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Recent relevance research: implications for information professionals
Greisdorf, Howard; Spink, Amanda - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 5, pp. 389-396
We discuss results from recent relevance research with implications for information professionals. Our studies show that beyond the usual concern with high relevance and non‐relevance judgements, that partially relevant judgements by users are important. We call for the adoption of a more...
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Achieving Cultural Change in Networked Libraries
Winship, Ian - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 3, pp. 255-267
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Project LIS: a Web‐based resource of IOLS information
Kochtanek, Thomas R.; Hein, Karen K. - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 3, pp. 212-218
Project URL originated while identifying electronic resources that promote access to information about integrated online library systems (IOLS). Over 40 students, enrolled in a Web‐based asynchronous distance learning graduate level course “Library information systems”, searched the Web...
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Should scientific journals be printed? A personal view
Goodman, David - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 5, pp. 357-364
Although the widely appreciated advantages of electronic journals in the sciences would indicate that they should be the preferred form of publication, they persist in print as well. The data on the relative use of bound and unbound journals in an academic biology library suggest that almost all...
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Improving access in bilingual, biscript catalogues through Arabised authority control
Vassie, Roderic - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 6, pp. 420-429
Describes some of the information retrieval issues faced by Arab libraries with bilingual (Arabic/English), biscript …
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CORC: a system for gateway creation
Hickey, Thomas B. - In: Online Information Review 24 (2000) 1, pp. 49-56
CORC is an OCLC project that is developing tools and systems to enable libraries to provide enhanced access to Internet … itself and relies on large‐scale cooperation among libraries to maintain a centralized database. By supporting emerging … metadata standards such as Dublin Core and other standards such as Unicode and RDF, CORC broadens the range of libraries and …
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The management of the scientific information environment: the role of the Research Library Web site
Arte, Assunta - In: Online Information Review 25 (2001) 2, pp. 88-93
Describes the experience of the Italian National Research Council Library staff in the successful implementation of its Web. Suggests that small working groups of professional librarians can manage their own agenda to help the Research Library achieve its mission more effectively. Discusses key...
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A content analysis of university library Web sites in English speaking countries
Still, Julie M. - In: Online Information Review 25 (2001) 3, pp. 160-165
In a study of university library Web sites in four English speaking countries (Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA), the visual display of information was found to be similar across all countries. However, there were some differences in the content supplied. All of the 150 library Web sites...
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EMIS 2000: The European Mathematical Information Service and its developments
Wegner, Bernd - In: Online Information Review 25 (2001) 3, pp. 165-172
The European Mathematical Information Service (EMIS) is a cooperative venture between several international partners under the umbrella of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). The main purpose of EMIS is to provide access to freely available information on mathematics in the Web. As an...
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Greenstone: open‐source digital library software with end‐user collection building
Witten, Ian H.; Bainbridge, David; Boddie, Stefan J. - In: Online Information Review 25 (2001) 5, pp. 288-298
The Greenstone digital library software is an open‐source system for the construction and presentation of information collections. Collections built with Greenstone offer effective full‐text searching and metadata‐based browsing facilities that are attractive and easy to use. Moreover,...
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