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A Natural Resources Digital Library
, 2014
"... For the past four years, OSU Libraries in collaboration with the OSU Insti-tute for Natural Resources (INR) has taken on several digital library initiatives with the ultimate goal of creating a Natural Resources Digital Library for Oregonians. This Web resource will be known as the “Oregon Explorer, ..."
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For the past four years, OSU Libraries in collaboration with the OSU Insti-tute for Natural Resources (INR) has taken on several digital library initiatives with the ultimate goal of creating a Natural Resources Digital Library for Oregonians. This Web resource will be known as the “Oregon Explorer
Use of Multiple Digital Libraries: A Case Study
- In Proc. JCDL 2001
, 2001
"... The aim of the work reported here was to better understand the usability issues raised when digital libraries are used in a natural setting. The method used was a protocol analysis of users working on a task of their own choosing to retrieve documents from publicly available digital libraries. V ..."
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Cited by 65 (25 self)
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The aim of the work reported here was to better understand the usability issues raised when digital libraries are used in a natural setting. The method used was a protocol analysis of users working on a task of their own choosing to retrieve documents from publicly available digital libraries
Fact or fiction: Content classification for digital libraries
, 2001
"... The World-Wide Web (WWW) is a vast repository of information, much of which is valuable but very often hidden to the user. The anarchic nature of the WWW presents unique challenges when it comes to information extraction and categorization. We view the WWW as a valuable resource for the gathering ..."
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The World-Wide Web (WWW) is a vast repository of information, much of which is valuable but very often hidden to the user. The anarchic nature of the WWW presents unique challenges when it comes to information extraction and categorization. We view the WWW as a valuable resource
Digital Knowledge Resources
"... ABSTRACT Technology has revolutionized the concept of libraries. Networking and computing technologies have now become sufficiently advanced to support the design and deployment of large digital libraries which are capable of supporting the conventional end-user functions. Digital libraries are a na ..."
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natural extension of the evolution in which libraries have been involved for centuries. They represent a fundamental leap forward in the provision of services for, and partnership with, information communities. Because of the ‘digital ’ nature, information resources can be shared over the powerful network
Whom You Know Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance,
- Journal of Finance
, 2007
"... Abstract Many financial markets are characterized by strong relationships and networks, rather than arm's-length, spot-market transactions. We examine the performance consequences of this organizational choice in the context of relationships established when VCs syndicate portfolio company inv ..."
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service providers and institutional investors in their funds) to future research. Syndication relationships are a natural starting point, not only because they are easy to observe, but also because there are good reasons to believe they are vital to a VC's performance. The two main drivers of a VC
Web Sites and Digital Services in Israeli School Libraries: How is a Digital Environment Changing How School Libraries Work?
"... The Internet Age can lead to three possible scenarios for school libraries: status quo, change, or obsolescence. This study examines the ramifications of school library Web sites for the work done by Israeli school libraries and the services they provide. It is based on an analysis of the Internet ..."
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. We asked about the current situation of school libraries and how the digital environment is changing how school libraries work. The importance of the digital services provided by the school library Web sites is increasing, because many students prefer using Internet resources for their studies. In a
A Grid-Enabled Digital Library System for Natural Disaster Metadata
"... Abstract. The need to organize and publish metadata about European research results in the field of natural disasters has been met with the help of two innovative technologies: the Open Grid Service Architecture (OGSA) and the Resource Description Framework (RDF). OGSA provides a common platform fo ..."
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for sharing distributed metadata securely. RDF facilitates the creation and exchange of metadata. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a Grid-based digital library for natural-disaster research metadata. We describe the EU-MEDIN RDF schema that we propose to standardize the description
Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.
- The British Journal of Sociology
, 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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, and adaptable forms of organization, able to evolve with their environment and with the evolution of the nodes that compose the network. On the other hand, they have considerable dif culty in co-ordinating functions, in focusing resources on speci c goals, in managing the complexity of a given task beyond a
Organisation-oriented super-peer networks for digital libraries
- and Service-Orientation in Digital Library Architectures: 6th Thematic Workshop of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS, S. Margherita di
, 2005
"... Abstract. The transition from traditional paper libraries to digital libraries enables new strategies for the use and maintenance of artifact collections. We present an organisation-oriented super-peer network which represents the organisational structures of distributed digital libraries in a natur ..."
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Abstract. The transition from traditional paper libraries to digital libraries enables new strategies for the use and maintenance of artifact collections. We present an organisation-oriented super-peer network which represents the organisational structures of distributed digital libraries in a
Ontology-based question answering for digital libraries
, 2007
"... Abstract. In this paper we present an approach to question answering over heterogeneous knowledge sources that makes use of different ontology management components within the scenario of a digital library application. We present a principled framework for integrating structured metadata and unstruc ..."
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Abstract. In this paper we present an approach to question answering over heterogeneous knowledge sources that makes use of different ontology management components within the scenario of a digital library application. We present a principled framework for integrating structured metadata
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