World libraries on the information superhighway preparing for the challenges of the new millennium
Title:
World libraries on the information superhighway preparing for the challenges of the new millennium
Author:
Fletcher, Patricia Diamond, 1948-
ISBN:
9781930708792
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2000.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (313 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
1. Libraries and the internet / Patricia Fletcher -- 2. Building national collections of internet publications / Jasmine Cameron, Margaret Phillips -- 3. Connectivity, content and collaboration / Susan Haigh -- 4. Deposit collections of digital publications / Jose Borbinha, Fernanda Campos, Fernando Cardoso -- 5. National library of Korea / Ook Lee -- 6. Trends in web-based services in academic libraries / Lynn Fountain -- 7. Impact of the internet on Malaysian libraries / Diljit Singh -- 8. The University of Queensland Cybrary / Janine Schmidt, Jennifer Croud, Deborah Turnbull -- 9. Towards the people's network / Helen Baigent, Chris Moore -- 10. Providing multilingual internet services in the global information environment / Xuemao Wang, Malabika Das, Maria Sunio, Andrew Schlein -- 11. An analysis of using expert systems and intelligent agents for the virtual library project at the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division / Jay Liebowitz, Monica Adya -- 12. Librarians as info architects / Paula Wolfe, Lori Olson -- 13. Subject access to quality-assured world wide web resources / Robert Newton, David Dixon -- 14. Progress and prospects for Estonian libraries / Sirje Virkus -- 15. The growing support crisis in federal STI / R. Lankes -- 16. Remote access / Lueinda Zoe -- 17. Libraries on the information highway / John Bertot.
Abstract:
This book explores issues of Internet-based services in libraries and provides practitioners and educators with examples of libraries that have achieved success in this important emerging information area.
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Electronic Access:
Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-87828-966-7