Data Visualization as Participatory Research: A Model for Digital Collections to Inspire User-Driven Research

The emerging creative practices of digital collections are increasing in prominence thanks to the access to, and appeal of, data visualizations. Interactive data visualizations, such as a map, timeline, chart, graph, or artist’s rendering of data, enable users to pursue their own research interests within a collection and participate in new areas of research. Use of these data visualizations enhances the scope of the collection and enables a modern and diverse thematic collection to emerge. This article considers the question: Does the addition of data visualizations affect how users participate with a research collection? Impacts on collection development, application of user-centered design, and analysis of users’ exploratory strategies are discussed. Examples of data visualizations used in digital humanities projects and digital collections are presented as case studies.     

The Uncertain Future for Digital Visual Collections in the University

Digital documents in the networked information environment fundamentally change the ways that visual materials can be used in education and scholarly discourse. These new uses raise questions about research library strategies with regard to digitized visual materials as a part of their collections, challenge assumptions underlying intellectual property rights for images and their scope, and offer ways in which visual literacy can become a more integral part of the common educational experience.     

馆藏特色数字资源众包对图书馆核心能力及组织边界的影响研究

文章以企业能力与组织边界相关研究成果为指导,结合目前已成功实施的部分图书馆众包案例,对馆藏特色数字资源的规划、建设与服务过程展开分析研究。文章认为馆藏特色数字资源众包不仅利于增强图书馆建设数字特藏的能力,也有利于提升馆员专业能力、提高用户满意度、提升图书馆知识服务与创新能力,进而增强图书馆核心能力,不断扩大组织边界。最后文章提出图书馆需重新审视功能定位,确保核心能力与竞争优势,真正服务于知识经济和现代信息社会的建设。     

中国参与世界记忆项目:理念、路径与展望

中国与世界记忆项目的互动是双向促进的过程。我国遵循以构建人类命运共同体为价值追求、以传承人类共同记忆为基本使命、立足于从"遗产大国"迈向"遗产强国"的切实需求、致力于打造文献遗产保护的典范样本等理念,从"引进—融合—延伸—反哺"等路径着手,积极参与世界记忆项目。未来,由"参与者"转向"引导者"、由"遗产本体"延伸至"背景关联"、由"单一沟通"建立起"多元对话"将成为我国参与世界记忆项目的三大重点着力方向。     

面向公众教育的档案文献遗产开发:实践图景与未来展望

档案文献遗产开发与公众教育具有内在关联,且相互促进。当前面向公众教育的档案文献遗产开发实践呈现的特点包括:多主题探索,打造地方特色文化名片;多形式呈现,丰富公众体验感与获得感;多主体参与,营造活跃的社会文化氛围。在档案信息化建设、用户需求日益多元化等现实背景下,面向公众教育的档案文献遗产开发工作应当以"大协作观"为新理念引导,基于用户需求开展更精细化的服务,嵌入和应用新型数字技术。     

幕后探索活动在我国博物馆中的实践研究

作为一类与藏品和研究相关的教育活动,幕后探索活动在欧美博物馆界颇为流行,近年来逐渐走进国内学界的视野,部分博物馆已经进行了本土化的思考与实践。幕后探索活动是博物馆合理化利用馆藏资源、提升公共文化服务水平的有效途径之一。在机遇与挑战并存的当下,如何提升这一教育活动的实践水平是我国博物馆工作者亟待深思的问题。基于此,本文聚焦博物馆幕后探索活动的相关问题,探讨其概念、意义以及国内博物馆在实践中面临的现实问题,并尝试总结出几点提升我国博物馆幕后探索活动水平的建议与思考。     

从学科结构角度优化调整电子资源——首都师范大学图书馆个案研究

以首都师范大学为对象,在使用统计分析和 Web of Science 收录论文的学科结构分析基础上,探讨从学科结构的角度优化调整馆藏外文电子资源的潜在依据和问题.     

高校图书馆借阅情况的统计与分析

本文利用数理统计的方法,对常熟理工学院图书馆借阅情况进行了统计与分析,就如何制定藏书规划、进行图书宣传、及时剔旧图书等问题,提出了建设性的意见。     

论数字馆藏的评价

本文首先对数字馆藏的概念及构成重新作了分析,指出数字馆藏评价包括对馆藏数字资源和数字资源存储系统的评价,而对馆藏数字资源的评价又包括对数据库、网络资源导航和其它数字化文献的评价。进而对数字馆藏存储系统的评价进行了系统的论述。     

Counterfeit museology

Museums are not usually seen to be agents of change. If they are to serve as important mechanisms for empowering local communities to define, recognize, and develop their own indigenous heritages, they should first consider a potential contradiction contained within this initiative: museums specialize in the representation of other peoples, while people have the sovereign right to represent themselves. Left unresolved, this contradiction could produce counterfeits of good intentions. The introduction of professionalized cultural management may mitigate the responsibilities of the citizenry to actively participate in the production and preservation of their own heritage.