Abstract The well‐documented limitations of journal impact factor rankings and perceptual ratings, the evolving scholarly communication system, open‐access movement, increasing globalization are some reasons that prompted an examination value rather than just impact. Using a single, specialized established in 1960, about education for Information professions, author discusses fall from citation grace Journal Education Library Science ( JELIS ) terms declining subscriptions. evaluation...

This note summarizes the system development activities of Alexandr ia Digital Earth Prototype (ADEPT) Project.5 ADEPT and Alexandria Library (ADL) are, respectively, research operational components Project. The goal is to build a distributed digital library (DL) personalized collections geospatially referenced information. DL characterized by: (1) services for building, searching, using collections; (2) georeferenced multimedia information, including dynamic simulation models spatially...

Focus is on curriculum development for Knowledge Organization (a core area, a problem area) using Learning Communities; rather than LIS education continuing to focus Information Technology.

Abstract A study of Thomson‐Scientific ISI ranked Library and Information Science (LIS) journals ( n = 52) is reported. The examined the stances publishers as expressed in Copyright Transfer Agreements (CTAs) toward self‐archiving, practice depositing digital copies one's works an Open Archives Initiative (OAI)‐compliant open access repository. Sixty‐two percent (32) do not make their CTAs available on Web; 38% (20) do. Of that available, two are journals. 62% have a publicly CTA, 40% silent...

SUMMARY This paper is about important artifacts of scientific research, namely models. The author proposes that the representations models be treated as works. Bibliographic families may better reflect disciplinary intellectual structures and relationships, thereby providing information retrieval reflective human seeking use purposes such teaching learning. Two examples are presented using Dublin Core metadata elements. KEYWORDS: Catalogingindexingscientific modelsinformation retrievalDublin

SUMMARY The Dublin Core is an international standard for describing and cataloging all kinds of information resources: books, articles, videos, World Wide Web (web) resources. Sixteen (DC) elements the steps web resources using these minimal controlled values are discussed, general guidelines metadata creation highlighted, a worksheet provided to create DC records library catalog, sample resource descriptions in included.

Abstract Use of citations and Web links embedded in online teaching materials was studied for an undergraduate course. The students enrolled Geographic Information Science Geography Regional Development used more often than citations, but clearly did not see them as key to enhancing learning. Current conventions citing linking tend make invisible. There is some evidence that categorized highlighted terms their importance function be served may help student learning interdisciplinary domains.

As networked digital information proliferates and modern society's need to have access irrespective of location rises, the education needed for digerati, defined loosely as intelligentsia, whole class expert digi

Purpose – This paper examines William Stetson Merrill, the compiler of A Code for Classifiers and a Newberry Library employee (1889‐1930) in an attempt to glean lessons modern information studies from early librarian's career. Design/methodology/approach Merrill's career at three editions code are briefly examined using historical, bibliographic, conceptual methods. Primary secondary sources archives libraries summarized provide insight into attempts develop or modify tools solve knowledge...

Theological Librarianship is an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed articles, as well essays and reviews, on subjects at the intersection of librarianship religious theological studies that potentially impact libraries.

The work titled Code for Classifiers >> by William Stetson Merrill is examined. development of Merrill's over a period 27 years, 1912-1939 traced examining bibliographic, attribution, conceptual and contextual differences. general principles advocated, the differences between variants, three controversial features Code: 1) distinction classifying vs. classification, 2) borrowing bibliographic principle authorial intention, 3) use Dewey Decimal class numbers classified sequence topics, are...