Search,Serendipity, and the Researcher Experience

ABSTRACT

Lettie Conrad reported on the findings of original research on academic user experience with serendipitous discovery in scholarly research. This research has been released as the fourth installment of a series about discoverability as part of the SAGE White Papers. This research was designed to examine how students and faculty seek content beyond the search box. The researchers being studied take advantage of unplanned or unexpected content discoveries such as selecting a link in an e-mail alert, following a trail of citations within an important paper, or making use of recommendations. The study found that researchers decide to follow recommendations, either machine generated or from an acquaintance, based on a combination of perception of relevance to the field of study, access to the recommended article, and trust in the provider. SAGE has used these findings to enhance its products to better showcase content to users and then help them to more readily make sense of it.     

一种基于Bento模式的联邦检索系统

[目的/意义]信息资源发现与传递服务一直是图书馆的核心业务,目前在欧美出现一种新形式即基于Bento模式的联邦检索服务系统,研究其最新发展趋势对完善我国图书馆发现系统有重要参考价值。[方法/过程]通过文献调查、比较研究、案例分析等方法,对比国内外发展现状,揭示混合排序的不足和Bento模式的优点,并以美国伊利诺大学香槟分校（UIUC）图书馆为例说明其应用和未来发展趋势。[结果/结论]实践证明Bento模式更有利于实现从全资源发现向全图书馆发现的转变,检索效果和图书资源利用率均有较大幅度的提升。     

基于RelFinder的图情学科关联数据语义关系发现实践

[目的/意义]对LISTA数据库收录的图情学科学术文献、期刊、作者的题录数据进行关联数据发布研究,并利用可视化软件RelFinder进行多角度的语义关系发现实验,以期揭示不同学术单元数据之间的隐含关系和一些潜在的规律。[方法/过程]首先,选取图情学科为研究领域,抓取LISTA数据库666种期刊、5 075位核心作者以及1 073篇学术文献的题录数据并导入MYSQL数据库。接着,构建轻量级任务本体对数据进行规范化描述,利用开源软件D2RQ转换为RDF三元组,并结合语义仓储软件Virtuoso发布为关联数据。最后,使用RDF可视化软件RelFinder进行图情学科学术单元之间的语义关系发现,对直接关系、一次间接关系、二次间接关系以及多次间接关系的发现过程进行总结。[结果/结论]RelFinder能较好地发现图情学科学术文献、期刊、作者之间隐含的深层次关系,对检索学术文献、揭示学术脉络和发现学术领域知识都有重要意义。     

Textbooks on the move: Transforming a textbook collection

Recently, The City College of New York (CCNY) libraries engaged in a collaborative project to transfer the bibliographic holdings for textbook course reserves to a new module when their integrated library systems, the Ex Libris Aleph Integrated Library System, underwent a system upgrade. In this article, the Chief of Circulation and the Chief of Cataloging share and analyze the various steps and challenges undertaken to complete this project, which took place over the span of three semesters. This article will serve to assist those who work in circulation and cataloging to aid in the planning of a large collaborative library-wide project.     

数据仓库的研究与发展现状

数据仓库技术是数据库与人工智能两项计算机技术相结合的产物，是当今信息管理技术的主流，它利用人工智能中的机器学习、知识处理和神经网络等方法，从数据库中挖掘有用信息、发现知识、搞清数据库中大量数据之间的相互关联及众多数据之间存在的规律，可供使用有效分析和利用数据库中的已存储的各种有用信息，以帮助决策迅速做出决策，从而使企业产生巨大的经济效益，章介绍了现有的数据仓库工具，以期给国内数据仓库的开发提供一定的参考，并通过总结国内数据仓库市场的不足之处，给出解决的办法，最后找出国内数据仓库市场的新动向．     

在英语教学中如何培养学生的创新思维

分析了创新教育在英语教学中的意义,探究了实施创新教育的几种方式,并介绍了笔者的教学体会.     

Improving Research and Learning in Higher Education in Portugal: Digital Resources,E-Books,and a Discovery System as Enabling Factors for Students

ABSTRACT

This article describes a library's implementation of digital resources for research, teaching, and learning at a higher education institution in Portugal. A school specializing in education and teacher education established strategic performance areas related to digital resources for the fulfillment of its mission, which included some functions of the academic library. The library implemented a discovery system, and the school invested in a wider range of resources, including e-books, both acquired and institutionally published. The library's training programs were also revised to promote the new system and electronic resources. This case study describes how an academic library in Portugal responded to institutional needs, illustrating how libraries everywhere must connect to the larger vision and demonstrate value through technologies, integrating digital and print resources to provide access built around users' needs.     

面向关联数据的实体链接发现方法研究

随着关联数据应用的不断深入,已有众多的数据集发布在网上,但目前已发布的关联数据集之间关联很少,为数据的共享使用带来不便。本研究提出一种基于统计学习方法进行关联数据集间实体识别及链接构建的方法。首先进行数据集间的实体匹配,采用基于K中心点聚类算法实现属性的聚合及关系发现,对具有高相关度的属性进行匹配关系描述,降低实体匹配时的属性匹配计算次数;其次对已匹配的属性进行实体属性值的相似度比较计算,实现实体间相似度的比较,在SILK框架下实现实体的链接构建工作,以达到实体链接发现的目的;最后通过实验验证,这一方法能降低数据集间实体匹配计算次数,提高实体链接的正确率,具有可行性及实用性。图12。表4。参考文献19。     

Taking Action on Usability Testing Findings: Simmons College Library Case Study

Simmons College Library conducted in-person and remote usability testing to observe how students retrieve full text when using Library Search, its discovery service system powered by EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Testing was conducted as a collaborative study with a consultant associated with EBSCO Information Services User Research Group. This testing found that students expect direct access to full text, have an unfavorable impression of Interlibrary Loan (ILL), and are unsure, based on terminology, which links provide direct access to full text. Steps taken by the library in response to the findings include local customization of EDS, improvements to ILL messaging, updates to user education regarding full text formats and terminology, and requests to EBSCO to update terminology to support users’ direct access to full text. Study findings also validated decisions the library made during the initial set up of its discovery service system.