Information Outlook, April 1997

Volume 1, Issue 4https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_1997/1003/thumbnail.jp

INFOBazaar--electronic shopping and service providing for the masses

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90).by Rupert C. Young.M.S

Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible

Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible represents the efforts of OCLC Research over the last seven years to support change in the end-to-end process that results in archival and special collections materials being delivered to interested users.Revealing hidden assets stewarded by research institutions so they can be made available for research and learning locally and globally is a prime opportunity for libraries to create and deliver new value. Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible collects important work OCLC Research has done to help achieve the economies and efficiencies that permit these materials to be effectively described, properly disclosed, successfully discovered and appropriately delivered. Achieving control over these collections in an economic fashion will mean that current resources can have a broader impact or be invested elsewhere in other activities

Information Outlook, February 2001

Volume 5, Issue 2https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_2001/1001/thumbnail.jp

ID5.2 Roadmap for KRSM RTD

Roadmap for KRSM RTD activities.The work on this publication has been sponsored by the TENCompetence Integrated Project that is funded by the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme, priority IST/Technology Enhanced Learning. Contract 027087 [http://www.tencompetence.org

Developing a user-cordial online retrieval model strategy to access extension educational materials from a north central region database

There is concern that the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) is not implementing electronic communication technologies rapidly enough to effectively compete with other information providers. Anxiety regarding electronic information-accessing strategies must be overcome with appropriate orientation and training so their use becomes routine. Extension personnel need an efficient, easy-to-use method of accessing online data-base in order to comply with the CES mission of assisting people in improving their lives. The purpose of this study was to extend the existing North Central Region Educational Materials Project (NCREMP) information search system by developing an online search strategy that is an easily-used tool for Extension personnel seeking information from electronic sources, and to examine characteristics that promote positive adoption of electronic communication systems among Extension workers. QUERRI is intended to serve as a model for future design of online search strategies relevant to CES professionals;A descriptive approach of a qualitative nature was taken in developing the search strategy. The study was concerned with conditions and practices currently existing in CES--the restructuring that is going on, attitudes held by Extension employees toward electronic information technology, expectations in the usage of such technology, and the effects these expectations have induced. Areas investigated prior to development of the search model were: (1) The level of awareness and use of the NCREMP data-base among CES personnel. (2) The use of online searching systems. (3) The degree of familiarity and acceptance of computer use and computer-based information searching strategies among CES staff;A conceptual framework was formulated before development of the search model that attempted to simulate the intuitive reasoning processes used by an individual in need of information for a specific purpose. The chief emphasis in development of the search model was in ease of use. A questionnaire distributed to CES personnel showed evidence of a lack of awareness of the NCREMP search service, and low understanding of how to search online data-bases. Selected responses helped to focus scripting of menus and Help screens on user-cordiality to ensure positive adoption and implementation of the search model

The Legal Architecture of Virtual Stories: World Wide Web Sites and the Uniform Commercial Code

“Virtual Stores” on the Web raise a myriad of traditional legal controversies in a new forum: the “battle of the forms” among purchasers and sellers; jurisdictional concerns and conflict-of-law problems; and the enforceability of contracts. This wide-ranging article analyzes law regarding these issues, with particular emphasis on the U.C.C

Information Outlook, June 2007

Volume 11, Issue 6https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_2007/1005/thumbnail.jp