The Availability of Faculty Publication Databases from Library Web Pages
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| Title: | The Availability of Faculty Publication Databases from Library Web Pages |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Blummer, Barbara A. |
| Source: | Journal of Web Librarianship. 2007 1(2):27-55. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Intended Audience: | Media Staff |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Electronic Mail, Special Libraries, Databases, Librarians, College Faculty, Web Sites, Faculty Publishing, Writing for Publication, Bibliographies, Medical Libraries, Surveys, Archives, Scholarships, Information Technology, Higher Education |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J502v01n02_03 |
| ISSN: | 1932-2909 |
| Abstract: | Faculty publication databases or author bibliographies offer libraries an opportunity to provide services to users. Initially, these databases remained initiatives of special libraries in the health-sciences fields. Librarians used the publication information derived from these databases to compile lists for annual reports. However, the advent of new technologies, especially the Web, prompted numerous libraries to develop faculty publication databases for their institutions. The author conducted a survey of various listservs to discover the history and development of these databases. The results illustrate the popularity of Web-based faculty publication databases. The motivation for their creation varied, but most respondents emphasized the desire to highlight the research activities of their institutions. In addition, the content of materials included in the databases and the definition of faculty also varied, depending on the type of library. Librarians reported a wide range of software employed in the development of these databases highlighting their creation by librarians with various levels of programming skills. Moreover, additional features included in these projects underscore the potential for librarians to provide added value from this service. Finally, while institutional repositories seemingly present similar content, publication databases differ in their focus on a citation format that offers a solution to items without copyright permission for full-text accessibility. (Contains 4 figures and 161 notes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 36 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ897781 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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