Cyber-research: Find the Library James Michalko, RLG 6 June, 2002 IATUL 2002 Kansas City, Missouri, USA

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Digital Library Digital libraries are the systems that make digital collections  come alive,  usefully accessible,  useful for accomplishing work,  connect them with communities.

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Digital Library services  Service manifestation not inventory  New services not extensions  Guided by students and scholars  our user communities Introducing a cyber-researcher

Howard Bloom – Cyber-Knowledge 1

Howard Bloom – Cyber-Knowledge 2

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Accessibility  Everything online  Deep semantic connectivity

Howard Bloom – Cyber-Knowledge 3a

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Utility  Re-use  Interpretation  Presentation

Howard Bloom – Cyber-Knowledge 3b

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Connectivity  Deep connection to materials  Rich closeness to community

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Service array  Selection & acquisition  Creation, brokering, mark-up  Accessibility  Connect to materials and to community  Utility  Data mining  Algorithms  Manipulation  Intelligent agents

June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Ranganathan’s time?  Books are for use  Every reader his (or her) book  Every book its reader  Save the time of the reader  The library is a growing organism

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June 6, 2002IATUL 2002 Kansas City, MO Ranganathan’s time?  Books are for use  Every reader his (or her) book  Every book its reader  Save the time of the reader  The library is a growing organism