to communicate the scope and significance of our work.



Michael
Buckland (USA): Vocabulary as a central concept in library and information science
School of Information Management & Systems,
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA


E-mail:
buckland@sims.berkeley.edu


Abstract: The nature and role of vocabulary in information systems is examined. "Vocabulary" commonly refers to the stylized adaptation of natural language to form indexes and thesauri. Much of bibliographic access, filtering, and information retrieval can be viewed as matching or translating across vocabularies. Multiple vocabularies are simultaneously present. A simple query in an online catalog normally involves at least five distinct vocabularies: those of the authors; the cataloger; the syndetic structure; the searcher; and the formulated query.

Vocabulary can be defined as the range (or repertoire) of values in any field of bibliographic description and, in a more extended sense, the range of types in a set at any level (word, field, collection, and library). Digital libraries can be represented by a simple recursive model composed of sets ("collections") and two kinds of operation on the sets. Vocabulary problems are central to the economics of digital libraries because unfamiliar vocabulary reduces search effectiveness. Issues of identity are central to Library and Information Science because of the indexical role of vocabulary. Vocabulary is a central component in digital libraries. Problems inherent in vocabulary help explain the nature and history of conceptions of Library and Information Science.



Rafael Capurro (Germany): Ethical aspects of digital libraries
Fachhochschule Stuttgart. Hochschule für Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen
University of Applied Sciences
Stuttgart, Germany


E-mail:
capurro@hbi-stuttgart.de


Abstract: The paper gives a short account of the rise of information ethics as a major discipline within information science (introduction). The first part presents some of the ethical challenges of digital libraries as stated in some recent conference announcements and projects. The main part of the paper deals with the question of how cyberspace in general and the space of digital libraries in particular could and should fit into the life-space or life world of people. This phenomenological approach is connected to an ethics of care. The overlap between both spaces invokes the question of interface design into the larger one of ‘interspace design’ (T. Winograd). With such a design comes an awareness of the gap between the information poor and the information rich within a society as well as between countries and regions. To deal with these inequities, we offer two suggestions: the establishment of community freenets and terminals in public spaces. Some of UNESCO’s activities, achievements and projects in the field of information ethics are presented as other avenues to redress these inequities. We also highlight questions of interpretation and of situational relevance with regard to written records. Access and preservation are seen as the two main ethical challenges of digital libraries. The question of preservation is briefly discussed.



Wanda V.
Dole (USA): New measurements for the news millenium: evaluating libraries in the electronic age
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Melville Library, Stony Brook, NY, USA


E-mail:
wdole@ccmail.sunysb.edu

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Jitka M. Hurych
(USA)
Northern Illinois University
Founders Memorial Library, DeKalb, IL, USA


E-mail:
c60jxh1@wpo.cso.niu.edu


Abstract: Libraries throughout the world are adding more and more remote electronic resources. How should collections and use of these resources be evaluated? What measurements or benchmarks can be used? In the new electronic environment, how useful are the conventional data about library expenditures, collection size and user activities that are collected and reported at the state, regional, national, and international level? This paper examines these questions and the international efforts to find answers to them. The primary focus is academic libraries.



Christine
Dugdale (UK): Managing electronic reserves: new opportunities and new roles forlibrarians?
University of the West of England,
Frenchay Campus, Bristol, UK


E-mail:
Christine.Dugdale@uwe.ac.uk


Abstract: Digital services create solutions to current problems faced by print-based academic libraries. They also offer librarians opportunities to become pro-active by taking a pivotal role in shaping their institutions’ teaching and learning strategies; breaking through the restrictions of a support service. Digital collections take information outside libraries’ physical confines. As managers of digital information systems, librarians cannot remain mere intermediaries. Some, however, find that digital collections present unwanted learning challenges and threats to current working practices; not welcome opportunities to play a vital central role in the knowledge organisation of the future. If cultural/professional divisions are removed, digital collections will offer exciting new opportunities for librarians and their users. Librarians, however, must develop new roles and working practices and initiate the cultural changes that will alter others’ perceptions of them. The potential of an electronic collection to underpin current pedagogic styles, initiate new teaching and learning practices and support lifelong learning skills through the close collaboration and inter-change of professional academic and librarian roles, is currently being explored through the expansion of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol.



Preben
Hansen (Sweden): User interfaces design for IR interaction: a task-oriented approach
Swedish Institute of Computer Science – SICS
Kista, Sweden


E-mail:
preben@sics.se


Abstract: The concept of tasks are, though not fully recognized, fundamental for information science and information retrieval as well as in human-computer interaction (HCI) and system design. This paper presents an overview of the task concept from both the disciplines of information science and HCI. First, we establish a common ground regarding information seeking and retrieval environment, and then we focus on different types of tasks and task characteristics found in the literature of information science and HCI. We also discuss the relation between tasks, the information need, information seeking and retrieval process and information objects. The paper points out the importance of considering different levels and characteristics of tasks and their context for a better understanding of IR system and user interfaces design.



Robert M.
Hayes (USA): The economics of digital libraries
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


E-mail:
rhayes@ucla.edu


Abstract: This paper presents an exploratory, speculative, and largely descriptive analysis of the economics of digital libraries. It first provides a definition of the concept of digital libraries. It reviews the sources for them and briefly discusses their economic properties. It then provides an analysis of the microeconomics of various forms of publications (including books, periodicals, databases, multi-media, and software). For each, capital costs and distribution costs are estimated for alternative means for distribution, with special emphasis on the Internet and World Wide Web. It concludes with a review of the sources of income to support those costs and with disucssion of issues related to princing.



Kai
Korpimies and Esko Ukkonen (Finland): Term frequency based identification of FAQ-articles
Department of Computer Science,
University of Helsinki, Finland.


E-mail:
Kai.Korpimies@cs.helsinki.fi

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E-mail:
Esko.Ukkonen@cs.helsinki.fi


Abstract: A FAQ-article (Frequently Asked Questions) provides orienting information within a given domain in the form of common questions and answers to them. In this paper we demonstrate that FAQ-articles composed in USENET newsgroups can be identified from amongst a set of documents returned by a search agent with the help of an analysis of term occurrence frequencies. This supports the claim in (Korpimies and Ukkonen 1998a) that a term-level analysis can identify overview documents which provide information on a given search topic in general terms. Our experiments show that when document length is considered in the analysis, thresholds for the discrimination value of terms have a strong effect on the results.



Bryn Lewis (Australia): Automating electronic document organisation
Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering,
La Trobe University, Australia


E-mail:
lewisba@cs.latrobe.edu.au


Abstract: The organisation of an electronic document collection can utilise the principles which have been developed for non-electronic document collections. The application of those principles in a different environment is not a simple one, but should try to take advantage of the capabilities that the new environment has. The capabilities of the information technology environment which we are investigating are those of artificial intelligence, machine learning and information retrieval. We are investigating combining these capabilities in a library context. We describe an experimental automatic document classification system, outlining its design, a series of tests and the results obtained so far. The results of these tests suggest that the design approach of the system is viable. This is suggestive for further work in both machine learning and automated document classification.



Denis
McQuail (The Netherlands): Digitalization and the future of communication
Amsterdam School of Communication, [ASCOR],
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Abstract: The authors aim will be to reflect on the broad consequences for communication of current developments in electronic technology. Various terms have been used to characterise the "revolution" in communication that has been heralded for more than a quarter of a century, although the latest key word "digitalisation" probably serves better than most. It encapsulates what has been happening to the production, distribution and storage of "texts" and to the very nature of texts, (understood as self-contained units of symbolic meaning). The authors perspective is that of "communication science, but he will try to address what he believes are the concerns of this conference – essentially matters to do with the selection, storage, retrieval and general accessibility of texts (information).



Susanne
Ornager (Denmark): Image archives in newspaper editorial offices: a service activity
The Royal School og Library & Information Science.
Copenhagen, Denmark


E-mail:
so@db.dk


Abstract: This article talks about photo archives in Danish newspapers and the possibility of establishing real service activities. On the basis of J. Clement's and R. Normann's methods for service management and the qualitative method "Grounded Theory" developed by B.Glaser and A. Strauss, an analysis of an empirical investigation of 17 newspapers has been carried out. This study shows that photo archives have a very real chance of becoming visible service organisations and a five point plan of action is suggested, based on a change in the archives' market segment, their service package, their delivery system, the image and the environment that photo archives operate in. Finally it is concluded that photographs and pictures are saleable objects for newspapers and therefore an integrated part of news communication. It is suggested that focus be placed on the quality of visual communication and that external customers' (reader's) needs and wishes be examined.



Nils
Pharo (Norway): Web information search strategies - a model for classifying Web interaction
Oslo College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science, Oslo, Norway


E-mail: Nils
Pharo@jbi.hioslo.no


Abstract: The article presents a model to classify Web information search strategies (WISSes). It is based on a model that originally was developed to classify information-seeking strategies. Real Web user data has been gathered and tested to identify characteristics of Web navigation. The model takes into account the users’ goals and actions as well as the kind of Web resources they use. The model will be a tool in identifying independent variables that influence use of the Web for professional purposes.



Jane Reid (UK):
A new, task-oriented paradigm for information retrieval: implications for evaluation of information retrieval systems
Department of Computing Science,
University of Glasgow, UK


E-mail:
jane@dcs.gla.ac.uk


Abstract: Despite a growing interest in the role of the user in the information retrieval (IR) process, there is a continuing focus on the system session itself, neglecting many important pre- and post-session contextual factors. The most crucial factor is the task, which forms the basis of a proposed new paradigm for IR, the task-oriented paradigm.

Evaluation of IR systems is currently limited by the nature of the existing system-oriented and user-oriented paradigms. The main evaluation criterion for both non-interactive and interactive evaluation is relevance. This paper defines a new, more inclusive type of relevance, task relevance. However, even the concept of task relevance does not include the broader social context indicated by the task-oriented paradigm, so a new evaluation criterion, information value, is proposed.



Paul
Sturges and Jessica Sambrook (UK): Humanities scholarship, the research library and the digital library


E-mail:
R.p.sturges@lboro.ac.uk
Loughborough University, UK.

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E-mail:
Jessica.Sambrook@solent.ac.uk
Southampton Institute, UK


Abstract: Research libraries serving humanities scholars face the increasing expense of providing print-based research collections with declining budgets. Humanities scholars have tended to be unenthusiastic about electronic access to information despite the attraction of OPACs and digitised primary documentation. A small sampling of the views of British academic historians in the summer of 1998 suggests that this resistance is weakening in at least one discipline. The value of digitised resources for teaching is being recognised. Although attitudes towards ‘archival’ resources on the Internet are much less positive, many scholars will at least contemplate publishing their findings electronically. This movement in attitudes suggests that research libraries can now begin to resolve their resource dilemma by a change of emphasis away from collections towards access to resources distributed across networks of institutions. The Information Strategy of Leeds Library and Information Services is used to illustrate what this might mean in practice.



Louise T.
Su and Hsin-liang Chen (USA): User evaluation of web search engines as prototype digital library retrieval tools
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA


E-mail:
louise@sis.pitt.edu

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E-mail:
necnec@sis.pitt.edu


Abstract: Digital libraries are collections and services envisioned to benefit a large community of diverse and geographically dispersed users. Information retrieval will be a major function of digital libraries. Web-based search engines may be viewed as prototype tools for the access and retrieval of information from digital libraries in the future. The paper proposes a multi-dimensional evaluation of Web-based search engines from the end user's perspective. The model consists of measures of effectiveness (relevance or utility), efficiency, user satisfaction, reliability of connectivity, and a collection of user characteristics. It includes a systematic method for implementation of these measures for system comparison. The model aims to generate knowledge that can be compared and cumulated. It seeks to provide useful insights for system design and improvement, for search engine choice and user training. A pilot study using the evaluation model compared four selected Web-based search engines: Alta Vista, Infoseek, Lycos, and Open Text. This paper reports preliminary findings from the pilot study.



Short paper abstracts


William J.
Adams, Bernard J. Jansen and Todd Smith (USA): Planning, Building, and Using A Distributed Digital Library
Department of EE & CS
United States Military Academy
West Point


E-mail:
adams@exmail.usma.edu

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E-mail:
jansen@exmail.usma.edu

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E-mail:
smith@exmail.usma.edu


Abstract:
There have been many reports on the construction of digital libraries. We find three shortcomings in many of these reports. (1) They fail to articulate the organizational need for a digital library. (2) They ignore the important operational details in establishing the library, including the end user classroom. (3) They fail to provide any quantitative data concerning the ability of the digital library to deliver multimedia files, a primary objective of digital libraries. In this paper, we discuss the U.S. Army's Army Training Digital Library as a necessary component of the Army Distance Learning Plan. As we are well on our way to implementing this plan, we present lessons learned from the project so far, specifically in the areas of classroom construction and results from experiments with delivering multimedia files.



Jasna
Dravec-Braun: Is it possible to build up online undion catalogue without online library system? Example of the subsystem's "Prirodoslovlje" union catalogue.
Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Zagreb, Croatia


E-mail
:
jdravec@math.hr


Abstract: In order to make the access to resources of scientific publications easier and faster, the creation of online union catalogue took place. Local databases of the nineteen libraries are collected, processed and made accessible at central server. The union catalogue’s database is maintained by using mSQL software. It comprises monographs and serials. The items can be found by means of different searching approaches. Users, as well as librarians, are greatly satisfied. Networking of the participating libraries on the basis of an integrated online library system, preserving its distributive structure, will improve the process of creation of the Union catalogue and its use.



Emmanouel
Garoufallou (UK): The impact of information technology on Greek academic libraries and librarians: preliminary results
Dept. of Information & Communications,
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom,


E-mail:
e.garoufallou@mmu.ac.uk


Abstract: During the past few years Greek academic libraries have witnessed a tremendous growth in the organisation and use of information technology. This growth has assisted our information community to take some steps which bring us closer to process and implement the idea of the electronic library. The aim of this paper is to present the initial results of a research which took place in Greek academic libraries in order to investigate the way in which the use of information technology has affected academic libraries and librarians and how it will affect the development of the future electronic library. A questionnaire survey was posted to all Greek academic libraries to 245 librarians. The research aims to investigate various issues concerning the level of automation in Greek academic libraries and the levels of access provided by libraries to Electronic Information Resources. Another part of the research is looking into the use of Electronic Information Resources by academic librarians and the impact of electronic communication in their daily professional routine.



Marianne
Hummelshøj and Nanna Skovrup (Denmark): Internet reference services in the digitalized public library
Royal School of Library and Information Science,
Aalborg Branch, Denmark


E-mail
:
mhh@db.dk

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E-mail:
ns@db.dk


Abstract: This paper assesses the challenges for public libraries to develop their reference services with the Internet technology with focus on informational services and users’ advisory services. The fundamentals of reference services are identified and is suggested applied in the development of electronic public libraries. An analytical research of the present state of this development in public libraries in Denmark, represented on the WWW, is presented to support the fact that much work still has to be carried out. A framework for a new model of reference services is presented.



Damir
Kalpic, Jasenka Anzil, Hrvoje Zokovic (Croatia): From the traditional to a digital academic library
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia


E-mail:
damir.kalpic@fer.hr

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E-mail:
jasenka.anzil@fer.hr

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E-mail:
hrvoje.zokovic@fer.hr


Abstract: At the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb the development of computerised services concerning the libraries has lasted for six years. The institution consists of one central and eleven departmental libraries. It employs the staff of about 300 and enrols 3000 students. The libraries should primarily serve the insiders but also have to be open to the outside public. The software was developed closely to the student administration system. The classical alphanumeric interface has been gradually expanded with OPAC (On Line Public Access) features. The first purely digital materials were the abstracts. In the near future doctoral and master's theses will have to be submitted also in a digital form. Further enhancements derive from receiving of digital journals. A special topic are the lecture notes and examination materials and their (un)availability which calls for some legal issues to be solved.



Maria
Kocójowa and Wanda Pindlowa (Poland): The need of a digital library for LIS research in Poland
Jagiellonian University, Institute of Librarianship and Information Science, Kraków, Poland


E-mail:
ikocoj@filon.filg.uj.edu.pl;

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E-mail:
ipindel@filon.filg.uj.edu.pl


Abstract: Problem of access to international information for LIS researchers and students in Poland are pointed out. The range of LIS research in Poland and in other chosen post-communist countries is shown in tables. The scope of virtual LIS JU library [http://www.miks.uj.edu.pl/ibin/] is described. To extend LIS JU digital library as international project in co-operation of colleagues from abroard is proposed.



Wouter
Mettrop (The Netherlands) and Paul Nieuwenhuysen (Belgium): Some empirical research on the performance of Internet seach engines


E-mail:
Wouter.Mettrop@cwi.nl
CWI - Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica / Library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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E-mail:
pnieuwen@vub.ac.be
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Brussel, and Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen (U.I.A.), Belgium


Abstract: In this paper the IRT project (Internet / Information Retrieval Tools) is described. The basic goal of IRT is to advise users of Internet search engines in retrieving information from the free public access part of the Internet. In achieving this, IRT has developed a model to evaluate search engines. This model is described in here. Evaluation criteria refer to functionality: search options, presentation characteristics and indexing characteristics (which elements of a Web document are indexed?). Also evaluated is the consistency of retrieval through search engines. This model has been tested in the period October - December 1998 on six of the major search engines. We found many differences among Internet indexes in their functionality, as well as in their consistency and reliability.



Michael
Middleton (Australia): Metainformation incorporation in library digitsation projects
QUT School of Information Systems, Brisbane, Australia.


E-mail:
m.middleton@qut.edu.au


Abstract: Approaches to dealing with metainformation in library digitisation projects are considered with respect to characteristics of defined elements. Some applications within projects being undertaken in Australia are described with reference to existing standards for resource description and vocabulary control, and the role of these within online cataloguing systems, and network interfaces.



Trine
Schreiber and Camilla Moring (Denmark): Danish research libraries in a networked learning environment
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark


E-mail:
tsc@db.dk

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E-mail:
cm@db.dk


Abstract: The aim of the paper is to examine the involvement of Danish research libraries in networked learning environments and to outline the main activities and perspectives of this involvement. Focus will be on the different support strategies chosen for networked learner support, and makes the theoretical distinction between ´electronic services´ and ´electronic interventions´. Our study is based on a survey using a questionnaire, and the results of the survey is discussed in order to illustrate the different networked learner supports strategies established in the libraries.



Jadranka
Stojanovski and Aida Slavic (Croatia): Electronic bibliography - its reliabilty and its impact on the concept of bibliography in general


E-mail:
jadranka@nippur.irb.hr
Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

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E-mail:
aslavic@ffzg.hr
Department of Information Sciences,
Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia


Abstract:
The authors will present a project of Croatian Bibliography of Research Papers in the web environment. The bibliography was supposed to provide prompt and accurate information about the papers published within the research projects funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology. The bibliographic database has been designed for the web environment and the authors were given the capability to enter bibliographic records, as well as search and browse the database. Public access to the bibliography and the way the database has been constantly generated on-line opens many possibilities and questions. This paper will discuss both the positive and negative aspects of this approach based on a one-year study. The problems of accuracy and reliability of the records provided will be discussed as well as the competencies of the authors from the point of view of the record validity.



Yin
Leng Theng (UK): Framework for an application development model to build user-centred digital libraries
School of Computing Science,
Middlesex University, London, UK


E-mail:
y.theng@mdx.ac.uk


Abstract: Digital libraries are more than just web sites or stores of information. Designers have problems designing good web sites, and it would be reasonable to anticipate that they will have problems creating good digital libraries via the web. The immediate research challenge is to ensure that designers do things well from the start. Remedial work correcting problems can be both time-consuming and extremely costly. How can designers be helped? This paper describes a framework for an application development model to help designers build user-centred digital libraries. The objective of this model is to define essential design and usability issues that are crucial to the success of digital libraries.



Branko
Zebec and Tvrtko M. Sercar (Slovenia): The use of the Internet in special libraries in Slovenia
Institute of Information Science (IZUM), Maribor, Slovenia


E-mail:
branko.zebec@izum.si

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E-mail:
tvrtko.sercar@izum.si


Abstract: The present state of the use of Internet services in special libraries/information centres in Slovenia, with the emphasis on those included in the Co-operative Online Bibliographic System and Services (COBISS), is presented. The results on the use of the Internet obtained from the subgroup special libraries/information centres, included in COBISS environment, seem to be better than those obtained from the non-members subgroup. This shows that the membership in COBISS has a positive impact on the development of the Internet services as well.



Demonstrations abstracts



Edward
Fox (USA): Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD - http://www.ndltd.org)
Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA


E-mail:
fox@vt.edu


Abstract:
NDLTD provides online information for students to easily create electronic theses or dissertations (ETDs), upload them into a federated digital library, and search across the collections of universities scattered around the globe. This demonstration will explain and illustrate the various aspects of NDLTD, and show some of the exciting ETDs that illustrate use of color figures, images, audio, video, VRML, and other ways to more effectively convey research results. Various interfaces to the collection will be shown, as well as multilingual searching. All universities as well as interested institutions are invited to join and support NDLTD, which saves money for students and colleges, and vastly increases access to graduate research.



Bernd
Hess, Angela Schilling (Germany): Electronic journal access, management and acquisition
Swets & Zeitlinger GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany


E-mail:
aschilling@swets.nl


Abstract:
SwetsNet is the new electronic service, offering libraries and their users a single point for accessing and managing all their electronic serials. Increasing numbers of electronic journals are now being launched by publishers and in the coming months it is anticipated that even more electronic titles will be announced. Librarians wishing to offer a full service to their users for these electronic serials are faced with new administration and access procedures, for example in terms of password distribution, license administration and arranging end user access. SwetsNet has been developed to assist librarians in these areas and the service is the result of many months of discussions with librarians and publishers as well as an extensive technical development programme



Romano J.Krauth, Sofija Klarin, Leonardo Jelenkovic, Zeljko Rajter (Croatia): Cooperative cataloguing and WWW multimedia fourth generation OPAC in CROLIST
Romano J.Krauth, Sofija Klarin
- National and University Library - Zagreb, Croatia
Leonardo Jelenkovic, Zeljko Rajter - UNIBIS d.o.o. - Zagreb, Croatia


E-mail:
rkrauth@nsk.hr

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E-mail:
sklarin@nsk.hr


Topics:

COOPERATIVE CATALOGUING means

  • Downloading complete UNIMARC Bibliographic records from HOST Library Server using Public Data Network ( Internet ).
  • Downloading FULL UNIMARC records along with corresponding UNIMARC Authority Records being linked to the Bibliographic record(s) in scope.
  • Managing of duplicate records ( inserting , updating and replacing Authority Records while downloading Bibliographic Records ).
  • Provision for Local Authority Records Cataloguing in case requested Record(s) being not found in HOST Library database opposite to Cooperative Cataloguing of HOST Library database.
  • Provision for exploitation of Low cost Internet connection for On Line selection and pick up of records from HOST National an University Library database thus avoiding high cost of Private Data Network and Leased lines.

CROLIST ( Croatian Library Information System ) WWW Multimedia Fourth Generation OPAC ( Digital Library Search Engine ).

  • The approach of End user searching philosophy. Users got used to popular searching techniques ( Yahoo, Excite etc.)
  • Multilingual access ( multilingual keyword indexing ).
  • Keyword and Phrase searching.
  • Implementation of UNIMARC "Electronic Location Field" for linking digital multimedia physical format of Bibliographic records to Meta-record in Standard Library database. Enabling users to approach digital information due to standard access methods of searching Bibliographic databases.
  • Displaying Bibliographic and Holdings data for End users accessing Library System via Internet.
  • Displaying various Standard formats for Librarians and End users.
  • The mechanism of tracing every search request for later backoffice analysing of hit’s statistics.



Erda Lapp (Germany): BIBLING database - University Electronic Engineering Library
Bochum University Library, Germany


E-mail:
erda.lapp@ruhr-uni-bochum.de


Abstract: Engineers have very special information needs: They need large quantities of information in very heterogeneous forms and they need the information fast, preferably at their work stations. Classical libraries so far cannot meet the demands of this user group.
The goal of the project BIBLING is to design an electronic library that is integrated into electronic processes and workplaces, that allows fast access and provides for the variety of different information systems needed. With the support of German Research Assocation an electronic library is being developed at Bochum University, that supports the engineering design process and provides access not only to textual information but also to calculation programs, product catalogs, graphical data. The library offers information in an integrated form, a variety of services to orient oneself in the library, supports the search process with the help of a pathfinder tool, offers visualization of search results and supports further processing on the local workstation. An extension of the developed tools and services to other technical and scientific fields is in progress At the basis of the project is a cooperation between the University Library on the one hand and the Chair of Computing in Mechanical Engneering at the Engineering Department of Bochum University
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Petar Sobot (Slovenia): Presentation of the COBISS system - Slovenian virtual library
IZUM, Maribor, Slovenia


E-mail:
pero.sobot@izumn.izum.si


Abstract: Presented is the COBISS system, which links 215 libraries (national, university, faculty, special, public and school libraries) into the integrated Library Information System of Slovenia, also called Slovenian virtual library. Online presentation includes searching a monographic publication in the union COBIB database, with bibliographic data displayed in various formats, and switching to a local database with local data (holdings, call number, availability). Then follows an example for a serial publication. As a result of advanced search the display of data for non-book material is presented, with additional multimedia information. The list of material borrowed by a particular user is viewed, and his bibliography displayed. Searching other databases is presented as well: COLIB - data on Slovenian libraries, INFORS - the Information system on INFOrmation Resources in Slovenia, some specialized databases, SwetScan - contents pages of scientific journals, and the world's largest database WorldCat. The presentation is concluded with logging in to the COBISS/BiH system.


 

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