Alexander Street Press provides online collections in the humanities and social sciences through its website and mobile apps. It offers collections of music scores, recordings, videos and reference materials that can be accessed on smartphones and tablets through its mobile-friendly website and apps for iOS and Android devices. Alexander Street Press partners with major content producers and plans to release an iPhone app.
The document summarizes recent events and projects in the fields of digital preservation, metadata, cataloging standards and practices. It describes a forum held by RLG on converging standards for digital preservation, ALCTS regional institutes on metadata and cataloging rules, training courses offered by Rare Book School, an Open Archives workshop in Portugal, and the annual NASIG conference in Virginia. It also provides overviews of the Diffuse Project standards information source and the DLIST digital library for information science and technology.
This document provides summaries of several upcoming conferences, training programs, videoconferences, and workshops related to metadata and digital libraries. It also summarizes two ongoing projects: the development of a MARC 21 XML schema by the Library of Congress to facilitate the communication and conversion of MARC records, and the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) being developed by the Library of Congress as a standard for encoding metadata about digital library objects.
This document summarizes an article about new interfaces for electronic journals. It describes several novel technologies that take advantage of the digital format to further facilitate use of electronic collections, including higher-level access options beyond typical search features. These include automatically generating terms and semantic relationships to represent document topics, and visualizing these concepts and relationships to reduce the cognitive load of conventional searching. The visualization allows interactive exploration and filtering of document collections through concept mapping.
This document summarizes the CyberStacks prototype, which applies traditional library classification and organization methods to facilitate access to science and technology resources on the World Wide Web. Specifically, it uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize selected Internet resources into categories. This allows users to browse broad subjects and drill down into more specific topics. The goals are to reduce cognitive load for users and provide context among related resources. Key elements include selecting high-quality reference materials, classifying resources based on subject coverage, and presenting descriptive annotations to help users evaluate resources. The document argues this approach can make Internet resources easier to navigate for users familiar with traditional library systems and services.
This newsletter issue introduces several new contributors and articles about library technology. It includes articles on pricing trends for personal computers, open source software in libraries, educating users about copyright and fair use, and a case study of the University of Valencia library. Conference reports are provided from recent library technology conferences. New columns explore e-books and copyright issues. A new global case studies column debuts with a report on the University of Valencia library.
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is an online database funded by NASA that provides bibliographic records and full text articles in astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields. It contains over 2.3 million abstracts as of 2001. The ADS includes searchable abstracts from major journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, and dissertations. Users can search by author, title, keywords, publication date, and other filters. Search results are ranked by relevance and users can view brief records or full details of publications from the search results. The ADS is a widely used resource with over 100,000 users from 112 countries accessing it monthly in 2001.
The document summarizes 5 innovative electronic journals, indexes, or services that go beyond conventional print publications by providing additional features and functionalities in their online offerings. It profiles the Astronomy and Astrophysics index, the Internet Journal of Chemistry, ResearchIndex, TheScientificWorld, and NEC Research Institute ResearchIndex. Each profile describes the purpose, features, and functionalities of the resource, including the ability to search literature, embed interactive content, and customize displays. The resources aim to enhance access and interaction with scientific literature through their online environments.
Metadata enriching and filtering for enhanced collection discoverability Getaneh Alemu
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage and impact. Without accurate, consistent and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this talk, Getaneh aims to present four overarching metadata principles, namely: metadata enriching, linking, openness and filtering. And how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University – focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject headings and authority controls.
The document summarizes recent events and projects in the fields of digital preservation, metadata, cataloging standards and practices. It describes a forum held by RLG on converging standards for digital preservation, ALCTS regional institutes on metadata and cataloging rules, training courses offered by Rare Book School, an Open Archives workshop in Portugal, and the annual NASIG conference in Virginia. It also provides overviews of the Diffuse Project standards information source and the DLIST digital library for information science and technology.
This document provides summaries of several upcoming conferences, training programs, videoconferences, and workshops related to metadata and digital libraries. It also summarizes two ongoing projects: the development of a MARC 21 XML schema by the Library of Congress to facilitate the communication and conversion of MARC records, and the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) being developed by the Library of Congress as a standard for encoding metadata about digital library objects.
This document summarizes an article about new interfaces for electronic journals. It describes several novel technologies that take advantage of the digital format to further facilitate use of electronic collections, including higher-level access options beyond typical search features. These include automatically generating terms and semantic relationships to represent document topics, and visualizing these concepts and relationships to reduce the cognitive load of conventional searching. The visualization allows interactive exploration and filtering of document collections through concept mapping.
This document summarizes the CyberStacks prototype, which applies traditional library classification and organization methods to facilitate access to science and technology resources on the World Wide Web. Specifically, it uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize selected Internet resources into categories. This allows users to browse broad subjects and drill down into more specific topics. The goals are to reduce cognitive load for users and provide context among related resources. Key elements include selecting high-quality reference materials, classifying resources based on subject coverage, and presenting descriptive annotations to help users evaluate resources. The document argues this approach can make Internet resources easier to navigate for users familiar with traditional library systems and services.
This newsletter issue introduces several new contributors and articles about library technology. It includes articles on pricing trends for personal computers, open source software in libraries, educating users about copyright and fair use, and a case study of the University of Valencia library. Conference reports are provided from recent library technology conferences. New columns explore e-books and copyright issues. A new global case studies column debuts with a report on the University of Valencia library.
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is an online database funded by NASA that provides bibliographic records and full text articles in astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields. It contains over 2.3 million abstracts as of 2001. The ADS includes searchable abstracts from major journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, and dissertations. Users can search by author, title, keywords, publication date, and other filters. Search results are ranked by relevance and users can view brief records or full details of publications from the search results. The ADS is a widely used resource with over 100,000 users from 112 countries accessing it monthly in 2001.
The document summarizes 5 innovative electronic journals, indexes, or services that go beyond conventional print publications by providing additional features and functionalities in their online offerings. It profiles the Astronomy and Astrophysics index, the Internet Journal of Chemistry, ResearchIndex, TheScientificWorld, and NEC Research Institute ResearchIndex. Each profile describes the purpose, features, and functionalities of the resource, including the ability to search literature, embed interactive content, and customize displays. The resources aim to enhance access and interaction with scientific literature through their online environments.
Metadata enriching and filtering for enhanced collection discoverability Getaneh Alemu
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage and impact. Without accurate, consistent and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this talk, Getaneh aims to present four overarching metadata principles, namely: metadata enriching, linking, openness and filtering. And how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University – focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject headings and authority controls.
Presentación del Dr. Getaneh Alemu (Solent University, Reino Unido), en el II Congreso de Información, Comunicación e Investigación (CICI 2018) “Metadatos y Organización de la Información”. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México. Evento organizado por el Cuerpo Académico 'Estudios de la Información' y el Grupo Disciplinar ‘Información, Lenguaje, Comunicación y Desarrollo Sostenible’. 29 de octubre de 2018.
Data management plans archeology class 10 18 2012Elizabeth Brown
This document summarizes a presentation about developing and implementing NSF Data Management Plans. It discusses the types of data that may be generated from research projects, how to describe those data in a Data Management Plan, and policies around sharing, accessing, and preserving research data in the long term. The presentation aims to help researchers understand NSF data policy requirements, identify library services to support developing Data Management Plans, and plan for long-term preservation of data from funded projects.
The NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service provides comprehensive access to bibliographic information and select full-text articles in astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields. It offers customizable search options, automatic inclusion of synonyms, and links to citing articles and related papers. The service had provided over 1 billion records since 1993. NEC Research Institute's ResearchIndex uses fully automated processes to extract citations from electronic papers and identify relationships between citations. ePrints.org advocates for open access to scholarly articles and preprints through either new open access journals or author self-archiving in publicly accessible websites.
This document discusses metadata and its importance for digital libraries and humanities. It defines metadata as "data about data" that describes resources to help users find, identify and select them. Metadata plays a crucial role in managing the huge amount of digital information and data available. The document advocates for an approach of enriching metadata by allowing both experts and users to contribute, and filtering it through customizable interfaces to meet diverse user needs.
From the principle of sufficiency and necessity to metadata enrichingGetaneh Alemu
In contrast to the principle of metadata simplicity and sufficiency, the principle of metadata enriching can be considered a departure from traditional cataloguing approaches where the focus was on metadata simplicity. Metadata created and managed following the principle of metadata enriching better responds to users’ needs. Whilst the principle of enriching results in a potential abundance of metadata, the principle of filtering is used to simplify its presentation by enabling a user-centred/focused/led design.
Slides from a webinar presentation organised by ALCTS -A division of the American Library Association - February 19th 2020. http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/021920
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage, and impact. Without accurate, consistent, and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this webinar, four overarching metadata principles, namely metadata enriching, linking, openness, and filtering, are presented. In addition, presenters will examine how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University—focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject authority headings and authority controls.
Metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University Library Getaneh Alemu
This document discusses metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University. It begins with introductions and context about how enriched, linked, open and filtered metadata drives resource usage. It then discusses several principles of metadata including sufficiency, necessity, user convenience, representation and standardization. The document outlines how Solent University has enriched its metadata by importing subject headings and authorities. It discusses metadata linking, openness, filtering and usage. Overall it emphasizes the importance of enriching metadata and keeping interfaces simple while maximizing resource discovery and usage.
Fuller Disclosure: Getting More Collections into the Network Flowkramsey
The document discusses how libraries can make more of their collections discoverable by being where users search for information online. It recommends focusing on collection-level descriptions rather than exhaustive item-level metadata. Libraries should digitize materials, share metadata across systems, and engage users to add descriptive information over time. The goal is to expose hidden collections and get them integrated into the online information landscape where discovery happens.
Presented for managers & researchers at The Global One Health Initiative of the Ohio State University, Africa Regional Branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (April 24th 2019)
Current metadata landscape in the library world (Getaneh Alemu)Getaneh Alemu
The document summarizes the current metadata landscape in libraries. It discusses what metadata is, existing metadata challenges like growing collections and changing user expectations. It covers common metadata standards like MARC21, Dublin Core and frameworks like FRBR. The document emphasizes that metadata enables functions like search, discovery and organization. It discusses metadata enrichment through user tagging and linking metadata to controlled vocabularies. The future of metadata is seen as enriched, linked, open and filtered to meet changing needs.
A demonstration of transparent and scalable OpenURL quality metrics for use i...alc28
This document summarizes Adam Chandler's presentation on using OpenURL quality metrics to promote metadata consistency across content providers. It discusses literature on OpenURL and metadata quality, analyzes elements in OpenURLs, and presents Chandler's 2008 findings on common and variable elements. The goal is to build a tool to evaluate OpenURL quality from content providers based on Hughes' metadata evaluation approach and analysis of core OpenURL elements.
Sherif Metadata Talk - London (June 25th 2018)Getaneh Alemu
This document summarizes the existing challenges and opportunities in the cataloguing and metadata function of Southampton Solent University. It discusses how the university has shifted to primarily electronic resources and moved to enrich metadata through standards like RDA. It also touches on balancing metadata quality with completeness while avoiding duplication through techniques like WEMI and FRBRization. The future of metadata is discussed as being enriched, linked, open and filtered.
- Research infrastructures enable better science by building a common vision, allowing scientists to seamlessly share resources, applying economies of scale, and constructing new resources from combinations of shared ones.
- Open science means broader access to publicly funded research results through open access publications, data, software, methodologies, and more. This helps build on previous work, avoid duplication, speed innovation, and involve citizens.
- The European Commission's open access mandate requires beneficiaries to make publications and underlying data openly available, with possible sanctions for non-compliance like payment suspensions. Research infrastructures and open science publishing aim to increase transparency, reproducibility, and reuse of research outputs.
Carmen O'Dell and Barbara Sen JIBS-RLUK event July 2012sherif user group
RDM Rose by Carmen O'Dell and Barbara Sen, (University of Sheffield). Presentation at Demystifying Research Data: don’t be scared be prepared: A joint JIBS/RLUK event, Tuesday 17th July 17th July 2012, Brunei Gallery at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London.
Linked Data for Libraries: Benefits of a Conceptual Shift from Library-Specif...Getaneh Alemu
This presentation (full text paper: http://conference.ifla.org/sites/default/files/files/papers/wlic2012/92-alemu-en.pdf ) provides recommendations for making a conceptual shift from current document-centric to data-centric metadata. The importance of adjusting current library models such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to models based on Linked Data principles is discussed. In relation to technical formats, the paper suggests the need to leapfrog from Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) to Resource Description Framework (RDF), without disrupting current library metadata operations.
Beyond the Scanned Image: A Needs Assessment of Faculty Users of Digital Coll...Harriett Green
This document summarizes findings from a multi-institutional study on how humanities scholars use digital collections in their research. The study involved a survey of faculty members in English, history, and fine arts from 15 universities. It found that while digital materials are increasingly important, scholars still value original sources when possible due to completeness and sensory experience. Common uses of digital materials included texts, images, and maps for research activities like topic modeling, comparisons over time, and assessing media representations. However, scholars desired improved searchability, annotation tools, and more complete collections to further support their work.
The document discusses technical services roles in supporting the FocusOn Search and CategoryMap systems. It outlines how technical services can expand content selection to unstructured data on the web, leverage named entity resolution, build data filters and reformatting/metadata conversion utilities, and evaluate change management strategies. Technical services also has roles in parallel development, ensuring global access to data, user behavior analysis, leadership/collaboration, appropriate cataloging, metadata reuse, and integrating search systems.
This document discusses the increasing use of multimedia in electronic journals (e-journals) as the capabilities of digital technologies have advanced. It notes that while early e-journals were limited to text and basic images, the development of technologies like PDF, HTML, and the World Wide Web enabled incorporation of multimedia like audio, video, animations and more. The document reviews common types of multimedia being used in e-journals, such as animated GIFs, MIDI files, MPEG videos, and VRML. It also provides examples of e-journals across various academic fields that employ multimedia.
The document provides an overview of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and web feeds. It begins with an introduction to RSS and what it allows websites to do. It then covers the different types of RSS formats that exist and how users can subscribe to feeds using various feed readers or browsers. Examples are given of organizations, libraries, and sites that provide content via RSS feeds. The last part discusses how RSS can be used for things like announcements, databases, instruction, new books/journals, and more.
The document discusses the history and future of digital textbooks. It notes that over a decade ago, educators and publishers envisioned the "Future Textbook" as being more than just a printed book, incorporating interactive elements. Since then, ebooks and digital textbooks have grown significantly in popularity. The document outlines the stages of development for digital textbooks, from early experimentation to future standards. It also discusses increasing ebook and digital textbook sales, as well as activities in the academic community around adopting more digital content options.
This article discusses how e-journals are evolving to incorporate more innovative features by transcending limitations of print. It examines how e-journals are integrating a variety of electronic content like multimedia and being customized. It explores enhancements like interactive features and new formats of scholarly communication. The article also analyzes how e-journals offer personalized alerting services, tables of contents, and ability to select topics of interest to reduce information overload for readers.
Presentación del Dr. Getaneh Alemu (Solent University, Reino Unido), en el II Congreso de Información, Comunicación e Investigación (CICI 2018) “Metadatos y Organización de la Información”. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México. Evento organizado por el Cuerpo Académico 'Estudios de la Información' y el Grupo Disciplinar ‘Información, Lenguaje, Comunicación y Desarrollo Sostenible’. 29 de octubre de 2018.
Data management plans archeology class 10 18 2012Elizabeth Brown
This document summarizes a presentation about developing and implementing NSF Data Management Plans. It discusses the types of data that may be generated from research projects, how to describe those data in a Data Management Plan, and policies around sharing, accessing, and preserving research data in the long term. The presentation aims to help researchers understand NSF data policy requirements, identify library services to support developing Data Management Plans, and plan for long-term preservation of data from funded projects.
The NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service provides comprehensive access to bibliographic information and select full-text articles in astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields. It offers customizable search options, automatic inclusion of synonyms, and links to citing articles and related papers. The service had provided over 1 billion records since 1993. NEC Research Institute's ResearchIndex uses fully automated processes to extract citations from electronic papers and identify relationships between citations. ePrints.org advocates for open access to scholarly articles and preprints through either new open access journals or author self-archiving in publicly accessible websites.
This document discusses metadata and its importance for digital libraries and humanities. It defines metadata as "data about data" that describes resources to help users find, identify and select them. Metadata plays a crucial role in managing the huge amount of digital information and data available. The document advocates for an approach of enriching metadata by allowing both experts and users to contribute, and filtering it through customizable interfaces to meet diverse user needs.
From the principle of sufficiency and necessity to metadata enrichingGetaneh Alemu
In contrast to the principle of metadata simplicity and sufficiency, the principle of metadata enriching can be considered a departure from traditional cataloguing approaches where the focus was on metadata simplicity. Metadata created and managed following the principle of metadata enriching better responds to users’ needs. Whilst the principle of enriching results in a potential abundance of metadata, the principle of filtering is used to simplify its presentation by enabling a user-centred/focused/led design.
Slides from a webinar presentation organised by ALCTS -A division of the American Library Association - February 19th 2020. http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/021920
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage, and impact. Without accurate, consistent, and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this webinar, four overarching metadata principles, namely metadata enriching, linking, openness, and filtering, are presented. In addition, presenters will examine how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University—focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject authority headings and authority controls.
Metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University Library Getaneh Alemu
This document discusses metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University. It begins with introductions and context about how enriched, linked, open and filtered metadata drives resource usage. It then discusses several principles of metadata including sufficiency, necessity, user convenience, representation and standardization. The document outlines how Solent University has enriched its metadata by importing subject headings and authorities. It discusses metadata linking, openness, filtering and usage. Overall it emphasizes the importance of enriching metadata and keeping interfaces simple while maximizing resource discovery and usage.
Fuller Disclosure: Getting More Collections into the Network Flowkramsey
The document discusses how libraries can make more of their collections discoverable by being where users search for information online. It recommends focusing on collection-level descriptions rather than exhaustive item-level metadata. Libraries should digitize materials, share metadata across systems, and engage users to add descriptive information over time. The goal is to expose hidden collections and get them integrated into the online information landscape where discovery happens.
Presented for managers & researchers at The Global One Health Initiative of the Ohio State University, Africa Regional Branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (April 24th 2019)
Current metadata landscape in the library world (Getaneh Alemu)Getaneh Alemu
The document summarizes the current metadata landscape in libraries. It discusses what metadata is, existing metadata challenges like growing collections and changing user expectations. It covers common metadata standards like MARC21, Dublin Core and frameworks like FRBR. The document emphasizes that metadata enables functions like search, discovery and organization. It discusses metadata enrichment through user tagging and linking metadata to controlled vocabularies. The future of metadata is seen as enriched, linked, open and filtered to meet changing needs.
A demonstration of transparent and scalable OpenURL quality metrics for use i...alc28
This document summarizes Adam Chandler's presentation on using OpenURL quality metrics to promote metadata consistency across content providers. It discusses literature on OpenURL and metadata quality, analyzes elements in OpenURLs, and presents Chandler's 2008 findings on common and variable elements. The goal is to build a tool to evaluate OpenURL quality from content providers based on Hughes' metadata evaluation approach and analysis of core OpenURL elements.
Sherif Metadata Talk - London (June 25th 2018)Getaneh Alemu
This document summarizes the existing challenges and opportunities in the cataloguing and metadata function of Southampton Solent University. It discusses how the university has shifted to primarily electronic resources and moved to enrich metadata through standards like RDA. It also touches on balancing metadata quality with completeness while avoiding duplication through techniques like WEMI and FRBRization. The future of metadata is discussed as being enriched, linked, open and filtered.
- Research infrastructures enable better science by building a common vision, allowing scientists to seamlessly share resources, applying economies of scale, and constructing new resources from combinations of shared ones.
- Open science means broader access to publicly funded research results through open access publications, data, software, methodologies, and more. This helps build on previous work, avoid duplication, speed innovation, and involve citizens.
- The European Commission's open access mandate requires beneficiaries to make publications and underlying data openly available, with possible sanctions for non-compliance like payment suspensions. Research infrastructures and open science publishing aim to increase transparency, reproducibility, and reuse of research outputs.
Carmen O'Dell and Barbara Sen JIBS-RLUK event July 2012sherif user group
RDM Rose by Carmen O'Dell and Barbara Sen, (University of Sheffield). Presentation at Demystifying Research Data: don’t be scared be prepared: A joint JIBS/RLUK event, Tuesday 17th July 17th July 2012, Brunei Gallery at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London.
Linked Data for Libraries: Benefits of a Conceptual Shift from Library-Specif...Getaneh Alemu
This presentation (full text paper: http://conference.ifla.org/sites/default/files/files/papers/wlic2012/92-alemu-en.pdf ) provides recommendations for making a conceptual shift from current document-centric to data-centric metadata. The importance of adjusting current library models such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to models based on Linked Data principles is discussed. In relation to technical formats, the paper suggests the need to leapfrog from Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) to Resource Description Framework (RDF), without disrupting current library metadata operations.
Beyond the Scanned Image: A Needs Assessment of Faculty Users of Digital Coll...Harriett Green
This document summarizes findings from a multi-institutional study on how humanities scholars use digital collections in their research. The study involved a survey of faculty members in English, history, and fine arts from 15 universities. It found that while digital materials are increasingly important, scholars still value original sources when possible due to completeness and sensory experience. Common uses of digital materials included texts, images, and maps for research activities like topic modeling, comparisons over time, and assessing media representations. However, scholars desired improved searchability, annotation tools, and more complete collections to further support their work.
The document discusses technical services roles in supporting the FocusOn Search and CategoryMap systems. It outlines how technical services can expand content selection to unstructured data on the web, leverage named entity resolution, build data filters and reformatting/metadata conversion utilities, and evaluate change management strategies. Technical services also has roles in parallel development, ensuring global access to data, user behavior analysis, leadership/collaboration, appropriate cataloging, metadata reuse, and integrating search systems.
This document discusses the increasing use of multimedia in electronic journals (e-journals) as the capabilities of digital technologies have advanced. It notes that while early e-journals were limited to text and basic images, the development of technologies like PDF, HTML, and the World Wide Web enabled incorporation of multimedia like audio, video, animations and more. The document reviews common types of multimedia being used in e-journals, such as animated GIFs, MIDI files, MPEG videos, and VRML. It also provides examples of e-journals across various academic fields that employ multimedia.
The document provides an overview of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and web feeds. It begins with an introduction to RSS and what it allows websites to do. It then covers the different types of RSS formats that exist and how users can subscribe to feeds using various feed readers or browsers. Examples are given of organizations, libraries, and sites that provide content via RSS feeds. The last part discusses how RSS can be used for things like announcements, databases, instruction, new books/journals, and more.
The document discusses the history and future of digital textbooks. It notes that over a decade ago, educators and publishers envisioned the "Future Textbook" as being more than just a printed book, incorporating interactive elements. Since then, ebooks and digital textbooks have grown significantly in popularity. The document outlines the stages of development for digital textbooks, from early experimentation to future standards. It also discusses increasing ebook and digital textbook sales, as well as activities in the academic community around adopting more digital content options.
This article discusses how e-journals are evolving to incorporate more innovative features by transcending limitations of print. It examines how e-journals are integrating a variety of electronic content like multimedia and being customized. It explores enhancements like interactive features and new formats of scholarly communication. The article also analyzes how e-journals offer personalized alerting services, tables of contents, and ability to select topics of interest to reduce information overload for readers.
The document discusses several free international web-based patent sites, including those run by the USPTO, European Patent Office, China Patent Database, DEPATISnet, and the Industrial Property Digital Library. It describes the types of patent information available on each site, such as bibliographic data, abstracts, and in some cases full-text patent documents. It also summarizes the different search interfaces provided, including basic, advanced, and Boolean searching options available to users.
This document summarizes the CyberStacks prototype, which applies traditional library classification and organization methods to facilitate access to science and technology resources on the World Wide Web. The prototype uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize selected Internet resources and provides browsable access through broad subject categories. It aims to enhance discovery and use of relevant resources by applying established selection criteria and presenting descriptive annotations. The document outlines the philosophy, organization, selection process, and access features of the CyberStacks prototype, arguing that familiar library structures and conventions can help users navigate Internet resources more effectively.
This newsletter issue introduces several new contributors and articles about library technology. It includes articles on pricing trends for personal computers, open source software in libraries, educating users about copyright and fair use, and a case study of library automation at the University of Valencia, Spain. Conference reports are provided from recent library technology conferences. New columns explore e-books and a new SLAC electronic conference proceedings archive. The issue aims to provide timely information on library technology topics to its readers.
The document describes an upcoming American Chemical Society conference to be held from April 6-10, 2008 in New Orleans. It provides details on a presentation that will take place on April 7th from 8:30-11:55 AM titled "Using Social Networking to Teach Chemistry". The presentation will discuss using social networking services like Facebook for engaged library instruction. It then outlines the topics that will be covered in the presentation including an overview of Facebook, how to create a librarian and library presence on Facebook, Facebook groups and applications, and examples of outreach projects using Facebook at Iowa State University.
This document summarizes five e-print servers across different academic disciplines:
1) The Chemistry Preprint Server (CPS) is a freely available archive for rapid distribution of chemistry research. Authors can submit manuscripts and works-in-progress.
2) Clinical Medicine & Health Research NetPrints is a repository for non-peer reviewed medical and health research. It contains 45 e-prints as of July 2001.
3) CogPrints is an e-print server for research in cognitive sciences like psychology and neuroscience containing over 4,000 e-prints as of July 2001.
This document summarizes several mobile applications related to accessing digital content on Apple devices. It discusses the Kindle app which allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to read Kindle ebooks and periodicals. It also describes the Questia Library app which provides access to Questia's collection of books, journals and articles. Finally, it mentions the arXiview app which enables browsing recent submissions to the arXiv preprint repository. All three apps help expand the capabilities of Apple mobile devices for accessing digital reading materials and scholarly resources.
This document profiles two lesser-known data sources for ecological and environmental data: CEED and Ecological Archives. CEED is a data repository containing peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed data primarily related to southern California organisms and environments. Users can search and browse metadata and download data files through FTP after registering. Ecological Archives is a public archive publishing supplemental materials to articles in Ecological Society of America journals, including data papers which are peer-reviewed compilations of datasets. It provides long-term access to these materials.
This document provides an overview of Facebook and its features for libraries and networks. It begins with an introduction to Facebook 101, covering basic concepts like what social networking is and an overview of Facebook. It then discusses intermediate and advanced Facebook features and profiles in more detail. The document concludes with a discussion of privacy settings and appropriate user conduct on Facebook. The overall document serves as a guide to using Facebook for professional purposes in a library or academic network setting.
An agent-based collection development system is proposed that uses software agents to perform tasks related to selecting, acquiring, recording, and disseminating information for collection development. Several types of agents are described that could analyze faculty research interests from webpages, identify relevant publications, search resource databases, check the library catalog, monitor borrowing and interlibrary loan requests, and handle acquisitions. Together this multi-agent system could automate many routine collection development tasks currently performed by librarians.
The document discusses free web-based patent databases available through esp@cenet. Esp@cenet provides access to over 45 million patent documents from the European Patent Office and other patent offices around the world. It allows users to perform basic and advanced searches. The presentation also reviews other international patent databases from countries and regions like China, Germany, Japan, and WIPO.
This document discusses peer review and quality assurance in the age of author self-archiving. It presents arguments from Stevan Harnad in support of author self-archiving and open access. Harnad believes self-archiving maximizes research access, use and impact. However, he also argues that peer review is still essential to ensure quality control and certification of research. The document then discusses various problems with conventional peer review processes and proposes some "invisible hands" that can help assure quality in an environment of author self-archiving, such as personal reputation, institutional review, and self-correcting dynamics within scholarly communities.
This document discusses several ways in which research and scholarship are becoming more open, semantic, social, and mobile. It describes open access, open data, open peer review and how they are making research more openly available. It explains how semantic publishing enriches research with metadata to improve discovery and integration. Social networking services and sites like ResearchGate are discussed as ways research is becoming more social. Mobile access is also changing how research is conducted and shared.
The document discusses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and other web feed formats. It provides an overview of what RSS is, where feeds can be found on websites, and how users can subscribe to feeds using different feed reader programs. The document also gives examples of the types of content that are often distributed via feeds, such as news, journal articles, book listings, and library announcements.
This document summarizes the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) e-print archive (arXiv.org), which revolutionized scholarly communication in scientific communities by allowing electronic sharing of preprints. Started in 1991 by Paul Ginsparg, it began as an email-based system for physicists to share preprints but grew significantly. It now hosts over 500,000 e-prints across physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Authors can submit and retrieve preprints through a centralized server. The archive helped advance open scholarly communication before conventional journals embraced electronic formats.
The document discusses the history and future of digital textbooks. It notes that over a decade ago, educators and publishers envisioned the "Future Textbook" as being more than just a printed book, incorporating interactive elements. Since then, ebooks and digital textbooks have grown significantly in popularity. The document outlines the stages of development for digital textbooks, from early experimentation to future standards. It also discusses increasing ebook and digital textbook sales, as well as activities in the academic community around adopting more digital content options.
The document describes several e-print servers across various scientific disciplines, including chemistry, clinical medicine, cognitive sciences, and mathematics. It provides details on the purpose, contents, search features, and organizational sponsors of each server. The Chemistry Preprint Server is highlighted as the first profiled, providing a freely available archive for chemistry research with 270 e-prints as of July 2001. Users must register with ChemWeb.com to access the server and submissions are converted to PDF format.
The increase in online and web-only publishing has made it easier for organisations to create and distribute grey literature. Use these tips and tricks to track it down.
Scientific databases and repositories play an important role in the scientific community by organizing and providing access to scientific information. There are several types of scientific databases that focus on different subject areas or provide different types of access, including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and others. Repositories store and provide access to research outputs, teaching materials, theses/dissertations, and other content. They benefit researchers through increased visibility and impact of publications, and benefit institutions by increasing prestige and supporting teaching/learning. Aggregators facilitate access to content from multiple publishers and databases through hosting, gateway, and full-text services, helping libraries provide access.
This review demonstrates that using these websites can provide researchers with valuable sources of data and research, facilitating access to current literature and specialized scientific content. For optimal results, diversifying sources of research and using multiple search engines based on need and specialization is recommended
ISI Web of Knowledge started in 1955 with Dr. Eugene Garfield's concept of citation indexing and searching. It evolved over decades as technology advanced, bringing together data, tools, and content to create an integrated research platform covering sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. The platform provides comprehensive coverage from 1945 onward across various databases and allows for cross-database searching and analysis of trends, citations, and more to help researchers efficiently find and use information. It is accessed by over 3,200 institutions globally.
EP is the dissemination of Information in electronic format and its distribution to potential users either on electronic networks such as internet and Intranet or in stand-alone formats such as CD-ROMs and Diskette.
Synonym for EP is CAP (Computer Assisted Publishing)
The document summarizes several web tools for reference search, including ArXiv, which allows users to retrieve and submit physics and mathematics papers, RSS feeds for new submissions, and searching by archive number or keywords. It also discusses ISI Web of Knowledge for searching across subscribed databases, PubMed for searching biomedical literature and accessing full texts, and WolframAlpha, which aims to make all systematic knowledge computable through internal computations rather than web searching.
Open Access for Research: The Librarian Overview of Opportunities & Trends Pavlinka Kovatcheva
This document provides an overview of opportunities and trends in open access for research. It outlines the librarian's presentation topics including open access for research, institutional repositories, open access journals, social media and research, and librarian support for researchers. The presentation aims to inform researchers about maximizing access to research findings and increasing research impact through open access.
The Science Citation Index (SCI) was created in 1960 by Eugene Garfield to allow searching by cited references. It has since evolved into the Web of Science database, which provides access to multiple citation indexing databases covering science, social science, arts and humanities journals. Web of Science allows searching by author, cited references, and keywords to find relevant research and analyze impact metrics like citation counts and the h-index. Access is generally through institutional subscriptions.
This document summarizes features of several online reference resources and databases for libraries including Cambridge Collections Online, Shakespeare Survey Online, Lectrix, Orlando, Historical Statistics, Cambridge Books Online, SAGE Reference Online, Routledge Reference Resources Online, CRCnetBASE, WSPC ebooks, and World Scientific eBooks. It highlights search capabilities, subject coverage, purchase options, and other features of these online reference materials.
Media, information and the promise of new technologies in Knowledge Transfer ...maudelfin
This document discusses knowledge transfer practices and the role of new technologies. It covers different knowledge systems like communities of practice and academia. It also examines knowledge transfer spaces like workshops and digital repositories. Finally, it discusses key message formats, open data, and licensing regimes like Creative Commons that enable open sharing of information.
The document discusses services available through MIMAS, a UK data center, that can aid various stages of research. It outlines MIMAS's role in providing data, computing resources, and training. It then summarizes several databases and tools hosted by MIMAS, including Archives Hub, COPAC, Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, Derwent Innovations Index, ZETOC, JSTOR, CasWeb, Crossfire, and Landmap. Contact information is provided for each service.
This presentations have Online educational resources for Research purpose. These are include Databases, Thesis & Dissertations, E-Journals, Social networks etc.
The document provides information on using information and communication technologies (ICT) in sociology. It discusses what research is and its relationship to the internet. It then outlines various ICT resources that can be used in sociology research, such as creating websites and blogs, online questionnaires, e-books, digital library software, e-journals, and academic social networking sites. Useful websites for sociology researchers are also listed, including databases, repositories, journals, and video resources.
This newsletter issue introduces several new contributors and articles about library technology. It includes articles on pricing trends for personal computers, open source software in libraries, educating users about copyright and fair use, and a case study of library automation at the University of Valencia, Spain. Conference reports are provided from SITE, ACRL, E-Books 2001, ETD2001, and TechEd. New columns explore e-books and the SLAC e-conference proceedings archive. The issue also launches a new global case studies column.
"Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world."
Print -
Print Resources. University and college libraries tend to have more recent and detailed materials, most of which are print resources, than community or other lending libraries. ... Print resources are books, journals, newspapers, and other documents containing relevant information.
# E Print / Digital / NON Print
An information explosion has been with us for several decades. ... Nonbook materials consist of periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, maps, photographs, pictures, posters, slides, film strips, motion pictures, video tapes, cassettes, microfilms and microfiches, computer disks, etc.
This document summarizes five innovative electronic journals, indexes, or services that go beyond conventional online publications by providing novel features and functionalities. It profiles the Astronomy and Astrophysics index from the Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, which uses a self-organizing map to organize journal articles into a clickable graphical interface. It also summarizes the Internet Journal of Chemistry, an electronic-only journal that encourages authors to incorporate interactive elements like animations and molecular structures to enhance reader comprehension. The document discusses how these resources aim to fully utilize the digital environment and empower readers through customization options.
This document summarizes five innovative electronic journals, indexes, or services that go beyond conventional online publications by providing novel features and functionalities. It profiles the Astronomy and Astrophysics index from the Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, which uses a self-organizing map to organize journal articles into a clickable graphical interface. It also summarizes the Internet Journal of Chemistry, an electronic-only journal that encourages authors to incorporate interactive elements like animations and molecular structures to enhance reader comprehension. The document discusses how these resources aim to fully utilize the digital environment and empower readers through customization options.
Gerry McKiernan is a popular science and technology librarian blogger from Iowa State University. He runs several blogs focused on emerging technologies and their applications for libraries. McKiernan has been blogging since 2003 and his blogs regularly rank in the top 1% worldwide according to Technorati. He gains professional benefits from blogging through opportunities to present at conferences and staying up to date on new developments relevant to his work.
Roddy MacLeod is an award-winning information professional at the cutting edge of the industry. He has been blogging since 2005 and runs multiple blogs, including the Heriot-Watt Library blog Spineless and the JISC-funded TicTocs project blog. Blogging helps Roddy market the library, build interest in projects, and stay on top of trends in the field. It also expands his network and improves his writing skills.
This document summarizes several free international web-based patent sites:
- The USPTO and European Patent Office websites provide free access to patent information as well as other intellectual property resources. Other non-Western nations also offer free patent databases.
- Key free patent database services highlighted include DEPATISnet, the Industrial Property Digital Library (Japan), and the Intellectual Property Digital Library hosted by WIPO. Each provides search access to large collections of patent documents and bibliographic information.
1. The document discusses how MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) could disrupt higher education through innovative business models and flexible learning approaches.
2. It analyzes MOOCs using the theory of disruptive innovation, finding that MOOCs initially target non-consumers of higher education but may eventually compete with traditional universities by improving performance over time.
3. While MOOCs have potential to disrupt higher education, the education sector is complex with many players and regulations, so the impacts are difficult to predict and universities may not be displaced in the same way as other disrupted industries.
Gerry McKiernan is a popular science and technology librarian blogger from Iowa State University. He runs several blogs on topics like online social networks, bioenergy, geothermal energy, and wind energy that receive thousands of subscribers. McKiernan has been blogging since 2003 and credits it with helping him stay on top of developments in his fields and getting invitations to present at conferences. He enjoys the feedback from colleagues who find his blogs professionally valuable.
The document discusses several free international web-based patent sites, including those run by the USPTO, European Patent Office, China Patent Database, DEPATISnet, and Industrial Property Digital Library. It describes the types of patent information available on each site, such as bibliographic data, abstracts, and in some cases full-text patent documents. It also summarizes the search interfaces and capabilities of each site.
This document summarizes several free international web-based patent sites:
- The USPTO and European Patent Office websites provide free access to patent information as well as other intellectual property resources. Other non-Western nations also offer free patent databases.
- Key free patent database services described include DEPATISnet, the Industrial Property Digital Library (Japan), and the Intellectual Property Digital Library hosted by WIPO. Each provides search access to large collections of patent documents and bibliographic information.
This document provides details about the Energy Citations Database (ECD) produced by the U.S. Department of Energy. It describes the content, search features, and record format of the ECD. Key points include:
- The ECD contains over 2 million bibliographic records related to energy and energy-related research funded by the DOE.
- Records include fields for title, authors, publication date, report numbers, subject terms, and abstracts. Links to fulltext are provided for some newer publications.
- Searches can be done through a basic search box searching specific fields, or through an advanced search interface. Searching supports boolean operators and wildcard characters.
- Results can be sorted
The document summarizes esp@cenet®, a free web-based patent search service provided by the European Patent Office. Esp@cenet® provides access to over 42.5 million patent documents from over 70 countries. It allows users to search for patent information via three gateways - the EPO gateway, national patent office gateways of EPO member states, or the European Commission gateway. Basic "Quick Searches" can be done on title/abstract or by patent number. Search results provide bibliographic data and English abstracts when available.
The document discusses social networking services and Facebook. It provides an overview of Facebook, describing its features such as profiles, friends, groups, pages, and privacy settings. It also discusses the growth of Facebook at Iowa State University and outlines plans to create an organizational social network called ESC-Net for the Engineering Staff Council at ISU. The presentation aims to educate about using social media to facilitate collaboration.
EnergyFiles is a virtual library of energy-related scientific and technical information created by the US Department of Energy. It provides access to various collections including journal articles, technical reports, electronic preprints, and bibliographic databases containing over 2 million records. The Energy Citations Database within EnergyFiles contains citations and abstracts of literature from fields related to the work of the Department of Energy. Users can search individual databases or search across multiple collections simultaneously through the EnergyFiles portal.
This document discusses the potential for electronic journals to go beyond traditional text-based formats by embedding multimedia content like audio, video, and 3D models. It presents several examples of e-journals that have begun incorporating multimedia and proposes categories for an "EJI" registry to track innovative e-journals. The document advocates for a vision of online information that provides more freedom by allowing any information to be connected to any other information.
This article discusses how e-journals are evolving to incorporate more innovative features by transcending limitations of print. It examines how e-journals are integrating a variety of electronic content like multimedia and being customized. It explores enhancements like interactive features and new formats of scholarly communication. The article also analyzes how e-journals offer personalized alerting services, tables of contents, and ability to select topics of interest to reduce information overload for readers.
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Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
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Alexander Street Press [http://alexanderstreet.com] is“an
electronic publisher of … online collections in the humanities
and social sciences,” most notably in the following disciplines:
Anthropology; Black History and Literature; Counseling and
Therapy; Education; Literature; Medical; Music; Performing
Arts,Theatre & Film; Religion; Social and Cultural History; Soci-
ology; and Women’s History and Literature [http://alexander
street.com/products/discnew.htm].
It also offers Music Online [http://alexanderstreet.com/prod
ucts/muso.htm], a “full suite of music collections that is … the
broadest and most comprehensive resource available for the
study of classical, jazz, world, and American music.” Through
this portal, users can access audio recordings, video content,
full-text reference materials, musical scores, liner notes, biog-
raphies, and images.”
Music Online offers access to the following Alexander Street
Presscontent[http://alexanderstreet.com/products/music.htm]:
Music Reference
• African American Music Reference
• Classical Music Reference Library
• Classical Scores Library
• The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
Music Listening
• American Song
• Classical Music Library
• Contemporary World Music
• Jazz Music Library
• Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
Music Video
• Opera in Video
• Dance in Video
In addition to these latter collections, Alexander Street Press
also provides, or plans to offer, access to a variety of other video
collections [http://alexanderstreet.com/products/video.htm],
namely the following:
• Academic Video Online
• American History in Video
• Counseling and Therapy in Video
• Counseling and Therapy in Video,Volume II
• Education in Video
• Ethnographic Video Online
• Filmmakers Library Online
• Nursing Education in Video
• Theatre in Video
• World History in Video
Arthaus-Music, the BBC, CBS, California Newsreel, the Cin-
ema Guild, Documentary Educational Resources, Kino Inter-
national, Opus Arte, PBS, Pennabaker Hegedus Films, and
Psychotherapy.net are among the major video producers with
which Alexander Street Press has partnered for its collections
[http://alexanderstreet.com/products/partners.htm].
Mobile Access Options
“Users can … send Alexander Street recordings and playlists
to their mobile device using automatic email or SMS text
options, or by navigating directly to a mobile-friendly URL.”
Mobile access is also available via QR codes. A QR (short for
Quick Response) code is a specific matrix bar code readable
by dedicated QR bar code readers and camera phones. The
encoded information can be text, a web address, or other data
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code]. By scanning a QR code
— which can be auto-generated for every recording, album, and
playlist in the Music Online collections — users can have imme-
diate access to the streaming content [http://alexanderstreet.
com/pressroom/releases/10.0715.mobile.htm]. Similar mobile
access is now also available for most of the company’s video col-
lections [http://alexanderstreet.com/products/video.htm].
Device/Platform
At present, Alexander Street supports mobile access for all
Android OS and iPhone devices (3G network or better), includ-
ing the iPod touch and iPad. In the near future, Alexander Street
Press will offer “universal mobile access” and an iPhone app.
Alexander Street Press
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) [http://portal.acs.org]
is“the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s lead-
ing sources of authoritative scientific information.” Among its
major activities, ACS publishes scientific journals, books, maga-
zines, conference and symposia proceedings, and comprehensive
chemistry databases.
Its high-impact journals cover all aspects of the chemistry field,
namely applied chemistry and chemical engineering; biochem-
istry, biotechnology, and biomedical sciences; chemistry; macro-
molecular chemistry; medical chemistry; organic chemistry; phys-
ical, inorganic and analytical chemistry.
Through its Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) division, the
ACS produces CAplus, a bibliographic database that indexes a
wide variety of scientific publications (e.g., articles, conference
papers, patents), and CAS Registry, which provides chemical and
property data. As of late May 2011, CAplus contained more than
34 million records, while the registry provided data for nearly 60
million organic and inorganic substances.
The CAS SciFinder service provides access not only to these two
major resources but also to three other CAS-produced databases:
CASREACT(reactioninformationforsingle-andmultiple-stepreac-
tions), CHEMCATS (chemical source information), and CHEMLIST
(regulatory information records), as well as to MEDLINE, the data-
base produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) [http://
www.cas.org/help/scifinder/content.htm].
Mobile Access Options
ACS Mobile
ACS Mobile[http://pubs.acs.org/page/tools/acsmobile/index.
html] offers a “Quick Search” option that enables the user to
search across the more than 1 million scientific research articles
and book chapters from the ACSWeb Editions platform by author,
keyword, title, abstract, DOI, or bibliographic citation. It also does
the following:
• Provides access to an indexed list of more than 35,000 research
articles published annually, complete with graphical and
text abstracts
• Offers personalized access to new ASAP Articles from all
ACS journals.
• Provides access to full-text articles (via wireless or virtual pri-
vate networks) for users at institutions that subscribe to all
or select ACS journals
• OffersID/password-basedaccessforindividualswhosubscribe
to ACS journals as part of the ACS member benefits package
• Shares links and snippets via email and social media
options display
SciFinder Mobile
The SciFinder Mobile [http://www.cas.org/products/scifindr/sf
mobile]platformallowsregistereduserstoaccessSciFinderresources
through web-enabled smartphones. Users can do the following:
• Explore by Research Topic.
• Explore by Substance ID.
• Explore by Author Name.
• Explore by Company Name.
• Review “Keep Me Posted” alerts.
• Review “Saved Answers” sets.
Note: SciFinder Mobile is not restricted by IP address or licensed
seats [http://www.cas.org/products/scifindr/sfmobile].
Device/Platform
ACS Mobile
There are two options. The Android Market [https://market.
android.com/details?id=org.acs.pubs.acsmobile] is available for
$2.99. The App Store option is $ 4.99 [http://itunes.apple.com/
app/acs-mobile/id355382930].
SciFinder Mobile
SciFinder Mobile can be accessed via standard web browsers
on the following platforms/operating systems: Apple iOS, Google
Android OS, Nokia Maemo and Symbian OS, and Research In
Motion BlackBerry OS. SciFinder Mobile will not currently work
on Windows Phone 7 or Windows Mobile smartphones. Users
who attempt to access SciFinder Mobile on these devices will be
directed to the full version of SciFinder. Users of SciFinder on Apple
iPad or other internet-capable tablet devices have access to the
full version of SciFinder.
A list of platforms on which SciFinder Mobile has been tested
is available at http://www.cas.org/products/scifindr/sfmobile/
platforms.html.
American Chemical Society
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Cengage Learning [http://www.cengage.com] is “a leading
provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions
for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide.”
Its brands include Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar,
Gale, Heinle, South-Western, and Wadsworth.
Gale offers a full range of“digital and print product solutions
that support education and research in public, academic and
K–12 libraries.” Its current catalog includes several dozen infor-
mation resources, notably databases, ebook collections, primary
sources, and reference works, among others [http://www.gale.
cengage.com/product_sites/index.htm]:
• ABC-CLIO ebooks
• Academic OneFile
• Access My Library
• Book Review Index Online
• Business & Company Resource Center
• Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Facts On File ebooks
• GREENR
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
• Something About the Author Online
• Sources in U.S. History Online series
• Testing & Education Reference Center
• World History in Context
Mobile Access Options
Gale Apps
Cengage offers apps [http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps]
for its three Gale AccessMyLibrary collections: AML Public Edi-
tion, AML School Edition, and AML College Edition.
Using GPS, the AML Public Edition allows the user to locate
public libraries within a 10-mile radius and provides some free
access to Gale online resources./ AML School Edition offers stu-
dents free, unlimited access to their school library’s Gale elec-
tronic collections. AML College Edition gives registered students
unlimited, 24/7 access to their library’s Gale online resources
using the individual’s academic email address.
Device/Platform
AML Public Edition
Android Market [https://market.android.com/details?id=
com.cengage.mobile.aml.android]
App Store [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessmylibr
ary/id342518632]
Gale[http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/aml/PublicLibrary]
AML School Edition
Android Market [https://market.android.com/details?id=
com.cengage.mobile.amlschooledition.android]
App Store [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessmylibr
ary-school-edition/id371676736]
Gale[http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/aml/SchoolLibrary]
AML College Edition
Android Market [https://market.android.com/details?id=
com.cengage.mobile.amlcollegeedition.android]
App Store [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessmylibr
arycollege/id395238743] Note: This app is designed for both
iPhone and iPad.
Gale[http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/aml/CollegeLibrary]
Cengage Learning
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EBSCOPublishing[http://www.ebscohost.com]isacomponentof
the Information Services group of EBSCO Industries, a diversified cor-
poration of more than 40 businesses headquartered in Birmingham,
Ala.BasedinIpswich,Mass.,EBSCOPublishingoffersanarrayofinfor-
mation products and services, most notably its EBSCOhost databases
that cover most disciplines [http://www.ebscohost.com/title-lists].
• America: History and Life With Full Text
• Bibliography of Native North Americans
• Communication Abstracts
• EconLit With Full Text
• Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW)
• Gender Studies Database (GSD)
• Historical Abstracts With Full Text
• Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA)
• The Left Index
• Music Index
• Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Basic Edition
• Peace Research Abstracts
• Race Relations Abstracts
• Sustainability Reference Center
• Textile Technology Index (TTI)
• Urban Studies Abstracts
• Violence & Abuse Abstracts
• Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Mobile Access Options
EBSCOhost iPhone App
The EBSCOhost iPhone App [http://www.ebscohost.com/aca
demic/iphone-app?/iphone-app] is free and offers functionalities
that enables users to do the following:
• Choose which databases to search.
• Limit results to full-text or peer-reviewed.
• Sort by relevance or date.
• Retrieve full-text results in HTML and/or PDF formats.
• Save results for offline access at a later date.
• Email results to self or others.
• Retrieve the most recent 25 search results.
• Browse a “cover flow” display of search results.
EBSCOhost Mobile
ThemainEBSCOhostMobilescreenoffersseveraloptions,notably
the selection of one (or more) subscribed EBSCOhost database(s),
searchoptionconfiguration,selectionoffieldcodes,andspecification
ofsearchanddisplaypreferences.Inaddition,EBSCOhostMobilealso
offers the following features:
• Basic searching
• HTML and PDF full text
• Search modes
• Limiters
• Image quick view
• Image Collection (where available)
• Emailing articles
• Multi-database searching
• Branding
Search results records include author information/affiliation,
source links, document type, subject terms, and NAICS/Industry
codes, as well as an abstract, ISSN, accession number, persistent
links, images, and links to full text [http://support.epnet.com/
knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4431].
Device/Platform
EBSCOhost iPhone App
AppStore[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebscohost/id4332695
87]Note:ThisappisdesignedforiPhone,iPodtouch,andiPaddevices.
An EBSCOhost app for Android devices is planned.
EBSCOhost Mobile
http://m.ebscohost.com; http://search.ebscohost.mobi
Supported devices include the following:
• Android smartphones
• BlackBerry
• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Windows smartphones
• Dell Axim [http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/
mobile-access]
Note:JavaScriptmustbeenabledinordertouseEBSCOhostMobile
[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2009/11/httptinyurl.html].
EBSCO Publishing
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Infotrieve [http://www.infotrieve.com] is a “global leader in
business service solutions for information centers [offering]
content licensing, document delivery, copyright compliance,
reprints and eprints, usage analysis and collection manage-
ment” [http://www.publist.com/aboutus].
Application/Platform
Mobile Library
In late September 2010, Infotrieve announced the release of
the Mobile Library iPad app. With Mobile Library, “users have
secure access from anywhere to all corporate licensed electronic
contentanddocumentrepositories,aswellasaccesstotheworld’s
largest collection of [science, technology and medical] content.”
Mobile Library allows the user to organize personal collec-
tions that consist of a variety of format types, notably PDFs,
videos, images and audio. With the app users can “capture, tag
and organize citations, abstracts and other items of interest for
future research, review or purchase.” Mobile Library “automat-
ically organizes and cross references files based on user defined
tags, and allows users to search against these personalized tags
to quickly locate content of interest.”
The Mobile Library offers a variety of automatic alerts using
the company’s collection of more than 50 million citations, as
well as unlimited RSS feeds.
Mobile Library is fully integrated with the company’s “Con-
tent SCM content and rights management platform, and users
can seamlessly switch from the iPad to their PC or Mac. … Con-
tent SCM is a web-based content sourcing and delivery platform
that can provide access to all licensed electronic content”
[http://www.publist.com/files/Mobile_Library_Release_v2FIN
ALpost_2010-09-28.pdf].
Device/Platform
App Store [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-mobile-lib
rary/id427426644]
Infotrieve
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
[http://www.ieee.org] “is the world’s largest professional associ-
ation dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excel-
lence for the benefit of humanity [and serves] professionals
involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronic and comput-
ing fields and related areas of science and technology …”
[http://www.ieee.org/about/ieee_history.html].
IEEE publishes a wide range of quality publications [http://
www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/subscrip-
tions/index.html] which include the following:
• Books
• Conference publications
• Journals and magazines
• Standards
• Newsletters
Through its IEEE Xplore Digital Library, the organization pro-
vides access to “151 journals, over 900 conference proceedings,
morethan3,400technicalstandards,over400ebooksand200edu-
cationalcourses”[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/aboutUs.jsp].The
digital library incorporates access to select journals and confer-
ence proceedings of IET,The Institution of Engineering andTech-
nology [http://www.theiet.org; http://www.ieee.org/publica
tions_standards/publications/xplore/index.html].
Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Specifically, the digital library provides access to these types of
items [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/Help_start.html]:
• Journals,transactions,letters,andmagazinespublishedbythe
IEEE, dating from January 1988 with select content back to
1893
• Journals and letters published by the American Institute of
Physics (AIP) and the AmericanVacuum Society (AVS), with
select content dating back to 1930
• Journals, letters, and magazines published by the IET, the
Institution of Engineering and Technology, with select con-
tent dating back to 1965
• Conference proceedings published by the IEEE, dating from
January 1988 with select content back to 1953
• Conference proceedings published by the IET dating back
to 1988.
• IEEE technical standards and specifications, including
superseded standards dating from January 1948
• Ebooks published by Wiley-IEEE Press
• Educational courses representing IEEE conferences, work-
shops, and seminars in an interactive format
• Technology surveys compiled by the IEEE
The IEEE Xplore Digital Library offers these features [http://
www.ieee.org/portal/innovate/why/ieee_xplore.html]:
• 100% full-text searchable content with PDF images of all
IEEE articles, papers and standards
• Ability to search more than 2 million documents quickly by
title, author, abstract, keyword, affiliation, and more
• Tools to refine search results, search further within the
results, view an abstract or download the full-text document
• Ability to browse more than 4,000 publication titles alpha-
betically or to search by title keyword
• Context-sensitive “Help” features
• Multimedia links to relevant articles
•Weekly updates, with more than 25,000 pages added monthly
• Free email alerts
Mobile Access Option
IEEE Xplore Mobile Digital Library
TheIEEEXploreMobileDigitalLibrary[http://ieeexplore.ieee.
org/mobile] platform allows the user to search and view IEEE
Xplore content from a mobile device. One can refine a search
“using multiple facets for more targeted results.” Subscription
terms determine an individual’s access to full-text documents.
Using an IEEE Xplore account, a user can switch to the full
site with a mobile device with PDF viewing capability by logging
in with a user name or by using Wi-Fi or VPN access through an
authenticated IP.
IEEE Xplore Mobile Digital Library content is viewable on all
web-enabled mobile devices; however, it has been optimized for
mobile devices with screen sizes of 320x240 pixels or above. The
following actions and settings are recommended for enhanced
viewing. Use the internet browser and then enable all of the fol-
lowing options applicable to the device:
• Support JavaScript
• Support HTML tables
• Use foreground and background colors
• Support embedded media
• Support style sheets
• Set “Style Sheet Media Type” to “Handheld”
• Set “Show Images and Content Mode” to “On WML &
HTML Pages”
Some users will be able to access PDF documents using aWi-
Fi-enabled mobile device.To view these full-text documents, the
user needs to sign in to the Wi-Fi network at an institution with
an active IP authenticated subscription [http://ieeexplore.ieee.
org/mobile/about.html].
Device/Platform
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile
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8. THE MOBILE LUCKY SEVEN
NewspaperDirect, Inc.
www.infotoday.com/searcher 53July/August 2011
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, NewspaperDirect
[http://www.newspaperdirect.com] “is the world leader in
multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution.
…” Its PressDisplay [http://www.pressdisplay.com] service is the
“largest online newspaper kiosk,” providing access to more than
“1,800 full-content newspapers [and magazines] from 94 coun-
tries in 49 languages.
“Through a user interface that supports 8 languages, Press-
Display users can view publications online, download titles for
offline viewing, vote and comment on articles, instantly trans-
late articles into 12 different languages, listen to publications on
their PCs, Macs or mobile devices …” [http://www.newspa-
perdirect.com/resources/nd_overview.pdf].
Versions of the PressDisplay service are available for airlines,
corporations, hotels, libraries, and other markets
Mobile Access Options
PressReader
PressReader [http://www.pressreader.com] is a free applica-
tion that allows users to download subscribed NewspaperDirect
content for offline reading. Among its many features, Press-
Reader allows the user to do the following:
• Search online across titles and select the items
for download.
• Pan, zoom, or rotate pages, articles and photos.
• Navigatepublicationsusingthumbnailsortablesofcontents.
• Open full articles in easy-to-read text views.
• Listen to publications using on-demand audio.
Users cannot only search content, but share and discuss as
well. In addition, publications are enhanced with interactive fea-
tures, such as hot links, telephone numbers, and email addresses
[http://blog.pressdisplay.com/pressreader].
Device/Platform
Android Market [https://market.android.com/details?id=
com.newspaperdirect.pressreader.android]
App Store http://itunes.apple.com/app/pressreader/id31
3904711]
BlackBerry AppWorld [http://appworld.blackberry.com/web
store/content/3719]
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