INLS 235

Day 8

2/27/2002

1. One Minute Papers

Big Points

Search/browse functions dependent on indexing

Indexing dynamic docs adds new challenges (persistence, malleability, multiple media, etc.)

The challenge of showing object granularity in result lists

Questions

Digital Library card? Fees?

Why aren’t people using more mouseover popups?

How to determine when too much info on a page?

Were BLS and LC interfaces usability tested?

Project commitments from last time:

Doc South in K-12: Anne, Carla, Don, Endrina

Davis tutorials: Tim, Kim, Corey (part time)

Pathfinders: Matt, Li

Java applet: Jewel

XML scheme: Scott

Greenstone: Sambhavi, Jewel (part time)

DL business template: Erica

2. Reference and question answering :

Tim Shearer to lead discussion

Different approaches:

Search services ala http://www.askjeeves.com/

Library reference services

http://www.ask-a-librarian.org.uk/ (note ‘factual questions, 2 working day turnaround, tips and before submitting)

http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/ (IPL reference desk—note, suggestions for asking, FAQs, pathfinders, privacy statement)

http://www.lib.unc.edu/ask_menu.html (Davis, note phone, email, online live feature)

http://www.agnic.org/ (note links to other libraries, some with ask a question)

FAQs

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ (usenet lists)

Askas

http://www.askeric.org/

http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/

http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html

3. The problem of interoperation.

4. Read for next time:

Paepcke, A. et al., (1998). Interoperability for digital libraries worldwide. CACM, 41(4), 33-42. (ACM DL)

Lagoze, C. & Van de Sompel, H. (2001). The Open Archives Initiative : Building a low-barrier interoperability framework. Proceedings of JCDL 2001. p. 54-66. (ACM DL)

www-lis.gseis.ucla.edu/DL/UCLA_DL_Report.doc

5. One-minute paper

What was the main point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?