Library Hi Tech: Volume 23 Issue 4

An introduction to the open source software issue

Scott P. Muir

To introduce the Library Hi Tech theme issue on open source software.

Experiments in academic social book marking with Unalog

Daniel Chudnov, Jeffrey Barnett, Raman Prasad, Matthew Wilcox

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Unalog software system, a free and open source toolkit for social book marking in academic environments.

Archimède: a Canadian solution for institutional repository

Rida Benjelloun

The purpose of this paper is to present the main features of Archimède, which is the institutional repository system developed by Université Laval to address its specific needs.

dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries

Calvin Mah, Kevin Stranack

The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of developing an open source federated searching tool. It is hoped that it will generate interest not only in dbWiz, but…

Open Journal Systems: An example of open source software for journal management and publishing

John Willinsky

To provide an insider's review of the journal management and publishing software, Open Journal Systems (OJS), from the Public Knowledge Project, which the author directs at the…

Using open source to provide remote patron authentication

Jackie Wrosch

To develop an open‐source remote patron authentication system to replace a problematic, proprietary vendor product.

Creating and managing XML with open source software

Eric Lease Morgan

To review a number of open source XML applications and systems including editors, validators, native XML databases, and publishing systems; to describe how some of these tools…

Creating digital library collections with Greenstone

Ian H. Witten, David Bainbridge

The purpose of this paper is to introduce Greenstone and explain how librarians use it to create and customize digital library collections.

Taking pro‐action: A survey of potential users before the availability of wireless access and the implementation of a wireless notebook computer lending program in an academic library

Hugh A. Holden, Margaret Deng

The purpose of the article is to gauge reaction to the implementation of a wireless laptop lending program in a university library before it actually became operational and…

A statewide metasearch service using OAI‐PMH and Z39.50

Joanne Kaczmarek, Chew Chiat Naun

The purpose of this paper is to describe the Illinois LSTA grant‐funded project, “Yellow Brick Roads: Building a Digital Shortcut to Statewide Information”. The project…

Similar interest clustering and partial back‐propagation‐based recommendation in digital library

Kai Gao, Yong‐Cheng Wang, Zhi‐Qi Wang

This purpose of this paper is to propose a recommendation approach for information retrieval.

Lessons learned from analyzing library database usage data

Karen A. Coombs

The purpose of this paper is to describe a project undertaken at SUNY Cortland to develop a system that would collect electronic resource usage data in a consistent manner and…

Using screen capture software for web site usability and redesign buy‐in

Susan Goodwin

The purpose of this article is two‐fold: to provide guidance on how to present persuasive web site redesign presentations to library stakeholders; and to introduce screen capture…