The Electronic Library: Volume 16 Issue 6
Digital information organization and use
Table of contents
Information literacy — The final key to an information society
Nigel OxbrowThe information society, the information age, the knowledge based society, the knowledge driven economy are all now familiar terms. Governments have been promoting them, the media…
News
An image data research institute has been launched at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, in the UK. The institute gathers together academics from a range of disciplines…
The management of digital data: A metadata approach
Alison Chilvers, John FeatherWe are increasingly reliant on information technology for data exchange and long‐term data storage. For this global environment, we need a universal data management system. The…
The role of the information professional in the ‘Knowledge Economy’
Philip Barker, Pieter A. van BrakelWe have taken as the theme of the interview section of this issue's Focus (‘The Changing Face of Information’) the question of the role of the information professional in the…
The use and importance of the Internet in literature‐based services in children's libraries
Sarah OrmesThis paper explores some of the issues surrounding the development of Internet services in public library children's services. It notes that IT services have generally been…
Technical Service and the World Wide Web: Building the NTU Library Cataloging Home Page
Amanda Harizan, Low Ke KhoonMore and more technical service divisions world‐wide, especially American libraries, have created Home Pages on the World Wide Web. These Home Pages vary in design and content…
Network Operating Systems
As libraries make increasing use of computer resources, a local network that interconnects personal computers and other machines within the library is becoming a necessity.
New on the net
Cyberliability: generic term coined in the late 1990s for various types of legal liability arising from business use of the Internet and e‐mail including cyber‐libel, copyright…
The information society
In a recent interview for Wired News, Charles Zhang, founder and CEO of Internet Technologies China, spoke of the development of his company's product, Sohoo.
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hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle