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Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting

1999 Volume 36, Number

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Number of articles: 36

  1. Collaborative Information Retrieval

    Harry Bruce & Raya Fidel

    Researchers from the University of Washington, Microsoft Research, Boeing, and Risoe National Laboratory in Denmark have embarked on a project to explore the manifestations of Collaborative... More

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  2. Data Stewardship: The Care and Handling of Named Entities

    Richard Lutz & Stephan Greene

    Suggests that known sources of name variation and error in information systems must be addressed through improved retrieval techniques. Argues that a culture of data stewardship in which fewer... More

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  3. Envisioning the Web: User Expectations about the Cyber-experience

    Craig Scull, Allen Milewski & David Millen

    Describes an exploratory research project that examined how novice college students and Web-savvy librarians initially envisioned the Internet and how these representations changed over time and... More

    pp. 17-24

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  4. A Proposal for an International Standard Object Number

    David Austin

    Discusses extand paradigms (ISBN, ISSN, ISMN, and the emerging ISAN). Models a procedure for assigning ISONs (International Standard Object Number) to objects and their surrogates. Describes... More

    pp. 25-32

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  5. The Seamless Web-based Library: A Meta Site for the 21st Century

    Stephen C. Weiss

    Focuses on self-service, seamless, Web-based libraries--electronic libraries created by information professionals, Meta sites for the 21st Century where users with average Internet skills can find ... More

    pp. 47-56

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  6. Indirect Geospatial Referencing through Place Names in the Digital Library: Alexandria Digital Library Experience with Developing and Implementing Gazetteers

    Linda L. Hill & Qi Zheng

    Describes the development by the Alexandria Digital Library of a gazetteer (dictionary of geographic names) composed of a Gazetteer Content Standard, a Feature Type Thesaurus, and an operational... More

    pp. 57-69

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  7. Cooperation, Coordination and Cultural Change for Effective Information Management in the Hybrid Academic Library

    Christine Dugdale

    Focuses on the Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol, which is undertaking a study to examine the feasibility of close faculty/librarian working partnerships in the management... More

    pp. 123-34

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  8. Knowledge Guided Rule Learning

    Venkateswarlu Kolluri & Douglas P. Metzler

    Explores the utility of using prior domain knowledge (in the form of taxonomies over attributes, attribute values and concept classes) to constrain the rule learner's search by requiring it to be... More

    pp. 146-60

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  9. Contextual Classification in the Metadata Object Manager (M.O.M.)

    Thomas Pole

    Defines the contextual classification model, comparing it to the traditional metadata models from which it evolved. Using the MetaData Object Manager (M.O.M) as an example, discusses the use of... More

    pp. 194-202

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  10. Utilizing Faceted Structures for Information Systems Design

    Uta Priss & Elin Jacob

    Suggests that a faceted thesaurus should be used as the basis for organizing a small-scale institutional Web site. Contends that a faceted approach to knowledge organization can make the process of... More

    pp. 203-12

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  11. Retrospective Conversion of Journal Titles to Online Formats: Which Disciplines Make Good Choices?

    Eileen E. Pritchard

    Discusses how to make the best choices for converting journals retrospectively to digital and online format. Results indicated that differences exist between the two disciplines examined--ecology... More

    pp. 228-39

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  12. Electronic Theses and Dissertations at the University of Virginia

    Christina W. Sharretts, Jackie Shieh & James C. French

    Describes the electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) program at the University of Virginia (UVA). The system is designed to be easy and self-explanatory. Submission instructions guide the... More

    pp. 240-55

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  13. Temporal Visualization for Legal Case Histories

    Chanda Harris, Robert B. Allen, Catherine Plaisant & Ben Shneiderman

    Discusses visualization of legal information using a tool for temporal information called "LifeLines." Explores ways "LifeLines" could aid in viewing the links between original case and direct and ... More

    pp. 271-79

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  14. Copyright Management Information in Electronic Forms: User Compliance and Modes of Delivery

    Shelly Warwick & Hong Xie

    Reports results of a pilot study that examined the level of information and concern that users possess about copyright in electronic resources and what methods users would prefer to use to obtain... More

    pp. 292-301

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  15. Q&A: A System for the Capture, Organization and Reuse of Expertise

    Jay Budzik & Kristian Hammond

    Presents an overview of "Q&A," a Web-based question-answering system that mediates interactions between an expert and a question-asking user. Discusses the system's components and features; details... More

    pp. 302-12

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  16. The Business Pattern: A New Tool for Organizational Knowledge Capture and Reuse

    James Falconer

    Examines an emerging shared metaphor, the business pattern, in the context of the encapsulation of wisdom. Discusses the logical evolution into "business patterns" and offers a more fully-realized ... More

    pp. 313-30

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  17. Understanding Patterns of User Visits to Web Sites: Interactive Starfield Visualizations of WWW Log Data

    Harry Hochheiser & Ben Shneiderman

    Describes the use of Spotfire, a starfield visualization tool, to generate interactive visualizations of log data, ranging from aggregate views of all Web site hits in a time interval to close-ups ... More

    pp. 331-44

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  18. Rethinking the Reference Interview--from Interpersonal Communication to Online Information Process

    Tula Giannini

    Compares the traditional model of the reference interview with a new model based on online information process. Findings offer new perspectives on the reference interview process and lend support... More

    pp. 373-80

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  19. Quantitative Study of the Value of Research Libraries: A Foundation for the Evaluation of Digital Libraries

    Paul B. Kantor & Tefko Saracevic

    Results of a study that evaluated 21 diverse services at 5 major academic research libraries demonstrate that a cross-functional approach to library services is feasible. Findings also highlight a ... More

    pp. 407-19

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  20. Active Tools for Better Knowledge Dissemination

    Peter Mikulecky & Jaroslava Mikulecka

    Suggests that a solution to the inadequacy and passivity problems with push and pull technologies could be in a combination of both, with an active component, adding more intelligence to the whole ... More

    pp. 420-27

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