Library Hi Tech: Volume 20 Issue 3

METS and the metadata marketplace

Michael Seadle

One purpose of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is to deal with the multiplication of metadata types in recent years, and especially metadata that deal with…

A study of collaborative storage of library resources

Steve O’Connor, Andrew Wells, Mel Collier

Cooperative storage is essentially the sharing of a space within a facility, while collaborative storage implies a shared approach to the collection in terms of growth, shape…

Libraries and desktop storage options: results of a Web‐based survey

Arthur Hendricks, Jian Wang

The floppy disk drive is expected to become obsolete soon. However, this issue has been little addressed in library professional journals. This article reports the results of a…

Create, edit, and manage Web database content using active server pages

Xiaodong Li, John Paul Fullerton

Libraries have been integrating active server pages (ASP) with Web‐based databases for searching and retrieving electronic information for the past five years; however, a…

Streamlining electronic access with Windows Terminal Server

F. Bartow Culp

Libraries face increasing challenges as well as opportunities, when they add electronic information resources to their services. Examples of such challenges are client/server…

Web site accessibility: a study of six genres

Emily Jackson‐Sanborn, Kerri Odess‐Harnish, Nikki Warren

There is much confusion over how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 will apply to the Internet. Based on current trends, it seems…

English advice manuals online at Rutgers: a partnership in a new course using digital books and Web technology

Ronald Jantz, Rudolph Bell

The authors’ experiences in launching a new course at Rutgers University are described. The new honors course resulted from a collaboration between the History Department and…

Ariadne’s thread: hypertext, writing, and the World Wide Web

Kyle Felker

Examines the concept of hypertext and how it relates to the World Wide Web, along with a discussion of why this is important to librarians. Includes examples of library Web pages…

Training for professional librarians in Slovakia by distance‐learning methods: an overview of the PROLIB and EDULIB projects

Kerstin Dahl, Simon Francis, Lucy A. Tedd, Milena Tetrevova´, Elena Zihlavnikova´

This article provides an overview of the PROLIB and EDULIB projects, which involved the development and delivery of distance‐learning courses in the Slovak language to library and…

Information marketing in a digital world

Jennifer Rowley

This article analyses the role of information in the marketing processes associated with a digital world. The distinctions between information products and goods and services are…

Contradictions of Tanzania Government policies on Internet service provision: case study of Dar es Salaam city

Stephen M. Mutula, Mzee M.M.M. Ahmadi

The Tanzania Government recognizes the importance of Internet accessibility in national development and has been at the forefront, at least on paper, in putting in place…

From MARC to MARC 21 and beyond: some reflections on MARC and the Arabic language

Zahiruddin Khurshid

The paper aims to review major developments in the MARC format, including a brief description of metadata schemes and cross‐walks. It also offers an assessment of how well MARC…

DocML: a digital library of university data

Ioannis Papadakis, Vassileios Karakoidas, Vassileios Chrissikopoulos

This paper presents DocML, a Web‐based digital library of university data. The goal is to build a system capable of preserving and managing student assignments efficiently in a…

Library design – the architect’s view. A discussion with Tom Findley

Morell D. Boone

The architect’s role in any building project cannot be overstated. It is crucial for library planners to bring the architect early into the design process and work continuously…