From: "Gerry Mckiernan" <GMCKIERN_at_gwgate.lib.iastate.edu>
I am greatly interested in learning about any studies or current
projects that utilize local university theses as a knowledge-base
for focused collection development.
I am particularly interested in any analysis of departmental thesis
that determine the specific literature needs of a university department
based upon a content analysis of the theses completed by its graduates.
Such analysis may have been made
of the subject headings assigned to the theses, if assigned, and/or a
separate content analysis of abstracts in the UMI DAI CD-ROM (or other
electronic format) or paper product.
[I see institutional theses as a significant resource that would add
important imformation for a departmental Research Interest Profile (RIP)
that I have envisioned in an Agent-based Collection
Development system]
As Always, Any and All citations, comments, contributions,
queries, questions, etc., etc., etc., are Most Welcome!
/Gerry McKiernan
Theoretical Librarian
and
Curator, CyberStacks(sm)
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck_at_iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/
Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 17:20:52 EST