Who's next? Research predicts museum leadership gap

A brief commentary from the Museum Association of New York (MANY) on the unprecedented gap posed by baby-boomer retirement. Based, in part, on MANY's white paper, “Who's Next? Questioning the Future of Museum Leadership in New York State,” this essay deals with questions of succession, leadership and general differences in New York's museum community.     

Chinese Studies Librarianship in North America

Although American libraries had begun collecting Chinese language materials in the 19th century, notably the United States Library of Congress in 1869, Yale in 1878, Harvard in 1879, and Berkeley in 1896, East Asian studies librarianship in North America, including China studies librarianship, was not fully developed until the 1960s. There was no formal organization that represented the interest of Chinese studies librarians because there were few of them and most of them were China scholars rather than trained librarians. More than 100 years later, the number of Chinese studies librarians in North America has increased considerably, primarily in response to the demand in the field of China studies and more recently to the needs of immigrant population and the general public who has an interest in China.This paper traces the history and growth of Chinese studies librarianship in North America, documents the development of the professional organization that represents Chinese studies librarians, and exami.     

CALIS"重点学科网络资源导航库""十五"建设思考

总结了CALIS“重点学科网络资源导航库”“九五”建设的得失,提出在“十五”建设 时应着重考虑的问题,包括相关标准的制定、系统平台的开发以及项目组织管理等。     

浅谈ALEPH500图书馆集成系统的性能调整

论述了如何从操作系统、数据库、应用系统等方面进行调整的多个方案，以使ALEPH500系统的性能这到最优。     

网络环境下军事科学信息资源开发利用初探

就因特网上军事信息的特定检索工具和检索方法进行了研究，并分别介绍了军事思想、军事历史、军事技术等一级军事学科和对台斗争、恐怖主义等当前热点的网络信息资源的分布及有效利用情况，以帮助有关人员在因特网上快速准确地搜索并开发与利用军事科学信息资源。     

信息检索课双语教学探讨

在双语教学实践的基础上，论述了在信息检索课中实行双语教学的必要性、可行性和教学方法，分析了双语教学面临时问题，并提出了对策。     

当前知识管理系统模型问题与对策分析

本文对几种典型知识管理系统模型做了介绍和分析 ,指出了当前知识管理模型中存在的问题与不足 ,并探讨了相应的对策。     

基于ontology智能检索系统的底层数据结构设计

本文提出了构建基于ontology检索系统的底层数据结构应具有面向对象的特性 ,同时也提出了数据结构设计中会出现的问题和解决办法     

美国信息素质教育进展述略

本文从以下方面介绍分析了近几年美国信息素质教育的进展情况：涌现了大量信息素质教育标准和准则、深入研究信息素质教育理论、强调信息利用的法律及社会道德问题、技术发展对信息素质教育的影响以及教学规划和教学措施的发展演变。