UNIMARC Format Relevance: Maintenance or Replacement?

This article presents an empirical study focused on a qualitative analysis of the UNIMARC format. An analysis of the structural quality of the data provided by the format is evaluated to determine its current suitability for meeting the requirements and trends in data architecture for the information network and the Semantic Web. Driven by a set of quality characteristics that identify weaknesses in the data schema that cannot be bridged by simply converting data to MARC XML or RDF/XML, we conclude that the UNIMARC format is not compliant with the current metadata schema desiderata and must be replaced.     

Assessing the Benefits of Content Notes Enhancements for Digital Audio Resources

Our library has previously investigated the potential impact the addition of contents notes on circulation. In a subsequent study, we found contents notes were the second metadata element most heavily linked to circulation (title was first). Since there has been a marked decline in the use of print resources at our library and a corresponding increase in digital resources, we wanted to know if the addition of contents notes to records for online streaming audio files would result in a similar increase in usage. After enhancing the records, we tracked usage for a period of three months.     

The Changing Research Data Landscape and the Experiences of Ethics Review Board Chairs: Implications for Library Practice and Partnerships

Academic libraries have to a large extent taken the lead in facilitating new approaches to research data management, but changes to the research data landscape have had an impact on numerous areas of academic work, including ethics review. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis of interviews with chairs of Canadian research ethics boards, this study explores how ethics review boards have experienced changes to data policy and related technologies in order to describe the ethical implications of new approaches to data management and to explore ways in which the library, ethics review boards, and other campus partners might harmonize efforts to support emerging data practices. While ethics review boards in Canada are keenly aware of open data policies, data publishing in practice is still nascent. There is uncertainty about the adoption of changing technologies for research and their impacts on privacy protection. Where responsibility lies for addressing these uncertainties is often unclear. Academic libraries and research ethics boards are well-suited to engage in mutual knowledge transfer and to integrate data management planning and ethics review processes. Institutional-level oversight that includes all campus departments impacted by changes to the research data landscape may facilitate improved communication and reduce role ambiguity.     

智慧图书馆建设误区与建设策略

[目的/意义] 探究构建智慧图书馆的主要策略,回答什么是智慧图书馆,智慧图书馆是什么样式,建设智慧图书馆的策略,解决智慧图书馆建设中一些模糊不清的理论与实践问题,以拓宽视野。[方法/过程] 采用文献调研与实地调研相结合,梳理和分析图书馆发展历程,指出智慧图书馆建设中出现的误区,提出建设策略。[结果/结论] 提出构建智慧图书馆五大策略,即整体的目标分析与设计;从数据到大数据;多元数据的融合;协调合作与分步落地;创新环境营造。     

Information-seeking behavior of economics graduate students: If you buy it,will they come?

The information-seeking behavior of social science graduate students has been the subject of many studies, but none have concentrated only on the economics graduate student population and their unique needs. The purpose of this focus group study was to use group discussions to understand the actual online behavior of graduate economics students when conducting research. The results provide insight and information about the skills and characteristics of economics graduate students, their first steps in conducting research online, their use of publicly available and library resources, challenges to finding information, and resources used to overcome these challenges.     

Bringing the Law to the Library: The Importance of Librarian Mediation in Access to Justice Services

Library access to justice programs and services help people who need legal information and who cannot afford an attorney. Librarian mediation is a critical component in the provision of access to justice services. However, the value of library mediation, or assistance with using library resources, is often unrecognized, particularly where members of the public are trying to access electronic legal information sources, online legal forms, and other law technologies. This article will explore the role of librarians in providing access to justice services from the perspective of the work of Richard Susskind, which emphasizes technological approaches to providing legal services. While there is a place for technology in access to justice services, there is also a valuable role that librarians play in contributing to access to justice.     

基于Usage Metrics的中文学术论文用户平台偏好和兴趣偏好比较研究

研究中文学术论文用户使用模式有助于分析使用规律,为应用决策提供依据。本文以八个学科被CSSCI或CSCD收录的61本开放获取期刊发表于2014—2015年的学术论文为样本,以期刊官网和信息集成平台上的使用数据为来源,采用Usage Metrics的方法,从用户平台偏好和用户兴趣偏好两方面比较中文学术论文的用户使用模式。研究发现:①期刊官网与信息集成平台的用户平台偏好存在差异。一是从学科视角看,用户整体上倾向于使用期刊官网而不是信息集成平台获取所需论文,而社会科学的信息集成平台篇均下载次数均大于自然科学。二是从期刊视角看,社会科学用户比自然科学用户更倾向于使用信息集成平台获取所需论文;与信息集成平台相比,期刊官网的用户下载数据呈现更为明显的“两级分化”现象;期刊官网下载次数与信息集成平台下载次数整体上的相关性较低。②期刊官网与信息集成平台的用户兴趣偏好存在差异。每本期刊官网和信息集成平台下载次数前20%的学术论文的Jaccard相似系数较低;在所列举的图书馆、情报与文献学中,期刊官网与信息集成平台的用户关注主题不同。图7。表5。参考文献37。     

遵循国际出版规律 遵守国内出版规定——ISMTE第2届亚太会议综述(Ⅱ)

中国学术期刊出版在遵守国内出版规定的同时,也要遵循国际出版规律.《遵循国际出版规律遵守国内出版规定——ISMTE 第2 届亚太会议综述(I) 》综述了此次会议的国际期刊品牌打造及编辑团队建设、JATS&BITS、ORCID、Crossref 4 个会议议题.本文针对会议余下诸如中国学术期刊出版的国际化、Altmetrics、Open Access、Peer Review 4 个会议议题进行梳理、分析和总结.通过会议综述(Ⅰ) 、(Ⅱ),希望国内学术期刊在借鉴国际先进出版经验的同时,也要务实提高自身竞争力,加快走出去的步伐.     

开放存取期刊遴选实践研究

建设开放存取期刊集成平台、提供开放存取期刊"一站式"服务、资助作者发表开放存取期刊论文等都需要对期刊进行遴选。文章以DOAJ和GoOA为对象,对开放存取期刊集成平台的期刊遴选进行调研;以杜克大学、麻省理工学院、隆德大学、卡耐基梅隆大学为对象,对开放存取期刊论文APC资助的期刊遴选进行调研,分析总结开放存取期刊遴选的原则及特点,以期为其他主体、其他用途的期刊遴选提供借鉴。