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Track 3A Prototype 3D Digital Library of Native American Ceramic VesselsWednesday, October 02, 2002 Jeremy Rowe, Executive Associate Director, School of Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University An XML schema is used to catalog, organize, and interact with 2D and 3D data scanned from Native American pottery. A Web-accessible visual query searches vessel data using user-generated profile sketches, sample shapes, or text and metric search criteria. Queries return original and modeled data and interactive 2D and 3D models. Academic Data Research Services Alliance: Bridging the Gap Between Data and DiscoveryThursday, October 03, 2002 Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research Support, and Library Assessment (Libraries), University of Kansas Numeric and spatial data are made available to users by various units in universities today. Improving access and utilization of data requires creation of shared standards and policies and the building of formal relationships between these units. The University of Kansas Academic Data Research Services Alliance provides a cross-unit model for improving data services. Birth of a Digital Media Library: From Student Need to Institutional ResourceFriday, October 04, 2002 Sebastien J. Arnaud, President, Founder & Chief Technical Officer, E-Media Library, Inc. James R. Barnes, Educational Technology Director, Auburn University Sherida Downer, Coordinator, Educational Media and Technology Department, Auburn University Michael F. Hein, Professor, Auburn University Auburn University has implemented a system-wide digital media library that addresses its three major university missions: teaching, research, and outreach. A robust application, E-Media Library (by E-Media Library, Inc.), has been developed with considerable collaboration of university constituents and service providers to meet faculty, student, staff, and university library needs. Coursewhere?: Integrating Library Services and Resources into Course SitesThursday, October 03, 2002 Helen Anderson, IT Sr. Director, Engineering School, University of Pennsylvania John M. Kiser, Courseware Manager, University of Pennsylvania Paul H. Mosher, Vice Provost & Director of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania Michael Winkler, Director, Information Technology and Digital Development, University of Pennsylvania Courseware managed by the Library? Absolutely! Penn Library has set out to foster a rethinking of courseware by creatively integrating its resources into online courses. And, having assumed responsibility for administration of Blackboard at Penn, the library has found a way to position itself within learning and teaching activities. Developing Tools to Assess Digital LibrariesThursday, October 03, 2002 Duane E. Webster, Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) The Association of Research Libraries and Texas A&M will report on their NSF-funded project to adapt the Web-based LibQUAL+ instrument for use in the Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education Digital Library community. This project is defining and measuring the dimensions of digital library service quality from the users' perspectives. Information Access for the Technologically DisinclinedThursday, October 03, 2002 Kathy Luker, Consultant, Office of Quality Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison Scott R. Manley, Sr. Information Technology Consultant, University of Wisconsin-Madison UW-Madison's Web-based Query Library enables campus staff to easily access information, on their own schedules, without having to write queries. The Query Library, built on top of the university's data warehouse, contains end-user written and tested queries that broadly meet campus information needs around important business processes. This session was featured at CUMREC 2002. Live Help over the Web: A Local Collaborative ApproachWednesday, October 02, 2002 Steven Bischof, Resource Assessment & Science Librarian, Wesleyan University Jui-Chung Cheng, University Librarian, Eastern Michigan University With a grant-funded two-year pilot program, Wesleyan University Library and four other liberal arts colleges in New England are working together to offer real-time collaborative digital reference service. Our goal is to find a cost-effective solution for small liberal art colleges to extend reference services whenever and wherever our users may need them. The Development of the Poetry Portal: How the Library and ITD Collaborated to Publish Electronic Texts on the WebThursday, October 03, 2002 Alice Hickcox, Electronic Text Specialist, University Libraries, Emory University Jason Lemon, Director of Distance Learning, Compass Knowledge Group Julia Leon, Lead Analyst/Designer, Emory University The Beck Center for Electronic Collections and Services of Emory University published a large collection of poetry on the Web for the purposes of research and teaching. The site was created through the collaboration of the library, Information Technology Division, and faculty. The project team, interface design, and XML system architecture will be described. The Educational EpicenterWednesday, October 02, 2002 Jim Consuegra, Senior Project Director, OIT, Georgia Institute of Technology Richard W. Meyer, Dean and Director of Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Tech Library and Information Center and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) have devised the Library West Commons, a section of the library building where library, OIT, and educational technology staff converge in one common service point. This innovative learning environment will enhance students' academic experience by combining comprehensive information resources with cutting-edge technology. Where Faculty and Students Really Go for Information: Results of the Digital Library Federation Study of the Academic Information EnvironmentWednesday, October 02, 2002 Daniel Greenstein, Assoc Vice Provost Schol Info, and Univ Lib California Digital Library, University of California Office of the President Leigh Watson Healy, Vice President & Chief Analyst, Outsell Inc. This presentation will highlight a landmark DLF/Outsell study of information content preferences and behaviors of 3,200 students and faculty in higher education. The research provides insight into how student and faculty behaviors and preferences are affecting library use and the demand for information resources, and implications for libraries and information technologists. You Can't Take It with You: Extending the Usefulness of Your Digital Media Resources to the Land-Grant CommunityFriday, October 04, 2002 David Barber, Management Information Specialist, University of Georgia Edward Brown, Plant Pathologist (Retired), University of Georgia Don Hamilton, Director, Office of Information Technology, University of Georgia Brian T. Watson, Associate Director, Office of Information Technology, University of Georgia LGMedia is a Web-based digital asset management system that allows faculty at participating institutions to upload, store, and manage individual digital resources and share those same resources with other faculty, staff, students, and the public. This communal approach to storing electronic media will result in a single, rich archive of material. |
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