Risks and Opportunities for Natural History Collections: Moving Toward a Unified Policy

The current status of natural history collections is complex and seemingly contradictory. While opportunities for collections to serve society are greater than ever, many institutions find that their ability to care for collections is diminishing. Competition for resources, especially in academic institutions, is one reason. But there is also sometimes a lack of clear mission for collections within organizations themselves. The Association of Systematics Collections (ASC) provides programs and resources to help institutions meet the challenge of maintaining natural history collections. If collections are truly endangered, we can help ensure that they are not lost to science and society.     

地方民族文献信息资源开发利用论析

本文分析了地方民族文献的特征，阐述了开发利用地方民族文献资源的重要作用及价值意义；认为运用先进的数字、网络技术进行管理，是实现地方民族文献信息资源的数据库建设、建立中国少数民族文献信息资源保障体系、系统采集地方民族文献信息资源的最佳途径，也是开发利用地方民族文献信息资源的主要措施。     

Self-Publishing: Opportunities and Threats in a New Age of Mass Culture

Developments in vanity presses, electronic publishing and social media have led to outstanding growth in the publishing industry. Eighty percent of people believe they have a book in them and the opportunities provided by new technologies are responding to their needs. This raises important questions: What effect will these developments have on the industry? In this environment, is quality control feasible? How will potential readers find their treasure? Will book publishing remain a cost-effective activity? We will examine the publishing industry looking for the answers to these questions and may just find that things are not as bleak as we initially thought.     

社交媒体时代图书出版的新动向——社交出版SWOT分析

新媒体的蓬勃发展使得网络社交常态化,社交出版应运而生.社交出版改变了传统出版以出版社为主导的"闭门造书"式的出版模式.社交出版的优势在于:发挥社交媒体的聚集效应实现传播内容的量身定制、便于通过大众融资解决出版经费、图书内容更容易得到目标读者认同、满足读者平等参与心理等.社交出版的劣势在于:品牌不够强势、仍然依赖传统出版、发起人门槛起点较高等.经济的发展、网络技术的发展、良好的受众基础为社交出版提供了发展的机遇.当然,社交出版也存在违法风险、市场风险、易被侵权的风险(威胁).     

The Value of Natural History Collections

The value of museum natural history collections is commonly poorly explained to, and therefore commonly misunderstood by, the general public. This is an increasingly dangerous situation at a time of tight fiscal constraints; if natural history collections are to survive, those charged with their care will have to do more to broadcast their value as both resources for research and public education. Research values include documenting biotas no longer available and present and past biogeographic distributions, housing type, voucher specimens, and (perhaps most importantly) serving as fertile places for scientific discovery and inspiration. Public values include serving as resources for identification of unknown specimens, hands-on education and the support of systematics, and (perhaps most importantly) as the depository for the final physical evidence for the history and diversity of life on Earth.     

国家图书馆收藏的世界银行出版物及其利用研究

介绍了世界银行出版物的出版发行概况及国家图书馆的收藏情况，重点描述了其重要文献的内容和网上电子资源的检索。     

Collections of Ethnic Canadiana at the National Library of Candada

Newspapers are an invaluable primary source of information for any social scientist. Ethnic newspapers, especially, play a unique role in contributing material to the social and cultural history of Canada. The ethnic press is not new to Canadian publishing; the first ethnic newspaper appeared in the eighteenth century. Today, the ethnic press is still flourishing, and appears in almost every major city across Canada. In response to the Canadian gouernment multicultural program, the National Library has undertaken to collect and preserve all serial publications, past and present, of Canadian ethnic communities, and to make these publications known and available to all interested persons.     

数字化阅读：图书馆服务的机遇与挑战

数字化阅读改变了人们的阅读方式和阅读习惯,对传统的阅读方式产生了巨大冲击。简要阐述了数字化阅读的概念,在分析我国国民数字化阅读现状的基础上．重点探讨了图书馆应对读者数字化阅读需求的对策。     

Cataloging Practices and Resource Sharing of Curriculum Collections in Academic Libraries

No abstract available for this article.     

论数字馆藏服务绩效监控系统的建设

如何对数字馆藏的服务绩效进行动态的监测、反馈和控制,以加强数字馆藏管理的科学性,提高数字馆藏的服务绩效,对当前复合图书馆来说是非常有意义的。本文依据服务绩效控制目标制定—服务绩效分析评价—服务绩效改进的思路,从数字馆藏服务绩效监控系统的概念和作用、系统的构成、系统的建设方法、系统的运行四个方面,探讨了数字馆藏服务绩效监控系统的构建。     

NSTL资源与服务探微

在介绍NSTL项目简单情况后,就其优点及不足之处进行了探讨,最后就数字信息环境下如何对此项目予以改善给出了相应的措施。     

National and Local Resource Sharing

This paper attempts to address the significant issues of library inter-dependence in a resource sharing environment. The concept of cooperative collection development has emerged as a vital component in an individual library's efforts to supply the information needs of its patrons. This is discussed in the context of both national and local requirements. Specifically, attention is focused on (1) the idea of cooperation today, (2) its antecedents, (3) the forces promoting cooperative collection development, (4) obstacles to its accomplishment, (5) the role of collection policy statements, and (6) a case study of resource sharing at the local level, utilizing the Colorado experience. This is an edited version of a paper delivered at the RTSD Collection Management and Development Institute, Irvine, CA, September 4-7, 1984.     

论图书馆个性化服务资源建设

图书馆开展个性化服务是大势所趋。其中个性化资源的建设是开展个性化服务的基础和保障。文章论述了个性化服务背景,个性化服务信息资源的组织模式、个性化服务的技术资源和个性化服务的人力资源。     

数字图书馆资源建设刍议--兼论国家数字图书馆的资源建设

从数字图书馆的定义、它与传统图书馆的关系、读者需求与数字图书馆资源建设的关系以及数字图书馆与非数字化资源间关系等角度 ,论述数字图书馆及国家数字图书馆的资源建设     

From the ACRL 13th National Conference: Collaborative Solutions to Digitization for College Library Special Collections

ABSTRACT

While much has been written on individual digital project planning, little has been discussed in the area of collaborative digital projects, especially at the college library level. The aim of this article is to examine a variety of collaborative solutions that have been implemented by Franklin and Marshall College at the institutional, local, regional, and national levels. With the assistance of an analytical questionnaire, readers will learn to evaluate their college library collections for successful digitization and identify collaborative opportunities at various levels.     

美国大学图书馆特藏资源版权政策解析及服务实践研究

[目的/意义]通过对美国图书馆特藏资源版权政策与服务调研结果进行分析,总结美国图书馆版权政策制定与版权服务的经验,得出对我国图书馆特藏资源版权政策与服务发展的启示。[方法/过程]通过对美国高校图书馆版权馆员进行访谈调查、问卷调查,并对调研结果进行详细分析总结,以期从中吸取经验,制定适于我国国情的版权政策。[结果/结论]首先,应组建专业的版权管理机构,主要包括设立版权相关职位以及职能部门,制定版权政策文件,重视版权政策文件的宣传和学习,重视合理使用和免责声明4种方式。其次,工作方案应流程化,提出版权服务流程、特藏资源进馆版权确认流程以及特藏资源版权处理的流程。最后,寻求外部合作,积极响应高校知识产权信息服务中心建设。     

信息资源共享与信息资源服务关系研究

简述了信息资源共享与信息资源服务的概念,阐述了信息资源共享与信息资源服务之间的关系,分析了信息资源共享与信息资源服务两者的主要区别是主体不同、实践方式不同和研究内容不同。