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 VALA2002, the 11th VALA Biennial Conference and Exhibition was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia from 6 - 8 February 2002. The theme of the conference was e-volving information futures.
The following programme was presented at VALA2002. See also the archived VALA2002 conference web site.
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Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala-2000-proceedings/vala2002-plenary-1-greenstein
Next Generation Digital Libraries
VALA 2002 PLENARY 1: Daniel Greenstein
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 09:00 - 10:15
Daniel Greenstein
Digital Library Federation, Washington, D.C., USA
http://www.clir.org
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Abstract
The article traces the development of digital libraries and asks what is next for a suite of activities (or is it in an organizational form?) that is fundamentally important to the future of research, learning, and cultural engagement. It focuses largely on the experience of leading US research libraries as a spring-board to two discussions: about key challenges that digital libraries more generally may confront in the next few years, and about how national cultural, legal, and funding regimes may influence the digital library's history and its future course. |
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Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala-2000-proceedings/VALA2002-session-14-aulich
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Abstract
Increasingly public libraries are recognising the need to move from the supermarket checkout model of operations to upskilling their scarce staff to provide information and outreach services to their communities. Hiring more staff is not generally an option in these times, and it is imperative that libraries encourage their customers to move increasingly to a self-service paradigm, particularly for circulation. |
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Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala-2000-proceedings/VALA2002-session-14-lawton
Wireless Web For Public Libraries.
VALA 2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: e-services
Friday 8 February 2002, 14:35 - 15:05
Trevis Lawton
Online Services Development Coordinator, City of Joondalup Library Services
http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au
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Abstract
The development of wireless technologies over the past twelve months has seen rapid expansion of the types of services that can be provided to mobile phones and personal digital assistants, with much more to come. Libraries must acknowledge the change in communication methods as a long term opportunity and begin planning for expanding market share by developing different types of services that take advantage of the new medium. The City of Joondalup Libraries have trialled a wireless website that offers basic services in order to better understand the challenges of the future. |
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Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala-2000-proceedings/VALA2002-session-15-cunningham
The Open Road: language technology developments and public library services
VALA 2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 15: e-nabling Technologies
Friday 8 February 2002, 14:00 - 14:30
Andrew Cunningham
Multilingual Technical Project Officer, Accessibility and Evaluation Unit, VICNET, State Library of Victoria
http://www.vicnet.net.au
Larry Stillman
Accessibility and Evaluation Unit VICNET, State Library of Victoria, and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University
http://www.vicnet.net.au
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Abstract
Language technology and access to the internet are crucial components in the development of flexible and responsive library services to culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Minority and emerging languages need public access. Internet access is one way of breaking the linguistic barriers that have been erected around minority and emerging languages. This paper reviews the Open Road multilingual website (www.openroad.vic.gov.au) from a technical perspective, outlining current strengths and limitations of major operating systems and browsers in the display of different character sets. Some solutions for entry and display of languages are offered for public access systems in public library environments. |
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Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala-2000-proceedings/VALA2002-session-15-webb
Factors which influence the successful implementation of digital technology in Aboriginal communities.
VALA 2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 15: e-nabling Technologies
Friday 8 February 2002, 14:35 - 15:05
Phillipa Webb
Assistant Director Client Services, Northern Territory Library and Information Service
http://www.ntl.nt.gov.au
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The success of digital library projects in Native American, Canadian Indian and Alaskan Villages has been characterised by broad based resource support, which is virtually non existent in remote locations in Australia. This paper identifies the opportunities that exist to improve the success of digital projects which will ensure that Australia’s Indigenous peoples have the opportunity to collaborate with an emerging alliance of Indigenous Nations across the globe. |
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