Assessing Information on the Internet: Toward Providing Library Services for Computer‐Mediated Communication

Abstract

Reports on a project to: first, provide an empirical analysis of textual information on the Internet; second, to test the suitability of cataloguing rules and record formats governing the creation of machine‐readable cataloguing records; and third, develop recommendations that would assist the efforts of standards bodies and others interested in systematically cataloguing or otherwise describing and providing access to electronic information objects available through remote network access. Provides summary tables regarding the growth of the Internet and its traffic, together with file types. Concludes: first, that machine readable cataloguing records should be created; second, the effectiveness of records created for providing description and access information should be monitored; and third, cataloguing rules and formats should be extended to include interactive network systems and services.

Cataloguer le cyberespace : le défi des ressources électroniques

“…Jusqu'à tout ré-cemment, les systèmes traditionnellement utilisés dans les bibliothèques, comme les systèmes de classification et les vedettesmatière qui correspondent à un vocabulaire contrôlé, n'étaient pas appliqués dans les outils de navigation Internet. Deux raisons expliquent cette situation: les bibliothécaires n'ont joué aucun rôle dans la construction de ces outils et leur culture professionnelle n'encourageait pas leur participation au développement chaotique d'Internet, surtout dans un contexte où des solutions connues ne paraissaient pas être évidentes et immédiatement applicables (Flannery 1995 (Caplan 1994;Dillon and Jul 1994;. Le projet comportait deux phases: la première portait sur l'étude de la quantité et du type d'information disponible dans Internet et la seconde avait pour but d'examiner les problèmes de catalogage de cette information reliés à l'utilisation des règles AACR2 (Anglo Amerian Cataloguing Rules 2) et plus particulièrement des règles relatives aux fichiers de données lisibles par machine.…”

ViCLib: creating a hypertext library information system

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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN): Customer satisfaction survey

“…Please note that (1) network links are shared resources and (2) your computer may not accept data at network rate, so your actual transfer rate will probably average 30% less than optimal during business hours.…”

“…The AESP invites you to look at the following topics in our Web page: AESP Members should send in the following information: (1) the "URL", or address, of the page, (2) a 2-3 sentence description indicating if it is a personal or business home page, and (3) your full name and e-mail address. Please use ordinary e-mail with "member web page" in the subject line, and do not attach a word processing file.…”