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Publication date: 1 January 1992

Brewster Kahle, Harry Morris, Franklin Davis, Kevin Tiene, Clare Hart and Robin Palmer

In this paper we present a corporate information system for untrained users to search gigabytes of unformatted data using quasi‐natural language and relevance feedback queries…

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In this paper we present a corporate information system for untrained users to search gigabytes of unformatted data using quasi‐natural language and relevance feedback queries. The data can reside on distributed servers anywhere on a wide area network, giving the users access to personal, corporate, and published information from a single interface. Effective queries can be turned into profiles, allowing the system to automatically alert the user when new data are available. The system was tested by twenty executive users located in six cities. Our primary goal in building the system was to determine if the technology and infrastructure existed to make end‐user searching of unstructured information profitable. We found that effective search and user interface technologies for end‐users are available, but network technologies are still a limiting cost factor. As a result of the experiment, we are continuing the development of the system. This article will describe the overall system architecture, the implemented subset, and the lessons learned.

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Internet Research, vol. 2 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1066-2243

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Publication date: 1 January 1991

Marian L. Dalton

The rapid advances in computer networking technology in the late 1980s have led to a corresponding increase in locations wishing to participate in computer networks. As more sites…

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The rapid advances in computer networking technology in the late 1980s have led to a corresponding increase in locations wishing to participate in computer networks. As more sites adopt a common communication protocol and connect to local networks that may themselves be connected into a national network, opportunities abound for information sharing and collaborative research. A major roadblock to experiencing the benefits of this connectivity, however, is the difficulty of knowing what information is available on computers throughout the network. Several approaches are being explored to provide access to this “virtual library.” A combination of library and computer networking skills will be necessary to design appropriate tools that will allow all users to participate in the developing networked information environment.

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Internet Research, vol. 1 no. 1
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ISSN: 1066-2243

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

R.E. Leon

This paper draws attention to the value of a new generation of information servers as a tool for human communication. Section I introduces the notion that the Internet is…

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This paper draws attention to the value of a new generation of information servers as a tool for human communication. Section I introduces the notion that the Internet is heralding a new era in communications, where peoples of different age and background are able to communicate with each other without barriers of distance or time. Section 2 examines the client‐server architecture which, together with the advent of graphic user interfaces, made possible a new generation of distributed, platform‐independent information servers. Four of the new generation servers are discussed in the remaining sections, namely Archie, gopher, WAIS and the World Wide Web, as well as video‐conferencing with CU‐seeMe.

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Online and CD-Rom Review, vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1353-2642

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Publication date: 1 January 1992

Clifford A. Lynch and Cecilia M. Preston

The need for effective directories of networked information resources becomes more critical as these resources—online library catalogs, file archives, online journal article…

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The need for effective directories of networked information resources becomes more critical as these resources—online library catalogs, file archives, online journal article repositories, and information servers—proliferate, and as demand grows for intelligent tools to navigate and use such information resources. The existing approaches are based primarily on print‐oriented directories, but print‐oriented directories will not scale to support the future services that will help network users navigate tens of thousands of resources. The paper first explores the “user” perspective in various usage scenarios for employing a database of descriptive information to navigate or access networked information resources. It then considers specific data elements that will be required in a description of these networked information resources. Classification of networked information resources will ultimately rely on large‐scale prototypes, coupled with a new generation of advanced information‐seeking tools, and within the reality of economics.

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Internet Research, vol. 2 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1066-2243

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Publication date: 1 April 1992

Charles R. McClure, William E. Moen and Joe Ryan

This article summarizes a study that identified and described federal information inventory/locator systems. Such locator systems provide an important means of accessing a range…

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This article summarizes a study that identified and described federal information inventory/locator systems. Such locator systems provide an important means of accessing a range of government information not previously available to the public or other government officials. Overall, the study's goal was to improve access to and use of U.S. government information. The study produced a final report describing study efforts, identifying issues and conclusions, and recommending the design of an networked‐based government‐wide information inventory/locator system (GIILS) (Volume I), the Federal Locator Database (FLD) — a machine‐readable database of descriptive information on some 250 federal databases, of which fifty‐three met the study's criteria as a locator, and a user's guide to that database (Volume II includes a machine‐readable version of the database and the user guide and codebook). The study recommends that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget develop a policy framework requiring agencies to design and maintain machine‐readable locators, meeting certain requirements and standards and that these be accessible over the Internet/NREN.

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Internet Research, vol. 2 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1066-2243

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Publication date: 11 September 2007

Nicholas Joint

The purpose of this paper is to point out that past models of information ownership may not carry over to the age of digital information. The fact that public ownership of…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to point out that past models of information ownership may not carry over to the age of digital information. The fact that public ownership of information (for example, by means of national and public library collections) created social benefits in the past does not mean that a greater degree of private sector involvement in information provision in the knowledge society of today is synonymous with an abandonment of past ideals of social information provision.

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A brief review of recent issues in digital preservation and national electronic heritage management, with an examination of the public–private sector characteristics of each issue.

Findings

Private companies and philanthropic endeavours focussing on the business of digital information provision have done some things – which in the past we have associated with the public domain – remarkably well. It is probably fair to say that this has occurred against the pattern of expectation of the library profession.

Research limitations/implications

The premise of this paper is that LIS research aimed at predicting future patterns of problem solving in information work should avoid the narrow use of patterns of public–private relationships inherited from a previous, print‐based information order.

Practical implications

This paper suggests practical ways in which the library and information profession can improve digital library services by looking to form creative partnerships with private sector problem solvers.

Originality/value

This paper argues that the LIS profession should not take a doctrinaire approach to commercial company involvement in “our” information world. Librarians should facilitate collaboration between all parties, both public and private, to create original solutions to contemporary information provision problems. In this way we can help create pragmatic, non‐doctrinaire solutions that really do work for the citizens of our contemporary information society.

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Library Review, vol. 56 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 February 2002

Penny O'Connor and Julie Hurd

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 19 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 22 May 2009

Nicholas Joint

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate issues surrounding the Google Book settlement in 2009, and its relevance to libraries by general discussion and examples from library…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate issues surrounding the Google Book settlement in 2009, and its relevance to libraries by general discussion and examples from library practice.

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A set of projections and speculations that are both conceptual and practical in nature, based on early reactions and comments about this development.

Findings

There are many philosophical and moral objections to the consequences of the Google Book settlement, and that the practical effects for academic libraries could be both positive and/or negative. The practical examples of such outcomes are designed to help clarify the implications for library and information practitioners and generate further debate.

Research limitations/implications

The fact that the Book settlement is a legal arrangement between parties in a civil court makes in depth research analysis of a public nature very difficult – which is in itself one of the main themes of the paper.

Practical implications

The teasing out of the real‐life consequences of the settlement are intended be helpful to the library practitioner.

Originality/value

This paper tries to offer an early insight into an important new development in information retrieval history from the point of view of academic librarians, in contrast to much contemporary comment, which has come from authors and rights holders.

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Library Review, vol. 58 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 7 September 2015

Heidi Hanson and Zoe Stewart-Marshall

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 32 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 1 August 2004

Barbara Glover and Eric Owen

Reports on the 14th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy, held in Berkeley, California in April 2004. Outlines the themes of the papers presented in the 12 plenary…

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Reports on the 14th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy, held in Berkeley, California in April 2004. Outlines the themes of the papers presented in the 12 plenary sessions.

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 21 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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