From arth@tc.umn.edu Mon Jul 21 13:42:54 2003 From: arth@tc.umn.edu (Janet M. Arth) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:42:54 -0500 Subject: [SigLT-L] Web OPAC Interfaces slides Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030721074113.031a4a80@arth.email.umn.edu> --=====================_2519062==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed This was a good program on library catalog interfaces from ALA, fyi, Janet =========================================================== Attached link takes you to the PowerPoint presentations of Optimal Design Considerations for Web OPAC Interfaces, a conference program presented at the ALA/CLA annual conference in Toronto. You will find links to presentations by each speaker under their respective topics . One of our speakers is still in the process of editing her PPT slides. We'll post these slides once they become available . http://www.calstatela.edu/library/ALA/ala-claOPAC.htm Thank you all for your interest and please feel free to email me if you have any further questions. Holly Yu Library Web Administrator / Reference Librarian University Library California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90032 Tel: (323) 343-4993 Email: hyu3@calstatela.edu Janet M. Arth Systems Librarian/MnLINK Web OPAC Implementation University Libraries 453 O. Meredith Wilson Library 309-19th Avenue South University of Minnesota phone: 612/624-9860 Minneapolis, MN 55455 email: arth@tc.umn.edu --=====================_2519062==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" This was a good program on library catalog interfaces from ALA, fyi, Janet
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Attached link takes you to the PowerPoint presentations of Optimal Design Considerations for Web OPAC Interfaces, a conference program presented at the ALA/CLA annual conference in Toronto. You will find links to presentations by each speaker under their respective topics . One of our speakers is still in the process of editing her PPT slides. We'll post these slides once they become available .

http://www.calstatela.edu/library/ALA/ala-claOPAC.htm

Thank you all for your interest and please feel free to email me if you have any further questions.

Holly Yu
Library Web Administrator / Reference Librarian
University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Tel: (323) 343-4993
Email: hyu3@calstatela.edu

Janet M. Arth
Systems Librarian/MnLINK Web OPAC Implementation
University Libraries
453 O. Meredith Wilson Library
309-19th Avenue South
University of Minnesota          phone:  612/624-9860             
Minneapolis, MN  55455           email:  arth@tc.umn.edu --=====================_2519062==_.ALT-- From forsythe@u.washington.edu Tue Jul 22 16:37:06 2003 From: forsythe@u.washington.edu (Kathleen Forsythe) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:37:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SigLT-L] Dublin Core 2003 Conference in Seattle Message-ID: **Please excuse cross-posting** Registration is open for the 2003 Dublin Core Conference to be held in Seattle, WA, Sept. 28 - Oct. 2. The conference will provide participants with a forum for intensive interaction with researchers, practitioners and decision makers concerned with advances in metadata for resource discovery, retrieval, management and use. The DC-2003 Conference theme "Supporting Communities of Discourse and Practice: Metadata Research & Applications" provides a framework in which researchers can share inquiries, research methodologies, and results from their latest studies and in which system implementers can share application developments and display their tools through the DC-Lab. The scope of matters addressed by the contributed papers is not confined to the Dublin Core metadata element set but extends across all metadata schemas and application domains. The Conference Track will present refereed papers on metadata and related areas of concern including the following: * Conceptual models and fundamental principles * Globalization and localization * Community or domain metadata (statistical, government, geo-spatial, etc.) * Enterprise metadata * Metadata registries and registry services * Interoperability among metadata systems and standards * Search engines and metadata * Implementation of systems and tools for metadata applications In addition to the main conference, two pre-conference workshops on metadata related topics will be offered on September 28: Metadata Primer - you will learn metadata's role in resource discovery, management, and interoperability. The basic questions -- "What is metadata?" "What can metadata do?" "How does XML figure into this?" -- will be covered through interactive lectures and hands on computer lab-based mini-projects. The primer will be team-taught by members of the community of the Information School of the University of Washington and other select instructors who actively work with metadata. Metadata and Search - emphasis will be on internal or site search technology as opposed to external, Internet or web search technology (although some technology is applicable to both internal and external search applications). There will be presentations by experts, implementation case studies, demonstrations by search technology vendors, and lots of time for Q&A. Organized by the DCMI Global Corporate Circles Special Interest Group. For online registration and further information about the workshops and conference, see: http://dc2003.ischool.washington.edu/index.html Kathleen Forsythe Member, DC2003 Publicity Committee Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian University of Washington Libraries forsythe@u.washington.edu From rhill@asis.org Thu Jul 31 14:39:07 2003 From: rhill@asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:39:07 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] [Admin] Lists back -- problems remain Message-ID: <4112-2200374311339720@dick> Dear List Subscriber, As you probably noticed, all the ASIST mail lists were down for a week or= more=2E The lists are back up, though list owners/moderators can't get in yet to = approve subscriptions or postings=2E We hope to have this resolved this m= orning, along wiht getting an explanation of what happened=2E We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience=2E I had come to take lists = for granted and a lot of our planning is driven through the lists=2E Briefly, asis=2Eorg was the only domain the DNS lookup was recognizing, so= our mail here at HQ appeared to be fully functional, including all the li= sts -- but we were they only people getting list messages=2E We were send= ing, but messages were "deferred" with no error message coming here to let= us know there was a problem=2E Richard Hill, Executive Director Richard Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0900 VOICE: (301) 495-0900 rhill@asis=2Eorg From kgreen10@towson.edu Mon Jul 21 20:33:36 2003 From: kgreen10@towson.edu (kgreen10) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:33:36 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] Survey for Webmasters: Please respond! Message-ID: <3F174871@webmail.towson.edu> My name is Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and the Center for Applied Information Technology at Towson University in Towson, MD. As part of my continuing research concerning web accessibility*, I have developed the attached survey to determine the attitudes of webmasters toward users with disabilities. The research team also includes Professor Alfreda Dudley-Sponaugle, Computer and Information Sciences and Ms. Kisha-Dawn Greenidge, Graduate Student in the Center for Applied Information Technology at Towson University. Definition: *Web accessibility - When applied to informational systems, accessibility means that an information system is flexible enough to be utilized by someone using alternative input and/or output methods. If you are currently the webmaster of your website, we invite you to participate in this study, which is completely voluntary. If you do not manage your website, please pass this e-mail to the individuals in your organization that have this responsibility. If you choose to participate in this study, your participation will be absolutely anonymous. Neither anyone reading the results of the survey, nor the research team, will be able to identify you. To access the survey, click on the following web address, or copy and paste it in your browser's URL field and then press the Enter key. http://pages.towson.edu/adudley/Survey_webmasters.htm When you are finished filling out the survey, click the Submit Form button at the bottom of the screen. At the end of the survey, you have an option to participate in a drawing to win a cash prize. Three respondents will be randomly selected to receive $100 each. To participate, you will need to fill out personal information so that we can contact you in order to receive the prize. If you have any questions about the study, you may contact Professor Dudley-Sponaugle at 410-704-4946 or adudley@towson.edu. Thank you for your time. J. Lazar, A. Dudley-Sponaugle, and, K. Greenidge Deparment of Computer and Information Sciences and Center for Applied Information Technology Towson University