From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Tue 01 Aug 2006 - 16:12:44 GMT
Kutuphane, google, acik erisim ve internet tarihi konsudna
ilginc makaleler hk.
Saygilar
Mustafa Akgul
Current Cites, July 2006
Edited by Roy Tennant
http://lists.webjunction.org/currentcites/2006/cc06.17.7.html
Contributors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Leo Robert Klein, Roy Tennant
Bakkalbasi, Nisa, Kathleen Bauer, and Janis Glover, et. al."Three
Options for Citation Tracking: Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of
Science" Biomedical Digital Libraries 3(7)(2006)(http://www.bio-
diglib.com/content/3/1/7). - You want a citation database that gives
you the highest number of citations possible for articles. Should you =
use Google Scholar, Scopus, or Web of Science? This article is "an
observational study examining these three databases; comparing
citation counts for articles from two disciplines (oncology and
condensed matter physics) and two years (1993 and 2003)." Its
findings: which database is best depends upon the discipline and the
year of publication. - CB
Farkas, Meredith. "Continuous Learning: Making it a Priority Without
Breaking the Bank" TechEssence (23 July 2006)(http://
techessence.info/node/65). - I had not intended to cite blog postings =
or summaries of library technologies being posted at TechEssence.info =
given my deep involvement with that site. So be as wary of this
review as you wish, but I urge you to do yourself a favor and check
out this piece. Meredith Farkas of Information Wants to be Free fame
does her usual insightful, spot-on job with this topic and given that =
"continuous learning" is also what Current Cites is all about, I
couldn't pass it up. Neither should you. - RT
Frade, Patricia A., and Allyson Washburn. "The University Library:
The Center of a University Education?" portal: Libraries in the
Academy 6(3)(2006): 327-346. (http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/
portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v006/6.3frade.html). - Apparently
the death of (academic) libraries is premature if the results of
usage patterns at BYU can be extended to libraries in general. The
authors discuss a survey of library usage from 2001-2002 plus follow-
up work they've conducted since. The verdict: Stats are up! Not only
are the library and its resources heavily used but the trend is up as =
well, thanks to extending hours and implementing such popular new
services as an "Information Commons". The popularity of these new
services are helpful in giving us a glimpse into the library
environment of the future. - LRK
Hane, Paula J. "OCLC to Open WorldCat Searching to the World"
NewsBreaks (17 July 2006)(http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/
nb060717-1.shtml). - Big news at the American Library Association
Annual Conference was that OCLC was going to open up WorldCat for
free searching by anyone. This formerly licensed-only resource has
the combined holdings information thousands of libraries worldwide
and is the premier source for information on library held materials.
Set to be unveiled in "beta" form sometime in August 2006 at
WorldCat.org, the service will include all 70-plus million records in =
the database with an easy-to-use interface and the ability to add a
search box to your own web site. In this article Hane provides an
overview of the offering based on information from Chip Nilges, vice
president, OCLC New Services. - RT
Highsmith, Anne L., and Bennett Claire Ponsford. "Notes on MetaLib
Implementation at Texas A&M University" Serials Review (28 July
2006) - Interesting look at the implementation of a federated search
system, in this case MetaLib (ExLibris) at Texas A&M University. The
library quite wisely set up an "implementation committee" and after
several weeks of configuration, tested it on various user groups. The =
authors discuss the reception the final product received among
library staff and they end with a number of suggestions to improve
the system. (Note: Article in Press, Corrected Proof) - LRK
Jacobs, Neil, ed. Open Access: Key Strategic, Technical and Economic
Aspects Oxford: Chandos, 2006.(http://www.chandospublishing.com/
catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=3D103). - If you want to know
about open access, look no further. Editor Neil Jacobs has assembled
a stellar group of OA experts to write chapters on pertinent OA
topics that are organized into five major sections: "Open Access --
History, Definitions and Rationale"; "Open Access and Researchers";
"Open Access and Other Participants"; "The Position Around the
World"; and "The Future." The book itself isn't OA, but Peter Suber
has identified links to self-archived chapters in his "Self-Archived
Chapters in the Neil Jacobs Anthology on OA" Open Access News
posting. - CB
Lupien, Pascal. " Virtual Reference in the Age of Pop-Up Blockers,
Firewalls, and Service Pack 2" ONLINE Magazine 30(4)(July/August
2006)(http://www.infotoday.com/online/jul06/Lupien.shtml). - In this
cover story, Lupien identifies a "minefield of obstacles" to
providing virtual reference services with full-featured commercial
virtual reference software. Such applications can provide a
sophisticated interaction with the library user, including such
things as screen sharing and co-browsing, but this high level of
interaction comes at a price. The full cost of this type of
interaction is identified here, with such problems as pop-up
blockers, users sequestered behind firewalls, and operating system
upgrades getting in the way. All of this Lupien uses as an
introduction to Instant Messaging (IM) as a possible substitute or
replacement, while acknowledging that it provides many fewer features =
for both the user and the library. - RT
Roberts, Micheal M. "Lessons for the Future Internet: Learning from
the Past" EDUCAUSE Review 41(4)(July/August 2006): 16-25. (http://
www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0640.asp). - Short but sweet review =
of what it took to get the Internet to its current stage of
development by someone who's been involved with it since the
Eighties. This is a healthy reminder that the openness and
flexibility of the system didn't happen by accident and yet it's
precisely these qualities that have made it a rip-roaring success. On =
the recent attempt by the Telcos to create what essentially are
vertically integrated systems, the author has this to say: "Silos may =
be fine for grain, but as a business strategy on the Internet, they
are headed for the trash heap." I wish I could be as confident. - LRK
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