More Than Just a Student Voice: Facilitating Student Leadership Development Through the Library Student Liaison Program

This article explores how the library-student liaison program at Eastern Washington University (EWU) Libraries has evolved into an opportunity for students to develop leadership skills. Originally designed to foster better communication between the EWU Libraries and students enrolled at the university, we recognized that the process of achieving established goals for the program provided a vehicle for students' leadership-skill development. To facilitate the leadership process, librarians employed the Social Change Model. Designed specifically for college students, this model engages the student to develop individual capacities to strengthen group activities that foster positive changes in the community and society.     

论习近平红色资源观

红色资源集中反映了中国共产党领导人民百年来的艰苦奋斗与光辉历程。习近平总书记一直高度关注红色资源保护与红色基因传承工作,提出了一系列重要论述与指示批示。全面系统梳理这些观点与论述,对于加深全党全国人民对红色资源的认识,合理开发运用红色资源,凝聚主流价值观,丰富新时代中国特色社会主义文化建设理论体系都有重要意义。文章在分析红色资源相关研究的基础上,梳理习近平总书记有关红色资源的论述与观点,提出"习近平红色资源观"概念,并从红色资源价值观、红色资源保护观、红色资源运用观等方面阐述红色资源观的主要内容,从时代背景、思想来源、实践经验、个人红色情怀与工作经历等方面分析红色资源观生成发展的逻辑与依据,最后从机构职能定位、业务流程、方法体系、学科研究等方面提出我国图书档案事业在红色资源观指导下的转型发展路径。     

基于内容的图像检索技术研究进展及其在数字图书馆中的应用

基于内容的图像检索技术是对图像的物理内容为加工对象的检索技术之一,主要实现方式包括基于颜色、纹理、形状、空间位置和语义等。其中基于颜色的图像检索发展最为成熟,而基于语义的检索则尚处于探讨、研究阶段。基于内容检索和基于文本检索在数字图书馆中可以融合共同提供检索服务。Google为这一尝试提供了在后控阶段的有效案例,而真正的实现两者的融合是在预处理阶段。两者结合在数字图书馆中的应用是可行的,相信能够提供更好的图像检索服务。     

All Things Being Unequal . . . .

Abstract

The aim of this series is to highlight English language books that recently have been granted awards by major scholarly societies. This installment focuses on disciplines in the natural sciences and engineering/technology. Because award winning books have high core collection potential, selectors may want to give them priority for purchase.     

Assessing University Library Print Book Collections and Deselection: A Case Study at The National University of Ireland Maynooth

This article discusses an assessment and deselection project of the modern print book collections in the John Paul II Library, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Following a contextual introduction and literature review, the article outlines the methodology, presents and discusses the results, and concludes with lessons learned. Although this project had its origins in planning for a major extension to the Library, its main aim was to ensure current and relevant print book collections. The purpose of the article is to share experience in the hope of it being useful to other libraries considering a review of print book collections.     

后现代文化对图书馆建设的影响

人们对当代社会中的后现代思潮尽管有不同的评价,但在客观上仍然对我国的社会发展和图书馆建设发生着重要的影响。人们对科学知识的态度,阅读兴趣和对经典态度的变化,多元主义、个人主义以及大众文化都从更广泛的意义上影响着图书馆的发展和服务的方向,在这种影响中有其积极和进步的一面,同时也包含着若干负面的成分。     

Applying a Software Development Product Cycle to Library Technology Adoption and Development

Product cycles have long been used in software development, but libraries can also benefit from a structured product life cycle to help manage technology development and acquisition. This article outlines a proposed product cycle for library technology management with information on implementing each step of the cycle. It will also include information for librarians assessing the success of structured technology management.     

The use of information and communication technologies in public libraries in South Africa as tools for bridging the digital divide: the case of the Kempton Park public library

ABSTRACT

The information and knowledge society has resulted in the exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs), thus creating a gap between those who use ICTs and those who do not; hence the emergence of the term “digital divide” in the 1990s. One of the milestones of South Africa’s National Development Plan, a policy that charts the country’s development up until 2030, is to ensure that high-speed broadband internet is universally available at competitive prices. Notwithstanding the importance of ICTs in public libraries, the provision of such is still taking place on a limited scale in South Africa. This article investigates the use of ICTs in public libraries in South Africa as a tool in bridging the digital divide. It also examines the inequalities in access and use and suggests ways in which ICTs may be used to reduce the digital divide. A qualitative research methodology was adopted. In order for public libraries to function as an important tool in bridging the digital divide, there is a need to standardize the provision of public library services with regard to the digital divide.     

Resource discovery in distributed digital libraries through visual knowledge navigation

INTRODUCTION In this paper, we present our work in the Strand Map Service (SMS), which provides concept map based browsing interfaces for resource discovery in a library independent manner within American Na- tional Science Digital Library (NSDL). As critical components of digital libraries, dis- covery systems provide interfaces that support user to search and browse for resources in digital libraries (Hall et al., 1999). The effectiveness of discovery systems has big impact on the…     

条码技术与图书馆自动化

简要介绍条码技术,针对国际通用商品代码(EAN)在图书馆自动化中的特殊作用和使用特点提出自己的观点,并阐述建立馆内码的必要性和建立原则。