Explore the issues that are changing user/librarian interactions in
today's evolving electronic libraries This book examines the rapid
advances in technology and scientific discovery that have changed
the way sci/tech library users seek informationchanges which have
also necessitated increasingly high levels of skill in information
technology and advanced subject knowledge from librarians. From
negotiating the intricacies of working with e-journals to
simplifying the data collection process, anyone involved in
allocating library resources or prioritizing research agendas will
find relevant, useful information here, as will those involved in
library education. Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment:
Challenges for Librarians and Researchers in the Sciences begins
with Scientific Communication: New Roles and New Players, a
detailed examination of the evolution of the information-seeking
behavior of scientists, from the days of print-based resources to
today's electronic media. Next, you'll find techniques designed to
maximize the ability of scientists to make lucky connections in
their electronic search for information in Too Important to be Left
to Chance: Serendipity and the Digital Library. Four chapters in
Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment bring you up-to-date
information on various aspects of working with e-journals: For
Better or Worse: The Joys and Woes of E-Journals, investigates the
impact of electronic-only journal holdings on collection
development decisions and the accompanying issues of archiving,
economics, content, and research use Scan It and They Will Come . .
. But Will They Cite It? provides citation data on the usefulness
and impact of retrospective digitization projects for journal
contents The Use of Online Supplementary Material in High-Impact
Scientific Journals raises vital questions as to whether the print
or electronic article should be regarded as the primary archival
resource Challenges and Opportunities for Bibliometrics in the
Electronic Environment: The Case of the Proceedings of the Oklahoma
Academy of Science investigates how issues of access, copyright,
and fair use, as well as differences among online file formats may
impact bibliometric analysis Two chapters in Emerging Issues in the
Electronic Environment are designed to help simplify the data
collection process. Information Overload: Keeping Current Without
Being Overwhelmed will show you how to identify needed sources by
using current awareness services and e-mail filtering technologies
The Impact of Electronic Bibliographic Databases and Electronic
Journal Articles on the Scholar's Information Seeking Behavior and
Personal Collection of Reprints reviews organizational methods for
managing large collections of electronic articles. In addition,
this forward-thinking book contains four chapters that point out
possible avenues for increased librarian-facilitated service to
users: Biology Databases for the New Life Sciences discusses the
new sequence, microarray, and protein structure databases, the
emergence of bioinformatics, and the opportunities available to
librarians in this developing area Map and Spatial Data
Acquisitions in the Electronic Age shows how the traditionally
complicated and time-consuming process of acquiring cartographic
information can be simplified by efficient use of the Internet
Webinar Technology: Applications in Libraries reviews the
operation, application, and features of Webinars and compares this
technology with Web tutorials, virtual reference, and courseware
management systems, videoconferencing, and Webcasting Preserving
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