VALA2002 Session 8 Flynn

SuperSearching at UTS: Experience With a MetaLib/SFX Installation

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 8: e-content
Thursday 7 February 2002, 14:35 – 15:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-8-flynn

Ann Flynn

University of Technology, Sydney

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 8 Flynn Paper 21.20 KB

Download

Abstract

MetaLib and SFX were implemented at UTS Library in 2001. This paper traces UTS’ experience, from the initial search for solutions to problems of electronic information access, through to the launch of SuperSearch – UTS Library’s MetaLib/SFX system. Details of the various phases of the implementation are provided, including planning and preparation, the work of the implementation group, and the operationalisation for the ongoing management of the system. The paper concludes with mention of some related developments at UTS Library.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 13 Fitzgerald

From Aardvark to Xylophone to bandwidth from telephone:

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: e-nabling Infrastructures
Friday 8 February 2002, 14:35 – 15:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-13-fitzgerald

Brendan Fitzgerald and Frances Savage

VICNET

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 13 Fitzgerald Paper 36.79 KB

Download

Abstract

The benefits and implications of online information delivery are now beginning to be understood. Libraries Online and Rural Libraries Online have since 1998 been developing Internet access in Victorian public libraries. Funded by State (Multimedia Victoria) and Australian Federal (Networking The Nation), these projects have provided a whole of Library approach to e-services which includes provision of bandwidth, infrastructure, ICT skills and content. The specific projects such as Satellite delivery of bandwidth, Rural POP’s, Victoria’s Virtual Library (www.libraries.vic.gov.au), and the Gulliver consortium are discussed, as is the experience of working with 44 partners with very different needs and capacities and the associated ongoing issues.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 3 Blackall

Rethinking Information Literacy in Higher Education: the Case for Informatics

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: e-literacy
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 11:55 – 12:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-3-blackall

Chris Blackall

Australian National University

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 3 Blackall Paper 45.88 KB

Download

Abstract

This paper discusses the implications and problems of the Information Literacy Standards published by the Council of Australian University Librarians in 2001. Its focus is on the difficulties implementers of university-based information literacy programs increasingly face as they attempt to ‘integrate’ or ‘embed’ information literacy in subject curricula as suggested by the Standards. The most central of these difficulties are the political dangers facing library teachers/educators as they attempt to expand into the academically controlled areas of curriculum design and teaching. This paper suggests that an inclusive model of ‘informatics’ can help overcome such barriers to program implementation.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 8 Magnussen

Electronic Rights Management in the United Kingdom

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 8: e-content
Thursday 7 February 2002, 15:10 – 15:40
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-8-magnussen

Amanda Magnussen

IP Australia Library

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 8 Magnussen Paper 104.56 KB

Download

Abstract

In recent years, there have been considerable developments in both international and national laws relating to copyright, as governments struggle to come to terms with developments in technology. Libraries, too, are attempting to find appropriate ways of managing the rights in electronic materials. This paper, based on research visits made to the United Kingdom in 2001, explores some of the electronic rights management systems and solutions being developed in British libraries.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 4 Toll

Towards a national infrastructure for access to Australia’s documentary information resources in electronic formats: strategic developments at the National Library of Australia

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 4: e-libraries
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 14:00 – 14:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-4-toll

David Toll

National Library of Australia

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 4 Toll Paper 34.01 KB

Download

Abstract

The National Library of Australia is undertaking a wide range of practical and research activities to facilitate the tasks of collecting, preserving and making available Australian electronic resources, and is collaborating with other institutions in endeavours which advance these aims. The objective is to ensure that these resources are accessible by both current and future generations of Australians. This paper outlines the National Library’s strategies and key activities with regard to Australian electronic resources, and highlights key technical challenges to be overcome.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 9 Nixon

Electronic Reserve the trial that exploded!

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 9: e-nabling Users
Thursday 7 February 2002, 14:00 – 14:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-9-nixon

Amanda Nixon and Ian McBain

Flinders University Library

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 9 Nixon Paper 33.15 KB

Download

Abstract

This paper discusses the trial of an electronic reserve system at the Flinders University Library. In 2000, a committee of staff at the library was set the task of initiating an electronic reserve trial. By mid 2001, the trial had grown from two topics to more than twenty, most of which were added at the request of academic staff. Particular issues discussed include authentication, issues with the Integrated Library Management System and equipment requirements.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 1 Hildebrand

iNet: Information & Collaboration on the Web

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Collaboration
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 10:45 – 11:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-1-hildebrand

Ian Hildebrand

City of Charles Sturt Library Service, SA

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 1 Hildebrand Paper 70.64 KB

Download

Abstract

The iNet project has been a collaborative project by the South Australian Public Library Network in partnership with the Council of Library Administrators of South Australia (CLASA) and PLAIN Central Services (PCS). iNet is a customisable information Web site which consists of a core element of generic links to quality information resources available on the World Wide Web. Maintaining, updating and adding links to the site is performed by a variety of Subject Administrator Libraries across the State. Maintenance is facilitated via a password protected content management tool which enables administrators to make changes to their subject content without requiring HTML or other Web programming knowledge or skills.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 1 O’Connor

Evolution of a Collaborative Solution for Academic Libraries: The Victorian Academic Digital Library VADL)

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Collaboration
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 11:20 – 11:50
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-1-oconnor

Steve O’Connor

CAVAL Collaborative Solutions

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 1 O’Connor Paper 32.66 KB

Download

Abstract

The CAVAL member libraries believe that the major issue confronting libraries at the start of the New Millennium is collection development. These Libraries have been committed to the achievement of VADL for the past twelve months. VADL will be a Digital Library which will be shared and yet reflect the interests of each of the discipline interests of the member universities. VADL has established a range of research into the shape and extent of existing collections within Victoria. This paper highlights the path taken by these libraries, how their response differs from the American experience and how collaboration can be achieved through a new service model.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 1 Shulz

The Internet Resources Project: an Exercise in Collaboration

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Collaboration
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 11:55 – 12:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-1-schulz

Natalie Schulz

Griffith University Library

Sarah Fredline

Queensland University of Technology Library

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 1 Shulz Paper 25.21 KB

Download

Abstract

This paper describes a collaborative effort to select and describe free Internet resources by Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Libraries in Brisbane, Australia. After considering the options available, the Libraries decided to trial selection and description of free Internet resources by Reference staff using a web input form, with some records upgraded to full cataloguing.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

VALA2002 Session 2 Booth

Mediating for metadata standards: competing demands of E-government, archivists and librarians for resource description in New Zealand

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Metadata
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 10:45 – 11:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002-proceedings/vala2002-session-2-booth

Keitha Booth

National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mätauranga o Aotearoa

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2002

VALA2002 Session 2 Booth Paper 56.44 KB

Download

Abstract

Over a tight-timeframe in 2000/2001, a New Zealand E-government Unit Working Group produced a metadata standard to assist New Zealanders find government information and services on its websites. During the same period, a NZ government portal was being designed, Archives New Zealand issued record keeping standards, and the National Library of New Zealand issued a metadata standards framework for resource discovery across all NLNZ media and for the Library’s collections. This process has highlighted the significant need for cross-agency understanding and discussion, and the importance of maintaining and contributing to international standard development to ensure global inter-operability and transfer of information.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.