From: Mary Bolin <mbolin_at_uidaho.edu>
Library Philosophy and Practice Vol. 6, no. 1 (Fall 2003) is now available
at: http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/lpp.htm
With this issue we celebrate five years of publication! Thanks to all our
readers and contributors.
Contents of LPP Fall 2003 issue:
Robert N. Diotalevi. "An Education in Copyright Law: a Primer for Cyberspace."
Abstract: Copyright law is once again at the forefront of education for
cyberspace. The Internet offers a variety of useful information, much of it
copyrighted material. There has been recent copyright legislation enacted,
including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and TEACH Act, that concern
web-based education. This work provides an overview of copyright law and
addresses the new law as well as related issues.
Ying Liu. "Geo-referenced Digital Libraries: Experienced Problems of
Purpose and Infrastructure."
Abstract: This paper analyzes digital library projects from a computing
perspective, showing that a strategic collaboration alone is insufficient
justification to advance a geo-referenced digital library project, in
particular when an institution's resources are incompatible with those of
its collaborators. There must be a reasonable likelihood of continued
research and development. Reasonable commitment and basic and feasible
computing infrastructures are necessary to begin. Although it is rare to
report the negative aspects of a project, the author believes that we often
learn more from our failures. Lessons reported here provide opportunities
for learning.
Jim Kapoun. "The Use of PowerPoint in the Library Classroom: an Experiment
in Learning Outcomes."
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to test a hypothesis that students
learn more using PowerPoint in the library instructional classroom than
they do with overhead or lecture only. Experimental groups received a
library instruction session either lecture only, lecture with
overheads/chalkboard aids, or lecture with PowerPoint including animation
and sound. To measure learning, participants were tested on the content of
the material presented.
Jean-Mark Sens. "Moving Digits in Serials Life."
Abstract: This article examines inflationary trends in serial pricing and
how the accompanying phenomenon of the Internet and the migration of
serials from print to digital format reshuffle the organization of editing,
publishing, disseminating and preserving serials. The structure of
scholarly communication has not fundamentally changed but financial
pressures have led to innovative solutions to the traditional problems of
peer-review, scholarly authority, and the acquisition and archiving of
information. The ubiquity of e-serials changes the way libraries assess
their collections and make them available.
--Mary Bolin and Gail Eckwright, LPP editors
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