VALA2002 Plenary 4 Lippincott

Cyberinfrastructure: opportunities for connections and collaboration

VALA 2002 PLENARY 4: Joan Lippincott
Thursday 7 February 2002, 16:10 – 17:25
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Joan Lippincott

Coalition for Networked Information

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This paper explores the concepts of envisioning and building a cyberinfrastructure, a framework for developing interrelationships between high performance computing,
networking, digital libraries, and people. The focus is on the new types of user services that libraries might create and offer and on the broad range of content that can be part of digital libraries. The important role of establishing partnerships and collaborations to build the components of the cyberinfrastructure is emphasized.

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VALA2002 Plenary 5 Chia

Creating an Inclusive Information Future through Singapore’s Libraries

VALA 2002 PLENARY 5: Christopher Chia
Friday 8 February 2002, 09:00 – 10:15
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Dr Christopher Chia

National Library Board Singapore

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The National Library Board’s approach to creating an inclusive information future in Singapore was twofold – building an info-literate nation through providing facilities for IT Literacy training programmes, and a nurturing environment in its libraries for further skills development; easing library users into using electronic services through providing online options for basic library services before launching value-added personalized information services. The Board is also building an e-inclusive region by connecting ASEAN and Asia to each other and to the rest of the world. Initiatives include the CONSALWeb which connects a regional grouping of librarians from ASEAN countries.

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VALA2002 Plenary 2 Guédon

The politics of scientific visibility: from excellence to elitism (and back)

VALA 2002 PLENARY 2: Jean-Claude Guédon
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 16:10 – 17:25
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Jean-Claude Guédon

Université de Montréal

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Recent analyses have revealed some of the roots of the serial pricing crisis. Core science and site licensing have trasformed scientific publishing twice. A third, negative, revolution is in the offing; it has to do with the evaluation of scientific work beyond peer review. However, this threat also offers new hopes for all concerned with building a less elitist communication system. Open archives, attempts to extend the science citation index and “faculties of 1,000’ all point to the possibility of reforming the evaluation system of science. It will require, however, stronger alliances with administrators and those scientists that are working for a more equitable system of communicating scientific results.

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VALA2002 Plenary 3 Van Der Werf

Our digital heritage: how authentic should it be?

VALA 2002 PLENARY 3: Titia Van Der Werf
Thursday 7 February 2002, 09:00 – 10:15
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Titia Van Der Werf

National Library of the Netherlands

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Together with the National Library of the Netherlands, IBM has developed the concept of a generic preservation layer model (PLM) that can be implemented as a preservation management tool. It enables us to assess preservation strategies and how they affect the authenticity of digital objects. The National Library of the Netherlands has identified a number of deposit principles that bear on preservation and authenticity criteria for electronic publications. They take account of the specific nature of electronic publications and electronic publishing. This paper shows how both the generic approach and the specific application domain approach can lead to a decision-making framework for digital heritage institutions.

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VALA2002 Plenary 6 Besser

Moving from Isolated Digital Collections to Interoperable Digital Libraries

VALA 2002 PLENARY 6: Howard Besser
Friday 8 February 2002, 17:00 – 18:30
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Howard Besser

UCLA School of Education & Information Studies

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Online collections do not yet function like conventional libraries. Many digital collections are experimental and lack service components, and few have preservation components. The function of searching across collections is a dream frequently discussed but seldom realized at a robust level. This paper discusses how we might move from isolated digital collections to interoperable digital libraries. It first examines how early efforts to construct digital collections were perceived as experiments rather than operational libraries. It then discusses various conventional library components that are necessary to deployment of operational digital libraries. Finally, the author points to functions (such as infrastructure, robust metadata, and preservation components) that can be deployed to move us from isolated digital collections to interoperable digital libraries.

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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
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David Toll

National Library of Australia

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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.

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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
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Amanda Nixon and Ian McBain

Flinders University Library

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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.

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VALA2002 Session 4 Smith

What can e-libraries learn from e-business?

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 4: e-libraries
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 14:35 – 15:05
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Alastair G Smith

Victoria University of Wellington

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Libraries were arguably early entrants into the e-business arena. When libraries made their online catalogues available via the Internet in the late 1980s, this was among the first instances of organisations marketing their products and services through the Internet. Now many libraries in the corporate environment provide most of their services electronically, pursuing a knowledge management strategy and managing the information content of the corporate intranet. However, have libraries done all that they can to capitalise on e-business developments? This paper will examine trends in e-business, and suggest how libraries can utilise these in enhancing their services.

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VALA2002 Session 9 Harrison

The Digitisation Centre: Monash University Library’s digitisation service, integration of e-reserve and access to digitised images.

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 9: e-nabling Users
Thursday 7 February 2002, 14:35 – 15:05
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Andrew Harrison

Monash University Library

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This paper will describe the implementation of the Digitisation Centre within the Monash University Library. The Digitisation Centre purpose is to provide a centralised digitisation service creating digital copies of copyright protected works for educational purposes. The paper will discuss the operational and management issues involved in providing a centralized digitisation service in a university library environment.

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VALA2002 Session 4 Brenneise

First Steps in Developing a State-wide Digital Health Library in Michigan

VALA2002 CONCURRENT SESSION 4: e-libraries
Wednesday 6 February 2002, 15:10 – 15:40
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Harvey R. Brenneise

Michigan Public Health Institute

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MiHealthLibrary is a response to a recommendation of the Michigan Information Technology Commission Report. The desired outcome is ubiquitous and universal access to high-quality, timely, reliable and valid health information for health consumers and practitioners regardless of geographic location in the state, many of whom are currently unserved or under-served in all types of libraries throughout the state. The major objective is developing a working model for negotiating state-wide licenses for core and specialized electronic digital health resource for libraries of all types and sizes that is economically feasible for both libraries and publishers. The Stat!Ref pilot project, if successful, will be used as a model for other state-wide information projects or collaborative international projects designed to team librarians in developed and developing nations in planning and implementing information delivery systems.

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