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VALA2004 Session 2 Wight
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The Gulliver Online Database Evaluation ToolVALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Co-operatives & Consortia Teresa WightInformation Technology and Information Service Manager, Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation |   |
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VALA2004 Session 2 Wight Paper 2.28 MB
Abstract
The Gulliver Consortium is a Victorian public library based group formed in 2001. Gulliver purchases electronic databases for members and selects databases after careful evaluation on specified criteria of content, statistical and technical features and vendor viability. After some months of evaluating databases using an Excel spreadsheet, an online version was developed to improve the administration of the tool and also the transparency of the evaluation process. The online tool is also flexible and can easily grow to accommodate a larger number of databases. Additional features will be added to the tool in future “upgrades”.
VALA2000 Session 13 Bundy
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Establishing guidelines for the effective evaluation of web-based periodical bibliographic and full-text databases search interfaces.VALA 2000 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Future Directions Alan Bundy |  |
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VALA2000 Session 13 Bundy Paper 45.35 KB
Abstract
The main issue of the so called information age is still being given scant systematic attention. Even if they recognise their need for information, people often lack the understandings and skills to identify, locate, access, evaluate and then apply the needed information. Librarianship is the only profession which is really alert to this issue but has itself allowed a preoccupation with technology to obscure its response to human need , as well as to its primary responsibility for the record of civilisation. All librarians in the 21st century will need to promote the fact that it is good libraries and information literacy, not just information technology, which largely determine who are the information rich and information poor. They will also need to reintermediate through balanced use of analog and digital resources; challenge those who peddle technology as the panacea for the world’s educational, economic and societal needs; assert their values and insights; and review constantly how technology in libraries is affecting their users, and the paper records of civilisation, most of which will never be digitised and with which libraries will remain entrusted.
VALA2000 Session 14 Woodcroft
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Establishing guidelines for the effective evaluation of web-based periodical bibliographic and full-text databases search interfaces.VALA 2000 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Information Delivery Michelle WoodcroftUniversity Liaison Librarian, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour Education Campus Janet FletcherNetwork Services Librarian, Southern Cross University | |
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VALA2000 Session 14 Woodcroft Paper 30.50 KB
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With the web fast becoming the common platform for access to periodical bibliographic and full-text databases, it is vital that librarians recommending the purchase of these databases evaluate not only their content, but also the search interface and search functionality. This paper describes a set of evaluation criteria for librarians to apply when reviewing the web interfaces of periodical databases. Criteria considered include; logon and logoff procedures, search functionality, flexibility and usability, advanced and novice search modes, on-screen help usefulness, error messages, record marking management, print, saving and e-mail capabilities, truncation and boolean operators, SDI facilities, command language capabilities, visual design and icon function recognition, library holdings features, and the availability and versatility of customisable front ends.
VALA2010 Session 15 Firth
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it: transforming library usage data into strategic information
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 15 – Digitisation/Publishing
Thursday 11 February 2010 13:45 – 14:15
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Les Firth
Yarra Plenty Regional Library
http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au
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VALA2010 Session 15 Firth Podcast 13.51 MB
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Whilst most of the systems and products libraries used in our daily work can and do produce a wealth of measurement detail, the problem that persists is “what does this all mean?” What we want is information. What we get is data. This presentation will show how Yarra Plenty Regional Library achieves that transformation: data into information. Using real data, you will see the tools that have been developed to give YPRL management insights into many aspects of the services provided by a modern public library. From collection management to WiFi usage, from public PC utilisation to door counts, eight different aspects of public library services will be discussed.
VALA2010 Session 5 Tenopir
Value and future of library e-resources
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 5 – Metrics
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 15:15 – 15:45
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Carol Tenopir
Chancellor’s Professor, University of Tennessee, USA
http://web.utk.edu/~tenopir/
Donald King
Distinguished Research Scientist, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
http://sils.unc.edu
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- VALA2010 Session 5 Tenopir Paper 74.21 KB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Tenopir Presentation 468.64 KB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Tenopir Podcast 15.07 MB
Abstract
Academic libraries are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the value of their collections to their stakeholders and to focus on products and services that support e-science. If the costs of library services increase and the perception of the importance of the library decreases, a value gap can result. Measures of value, including usage, explicit value, contingent valuation, and return on investment can help demonstrate the current value of the library and help librarians set priorities for the future. Recent studies demonstrate that library journal and book e-collections hold many implicit and explicit values in helping staff and students do their work, obtain grants, and improve their research. Libraries can also play a role in data archiving and distribution and in many phases of research.
VALA2010 Session 5 Horwood
Role of bibliometrics in scholarly communication
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 5 – Metrics
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 14:40 – 15:10
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Lynne Horwood
BioMedical Librarian, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au
Sabina Robertson
Arts Librarian, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au
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- VALA2010 Session 5 Horwood Paper 83.12 KB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Horwood Presentation 1.80 MB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Horwood Podcast 11.32 MB
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The aims of the paper are, firstly, to provide an overview of the major developments of bibliometrics. Secondly, the paper will discuss features of two of the major citation databases, Scopus (Elsevier) and Web of Science (Thomson Reuters). Both vendors are focussing their product development in the areas of visual representation of the relationships of the cited papers. Thirdly, the paper will illustrate the opportunities for academic librarians to engage with their academic communities.
VALA2010 Session 5 Wells
Ebook usage at Curtin University Library: patterns, projections and strategy
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 5 – Metrics
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 14:05 – 14:35
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-5-wells
David Wells
Manager, Resources, Curtin University Library
http://library.curtin.edu.au
Petra Dumbell
Team Leader, Resources, Curtin University Library
http://library.curtin.edu.au
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- VALA2010 Session 5 Wells Paper 1.14 MB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Wells Presentation 270.94 KB
- VALA2010 Session 5 Wells Podcast 13.59 MB
Abstract
Since Curtin University Library began to collect ebooks in the early 2000s, we have used a variety of collection development and access models for different purposes. To a large extent different acquisition models have been aligned to different collection development goals. For example, acquisition of publishers’ collection sets has been directed to providing long-term infrastructure for researchers; purchase of individual ebooks has been intended primarily to address short-term demand for materials required to support teaching and learning. This paper will examine the patterns of usage of different categories of ebooks to establish the extent to which method or philosophy of acquisition has an impact on ebook usage.