The national biological information infrastructure as an E-government tool

Sepic, Ron; Kase, Kate

doi:10.1016/s0740-624x(02)00120-x

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“…Users come to the e-government web site with a variety of information needs. In particular, educators need relevant and stimulating materials in order to teach their students and support research (Sepic and Kase, 2002). E-government web site enhancement .…”

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E‐government web site enhancement opportunities: a learning perspective

Huang¹,

Shyu

2008

The Electronic Library

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Purpose-This study seeks to develop a framework of analysis that categorizes features of e-government web site design in a matrix of knowledge-acquiring process versus learners' values. The proposed framework supports a development plan for a cyber governmental web site that may involve all aspects of a learning process. Design/methodology/approach-A framework for analysis is first proposed. Data were obtained from 137 part-time students during a class. Participants were requested to enter the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) web site to learn a subject of their choice in a computer lab. The instruments used for obtaining their opinions were open-ended questionnaires. Two focus group interviews were also conducted. An iterative analyzing strategy based on grounded theory was employed to obtain the results. Findings-Analytical results of the data based on the framework reveals many insights. Participants indicated that navigational aids, knowledge contents and other designs related to interactive knowledge sharing are important. Nevertheless, e-government webmasters often ignore these important features. The proposed framework is a valuable tool for web site development and maintenance. Originality/value-Although many theories about the usability of e-government web sites have been proposed, the needs of individual learners have seldom been addressed. Since learning is critical to economic prosperity and social cohesion, the factors that make an e-government web site supportive for learners should be explored. This study is, to our knowledge, the first to examine an e-government web site from a learner perspective. Furthermore, this investigation presents a framework that facilitates analyzing and improving e-government web sites.

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Section: Customer Valuesmentioning

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E‐government web site enhancement opportunities: a learning perspective

Huang¹,

Shyu

2008

The Electronic Library

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“…It fulfills e-government goals by facilitating citizen and business interactions with government and saves taxpayer dollars by reducing duplicative research and time spent searching for information (Sepic & Kase, 2002). The NBII organizes information and makes data sets and Web sites searchable through standardized metadata.…”

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Publishing trends within state government: The situation in North Carolina

Martin¹

2004

Journal of Government Information

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“…Many government agencies now maintain large-scale data servers and metadata "warehouse" systems (Sen, 2004) in an effort to make their data more publicly available over the world-wide web (see, for example Kerschberg et al, 1996 which describes a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration system, or Gillman et al, 1996 on a U.S. Census Bureau system). And recent projects like the National Biological Information Infrastructure or the Government Information Locator Service provide examples of large-scale government-driven projects which make access to data easier for various stakeholders (Sepic and Kase, 2002;Moen, 2001). Some particularly advanced metadata and/or data sharing systems include the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) EarthExplorer system (http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/), U.S. state agency repositories such as Massachusetts' MassGIS system (http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/), and meta-search facilities such as the U.S. National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (http://clearinghouse1.fgdc.gov/).…”

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The open research system: a web-based metadata and data repository for collaborative research

Schweik

Stepanov

Grove

2005

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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Beginning in 1999, a web-based metadata and data repository we call the "open research system" (ORS) was designed and built to assist geographically distributed scientific research teams. The purpose of this innovation was to promote the open sharing of data within and across organizational lines and across geographic distances. As the use of the system continued, end users and group administrators requested the development of a second, Intranet-based system with similar functionality. After three years of operation, a survey was conducted of users of the system to understand why some users and research groups appeared to utilize the two systems more than others. From this research we found that some barriers to use include: (1) mismatch of system functionality to user or group needs; (2) willingness to share with an internal group by Intranet but not with the world by Internet; and (3) resistance to entering metadata because of workplace habits. This experience has also taught us that with respect to web-based metadata and data repositories there is a difference between long-term and short-term research projects in their need to establish good metadata and data storage procedures. Moreover, some time is required for researchers to change from short-term to long-term project thinking. It is also important for organizations or managers of such research groups to reflect on established incentives and penalties that either encourage or discourage appropriate use of metadata in filing procedures. We conclude with a discussion of possible improvements that will be made to the system in the coming years, with an emphasis on the emerging phenomenon of "open content" (OC) collaboration that is being modeled after Internet-based collaboration in "open source" (OS) programming. This development will require online systems like ORS, and the OS/OC approach has * Corresponding author. the potential to evolve into no less than a new paradigm for how cross-organizational (in fact, global) scientific research collaborations are undertaken in the future.

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The national biological information infrastructure as an E-government tool

Cited by 8 publications

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E‐government web site enhancement opportunities: a learning perspective

E‐government web site enhancement opportunities: a learning perspective

Publishing trends within state government: The situation in North Carolina

The open research system: a web-based metadata and data repository for collaborative research

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