Applying Learning Style Theory to Web Page Design

ABSTRACT

Library Web sites can be instructional tools, especially for those patrons who utilize library resources from their homes. Many libraries are developing online tutorials, but there is an opportunity for Web instruction on another level. The organization and design of a Web site can act as an instructional tool in itself. This paper is a call to library Web designers to assess their work in terms of learning style preferences. Learning style theory is based on how people process information and learn new material. Applying these ideas to Web page design can make library resources more accessible and improve the patron's comprehension of how the library works.     

How May I Help Thee? Let Me Count the 2.0 Ways…

ABSTRACT

Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and Librarian 2.0 are terms that have been in the vernacular now for some time. There is an ever-increasing number of 2.0 applications that can be utilized as tools for information and reference service in the academic library. Using examples from experience, four such applications are discussed in the context of providing Internet reference service to undergraduate engineering students. It is impossible to incorporate all appropriate 2.0 technologies in Internet reference so it is recommended that the librarian choose a small number at first and determine which ones works best before trying other applications.     

SRU,Open Data and the Future of Metasearch

ABSTRACT

Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU)isaREST-ful Web service defined by the Library of Congress that supports the standardized, machine-readable transmission of textual queries via HTTP using XML. This article evaluates the suitability of SRU for wide implementation by information providers of all types as a tool to enable effective metasearch services. SRU proves to be an excellent choice for commercial publishers, content aggregators, Internet search engines, and digital library maintainers who wish to make their content available to metasearch tools. This article also presents a hypothetical scenario illustrating how a library could use SRU compliant information resources to implement a metasearch service. doi:10.1300/J136v12n03_09     

LIBRARY 2.0 AND UK ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: DRIVERS AND IMPACTS

At a time that the term ‘Library 2.0’ has attracted attention in the professional and academic press of library and information science, there appears to be a lack of consensus as to what this nomenclature actually means. At one extreme Library 2.0 is purported to be primarily concerned with the implementation of web-based tools, and thus supports the view that its drivers are intimately related to technology. However, it has also been suggested that Library 2.0 is not solely about technology. Rather, the concept also incorporates changing the physical activities and services delivered by libraries, that is, Library 2.0 is services driven. Another perspective is that libraries have always had a history of adopting technology and user-centred improvements to services, and thus Library 2.0 may not even be anything new. This article reports on a research project which assessed the perceptions of Library 2.0, and the extent of its adoption, in the UK academic library sector. The main finding of the study is that Library 2.0 is predominantly viewed as the selective application of Web 2.0 tools and techniques with user services at the heart of any implementation. Although Library 2.0 does not present a new paradigm, its effects are felt in services delivery. Of particular interest are changes in the relationships between those who provide information services and the different generations of the end-users that they serve.     

Value not virtual ‐ one library's response to the virtual campus

The purpose statement of Deakin University Library is ‘We help people learn.’ This applies equally to on or off‐campus students, which has meant that the Library has strived to provide innovative resources and services to break down the barriers of geography and time experienced by our remote students. With the advances in information and communication technologies, Deakin University Library has been able to capitalise on these developments to deliver electronic services to both on and off‐campus students, thus complementing the valuable services provided by the Library team. While the services provided through the virtual or digital library are a great leap forward, providing access to a wide range of resources and services 24 hours per day x 7 days per week, these services must be seen in conjunction with the professional assistance provided by librarians. Deakin University Library's success is in its customer focus and the value added digital services available through the virtual campus.     

基于图书馆服务微信平台的搭建与开发

图书馆服务是图书馆功能实现的重要途径,随着现代社会的快速发展,人们的阅读习惯逐渐向移动阅读和电子阅读转变,这也就促使我们的图书馆为读者提供更加现代化的移动阅读和电子阅读服务。而微信作为移动阅读和电子阅读的重要载体,也是现代年轻的读者惯用的一种阅读端口。因此,我们试图对现代图书馆服务的特点进行研究,进而在此基础上探索出满足图书馆服务的微信的平台搭建与开发策略,使图书馆能够为读者提供更加优质和高效的微信服务。     

探索如何做好网络时代的读者服务工作

随着现代网络技术的高速发展,高校图书馆读者服务工作在服务对象、服务方式和服务内容等方面发生了新变化。高校图书馆正处在由传统图书馆向作业手段自动化、工作环境网络化、文献资源电子化的现代化图书馆转轨的时期,如何适应网络环境引起的变革,深化和拓展图书馆服务,已是图书馆读者服务工作的重要课题。     

基于大数据的数字图书馆信息服务模式研究

网络信息技术的飞速发展带来了一系列庞杂的信息资源。当然,数字图书馆信息服务资源也在此范围内。很 明显,以大数据为手段,对海量数据进行分析、整合就变得很有必要。因此,以大数据环境为背景,变革数字图书馆信息服务的 理念、资源、技术和策略,必将有助于加强其基于资源信息整合、用户需求的挖掘。本文首先提出了数字图书馆信息服务因大 数据环境而带来的影响,接着介绍了大数据下数字图书馆信息服务的内涵,本文从其目的和特征两方面进行介绍,并最终引出 大数据下数字图书馆信息服务模式研究。     

基于云计算的图书馆云服务模式研究

信息技术的快速发展为人们的日常生活和工作提供了更多的便利,也在极大程度上促进我国社会经济的持续进步。在云计算环境下,图书馆的服务模式也不断创新,形成了一种新型的云服务模式,其在图书馆服务中的广泛应用对于更好的满足图书馆资源需求起到了较大的帮助作用。本文通过对云计算环境下的图书馆云服务模式进行分析,以期更好的推动图书馆持续创新服务。     

浅析高校图书馆在网络环境下的新特征

随着计算机网络通信技术的快速发展和网上数字文献资源的日益丰富,高校图书馆作为信息的中枢地位,正面临着日益严峻的挑战,图书馆不再是向人们提供信息的唯一渠道。很多图书馆查不到的资料,在互联网上都有可能查到。因此图书馆服务的各个环节都要发生改变,发生服务对象社会化,服务内容多样化,服务手段现代化,服务方式多元化等新特征。     

A multi-disciplinar recommender system to advice research resources in University Digital Libraries

The Web is one of the most important information media and it is influencing in the development of other media, as for example, newspapers, journals, books, and libraries. In this paper, we analyze the logical extensions of traditional libraries in the Information Society. In Information Society people want to communicate and collaborate. So, libraries must develop services for connecting people together in information environments. Then, the library staff need automatic techniques to facilitate so that a great number of users can access to a great number of resources. Recommender systems are tools whose objective is to evaluate and filter the great amount of information available on the Web to assist the users in their information access processes. We present a model of a fuzzy linguistic recommender system to help the University Digital Libraries users to access for their research resources. This system recommends researchers specialized and complementary resources in order to discover collaboration possibilities to form multi-disciplinar groups. In this way, this system increases social collaboration possibilities in a university framework and contributes to improve the services provided by a University Digital Library.     

基于微信校园平台多功能移动服务模式探索与实现

以百度微信校园项目为基础,开发了微信校园多功能移动服务模块,该模块可实现课表查询、成绩查询、掌上图书馆、天气查询、快递查询、公交查询、外卖订购、学术交流等多种信息查询与推送功能,模块除满足用户获取信息资源的时效性、便捷性外,还能更好地适应大学生个性化的信息服务需求,同时利用微信校园服务新模式,也可为大学生创业提供新的商机。     

SABINET

Cranfield University is based on several campuses, providing teaching and research in a number of areas related to science, technology and management. Postgraduate courses and research are the primary interests of Cranfield campus, which is witnessing growing demand for part‐time and distance learning courses, and for remote support to research students. Its Library and Information Services need to consider the extent to which the ‘virtual library’ can provide effective access to and delivery of information. To be effective, numerous electronic sources should be seamlessly integrated and there are several possible ways to achieve this. The Internet is becoming seen as a valuable tool for information management but work is needed to develop its use as an information resource. The Cranfield University Internet Site Explorer (CRUISE) , which is Cranfield's gateway to Internet resources, is discussed and the issues surrounding the provision of such a service are addressed.     

Crowdsourcing social network service for social enterprise innovation

Social enterprises (SE) have developed various innovative business models to accomplish both social and business values for years. Not few SE’s persons have observed some critical and urgent social issues as well as human problems, but just few SE’s social media or crowdsourcing services can be provided people an efficient way to interact for these social problems. Thus, the research is to solve the need which is an integrative platform of social media and crowdsourcing service to support business innovation of social enterprise. Such a SE-specific crowdsourcing social network service (SNS) facilitate people can obtain the shared resources to further achieve the projects (i.e, volunteer activities) or even start up an innovative SE (i.e., lumni, 20%+, The Big Issue). In order to achieve SE’s charitable objective, this research is to propose and design an integration of social network and crowdsourcing service – HIVE that can provide people to post ideas, share resources, or even attend the crowdsourcing projects by the different resources. Thus, HIVE can give users to seek business opportunities, collect, connect, and users’ data analysis for social and human resources. HIVE even can provide several ways to facilitate human and resource corporations to support SE’s business innovation based on six pre-defined areas of SE and deal with the critical matching process.     

对我国数字图书馆建设的三点思考

稳步推进数字图书馆工程是多数国家信息基础建设的重要任务,也是我国社会发展的重要战略之一．数字图书馆进入我国十余年,尚处于初级阶段。我国的数字图书建设在规划、定位、服务、资源管理等方面需要深入思考与探索,这是当前的我国数字图书馆建设的重要课题之一。     

互联网时代微博在高校图书馆中的应用

随着互联网技术和高校图书馆的快速发展,微博使得用户更好地参与图书馆网络信息的建构.高校图书馆微博服务和优势,给图书馆带来了新的生机和活力,本文分析了微博在高校图书馆创新服务的应用优势.     

Centralizing Information About Library Services and Resources

SUMMARY

The School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona (UA) has a mix of local and distance students in its program. The librarian at the UA Library who works with this program developed a Web site that centralizes information about several library services and resources that benefit distance learners: online orientation and research guides, chat reference, document delivery, and more. Bringing together this information with a focus on distance learners provides a platform for delivering the library to all users, whatever their distance from the library.     

基于云计算的数字图书馆公共服务平台架构

数字图书馆公共服务平台为数字化全民阅读提供了一个有效的途径,为广大用户提供大量数字版资源的在线阅读、下载和分享等. 随着数字化信息资源的爆炸式增长,如何有效的解决海量数字图书馆信息资源的存储和处理,并能将不同区域和类型的数字图书馆资源集成起来成为研究的热点. 依据安徽教育出版社的数字图书馆公共服务的全民阅读平台,研究云计算下数字图书馆的平台架构,利用云计算的分布式存储和并行计算的特点,为出版社的数字图书馆建设提供可行性研究方案.     

图书馆内数字信息自动化处理与应用

数字技术是图书馆现代化建设的主流趋势,高端科技用于图书馆内改造实现了优化配置,加快了馆内信息资源的科技化改革进程。本文分析了数字图书馆应用特点,分析了数字信息自动化处理系统的结构模式,提出切实可行的操作应用方法。     

Understanding Student Perspectives on Self-Efficacy,Scholarship & Library Research in Graduate Social Work Distance Learning: A Pilot Study

Graduate distance learning programs are charged to find creative ways to foster student engagement and learning. Faculty and Library Sciences professionals are increasingly collaborating to achieve this end. In this study, faculty from the Masters in Social Work program and the Library collaborated to explore student's perceptions about how to best engage the library, its resources and trained staff to improve perceived self-efficacy and scholarship in research methodology. Survey data (n = 28) suggests that these students have a surprisingly high level of discomfort and anxiety related to the information search process, the library, and their own academic self-confidence. Students present as less confident in their ability to locate needed information, more anxious about using the library and asking for help, and appear to have less developed search skills. Implications for student engagement and integration of information literacy skills are presented and discussed.