新一代机读目录的设计与研究

本文在分析传统MARC 格式及其存在问题的基础上, 提出一个基于文本格式的机读目录格式, 并对新格式的结构、功能和使用效率进行了初步分析, 对能否进行新、旧MARC 格式的数据转换也给出了结论。     

言语交际中的撇移及其时机

任何投入言语交际的人,都是希望交际获得成功、收到预期效果的.撇移正是为着这种需要而产生.撇移并非随心所欲,需要把握一定时机.     

对高校统计工作的几点思考

随着我国统计制度改革的发展,高等教育统计体系也得到了进一步的完善。本文在陈述高校统计工作现状的基础上,探讨了如何加强高校统计工作并确保统计工作的顺利开展。     

将联合参考咨询网建设成为全国文化信息资源共享工程的重要服务窗口和阵地

随着网络技术和信息科学的飞速发展,网络大大延伸了参考咨询的工作空间,使参考咨询能够基于网络平台实现全天候、高质量、高效率和个性化的服务。随着我国数字图书馆的建设和全国文化信息资源共享工程的实施,联合参考咨询网成为我国公共图书馆合作建立的公益性服务机构,是全国文化信息资源共享工程的重要平台之一。联合参考咨询网将根据统一规划、统一标准、合作建设、协调管理的原则为读者提供免费的网上参考咨询和远程文献传递服务。     

美国读者隐私权运动及其启示

注重保护读者隐私权是美国图书馆界的传统。联邦调查局根据美国《爱国者法案》对图书馆、书店等用户记录的搜查是美国读者隐私权运动产生的直接原因。美国图书馆协会是美国读者隐私权运动最重要的领导力量。美国读者隐私权运动得到了馆员、书商、出版商、作家、国会部分议员等的大力支持和推进,并取得了阶段性成果。美国读者隐私权运动对中国图书馆事业的发展提供了许多有益的借鉴和参考。     

《中外药品质量标准数据库》建设与研究

论文探讨了JALIS二期特色数据库子项目《中外药品质量标准数据库》的建设背景与意义、数据库的内容与结构、数据库的元数据分析及数据库平台选择等相关问题。     

Museums at the crossroad: Contributing to dialogue, curiosity and wonder in natural history museums

The first natural history collections opened to the public were inspired by a sense of curiosity and wonder about the products of nature. They were ‘cabinets of curiosities’ that offered a first-hand interaction between owner and visitors. Nowadays, these two facets of the museum experience—dialogue and wonder—have been lost, in part, due to the information overload coming via the media and the impersonal nature of the museum visit. This paper offers some reflections on the evolution of the museum visit, suggests some ways to rediscover this ‘sense of wonder’ and provides ideas on how to promote two-way communication with museum visitors. Two examples of exhibitions are offered as illustrations of the points discussed.     

Antecedents and consequences of autonomous information seeking motivation

Autonomously motivated individuals tend to enjoy activities more than those who are extrinsically motivated, and they also tend to invest more effort. Grounded in basic psychological needs theory, the current study examines the motivation of students' autonomous information seeking and its relationship with the amount of effort invested in and enjoyment derived from information seeking. Autonomy support and perceived competence were found to explain 34.7% of the variance in autonomous motivation while autonomous motivation, in turn, explained 13.1% of variance in effort and 25.8% variance in enjoyment. The model indicates a positive relationship between basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation. Higher students' autonomy support and perceived competence levels lead to increases in autonomous motivation to seek information. Higher autonomous motivation levels, similarly, lead to higher levels of effort and enjoyment. Findings confirm that intrinsically motivated students enjoy information seeking more and invest more effort in the activity. This highlights the importance of encouraging students to engage in information seeking independently, while providing the necessary guidance that would increase their competence.     

Spanish historic archives’ use of websites as a management transparency vehicle

Against the backdrop of Spain’s Transparency Act, this article discusses the presence or otherwise of a series of document types, proposed as management-related transparency indicators, on 61 (8 national and 53 provincial) historic archive websites. Although examples of good practice were identified, the information provided was found to be scant, in particular as regards lines of action, organisational objectives and yearly reports. The information most commonly provided on the websites included the collection classification chart, service use regulations and citizen charters. The inference drawn was that archives, so intently focused on their role in the application of the Act by the organisations they serve, neglect their own administrative obligations in respect of its provisions. The recommendation is that as government-funded and subsidised public service institutions, historic archives should exercise transparency by furnishing the information stipulated in the Act on their websites.