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[WORKSHOP] "Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Resources"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Terry Kuny)
Tue Jul 7 20:13:14 1998
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 16:50:30 -0500
From: Terry Kuny <Terry.Kuny@xist.com>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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1998 UDT WORKSHOP=20
64th Annual IFLA General Conference
"Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Resources."
Thursday, August 20th, 1998
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Meeting 161A
This workshop will examine the issues and challenges=20
of evaluating the quality of Internet information resources.=20
It is directed at librarians and information professionals=20
that may be considering building electronic resource=20
collections, developing Internet-based services or=20
instructing users in the effective use of digital=20
information. This workshop will provide an overview=20
of the problems of Internet information and the challenges=20
for evaluation. Implementation experiences by the developers=20
of subject gateway services and other projects that=20
illustrate key issues and technologies in building=20
high-quality Internet resources and services will be=20
highlighted.
1330-1430:=20
"Questioning the Quality of Internet Information."
Emma Worsfold (Research Officer at the Institute=20
for Learning and Research Technology, University=20
of Bristol, UK.)
1430=961515:=09
"The Arts and Humanities Data Service: Facilitating Reuse=20
of Quality Digital Resources."
Susan Jephcott (Information, Training and Research=20
Officer, Arts & Humanities Data Service) and Paul=20
Miller (Collections Manager, Archaeology Data=20
Service)
1514=961530:
BREAK
1530=961615:
"Finding Quality Resources on the Internet: Filtering and=20
Selecting for the Internet Scout Project."=09
Jack Solock (Internet Librarian and Editor of the=20
Scout Reports. Internet Scout Project, University=20
of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Computer=20
Sciences.)
1615=961645:=09
"New Technologies, New Services, New Directions for=20
Librarianship?"
Terry Kuny (UDT Core Programme consultant,=20
XIST Inc.)
1645=961730:=09
DISCUSSION AND OPEN FORUM
Further information about the UDT Core Programme
can be found at:
http://www.ifla.org/VI/5/udt.htm
Information about the 64th IFLA General Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands (August 16-August 21, 1998)
can be found at:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla64/64intro.htm
