OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives: Volume 20 Issue 4
Table of contents
Crashing the party: catalogers as digital librarians
Christine DeZelar‐TiedmanCatalog librarians have been slow to take an active role in the development and execution of digital library projects. Catalogers have a unique combination of experience and…
Those who can, teach: an interview with Jane Greenberg
Norm MedeirosThis article features an interview with Jane Greenberg, Associate Professor in the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ms…
Educating archival professionals in the twenty‐first century
Elizabeth YakelArchival education has progressed tremendously in the past 30 years. The numbers of archival programs, full‐time tenure track faculty and courses offered have all increased…
Defining digital libraries
Jeremy FrumkinDiscusses our ongoing interest in debating the concept of the digital library, how to “de‐mystify” the concept, and the importance of being involved in the development of the…
User as catalyst
Robert FoxUser interface (UI) development is a complex process that involves the cooperation and input from both the developer and the user population. It is also an iterative process that…
How not to run a digital library project
Frank CervoneIf a digital library project is to be successful, the project needs to be run in a professional manner, using project management techniques. This article points out some of the…
Building a cyberinfrastructure for the humanities
Linda CantaraThis article discusses the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and its potential impact on the…
An overview of digital library repository development at the University of Virginia Library
Leslie JohnstonAfter over a decade of local digital content production and licensing of electronic journals and databases, and five years of development effort, the University of Virginia (UVa…
The electronic library: responses from the State University of New York (SUNY)
Joseph PetrickIllustrates the methods of pointing to remotely‐accessible electronic resources in libraries in a university system ranging from research centers to community colleges. The online…
Subject searching in the OPAC of a special library: problems and issues
M.S. SridharThis paper draws on data from a comparative study of use of the online public access catalogue (OPAC) and the card catalogue of the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) library, and…