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Cynthia Gillespie

Online Search and Findability: Ignoring Knowledge Experts at Our Peril | Britannica Blog - 0 views

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    While interesting, this article doesn't point toward the feasibility of an all digital library. This can be deleted.
Cynthia Gillespie

LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress - 0 views

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    Findings and Recommendations portion of a study of the Library of Congress's role in the digital transition. An outline of links for the entire study is on the right side of the page.
Cynthia Gillespie

PLANETS: Publications - 0 views

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    Link to PLANETS "Report of Usage models for Libraries, Archives, and Data Centres." This report is a .pdf document that discusses the results of a study or user requirements for digital documents. The study discusses the following topics as they relate to digital documents: access, trustworthiness, retrieval, and flexibility.
Cynthia Gillespie

Learning Resource Center - A. T. Still University - 0 views

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    This is a nice homepage for the A.T. Still University Learning Resource Center. Online Tutorials for electronic resources are prominently listed on the home page
Cynthia Gillespie

Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky - 0 views

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    Newspapers are closing left and right, as the model for sharing news and information has changed. This blog entry discusses the publishing revolution in terms of what is happening in the newspaper industry.
Cynthia Gillespie

Research Libraries' Costs of Doing Business | EDUCAUSE CONNECT - 0 views

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    A 2004 article about the estimated costs for the print-to-digital transition at the University of California. Discusses the idea of a central print repository to back up electronic journals. Some numbers discussed, but not many.
Cynthia Gillespie

Use and Users of Electronic Library Resources: An Overview and Analysis of Recent Resea... - 0 views

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    This study confirms what other studies have: younger users embrace electronic resources, as do the scientific community. Other users are slower adopters of electronic resources.
Cynthia Gillespie

Diffuse Libraries: Emergent Roles for the Research Library in the Digital Age - 0 views

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    This well-researched article discusses several new paradigms for future libraries: collaborative content sharing, library as publisher/distributor, new cataloging schemes, virtual reference services and informationliteracy programs.
Cynthia Gillespie

EBSCOhost: An Academic Building Boom Transforms the Persian Gulf - 0 views

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    Can be deleted - irrelevant to study.
Cynthia Gillespie

Congressional Hearings - Law Library of Congress (Library of Congress) - 0 views

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    This page features the results of the collaboration between Google and the LOC to digitize Congressional hearings. I tried the Immigration collection, and found it easy to download and search the .pdf document. This is a great resource for researchers.
Cynthia Gillespie

Fulltext Sources Online - 0 views

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    Fulltext Sources Online is an index published by Information Today, updated weekly online and available twice a year in a print version. FSO "is a directory of over 42,000 full-text newspapers, journals, magazine, newsletters, and transcripts from 30 aggregators and content providers." Subscribers have access to all aspects of the index, while non-subscribers can search for free with only limited access to results.
Lisa Spiro

ER&L Summary « Collections 2.0 - 0 views

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    "the main point of the conference was that electronic resources have become the most significant part of our work and our collections, but that we have yet to fully mainstream and normalize processes and procedures for these materials."
Lisa Spiro

ER&L 2009 - 0 views

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    ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services.
Cynthia Gillespie

ciberentrysurvey.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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    This is the initial data from a Deep Log Analysis study currently underway in the UK. The study analyzes the clicking behavior of ebook users, and then places that data into context: do people go to the brick-and-mortar library, or stay home? How long do they spend reading the books or articles? This report captures the results of 20,000 e-book users in the UK between January and May, 2008.
Cynthia Gillespie

eBooks Journals, Academic Books & Online Media | Springer - 0 views

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    Springer eBook Collection claims to be "The World's most comprehensive online scientific book collection." There are some contact names on this website that we may want to include as interviewees in our study.
Cynthia Gillespie

Our Enduring Values: Librarianship ... - Google Book Search - 0 views

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    This book, available through ALA, appears to offer a philosophical discussion of the values of librarianship. It's neat that it is available for preview through Google books, but I don't think it is very relevant to our study.
Cynthia Gillespie

Consortia Links to Statements and Documents - 0 views

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    This is a page of links to statements and documents issued from the IOCLC regarding electronic information. These statements span 1998 - present, and present a chronology of the evolution of issues surrounding electronic resources.
Cynthia Gillespie

IngentaConnect Copyright Clearance for the Digital Library: a practical guide - 0 views

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    Abstract from the Website: "Provides a practical guide to gaining copyright clearance for making electronic copies of journal articles based on experience gained on the eLib project, Project ACORN. Includes tips on identifying and contacting copyright owners, elements to include in letters of approach, chase tactics, and dealing with refusals and charges."
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