Linda C. Smith

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Purpose – In January 2015, a diverse group of stakeholders engaged in a planning forum on “Envisioning our Information Future and How to Educate for It.” Focused on shaping a future by design, not by default, information educators, professionals, technologists, futurists, and others proposed proofs of concepts for larger-scale implementations. This...

An Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded National Forum Planning Grant “Envisioning Our Information Future and How to Educate for It” brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to lay the framework for re-visioning LIS education. This article describes three take-aways from the 2015 forum: encourage wide recruitment; build br...

Members and others attending the 2015 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) conference will be aware of a need to regularly revisit and redefine an information discipline continuously in flux. Constant change likewise demands that we consider new models and approaches to educating professionals equipped with cutting-edge skill...

Editor's Summary SIG/ED sponsored a panel at the 2012 ASIS&T Annual Meeting to review the Society's web educational efforts and explore promising future options. By late 2012 ASIS&T had presented nearly 40 webinars. A Webinar Task Force studied using web conferencing to raise the association's visibility and found the format to be popular and worth...

Subject indexing lias been conducted in a dichotomous way in terms of what the information object is primarily about/of or not, corresponding to the presence or absence of a particular subject term, respectively. With more subject terms brought into information systems via social tagging, manual cataloging, or automated indexing, many more partiall...

This panel provides an update for ASIS&T members on the activities of the Webinar Task Force and the Online Education Task Force to increase online communication and education efforts within the Society. Both task forces were formed by presidential appointment in 2011 with the goal of expanding the involvement of ASIS&T in the provision of online e...

Editor's Summary ASIS&T has reinforced its founding purpose by joining with other organizations to create a master schedule of worldwide conferences on information science, the International Calendar of Information Science Conferences. Since 1963 ASIS&T's own annual meeting has been a primary venue for sharing research in information science and te...

Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) is a collaborative distance education model that increases the quality, access and diversity of online education opportunities. The WISE Consortium is a group of graduate Library and Information Science (LIS) programs founded on three pillars: quality, pedagogy, and collaborations (Montague & Pluzhensk...

Hjørland proposes a typology of four epistemological views in analyzing professional knowledge organization systems. In this study, we identified all four views as components of personal information organization in the current hierarchical folder structures on personal computers. The typology enabled us to synthesize the varieties and commonalities...

Martha E. Williams (1934-2007) defined herself early in her career as an information scientist, joining the American Documentation Institute in 1958. This article explores her multifaceted contributions to shaping the field over more than four decades. Emphasis is on three spheres in which she had the greatest impact: her research in information re...

This session will feature six speakers, each of whom is among the contributors to two special issues of Libraries & the Cultural Record on women pioneers in the information sciences. This session will be the third in a series presented by the Special Interest Group on History and Foundations of Information Science (HFIS). It will spotlight the live...

Funding, first from foundations and later also from government agencies, has been a factor in shaping the development of education for library (and information) science in the U.S. for more than 80 years. Educational programs experienced substantial investments in three periods: (1) from the Carnegie Corporation in the 1920s and 1930s; (2) from the...

The classic problem within the information quality (IQ) research and practice community has been the problem of defining IQ. It has been found repeatedly that IQ is context sensitive and cannot be described, measured, and assured with a single model. There is a need for empirical case studies of IQ work in different systems to develop a systematic...

Through case study, this chapter lends insight to ways online assessment can facilitate a holistic approach to the evaluation of distance education programs. In 2001, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign transitioned from program evaluation methods that relied heavily on data gathering by postal mail to online instruments. While the trans...

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The concept of known-item search has long been central to research and application in library and information science. It is surprising then that this concept has received practically no systematic discussion. We survey the various conceptual and operational characterizations of known-item search in the LIS literature in order to determine exactly...

One of the main components in information quality (IQ) assurance is an IQ measurement model design and operationalization. One cannot manage IQ without first being able to measure it meaningfully and establishing a causal connection between the source of IQ change, the IQ problem types, the types of activities affected, and their implications. A be...

Universities and consortial groups need to rationalize how they invest in and manage their growing data assets. While some sciences have organized sharing and deposit activities around standardized disciplinary repositories, the data curation and stewardship needs of sciences that rely on smaller, "research-level" data collections are less well und...

This paper discusses the role of library and information science (LIS) educators in recruiting and retaining sci-tech librarians. Strategies include increasing access to degree programs using Web-based technologies; enriching course offerings that contribute to the preparation of sci-tech librarians; partnering with experienced sci-tech librarians...

Through case study, this chapter lends insight to ways online assessment can facilitate a holistic approach to the evaluation of distance education programs. In 2001, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign transitioned from program evaluation methods that relied heavily on data gathering by postal mail to online instruments. While the trans...

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Effective information quality analysis needs powerful yet easy ways to obtain metrics. The English version of Wikipedia provides an extremely interesting yet challenging case for the study of Information Quality dynamics at both macro and micro levels. We propose seven IQ metrics which can be evaluated automatically and test the set on a representa...

Effective information quality analysis needs powerful yet easy ways to obtain metrics. The English version of Wikipedia provides an extremely interesting yet challenging case for the study of Information Quality dynamics at both macro and micro levels. We propose seven IQ metrics which can be evaluated automatically and test the set on a representa...

We examine the Information Quality aspects of Wikipedia. By a study of the discussion pages and other process-oriented pages within the Wikipedia project, it is possible to determine the information quality dimensions that participants in the editing process care about, how they talk about them, what tradeoffs they make between these dimensions and...

Through case study, this chapter lends insight to ways online assessment can facilitate a holistic approach to the evaluation of distance education programs. In 2001, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign transitioned from program evaluation methods that relied heavily on data gathering by postal mail to online instruments. While the trans...

Consistent with the ALISE 2001 theme of "Reconsidering Library and Information Science Education," this paper reports on a study of changing faculty, student, and teaching assistant roles in the context of LEEP, a site-independent, distance education scheduling option for the master of science (M.S.) degree offered by the Graduate School of Library...

This paper explores how the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS) has developed and what it might become, Topics covered include JASIS versus other ASIS publications, types of papers in JASIS, authors, competing journals, content scope, electronic enhancements, and how information scientists might shape the future of JASIS...

This is the eighth article on science, technology and medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles will appear in the next two issues of this journal, one covering social sciences, humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review, vol. 20, no. 5) and...

Outlines new database products appearing in the Gale Directory of Databases, a two-volume work published twice a year. Provides figures for the distribution and percentage of new and newly implemented science technology and medicine databases, together with a lits of the databases including name, vendor and medium. Briefly discusses these by each m...

This paper explores how the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS) has developed and what it might become. Topics covered include JASIS versus other ASIS publications, types of papers in JASIS, authors, competing journals, content scope, electronic enhancements, and how information scientists might shape the future of JASIS...

The Medical Library Association (MLA) celebrates its centennial in 1998, so health sciences librarianship has been recognized as a distinct area of specialization in North America for 100 years. Course work in health sciences librarianship has been offered as part of a degree program in several schools of library (and information) science (LIS) sin...

Important organizations in the education of health sciences librarians include graduate schools of library and information science (LIS), the Medical Library Association (MLA), and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This paper provides an overview of education for health sciences librarianship by considering its development, current status, an...

This is the twelfth article on science, technology, and medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, onecovering social sciences, humanities, news, and general (SSH) (Online & CD‐ROM Review, vol. 22, no. 5) and the other covering business and law (BSL) (Onli...

This is the eleventh article on science, technology, and medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, one covering social sciences, humanities, news, and general (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review, vol. 22, no.3) and the other covering business and law (BSL) (Onli...

This is the tenth article on science, technology and medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles will appear in the next two issues of this journal, one covering social sciences, humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review, vol. 21, no. 5) and...

This is the ninth article on science, technology and medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles will appear in the next two issues of this journal — one covering social sciences, humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review, vol. 21, no. 2) and...

This project responds to the need to identify the knowledge, skills, and expertise required by health sciences librarians in the future and to devise mechanisms for providing this requisite training. The approach involves interdisciplinary multiinstitutional alliances with collaborators drawn from two graduate schools of library and information sci...

This is the seventh article on science, technology and medicine databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, one covering social sciences and humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROMReview, vol. 20, no. 2) and the other covering business and law (BSL) (Online & C...

An overview of levels and approaches in the evaluation of knowledge-based systems is presented. There is a need for empirical studies using objective criteria in advance of completing the technical evaluation of such systems. A methodology for this type of evaluation developed for a particular knowledge-based indexing system is presented. It is sug...

Electronic technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS), are creating new ways of meeting the needs of library users for spatial and cartographic information. The 32nd Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, held at the Beckman Institute on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) on 2-4...

This is the fifth article on Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, one covering Social Science, Humanities, News and General (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review, vol. 19 issue 2), and the other covering Business and Law (BSL) (Online...

This update concerns various recent developments which make it much more affordable and easier than before to access digital audio and video. Typically all that you require are a standard modem, an Internet connection and low‐cost or even free‐of‐charge software.

This is the seventh article on science, technology and medicine databases in a continuing series of articles summarising and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, one covering social sciences and humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROMReview, vol. 20, no. 2) and the other covering business and law (BSL) (Online & C...

This is the fourth article on Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) Databases in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles, one covering social science, humanities, news and general (SSH) (Online & CDROM Review vol. 18 issue 5), and the other covering business and law (BSL) (Online...

This is the first in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products in science, technology — and medicine (STM). Companion articles covering (1) business and law and (2) social sciences, humanities, general, multidisciplinary and news will appear in the next two issues of Online & CDROM Review. The articles will...

This is the second article on Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) databases in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products. Two companion articles covering social sciences, humanities, general, multidisciplinary and news (SSH) and business and law (BSL),will appear in the next two issues of Online & CDROMR...

The issue 14 of Gale Directory of Databases (GDD) on 'New Database Products: Science, Technology, and Medicine', is discussed. There is one STM database product named FIRSTMARK Medical Services which contains more than 300,000 speciality health providers and services in United States. There are 12 magnetic tape databases products of which five are...

Some of the 12 conference papers presented in this proceedings focus on the present and potential capabilities of artificial intelligence and expert systems as they relate to a wide range of library applications, including descriptive cataloging, technical services, collection development, subject indexing, reference services, database searching, a...

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This paper reviews the history of formal educational programs in sci-tech librarianship and suggests likely future developments. Educational programs for sci-tech librarianship are linked to developments in both special librarianship and information science. Aspects considered include student qualifications and recruitment, course offerings and cur...

A series of articles focuses on artificial intelligence research and development to enhance information systems and services. Topics discussed include knowledge base designs, expert system development tools, natural language processing, expert systems for reference services, and the role that artificial intelligence concepts should have in informat...

The title of this paper is a reminder that, although the name of the Clinic has remained the same for the past 25 years, the goals and means for the application of automation to public services have evolved. Although the term knowledge engineering is presently used to denote the process of building an expert system (Waterman, 1986, p. 5), dictionar...

A review is made on the progress made by artificial intelligence (AI) over the past seven years. This paper concentrates on AI as it is applied to the problems of libraries and information systems, starting with background information and discussions of the AI literature, AI in the marketplace, and relevant definitions. Points of intersection betwe...

This paper considers the clinic theme, "What Is User Friendly?" from a scientific and technical perspective. As Burch has observed in the introduction to a bibliography on computer ergonomics and user friendly design, the term user friendly is an anomaly as a technical term: "Most words borrowed from science enter the popular language stream long a...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is that portion of computer science concerned with designing intelligent computer systems. With the growth in commericial applications of AI, the literature is proliferating. After defining the scope of the field and tracing major events in its development, this paper describes information sources in AI. Included are jo...

In IR there is a growing body of empirical data and practical experience with various representations. Taxonomy may be defined as 'all the various activities involved in the construction of classificatory systems.' There are three stages in our research: identification, char acterization, and comparison/evaluation. Identification in volves an enume...

This UNISIST publication discusses issues related to the compatibility and standardization of bibliograpic records, index languages, software, hardware, and other information systems and services. Following an executive summary, definitions of terms, and other introductory material, existing information systems with common standards are briefly des...

The 10 papers included in this volume consider how professional roles and responsibilities have been and are being affected by technological change and what competencies are important in filling these roles. In addition, approaches to training and education to develop competencies--which are defined as knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes--are explo...

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The representation problem confronting information retrieval system designers is outlined in terms of three issues: what to represent, forms of representation, and functions of representation. Questions raised by each of these issues are identified and selected research projects which have begun to explore these questions are described.

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At present the end user must often rely on an intermediary to make use of available online systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the possibility of making systems accessible to a wider range of people. AI research is a branch of computer science which attempts to develop programs to enable computer systems to communicate more fluently, to exp...

Over the past decade machine-readable data bases have grown both in number and variety. In addition to the familiar bibliographic data bases such as MEDLINE and ERIC, one now finds data bases containing such things as properties (e.g., RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances) and full text (e.g., LEXIS, a family of files that conta...

The current place of on-line systems within the communication process in science and technology is defined. On-line systems can be termed “value-added information sources,” as illustrated by examples of available bibliographic data bases, numeric data banks, and referral data bases. Limitations of existing patterns of data base production and distr...

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The fields of artificial intelligence and information retrieval share a common interest in developing more capable computer systems. This study supports the results of research which has explored possible contributions of artificial intelligence (AI) to the design of information retrieval (IR) systems.

A survey is given of the potential role of artificial intelligence in retrieval systems. Papers by Bush and Turing are used to introduce early ideas in the two fields and definitions for artificial intelligence and information retrieval for the purposes of this paper are given. A simple model of an information retrieval system provides a framework...

The author defines the scope of his discussion in his statement: "The core notion in this book is that an inter-locked triad of user organization, thesauri builder and computer technologist is capable of achieving computer-aided information retrieval systems which make actual a great deal of the potential of automated search" (p. 169). Wessel offer...

Proponents of interactive online bibliographic retrieval systems frequently stress the potential of such systems to take advantage of both human and computer capabilities in the document retrieval process. Yet systems implemented to date have to a great extent placed constraints on both human and machine performance by decisions made at the design...