Procter, Rob, Goldenberg, Ana, McKinlay, Andrew, Davenport, Elizabeth, Burnhill, Peter and Cannell, Sheila (1997) Supporting collaborative information retrieval in the virtual library. In: Multimedia Minded Conference, Lanaken, Belgium, 10- 11 Apr 1997 pp. 1-12.

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Abstract

The advent of the virtual library is usually presented as a welcome development for library users. Unfortunately, this tends to reinforce the perception of the use of
information resources as a solitary activity. In fact, as many studies have emphasised, information retrieval (IR) in the conventional library is often a highly collaborative
activity, involving users' peers and experts such as librarians. Failure to take this into account in the design of virtual library services may result in its users being
disadvantaged and denied timely and effective access to sources of assistance. Our focus here is on collaboration between users and librarians. We report an
investigation of collaboration issues as seen from the perspective of librarians' and users' contexts and encapsulated in the notion of genre. Finally, we describe the design of a pilot multimedia-based system intended to support collaboration between librarians and IR system users.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Digital libraries -- Great Britain, Internet -- Great Britain, Information storage and retrieval systems, Education -- Data processing, Computer-assisted instruction -- Great Britain, Educational technology -- Great Britain
Official Date:	1997
Dates:	Date Event 1997 Published
Page Range:	pp. 1-12
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	8 April 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	8 April 2016
Funder:	Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC)
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	Multimedia Minded Conference
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Lanaken, Belgium
Date(s) of Event:	10- 11 Apr 1997
Related URLs:	Organisation

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