Table of contents
The raw and the cooked among librarians
Michael SeadleThis introduction to Library Hi Tech‘s special issue on digital libraries and digital centers is about applying anthropology to library research. The goal is to demonstrate…
Library technology initiatives and community building
Steven EllisLibrary technology initiatives naturally stand at the intersection of people and machines, and represent perhaps the most important case we have for understanding the ways in…
The social position of electronic text centers
Michael EngleElectronic text centers exist in tension with structures and functions of research libraries that have been optimized to handle print materials. This article details the…
Library technology centers and community building: Yale University Library Electronic Text Center
Diane Y. Goldenberg‐HartThis article discusses the various communities that have contributed to the evolution of the Yale University Library Electronic Text Center (ETC). University groups currently…
“Face work”: a new role for the next generation of library‐based information technology centers
Carol Ann HughesLibrary technology centers have commonly received attention as locations with high‐end equipment and sophisticated software. However, the mere availability of resources is not…
CETH, electronic text centers, and the humanities communitiy
Marianne GauntTo a great extent the work of humanists and electronic text center librarians is at the forefront of realizing the potential of new media for research and instruction. It goes…
Geographic information systems and the New York State Library: mapping new pathways for library service
Theresa C. StrasserThe New York State Library in Albany hosts the New York State GIS Clearinghouse, and employs hands‐on geographic information systems technology as an enhancement to its reference…
Building support for a humanities electronic text center: the experience at Indiana University
Perry WillettThe Library Electronic Text Resource Service (LETRS) at Indiana University began in 1992. LETRS combines a facility with an online service. Staff have tried many different ways to…
Emory electronic text projects: the role of the full‐text center in building partnerships
Charles D. SpornickEmory‘s “full‐text” center has been engaged in a number of small‐scale digitization projects.In each of these projects the Beck Center has followed the “SGML Model.” Through these…
The library, the computing center: an innovative organization in Nevada
Lynne PersoniusAccording to Stephen Zink, there are various possible organizational approaches to providing technology and information support. He sees the two (technology and information) as…
Section 1: The University of Wisconsin (UW)‐Madison Electronic Library: Integrating resources and services
Ken FrazierThe theme of integrating technology and the higher‐education mission is explored in the context of the evolving Electronic Library and UW‐Madison‘s priorities for the next…
Section 2: The UW‐Madison Electronic Library: The administrative framework
Nolan F. PopeThe foundations for building a large research‐ and service‐orientated library automation environment are examined. The coordinating efforts between the UW‐Madison campus library…
Section 3: The Public Electronic Library: Learn as you go ‐ creating an electronic publishing capability
Peter C. GormanThis section describes how library resources and services are made available through the EL. Access is considered in several forms including interface design and continuity…
The Public Electronic Library: Web‐based subject guides
Charles W. DeanConsiders the way electronic information can be accessed by the adaptation and use of guides. Highlights the current interest in creating and implementing such a value‐added…
The Public Electronic Library: Web‐menuing versus OPAC cataloging
Sue DentingerCompares and contrasts the benefits of Web menuing against the merits of OPAC cataloging. Looks at recent electronic developments of OPAC cataloging using web interfacing and the…
The Public Electronic Library: Unified access through EL workstation and interface
Peter C. GormanProfiles the accessibility of information from any computer at the University of Wisconsin. States that the building of a common hardware and software infrastructure has allowed…
The Public Electronic Library: Integrating GIS resources and tools
Jeanne Boston, Charles W. Dean, Hugh Phillips, Nolan F. PopeOutlines the problems and challenges faced by the University of Wisconsin with the integration of GIS tools within the electronic library resources. Briefly details the…
The Public Electronic Library: Making resources more accessible
Steven C. Daggett, Mitch LundquistOutlines the issues facing those providing access through networked CD‐ROM databases, looking in particular at the limitations to users. Profiles the University of Wisconsin‘s…
Section 4: Technical infrastructure of the electronic library
Mitch Lundquist, Steven C. Daggett, Mark McClung, Peter C. GormanThis section describes the clients, servers, and networks that comprise the EL. The technical and administrative process of integrating campus library LANs for accessing CD‐ROM…
Section 5: Electronic library production support: the library technology group help desk
Mitch LundquistThe library technology group help desk is described, and the tools, procedures, and personnel for providing technical support to the campus libraries and library production…
EL production support: procedures and tools
Craig AllanPresents a case study of the Library Technology Group Helpdesk at the University of Wisconsin covering the procedures, methods and tools used to support workflow efficiency and…
EL production support: the silver platter electronic reference library ‐ servers, clients and data
Sue DentingerProvides an overview of the support issues University of Wisconsin libraries have faced in running a SilverPlatter Electronic Reference Library database server for numerous…
Digital libraries: future potentials and challenges
Nolan F. PopeFour broad area for future development in the digital library environment are identified and explored. The presentation and display of information is linked to interface design…
How can technology help? Interviews with library directors
Merri Beth LavagninoTechnology plays an ever‐increasing role in all organizations today, and libraries are no exception. But who knows best what technology can do to assist libraries? This series of…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho