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ERIC Number: EJ795354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-May-15
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0363-0277
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Information with a Twist
Tenopir, Carol; Baker, Gayle; Grogg, Jill E.
Library Journal, v133 n9 p38-42 May 2008
Social networking and other Web 2.0 technologies led the social whirl of the information industry. Publishers and librarians tried to keep their products and services relevant by mixing authoritative content with user involvement, but that was not enough. Enhancing interfaces, adding new forms of content, and making strategic acquisitions--all are necessary to ensure that the information industry party continues. This article cites how several vendors and libraries are making efforts to dress up their databases and products in order to attract users to their services. New training programs, new interfaces, ebooks, planning tools, multiple-language content, prepackaged searches, and search widgets are just some of the methods being utilized to aid researchers and consumers. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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