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Librarian/Patron Confidentiality: An Ethical Challenge.
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Garoogian, Rhoda – Library Trends, 1991
Examines moral, legal, and professional arguments for the protection of a library patron's privacy; gives examples of confidentiality challenges; and concludes that librarians should lobby for legal recognition of librarian/patron privilege of confidentiality. Computer technology and privacy are discussed, and the American Library Association…
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Ethics, Legal Problems
Five Grand Challenges for Library Research.
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Buckland, Michael K. – Library Trends, 2003
Five Grand Challenges are proposed for library research: (1) Library service: Could library services be made more meaningful? (2) Library theory: Who knew what when? (3) Library design: Have digital libraries been designed backwards? (4) Library values: How neutral can libraries be? (5) Library communities: How do communities differ? (AEF)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Library Development
Public Library Service to Children and Teens: A Research Agenda.
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Walter, Virginia A. – Library Trends, 2003
Examines four significant unanswered questions related to children's and young adult services in public libraries. After reviewing the existing knowledge base that can serve as scaffolding for the needed research, the author suggests strategies for refining and implementing this research agenda. (Contains 62 references.) (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Library Development, Library Planning
The Invisible Library: Paradox of the Global Information Infrastructure.
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Borgman, Christine L. – Library Trends, 2003
Presents four challenges faced by libraries and proposes research designs to address each of them. The challenges involve: invisible infrastructure; content and collections; preservation and access; and institutional boundaries. Proposes a mixture of research methods that includes surveys, case studies, documentary analyses, and policy analyses.…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Development, Library Policy, Library Research
Research Questions for the Digital Era Library.
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Marcum, Deanna B. – Library Trends, 2003
Examines three essential questions and suggests areas for research in each: (1) How are digital resource users best served: What resources will they want? How will they want to use them? What services will most enhance use? (2) What elements are required for a coherent preservation strategy covering resources both digital and traditional? (3) What…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Collection Development
Evaluating Electronic Texts in the Humanities.
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Hockey, Susan – Library Trends, 1994
Discussion of the growth of electronic texts in the humanities focuses on issues that libraries should consider regarding collection development policies for electronic texts. Existing texts and applications are described; markup, or encoding schemes, are explained; cataloging is discussed; and software issues are considered. (Contains 27…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Coding, Computer Assisted Instruction