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Abstract

As a powerful and radically new information medium, the World Wide Web has been embraced by libraries, as information centers par excellence, for its potential in effectively addressing patron needs. Because of the Web's rapid growth, librarians and other information professionals are developing a variety of solutions to bring the explosion of Web resources under control. While paradigmatic transformations like that taking place in the information industry today have become a tangible reality, information professionals are recognizing that only through the strategic redefining of the essential functions of libraries - selection, acquisition, organization, and access - will the transformative power of such change be harnessed most effectively. This paper attempts to characterize the conceptual 'playing field' of the current transformations taking place, and in so doing process a structural model of the relationship that libraries should develop to Internet-based resources. The tandem concepts of digital libraries and metadata are key components of this model, and the intent is to anchor them firmly within the organizational and managerial context of library administration. How we mentally structure and 'visualize' a library's role is the unfolding digital revolution is critical to the future of libraries as institutions. In visualizing this role, librarians should focus on the library's traditional functions and rethink these functions in the new digital environment. The two concepts hold the potential for fully integrating the essential functions of the library into the digital environment, and strategically centering the library for the critical role it should play in the coming digital society of the 21st century

Source

Journal of Internet cataloging. 1(1999) no.4, S.3-30

Theme

Internet

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Abstract

While Part I of this essay focused on the history, development, and conceptual foundations of the cataloger's workstation, Part II will look at the technical details in its configuration. Minimum hardware specifications are given, and the ensemble of software running under Microsoft Windows is described. This includes the LAN, the Internet and the use of Trumpet 'Winsock' compliant software, electronic documentation (including a description of the Library of Congress's Cataloger's Desktop), and the use of e-mail clients. The essay hopes to demonstrate that the highly-integrated nature of this software running under Windows will lead to a significant enhancement of computing resources in cataloging departments.