Technical Service and the World Wide Web: Building the NTU Library Cataloging Home Page

Abstract

More and more technical service divisions world‐wide, especially American libraries, have created Home Pages on the World Wide Web. These Home Pages vary in design and content, including traditional print based, electronic and on‐line tools, department policies and manuals, staff job descriptions, links to other Internet resources, etc.

Online Documentation Portals in Library Technical Services: Shedding Light on Local Practices and Procedures

“…Harizan and Low provided an early examination of library technical services websites; their 1998 article focuses on home pages of library cataloging departments. Though this article is over 20 years old at the time of this writing, the benefits they associate with cataloging websites, such as easy access to departmental documentation and policies, are still relevant today (Harizan & Low, 1998). In 2006, Mundle, Hui, and Bangalore tested an evaluation model for cataloging department websites, using the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members as their study group.…”

Online work tools: A look at 20 academic libraries technical services Web pages

“…5 The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) located in Singapore described outcomes from the development of their cataloging department Web page as providing access to documentation and online resources, department policies, training and work procedures, and a bcannedQ tour of the department [16]. 5 Blosser, Hagan, and Zhang listed many Web sites for the serial cataloger to consider when developing a site [17].…”

Πληροφοριακή Συμπεριφορά Των Ατόμων Με Αναπηρία (ΑμεΑ) Και Οι Υποστηρικτικές Τεχνολογίες Σε Περιβάλλον Βιβλιοθηκών

“…Ως προς την έρευνα που έχει γίνει για την προσβασιμότητα των ιστοσελίδων των βιβλιοθηκών, των διαδικτυακών πηγών στις οποίες παραπέμπουν (διαδικτυακή προσβασιμότητα) και των on-line πόρων που παρέχουν, διαπιστώνει κανείς πως οι "how we did it" περιπτωσιολογικές μελέτες σχεδιασμού ιστοσελίδων βιβλιοθηκών και επανασχεδιασμού τους είναι αμέτρητες (Andrew & Musser, 1997;Bent, 1998;Goudsward, 1997;Harizan & Khoon, 1998;Matsco & Campbell, 1996;Casey, 1999;Fraser & Burgstahler, 1998;Hansen, 1999;Jobe, 1999;Rouse, 1999). Ολόκληρα τεύχη βιβλιοθηκονομικών περιοδικών [Library Journal (2000), The Serials Librarian (1999)] είναι αφιερωμένα σε ζητήματα και διαδικασίες σχεδίασης.…”