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Current Cites
June 2005
Edited by [2]Roy Tennant
http://lists.webjunction.org/currentcites/2005/cc05.16.6.html
Contributors: [3]Charles W. Bailey, Jr., [4]Terry Huwe, [5]Shirl
Kennedy, [6]Leo Robert Klein, Jim Ronningen, [7]Roy Tennant
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[8]LITA Blog (http://litablog.org/). - LITA's new weblog has
blasted
off in a big way with extensive coverage of the American Library
Association's recent annual conference. Even the French blog
BiblioAcid [9]took notice. Here are some sample postings from the
80+
postings that currently available: "[10]Eric Lease Morgan's Top
Technology Trends, 2005"; "[11]Giving Them 'Google-Like' Searching";
"[12]Greenstone Digital Libraries: Installation to Production";
"[13]Karen's Uber-Trend"; "[14]Leo Klein's Top Technology Trends";
"[15]LITA President's Program (Take Dos)"; "[16]Marshall Breeding's
Top Technology Trends"; "[17]Radio Frequency Identification
Technology
in Libraries: Meeting with the RFID Experts"; "[18]Tennant's Top
Tech
Trend Tidbit"; "[19]Thomas Dowling's Non-Trends from the Trailing
Edge"; and "[20]Using Usage Data." - [21]CB
[22]Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: Final Report of the
PREMIS Working Group Dublin, OH: OCLC and RLG, May
2005.(http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/pmwg/premis-
final.pdf). -
This data dictionary is the culminating deliverable by a large,
distinguished, and international group of individuals
participating in
the [23]Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies (PREMIS)
working group, sponsored by OCLC and RLG. As stated in the
introduction, "The Data Dictionary defines and describes an
implementable set of core preservation metadata with broad
applicability to digital preservation respositories." - [24]RT
[25]FRBR in 21st Century Catalogues: An Invitational Workshop
Dublin,
OH: OCLC, May
2005.(http://www.oclc.org/research/events/frbr-workshop/
program.htm).
- In May 2005 OCLC hosted an invitational workshop on the
[26]Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and the
various methods and techniques of implementing the concepts
described
in that report within library catalog systems. This web site offers
PowerPoint slides from nearly all of the presenters at that
workshop.
- [27]RT
Acharya, Anurag, Matt Cutts, and Jeffrey Dean, et.
al.[28]Information Retrieval Based on Historical Data
Washington, DC:
US Patent and Trademark Office, 31 March
2005.(http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?
Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITO
FF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%
2220
050071741%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050071741&RS=DN/20050071741). - We cite a
lot of strange things in Current Cites, but this is the first time I
recall citing a patent application. But perhaps we could be forgiven
for doing so, since this is the application for the ranking
algorithm
that has created the most successful Internet search engine so far,
and an economic powerhouse that now rivals much older companies such
as [29]Time Warner. I'm not exactly sure what you can do with
this --
legally, at least -- but it can make for some fascinating reading
for
anyone who has been wondering what, exactly, is under the hood of
their favorite search engine. - [30]RT
Agosto, Denise E, and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. "[31]People,
Places, and
Auestions: An Investigation of the Everyday Life Information-Seeking
Behaviors of Urban Young Adults" [32]Library & Information Science
Research 27(2)(Spring 2005): 141-163.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W5R-4FPYWX3-2/2/
c066b5
6a11c57e213175729bc0360d00). - Interesting look at the general
information seeking behavior of 'urban', predominantly
African-American, teens including their attitudes to libraries.
Their
information needs ranged from what to wear to how late the local Red
Lobster was open. The authors report that teen attitudes to
libraries
wasn't all that favorable. Teens preferred friends, family and
even TV
as sources of information. Their communication device of choice was
the cell-phone followed by the TV. The authors discuss interviews
they
conducted in some detail and suggest ways for libraries to do a
better
job at reaching out. - [33]LRK
Beagrie, Neil. "[34]Plenty of Room at the Bottom? Personal Digital
Libraries and Collections " [35]D-Lib Magazine 11(6)(June
2005)(http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june05/beagrie/06beagrie.html). -
Here's something we don't think enough about: where will all those
digital photos and videos end up? What about the blog entries that
generations to come will spend a lifetime producing? The totality of
our individual digital output is what the author calls our "personal
digital collection". This collection, our digital legacy in fact,
will
become as important as traditional personal papers have been in the
past. Serious consideration is required then to preserve and give
access to these collections. The author goes through a number of
interesting ideas and implications. - [36]LRK
Beck, Ernest. "Customize This" [37]I.D. 52(4)(June 2005):
57-59. -
The ramifications of personally customizable information systems got
some of the biggest buzz at the Library & Information Technology
Association sessions within the American Library Association annual
conference, which just took place in Chicago. If you're keeping tabs
on the manifestations of digital DIY, read this article about
product
customization and individualized fabrication - and I don't mean
lying,
I mean making. The technology exists for desktop prototyping and
manufacturing on a small scale, inexpensively done, with tools which
don't require extensive training for the end user. If for no other
reason, information professionals should spend a few minutes just to
absorb the zeitgeist and understand the younger clientele, who scoff
at the old paradigm of products handed down from on high to a
passive
consumer. The article may serve as an appetizer for Neil
Gershenfeld's
recent book, FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--From
Personal
Computers to Personal Fabrication, in which young kids in a Fab Lab
design and manufacture toys, and a transmitter network is built to
track a herd of reindeer in northern Norway. This is
revolutionary in
the same way that the localization of processes like publishing and
sound mixing has been. A technologically precocious childhood friend
of mine, the first person I knew in the 70's to utter the words
"fiber
optic cable," later explained her career in manufacturing by saying
"Well, somebody's gotta make things." Looks like somebody can be
just
about anybody. - JR
Bridis, Ted. "[38]Web Site Makes Gov't. Reports Available" [39]ABC
News (from the Associated Press) (27 June
2005)(http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?
id=884419&CMP=OTC-RSS
Feeds0312). - Our taxes pay for them. They are not copyrighted or
otherwise protected by law. But it's never been really easy to
get our
hands on Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. CRS, which is
part of the Library of Congress, maintains that it works
specifically
for Congress, which is why it doesn't automatically release its
reports to the public as they are completed. But various entities
have
made a practice of collecting and aggregating these reports over the
years, and the Internet has facilitated our access to them. The
[40]Center for Democracy and Technology, "a Washington-based civil
liberties group," has just launched a website, [41]Open CRS, that
"links more than a half-dozen existing collections of nearly 8,000
reports from the Congressional Research Service and centrally
indexes
them so visitors can find reports containing specific terms or
phrases." The site encourages visitors to ask for reports from their
congressional representatives and to upload any reports they have
available. It also maintains links to the larger online repositories
of CRS reports...but not [42]the new one recently launched by the
University of North Texas Libraries. - [43]SK
Electronic Frontier Foundation. [44]Legal Guide for Bloggers San
Francisco: Electronic Frontier Foundation,
2005.(http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/). - Your're a blogger, not a
journalist or publisher, right? Guess what? You have the same legal
obligations as the big guys, but without the specialized training
and
the troop of lawyers to back you up. Bonne chance! If you live in
the
US, you need the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Legal Guide for
Bloggers. Of course it "isn't a substitute for, nor does it
constitute, legal advice," but are you really going to hire a lawyer
to vet your blog? Bloglines recently [45]announced that it indexes
over 500 million blog entries. That's a lot of billable hours. So,
here's what the EFF guide offers instead: "The Bloggers' FAQ on
Election Law," "The Bloggers' FAQ on Intellectual Property," "The
Bloggers' FAQ on Labor Law," "The Bloggers' FAQ on Online Defamation
Law," "Overview of Legal Liability Issues," "The Bloggers' FAQ on
Media Access," "The Bloggers' FAQ on Privacy," "The Bloggers' FAQ on
the Reporter's Privilege," and "The Bloggers' FAQ on Section 230
Protections." Since it's free, it's way cheaper than getting a J.D.,
and it's in plain English. Sure, it looks a bit overwhelming;
however,
as the EFF says: "But here's the important part: None of this should
stop you from blogging. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a
functioning democracy, and Internet bullies shouldn't use the law to
stifle legitimate free expression." - [46]CB
Fox, Robert. "Psychology of Virtual Architecture. " [47]OCLC
Systems
& Services 21(2)(2005): 100-104. - The author finds similarities
between the architecture of a library's physical plant and its
online
presence. Indeed he goes so far as to say, "the web is the abstract
counterpart to the physical architecture of a library." Questions
such
as graphic design and layout are fundamental to both manifestations;
So is being user-friendly and satisfying task-oriented user
needs. As
the author sees it, 'we are attempting via the web site to guide our
patrons to their desired information goal using the shortest path
possible while attempting to create an experience that is at least
marginally satisfying while reducing frustration.' - [48]LRK
Houghton, Sarah. "I've Been Framed! Designing a Library Web Site
Within a Government Frame. " [49]Computers in Libraries 25(6)(June
2005): 6-8, 48. - With all the talk about ERP's (or Enterprise-wide
systems), this article about what libraries can do to fit in
comes at
just the right time. The author stresses that this kind of
arrangement
can be far from ideal. Indeed, many of her recommendations involve
finding ways to contrast the library's material from the surrounding
non-library navigation/context. She recommends working with the host
institution wherever possible though her "best solution" is
simply to
break out of the institutional shackles and set up an independent
site. This last of course may not always be possible. - [50]LRK
King, Julia. "[51]The Paperless Hospital -- Really!"
[52]Computerworld (13 June
2005)(http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/
project
/story/0,10801,102387,00.html). - This article describes the "all
electronic environment" at [53]Baptist Medical Center South
(BMCS), a
"small, 92-bed community hospital" in Jacksonville, FL. Much larger,
more prestigious hospitals have failed spectacularly in their
efforts
to go all-electronic, but BMCS adopted that culture right from the
very beginning -- first by getting buy-in from area physicians.
"Today, physicians at the brand-new hospital make their rounds
toting
wireless devices to check lab results, view X-rays, update charts,
order prescriptions and send and receive e-mail." A key element here
is the hospital's 10-person informatics group of "technology-savvy
clinicians," headed by a registered nurse. The groups communications
the needs of doctors and nurses to the 65-member IT staff. "Having
wireless access to previous test results in a fully electronic
medical
record is especially valuable to doctors in the emergency room, says
physician Ted Glasser." All in all, very cool. Worth reading. -
[54]SK
Sale, Arthur. "[55]De-unifying a Digital Library" [56]First Monday
10(5)(2 May 2005)(http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_5/
sale/).
- Sale describes the University of Tasmania's decision to create a
single, unified digital library for all its research output,
including
articles, conference papers, higher degree theses, and faculty
research data. He describes the repository approach, which mirrors
several others underway around the world, but goes further,
creating a
single online environment for all users. This sounds a lot like many
past efforts to create "integrated library systems," portals and
other
single-platform Web environments. It differs insofar as it
doubles an
as open access venture, offering, if it passes the test of time, an
enterprise-level solution to other universities who have programming
FTE but might be short on cash. - [57]TH
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