Libraries

TLA Presentation: Finding the Right People: What Do Prospective Employees Really Value TLA Presentation: Finding the Right People: What Do Prospective Employees Really Value- Addresses responses to a survey of library school students regarding job hunting, job condi… Where Have All the Librarians Gone? - 2001 TLA Presentation Where Have All the Librarians Gone? - 2001 TLA Presentation- Summarizes responses by MLS/MIS graduates to a survey about careers as librarians. LIScareer.com -- The Librarian & Information Professional's Career Development Center LIScareer.com -- The Librarian & Information Professional's Career Development Center- Provides a bibliography of web and print resources to help librarians on the job hunt. Rediff Guide to the Net - Features: Making Money Online Rediff Guide to the Net - Features: Making Money Online- Article which briefly discusses legitimate online researcher opportunities. From Baby Librarian to Tenured Faculty: Strategizing for Success From Baby Librarian to Tenured Faculty: Strategizing for Success- Article discusses approaches new librarians can take to help get tenure in higher education. The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting- Instructions on beginning a job search, with several links. [Searcher] Networked Librarian - Job Search Guide Networked Librarian - Job Search Guide- A directory of employment pages listing employment opportunities for librarians. LIScareer.com LIScareer.com- Career development resources for new librarians, information professionals, students, and those considering a library career Library Juice 3:11 - Job Search Supplement Library Juice 3:11 - Job Search Supplement- Contains help for job-seeking librarians, including compilations of annotated links and professional advice. ClickNwork ClickNwork- Web-based work opportunities for information specialists, researchers and writers. Beyond the Job Beyond the Job- Professional tips for librarians: articles, job-hunting advice, professional development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further one's library ca… Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group- Used to communicate research and education updates from the Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group at Old Dominion Univ… Rutgers Distributed Laboratory for Digital Libraries Rutgers Distributed Laboratory for Digital Libraries- Interdisciplinary environment designed to address research and educational issues relevant to development, understanding and … eVALUEd eVALUEd- Project based at the Birmingham City University (formerly University of Central England) to develop a transferable evaluation model for e-library developments, which bega… D L Consulting D L Consulting- DLC is a supplier of commercial consulting, project management, customization, support, maintenance and hosting services for the Greenstone digital library softwar… Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries- An alliance of Canadian libraries and organizations to promote, coordinate and facilitate the development of collections and services. Co… Parity Computing Parity Computing- Communications company based in San Diego, focused on digital library technologies including complete turn-key solutions and customized services. Main clients in… Russian Digital Libraries Journal Russian Digital Libraries Journal- Electronic journal containing information on research and use of digital libraries. Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB)- Section 6.2 of the list of references by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. based at the University of Houston Libraries. Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC)- Information Sciences and Technologies Laboratory. Project areas include Human-Document Interaction (HDI), Natural Language Theory and Technology … LOCKSS Permanent Publishing on the Web LOCKSS Permanent Publishing on the Web- Allows individual libraries to safeguard their community's access to Web content. Project funded by Stanford University, The National Scien… KCL Digital Consultancy Service (KDCS) KCL Digital Consultancy Service (KDCS)- Established at King's College London in September 2003, KDCS carries out research and provides fee-based consultancy services in the area o… Personal Archives Accessible in Digital Media (Paradigm) Personal Archives Accessible in Digital Media (Paradigm)- A JISC-funded project of the Universities of Oxford and Manchester to produce an online workbook on Digital Private Paper… Use and Users of Electronic Library Resources: An Overview and Analysis of Recent Research Studies. Use and Users of Electronic Library Resources: An Overview and Analysis of Recent Research Studies.- The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) publication No 120 pro… Digital collections and programs: Library functions Digital collections and programs: Library functions- Building digital collections at the Library of Congress. Digital Library Federation Digital Library Federation- Developing the means of creating, maintaining, expanding, and preserving a distributed collection of digital materials. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)- BASE provides integrated access to distributed collections of various type and format (digitised collections, institutional repositories, … Digital Himalaya Digital Himalaya- A pilot project to develop digital collection, storage, and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region. Washington State Library Digital Best Practices Washington State Library Digital Best Practices- A guide to major decision points in planning a digital project, ranging from administrative factors to technology concerns to fina… DSpace: Durable Digital Depository DSpace: Durable Digital Depository- A joint project between MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Packard to provide stable long-term storage for the intellectual output of MIT faculty and re… Digital Curation Centre (DDC) Digital Curation Centre (DDC)- A UK-based centre to support expertise and practice in data curation and digital preservation across communities of practice. Minnesota Digital Library Project Minnesota Digital Library Project- An initiative to assist archives, historical societies, and libraries digitize and provide coordinated access to valuable information resources … Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI) Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI)- Hosted by the National Library of Australia and directed by an international advisory group, PADI provides access to a wide range … Modeling Users' Successive Searches in Digital Environments: A National Science Foundation/British Library Funded Study Modeling Users' Successive Searches in Digital Environments: A National Science Foundation/British Library Funded Study- Research project to investigate the nature, manifestations… NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative- Describes the Digital Libraries Initiative and focuses on how management can implement it. Realizing the Hybrid Library Realizing the Hybrid Library- Paper discusses the hybrid library model of information provision, outlining a number of eLib funded projects and covering key technological and mana… DigiCULT Forum DigiCULT Forum- Digital Culture (DigiCULT) is a 30-month European funded project to monitor and assess existing and emerging technologies to benefit the cultural heritage sector b… Touch and Turn Touch and Turn- A Swedish company based in Stockholm that delivers software solutions for virtual browsing with touch screen technology, publishes rare books and develops Internet… UKOLN Metadata Group - Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways UKOLN Metadata Group - Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways- Report describes methods and tools created to assist the staff of subject gateways to develo… British Columbia Digital Library British Columbia Digital Library- Guide to full-text collections and resources, including software tools and standards by the British Columbia Community Networks Association; also… DIGI-EVAL DIGI-EVAL- Mailing list to support the eVALUEd project and enable discussion of issues concerning the evaluation of electronic library initiatives. Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third-Party Web Resources Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third-Party Web Resources- A report by Louis A. Pitschmann that identifies and synthesizes existing practices used in developing collectio… Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library- Proceedings of the international conference organised by UKOLN, held 16th and 17th June 1997, London. Full text provides broad hi… Digital Preservation Coalition Digital Preservation Coalition- Aims to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK. Includes background information on the coalition, their program of work, details of… DIGLIB Mailing List DIGLIB Mailing List- For digital library researchers, developers and librarians, hosted by the IFLA. Stanford Digital Library Technologies Project Stanford Digital Library Technologies Project- Documents and information on the design and implementation of the infrastructure and services needed for collaboratively creating, d… National Digital Library Program National Digital Library Program- Program information and resources for the Library of Congress digitization programs. NINCH Guide to Good Practice NINCH Guide to Good Practice- guidance in the digital representation and management of cultural heritage materials by the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute … The development of digital libraries for blind and visually impaired people, Ariadne Issue 30 The development of digital libraries for blind and visually impaired people, Ariadne Issue 30- Report on a selection of papers presented in Washington at the 2001 IFLA pre-confere… Informedia-II Digital Video Library Informedia-II Digital Video Library- Research at Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science to achieve machine understanding of video and film media, including all aspects of sear…