The End of Nostradamus: Killing Predictive Check-In Without Feeling Guilty

Computer systems for receiving serial issues have existed for over 50 years. Their functionality has gradually become more complex and predictive. A new generation of check-in systems is currently being developed, some of which have decided to include less-complex check-in systems. The presenters discuss the history of check-in systems, and give case studies of two new systems that have chosen a simpler design for serials receiving.     

基于开放源码的图书馆自动化系统Koha研究

基于开放源码理念的图书馆自动化系统因其良好的个性化服务和软件开发环境,以及低廉的开发成本,成为未来图书馆自动化市场的发展主力。论文通过论述Koha系统的基本理念与体系架构,以及Koha与商业图书馆自动化软件的比较,进一步说明Koha系统作为基于开放源码的图书馆自动化系统的发展前景。Koha尽管面临着本土化程度还未完全实现、市场开发环境还不成熟、软件推广力度还未跟进等一些问题,但其开放源码环境下的软件开发基础使其在图书馆自动化市场上仍占有不可小觑的实力。     

仪表着陆系统精密进近程序的实施及校正

仪表着陆系统作为一种精密仪表进近系统,已被广泛用于国内外各机场的着陆引导系统中。它能在气象条件恶劣以及低能见度条件下为飞行员提供引导信息。介绍仪表着陆系统进近程序的结构,并针对其不足,指明了仪表着陆系统的校飞工作。以国内某机场为例,分析了该系统的具体进近方式包括航向道的切入与改出和下滑道的切入。最后结合飞行实践提出仪表着陆系统设备失效时的措施,给予合理化建议。     

新一代OPAC的实现及相关开源软件的应用

对Web2.0环境下OPAC的发展趋势进行了分析,探讨了新一代OPAC实现的3种方式,并对3种方式的优缺点进行了深入阐述。在此基础上,分析了该领域内一些具有代表性的开源软件应用,为图书馆实现新一代OPAC提供参考。     

21st Century Library Systems

ABSTRACT

Less than a decade into the 21st century, perhaps it is more fitting to describe library automation as approaching its 80th birthday, is a time to look back and carefully measure moving forward. Since the introduction of a punch card circulation system at the University of Texas in 1936, through the advent and perseverance of the MARC record, and following the ebb and flow of nearly 75 different library automation vendors, library automation has come a long way. For some, however, it has not come nearly far enough. If one were to stop the history of library automation in the mid-1990s and wish away the dominance of the Internet, libraries and patrons might have been quite content with the state-of–the-art as it existed 15 years ago. But wishing away the Internet is like envisioning a world without electricity and indoor plumbing; as such, that 1990s library automation summit is now a plateau from which many library technologists and futurists can see no launch pad to a next-generation of library software and services.     

美国图书馆开源ILS应用分析与启示

图书馆集成系统分为开源ILS和专有ILS两大类。通过对美国图书馆选择和使用开源ILS情况的调查和分析,认为开源ILS是一条我国图书馆推进自动化管理的发展之路。     

社会网络关系分析在学科评估中的应用初探——以美国28所图书情报院校为例

论文以ALA认证的ILS哲学博士的美国院校为研究对象,将这些院校的ILS师资背景相关数据转换为一多量矩阵,运用社会网络分析方法和社会网络分析软件UCINET,通过度数中心度分析对这些学校进行排序并将结果同《美国新闻与世界报道》的排序比较,其相关系数表明这种排序具有现实意义。     

Using learning analytics in the Amazonas: understanding students’ behaviour in introductory programming

Tools for automatic grading programming assignments, also known as Online Judges, have been widely used to support computer science (CS) courses. Nevertheless, few studies have used these tools to acquire and analyse interaction data to better understand the students’ performance and behaviours, often due to data availability or inadequate granularity. To address this problem, we propose an Online Judge called CodeBench, which allows for fine-grained data collection of student interactions, at the level of, eg, keystrokes, number of submissions, and grades. We deployed CodeBench for 3 years (2016–18) and collected data from 2058 students from 16 introductory computer science (CS1) courses, on which we have carried out fine-grained learning analytics, towards early detection of effective/ineffective behaviours regarding learning CS concepts. Results extract clear behavioural classes of CS1 students, significantly differentiated both semantically and statistically, enabling us to better explain how student behaviours during programming have influenced learning outcomes. Finally, we also identify behaviours that can guide novice students to improve their learning performance, which can be used for interventions. We believe this work is a step forward towards enhancing Online Judges and helping teachers and students improve their CS1 teaching/learning practices.     

The Integrated Library System: From Daring to Dinosaur?

ABSTRACT

The automated library system (ALS) has undergone significant changes since its inception in the 1970s. It is no longer simply a database to house and retrieve a library's holdings. It has become an integrated library system (ILS) comprised of robust clusters of systems involving every process and module related to libraries.

The Internet, open source, the increase in electronic resources, and the rising expectations of library users are changing the nature of the ILS. Library vendors are at times struggling to keep up with the demand for new services while providing support for existing services.

This article details the evolving role of the ILS and discusses where it could and should be headed.