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Haas, Stephanie W.; Grams, Erika S. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Presents the results of an investigation of the use of links on Web pages; a content analysis was performed on 75 Web pages and their links. Results will provide a conceptual framework in which Web page design can be considered, including issues of authoring, retrieval, and built-in and on-the-fly guidance for reading and browsing. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Content Analysis, Information Networks
Chu, Heting – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1997
Explores the question of quality links within the hyper-networked structure of information on the Web by surveying documents selected from the sites of the Alexandria Project, CNET, the Library of Congress and the National Information Standards Organization. Quality was measured by exhaustivity and specificity. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Document Delivery, Electronic Text, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedMassey, Brian L. – Internet Research, 2000
Market-based and press-freedom variables were tested as predictors of "interactive" online journalism at the Web companions of 17 English-language Asian newspapers. A multidimensional conception of interactivity was used in the analysis. Findings suggest that market-based variables predict only certain facets of an online newspaper's…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Sources, Interpersonal Communication, Journalism
Peer reviewedCole, Timothy W. – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes the security issues Bluestem, a Web authentication and access control system under development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is designed to resolve. Provides an overview of how Bluestem works and details how Bluestem is currently being used to control end-user access to bibliographic resources licensed by the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Security, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Guernsey, Lisa – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
H-NET (Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine) is a new, rapidly expanding international online network of scholars that was established to increase electronic mail communication among individuals. Currently, the program is devoting more attention to World Wide Web-related projects providing information and reference sources. Internal conflict…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Humanities
Peer reviewedMischo, William H.; Schlembach, Mary C. – Library Computing, 1999
Describes the Web-based technologies employed by the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in implementing access to local information resources. Discusses Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) technologies and the associated local database structure and format, as well as the general…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Database Design, Engineering
Download full textBull, Kay S.; Kimball, Sarah L. – 1997
This paper provides basic information on searching the Internet and describes sites of interest in the area of rural special education. The first section traces the evolution of the Internet through various phases--ARPANET, NSFNET, CERNET, and the beginnings of the World Wide Web--and describes various protocols (methods and tools) developed to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypermedia, Information Networks
Scheschy, Virginia M. – 1996
The World Wide Web and browsers such as Netscape and Mosaic have simplified access to electronic resources. Today, technical services librarians can share in the wealth of information available on the Web. One of the premier Web sites for acquisitions librarians is AcqWeb, a cousin of the AcqNet listserv. In addition to interesting news items,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Information Networks
Letalien, Bethany Lynn; Chen, Hsin-Liang – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
The Latin American Network Information Center is an academic Web site that houses various databases and similar projects and provides director access to sites in and about Latin America. Exploratory research into the site's usability revealed that overall, users were successful in using the site and expressed satisfaction with it, but some…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Peer reviewedMoore, Amanda – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 1998
Reports on the current state of reference services on the World Wide Web and explains what a Web-based reference service is. Describes several models of handling requests, and explores the impact of these services on traditional reference services. Concludes that, to date, Web-based services have had little impact on traditional reference…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Information Sources
Peer reviewedEckley, Tami-Jo – Library Computing, 1999
This article focuses on Obvia Corporation, a New York-based company that offers remote data access (RDA) through a server software system allowing for an easy, controllable, cost-effective management solution to the remote access problem. Using Obvia's RDA service, librarians can focus on administrative and professional decisions and spend more…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Information Networks, Information Services
Peer reviewedKoehler, Wallace – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Explores Web page and Web site mortality rates, and considers two types of change: content and structural. Examines those constancy and permanence phenomena for different Web document classes. Suggests that, from the perspective of information maintenance and retrieval, the Web does not represent revolutionary change, that in some ways it is less…
Descriptors: Change, Computer System Design, Electronic Publishing, Information Dissemination
LaBounty, Verna – Book Report, 1997
The KidsConnect service, with 145 volunteers from 39 states and eight countries connects librarians, teachers and students with curriculum-related material and other information sources on the Internet. Questions received at the site (on the Web at http://www.ala.ogr/ICONN/index.html or e-mail at askkc@ala.org) are routed to volunteer school…
Descriptors: Children, Information Networks, Information Seeking, Information Services
Adams, Ian – Information Management & Technology, 1997
Presents seven guidelines for launching a company intranet: (1) don't promise what can't be delivered; (2) be clear about who owns what; (3) be demand-led; (4) invest time in practical demonstrations; (5) avoid jargon; (6) have adequate resources to support colleagues; and (7) make intranet benefits relevant to colleagues. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Corporations, Guidelines
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1997
Presents abstracts of SIG Sessions. Highlights include digital collections; information retrieval methods; public interest/fair use; classification and indexing; electronic publication; funding; globalization; information technology projects; interface design; networking in developing countries; metadata; multilingual databases; networked…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Classification, Computer System Design, Databases
