025.5 Services to library users: general resources
025.56 ACRL/CNI Internet
Education Project
The main goal of this project is to provide an effective method for
librarians to display and share instructional materials they have
designed for teaching about the seeking and evaluation of information in
a networked environment.
025.5 Australian
Libraries Gateway: Guidelines for the Content of Library
Websites
Set of guidelines to assist libraries to develop web sites and
select information for them. Compiled by the Australian Libraries
Gateway team, based on feedback from users and experience gained from
managing WWW sites.
025.52 Collaborative Digital
Reference Service
Project working towards the provision of a reference service based
upon the digital collaboration of libraries worldwide. Traces the
initiative’s history and pilot stages, and offers bibliographic
information for related publications.
025.525 Current
Cites
Library and information science current awareness newsletter with
summaries of articles on developments in electronic information
provision and delivery in relation to libraries. Archives available
online from 1990 onwards.
025.54 EDUCATE
Project
EU library project directed toward education and training in the use
of information resources. The project aims to produce self-paced courses
in the selection and use of information resources and tools.
025.5 Helping Dyslexic
People in your Library
Descriptions of products designed to help dyslexic people benefit
from library services.
025.525 JISC Publications
Includes policy documents, guidance and consultation documents,
senior management briefing papers, and JISC News, the newsletter of the
Joint Information Systems Committee.
025.524 KD Mine: Data Mining and
Knowledge Discovery Resources Index
A free electronic newsletter on data mining and knowledge discovery
research and applications, together with a guide to commercial and
public-domain tools for data mining and knowledge discovery, links to
companies providing software, consulting, and other data mining services
solutions, a directory of data-mining-based solutions to
industry-specific problems, web sites, research projects, reference
materials, journals and meetings relevant to data mining and knowledge
discovery.
025.5 Libraries and the
Regions
Paper discussing the potential for UK libraries to lead the cultural
sector in areas such as new technology, lifelong learning, and the
provision of information services. Argues that libraries need to build a
strong regional presence in order to take full advantage of these
opportunities. Presented as a PDF file.
025.5 LiveRef:
Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services
Provides a listing of libraries which offer real-time reference
services using Internet technologies. Each institution is categorised as
academic, governmental, public, or special, with an indication of
software employed.
020 Reference
and User Services Quarterly
Reference and User Services Quarterly is the official journal of the
Reference and User Services Association of the American Library
Association. Its purpose is to disseminate information of interest to
reference librarians, information specialists, and other professionals
involved in user-oriented library services. An online companion to the
print edition, this Web resource provides a preview of its contents,
reprints of award-winning articles, indexes to past volumes and to
SOURCES, and links to members-exclusive databases to SOURCES and the
Exchange column.
025.58 Resources for
Library Assessment: Tools for a New Era
Article discussing methods of assessing the usage of electronic
information resources within the library environment. Covers Web
analysis software, demographics, and economic and library benchmarks.
Also considers the Statistics and Measurement Program available from
ARL, and provides links to a range of tools.
025.5 SatchLCall:
Library of Congress Call Number System Tutorial
Java-based tutorial designed to teach patrons and library staff how
to find and shelve books according to the Library of Congress call
number system.
025.5 Survey of User
Information Needs and Search Methods Results
This 1996 report lays out the findings of a Survey of Information
Needs and Search Methods used by people involved in teaching, learning
and research, in the broad areas of art, design, architecture and media.
025.52 Typology for
Ready Reference Web Sites in Libraries
Article examining the way in which libraries manage reference Web
sites in terms of their depth, organisation and searching features. A
typology based on these factors can shed light on the critical design
decisions that influence a site’s success or failure, and can highlight
some larger design issues, both for Web sites and for information
management generally.
025.5 Writing for
the Web: A Primer for Librarians
General introduction to Web content creation for a library Web
service, describing newer technologies and explaining concepts and
terminology. Includes sections on multimedia, HTML authoring tools and
metadata, and provides links to associated resources.
