http://hdl.handle.net/2142/349 30th Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (1993). Edited by Ann P. Bishop. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/383 Use of networking in K-12 schools: research results Waugh, Michael Levin, James Electronic networks are starting to be widely used in K-12 schools. And with the new National Research and Education Network (NREN) legislation and other federal, state, and grass roots efforts, their use will become ever more common. Yet the educational use of these networks in K-12 schools has yet to be closely examined. What are appropriate and effective uses of electronic networks in education? How can classroom activities be structured to support these activities? Electronic networks make available a wide range of resources for schools. The most obvious of these are the rich variety of online computer-based resources such as online library catalogs, databases, and other electronic information sources. However, networks make available a wide range of human resources as well. Through electronic mail (e-mail), teleconferencing systems, and newsgroups/electronic bulletin boards, students and teachers can work cooperatively on a wide variety of activities with students and teachers and others elsewhere. Our research and the research of others have identified some of the structures and processes of network-based activities. Based on these results, we have started to sketch out the important roles for teachers and librarians as mediators in these instructional activities. Networking in K-12 education Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/382 Views versus visions: Implementing the library's vision in the real world Watson, Ellen I. Hartman, Joel L. Throughout institutions of higher education, the view of the library takes on many forms: the president may be inclined to see the library as a money pit; the faculty view of their library allocation approaches that of entitlement; some undergraduates view the library as a neat place for an inexpensive date; and the librarians as the place where "My Collection" is kept. While these stereotypes may appear all too familiar to some, they bear an element of truth. These, and other stereotypical views of the library, derive from the past; libraries and librarians are now in a period of substantial transformation, transition, and opportunity. This paper speaks to both the evolving role of libraries and to a process for changing the library's institutional position. If you want to be somewhere else, don't stay where you are. But, how do you manage the transition? Academic libraries Change Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/381 Integrating networked information into corporate library services [abstract only] Vratny, Janet M. The author will describe and explore the issues related to the integration of "traditional" library services and networked information in a corporate library setting. The case study of Apple Library's staff and their users will be used to illustrate a number of specific integration issues, such as user expectation, staff training and workload, changing job roles, content development, security, and the growing complexity of user access. The integration of CD-ROM via local area network access versus Internet-based resources will be discussed. Specific applications and prototypes for networked access to information resources that are under development or in use will be demonstrated. Special libraries Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/380 Designing the gateway interface: Tips and techniques from Carnegie Mellon's experience Troll, Denise A. What, then, is a "gateway" interface? In the domain of information retrieval, a gateway interface essentially provides access to one or more databases in addition to the online public access catalog (OPAC). The definition may be finessed from a narrow or broad perspective. From the narrow perspective, a gateway provides access to multiple databases that are managed by one group or organization. Though the databases may be created from local or commercially licensed data and reside on the same or different retrieval servers using the same or different retrieval software, there is only one information store, that is, one information store "owner," designer, controller, negotiator. From the broad perspective, a gateway provides access to multiple databases that are managed by multiple groups or organizations. Some databases may be locally loaded and managed; others are available over the network from other sites and managers. In this model, there are multiple information stores. The design implications and ontological ramifications of a gateway interface depend on which definition of gateway is invoked. For example, if all of the databases are locally loaded and maintained using the same database-building and retrieval software, then search syntax and retrieval protocols are easily specified and controlled. However, if databases are loaded and maintained at different sites using different software, then search syntax and retrieval protocols require rigorous standards and experimentation to achieve interoperability. In both scenarios, authentication and protection may be necessary to meet database licensing agreements. Search syntax, retrieval protocols, and authentication and protection affect user interface design and functionality. This paper examines five lessons in interface design learned by Carnegie Mellon University Libraries in building Library Information System II (LIS): 1. Be prepared: User interface design is difficult and time-consuming. 2. Be informed: Distributed retrieval has implications for user interface design. 3. Be smart: User interface design specifications save time and aggravation. 4. Be flexible: User interfaces need to be tested and revised. 5. Beware: Politics and egos can disrupt user interface design. User interface design Library systems Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/379 Special librarians and the Internet: A descriptive study Tillman, Hope N. Ladner, Sharyn J. This paper is an analysis of the data we collected on special librarians in 1991 and 1992 to determine if special librarians working in colleges and universities differ from special librarians in corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies. In this paper, we will focus on comparing the academic and nonacademic use of the Internet and training issues. Specifically, we will describe: how special librarians learn about the Internet; how special librarians access and pay for the Internet; how special librarians are trained, gain employer support, and provide training; how special librarians use the Internet; and how training needs are expressed by special librarians. Special libraries Internet Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/378 Linking academic systems with the community: current activities at Princeton Stokes, Velga B. Community networks Community and university relations Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/377 Wiring the muse: problems and issues of integrating networked information into museum operations Stam, Deirdre C. Networked information Museums Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/376 Electronic libraries and electronic librarians: Who does what in a national electronic community Schatz, Bruce This talk will have two parts: First, I'm going to describe very briefly what this new kind of library technology is like through a discussion of the Worm Community System (WCS), why it is going to be very important, and why it will involve a lot of money. What I want to emphasize at the start is that while WCS may seem like an esoteric research project, in fact it is one of the flagship information projects funded by the National Science Foundation. In addition, the National Information Infrastructure Act looms in the immediate future, authorizing an enormous amount of money to be spent in the development of digital libraries in specialized areas. Digital libraries will require information systems like WCS. This project has become a national model of this new kind of information system, but its primary content is really just a special collection, in the same sense you already know. It is an important national effort, but there will be lots of other efforts like this in many different subject areas. Second, I'm going to discuss in more detail what kinds of people are required to do this kind of activity. The roles range from traditional librarians all the way to systems architects. Similarly, the roles range from those that involve no computer knowledge at all to those that involve very intensive computing. My expectation is that people who call themselves "librarians" in the foreseeable future will actually span this entire range, even though now they are significantly skewed towards the traditional end. Networked information Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/375 The Kids' Catalog project: Customizing networked information Sandlian, Pamela Organizing this explosion of information is a Herculean task. Helping people decipher the information puzzle is complicated, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. The clues to solving the puzzle are often so complex that professional librarians, with years of experience, have difficulty locating information and answering reference questions. This task becomes more significant when we recognize the vital necessity that children become sophisticated information users in order to succeed in the 21st century. The traditional library tour with a review of the Dewey Decimal Classification system no longer suffices as a means for teaching children how to use the library. The networked information available in libraries, homes, and schools is not only technically difficult to acquire, but a dull source compared to other media. A generation of children who have grown up with sophisticated computer games complete with 32-bit color graphics, not to mention painless ease of access to information and recreation via the television, are not satisfied with the textbased online catalog. Creating customized information for children that incorporates appealing color and graphics sets up a successful relationship between the child, the library, and the computer. It acknowledges the importance 134 PAMELA SANDLIAN of children's information needs while at the same time creating a package that excites them. Customizing networked information is a step towards helping children become sophisticated information users. A beginning solution to this information conundrum is the Kid's Catalog. Developed by a team from the Denver Public Library and CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries) Systems, Inc., this Macintosh and PC software product interfaces with online library catalogs. This paper outlines the theoretical planning and research foundations of this library project. Children in libraries Networked information Online public access catalog Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/374 Progress toward and prospects for a global digital information infrastructure in support of research and education Peters, Paul Evan I want to do several things in this presentation. The first is provide some basic information about what is being called the information superhighways measures already proposed by the Clinton administration and already acted on by the 103rd Congress. It was only in February 1993 that two major proposals responsive to the theme of this conference were put forth, and they were acted on by the 103rd Congress when it passed the president's budget. Some things remain to be reconciled, but these provisions of the president's budget were not controversial in the House and Senate debates in late March. So, they've already found their way pretty far down the road of this new administration's policy. There are a lot of new policy initiatives in the realm of global networking, but I'm going to focus on just a very small part of it. The second thing I want to do is to call attention to the characteristics of four of the constituencies that are the most active and influential in shaping how issues are defined and how public policies are formulated in the areas of networks and networked information. I really think these four constituencies have been competing for public attention for quite a while now. It is important to reflect upon what each of these four constituencies has to offer because my opinion is that there has to be something that comes out of this process for each of these constituencies, otherwise we won't get what we all want a universally better world as a result of all this. Information infrastructure Networked information Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT