Professional literature

Citation

(2003), "Professional literature", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 20 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhtn.2003.23920hae.002

Professional literature

New Books

Barron, Dan (Ed.), Benchmarks in Distance Education: The LIS Experience, Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, CO, 2003. ISBN: 1563087227.

Becker, Shirley, Effective Databases for Text and Document Management, IRM Press, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1931777454.

Castells, Manuel, Conversations with Manuel Castells, Polity Press, Cambridge, 2003. ISBN: 0745628486.

Cross, Rob (Ed.), Networks in the Knowledge Economy, Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. ISBN: 0195159500.

Ditsa, George, Information Management Support Systems and Multimedia Technology, IRM Press, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1931777414.

Farrington, Paul, Interactive: The Internet for Graphic Designers, Rotovision, Mies, Switzerland, 2003. ISBN: 2880466431.

Goswami, Subrata, Internet Protocols: Advances, Technologies and Applications, Kluwer, Boston, MA, 2003. ISBN: 140207476X.

Grant, Gerald G., ERP and Data Warehousing in Organizations: Issues and Challenges, IRM Press, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1931777454.

Jafari, Ali (Ed.), Designing Portals: Opportunities and Challenges, Information Science Publishers, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1591401089.

Jussawalla, Meherod (Ed.), Information Technology Parks of the Asia Pacific: Lessons for the Regional Digital Divide, M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, NY, 2003. ISBN: 0765611430.

Lancaster, F.W., Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed., Graduate School of Library and information Science Publications Office, Champaign, IL, 2003. ISBN: 0878451228.

McKenzie, Richard B., Digital Economics: How Information Technology Has Transformed Business Thinking, Praeger, Westport, CT, 2003. ISBN: 1567206441.

Mariga, Julie R., Managing E-Commerce and Mobile Computing Technologies, IRM Press, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1931777462.

Rollett, Herwig, Knowledge Management: Processes and Technologies, Kluwer, Boston, MA, 2003. ISBN: 1402071698.

Sin-Wai, Chan (Ed.), Translation and Information Technology, Chinese University Press, Hong Kong, 2002. ISBN: 962996077X.

Turow, Joseph, Wired Homestead: An MIT Press Sourcebook on the Internet and the Family, MIT Press Sourcebooks, Cambridge, MA, 2003. ISBN: 0262700948.

Zhong, Ning (Ed.), Web Intelligence, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2003. ISBN: 3540443843.

The Library of Congress Portals Applications Issues Group (LCPAIG) is pleased to announce publication of its "List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress". The document is available at: www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/portalfunctionalitieslist4publiccomment1st7-03.pdf

The List, which is offered for public comment, represents the results of nearly one year of market analysis to study portal functionality of particular products in order to identify existing features of such products. The functionalities are organized under broad headings: General Requirements, Client Requirements, Searching and Search Results, Knowledge Database, Patron Authentication, and Portal Administration and Vendor Support. All the functionalities designated as "M" for "mandatory" were present in one or more of the three applications (ZPORTAL*, MetaLib/SFX, ENCompass/LinkFinderPlus) that were tested during market analysis. In addition, for a high performing portal application, the LCPAIG identified several highly desirable functionalities not yet present in some or all of the products tested. These functionalities, designated as "D" (for "desirable"), are offered to vendors for consideration as they enhance their products.

The LCPAIG recognizes that the List may not include applications that other kinds of libraries might specify as either required or desirable. For example, academic libraries are likely to want portal products that can interface with courseware. In short, the list produced by the LCPAIG is that for a general research library of a large and complex nature, such as a national library. Additions or subtractions may be appropriate according to the needs of other kinds of libraries. The LCPAIG welcomes feedback on its statement of proposed mandatory and desirable functionalities from individuals, libraries, professional organizations, and vendors. Positive criticism will be gratefully received. Please send your comments via e-mail to: <lcpaig@loc.gov> In September, the LCPAIG will review the List to revise it, taking into account comments received as a result of this announcement. The study that produced the List resulted from Work Item 2.1 within the Action Plan that grew out of the Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate's Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium. For further information about the Conference and its outcomes, visit: www.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/

For further information about the LCPAIG, visit: www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/paig