Procter, Rob, McKinlay, Andy, Goldenberg, Ana, Davenport, Elizabeth K. (Elizabeth Kathleen), Burnhill, Peter and Cannell, Sheila (1997) Enhancing community and collaboration in the virtual library. In: First European Conference, ECDL'97 : Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Pisa, Italy, 2-4 Sep 1997. Published in: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1324 pp. 25-40. ISBN 9783540635543.

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Abstract

The advent of the virtual library is usually presented as a welcome development for library users. Unfortunately, the emphasis which is often placed upon convenience of access tends to reinforce the perception of the use of information resources as a solitary activity. In fact, information retrieval (IR) in the conventional library is often a highly collaborative activity, involving users' peers and experts such as librarians. Failure in the design of virtual library services to take into account the ways in which physical spaces help engender a sense of community and facilitate collaboration will result in its users being denied timely and effective access to valuable sources of assistance. We report an investigation of collaboration issues in IR. We begin by defining a generic model of collaboration, and of collaborative spaces. Finally, we describe the design of a prototype multimedia-based system intended to facilitate a sense of community and collaboration between its users.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Information retrieval, Digital libraries, Group work in education, Information retrieval -- Social aspects, Library information networks
Journal or Publication Title:	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag
ISBN:	9783540635543
Official Date:	September 1997
Dates:	Date Event September 1997 ["eprint_fieldopt_dates_date_type_available" not defined]
Volume:	Volume 1324
Page Range:	pp. 25-40
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC), Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas (Brazil) [Brazilian National Research Council] (CNPq)
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	First European Conference, ECDL'97 : Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Pisa, Italy
Date(s) of Event:	2-4 Sep 1997

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