ERIC Number: ED425746
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 253
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ISBN: ISBN-1-57387-067-6
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Internet Librarian '98: Proceedings of the Internet Librarian Conference (2nd, Monterey, California, November 1-5, 1998).
Nixon, Carol, Comp.; Dengler, M. Heide, Comp.; McHenry, Mare L., Comp.
This proceedings contains 56 papers, presentation summaries, and/or slide presentations pertaining to the Internet, World Wide Web, intranets, and library systems. Topics include: Web databases in medium sized libraries; Dow Jones Intranet Toolkit; the future of online; Web searching and Internet basics; digital archiving; evolution of the online research environment; decisions on Web expenditures; global reach-local touch; virtual reference collections; tools for transition from paper to electronic resources; CONNEX; Dublin Core; Florida Distance Learning Reference and Referral Center; the virtual environment; internal funding models for intranet purchases; designing an ongoing instruction program on Web search engines; issues in digital content delivery to end users; issues for moving LAN-based resources to the Web; converting a commercial business daily database to the Web; managing electronic journals; Web design and access issues; success factors in knowledge management; consortial review and purchase of networked resources; UCC2B Uniform Commercial Code; incorporating new media into library courses; XML; digital library copyright and licensing issues; information professionals as partners in a corporate setting; delivering excellent customer service via the Web; current awareness services on the Internet; online communities and virtual worlds; usability testing the Web site; planning/implementing a Web site; the intranet enabled ILS (integrated library systems); transition in managing the Web; reference; UnCover usage statistics; Information Institute of Syracuse; electronic collections; digitizing collections; tele-cybernetics; Internet librarians in action; helpful Web sites on filtering public library computers; Intranets for knowledge management; online customer care in a research environment; maximizing corporate investment in the Internet; why digital will fail and what we can do about it; Internet training course for school librarians; legalities and the realities of Web/Net use; balancing electronic, print, and human sources; integrating the Internet into the OPAC (online public access catalog); year 2000; acquiring and managing intranet content; NewMedia and the new librarian; and bridging the generation gap in cyberspace. (DLS)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Education, Library Funding, Library Services, Local Area Networks, Online Systems, Reference Services, World Wide Web
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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