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RSS Feeds Definition | RSS Feed Tutorial and Basics : PRESSfeed. Covering the Definition of RSS Feeds and All the Basics You Need to Know to Get Started Contents Definition of RSS Feeds RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Also called web feeds, RSS is a content delivery vehicle. It is the format used when you want to syndicate news and other web content. Syndication: One party creates the content and it is published in many places. RSS Feeds are an excellent delivery vehicle for news content. Socialize Your Content With News Feeds (RSS) » However, a web feed can be used for pretty much any content on your website or blog. Recent changes on a page of a website Tech support updates Product news Announcements New listings for a realtor Job vacancies The list is almost endless.

What goes in the web feed? You can have a partial feed or a full feed. A partial feed includes a headline, a short summary of the content and a link back to the place on your website where the content resides. What can a web feed do for you? For the content recipient: Add to My MSN. Reshaping the Research Library: Some Observations on the Future of Academic Collections. Intranet. An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to share information, operational systems, or computing services within an organization. This term is used in contrast to extranet, a network between organizations, and instead refers to a network within an organization. Sometimes, the term refers only to the organization's internal website, but may be a more extensive part of the organization's information technology infrastructure, and may be composed of multiple local area networks.

The objective is to organize each individual's desktop with minimal cost, time and effort to be more productive, cost efficient, timely, and competitive. An intranet may host multiple private websites and constitute an important component and focal point of internal communication and collaboration. Any of the well known Internet protocols may be found in an intranet, such as HTTP (web services), SMTP (e-mail), and FTP (file transfer protocol). Uses[edit] Benefits[edit] See also[edit]

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DATABASES. Dublin Core. Standardized set of metadata elements The Dublin Core, also known as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES), is a set of fifteen main metadata items for describing digital or physical resources. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is responsible for formulating the Dublin Core; DCMI is a project of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), a non-profit organization.

Dublin Core has been formally standardized internationally as ISO 15836 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)[1] and as IETF RFC 5013 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF),[2] as well as in the U.S. as ANSI/NISO Z39.85 by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO).[3] The core properties are part of a larger set of DCMI Metadata Terms. The resources described using the Dublin Core may be digital resources (video, images, web pages, etc.) as well as physical resources such as books or works of art. Background[edit] Levels of the standard[edit] [edit] University Libraries | Guide To Subject Analysis. These guidelines are intended to be used with member copy cataloging.

DLC copy cataloging should continue to be accepted as is, unless you spot something really glaring. Remember, there are no hard and fast rules for assigning subject headings and call numbers. A lot of subject analysis relies on judgement calls. When in doubt or completely stumped, ask the appropriate subject cataloger. For the appropriate subject cataloger, see Who's Who in Cataloging? I. Subject Headings A. Subject headings come from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). All subject headings must be in the authorized form found in the LCSH. As a general rule, assign 2-4 subject headings per book. If you do come up with more than 6 headings, try using a broader term that will encompass most of them instead. B. Verify the subject headings already on the piece to see if they are valid (authorized). Method 1. Method 2. C. Subdivisions (subheadings) bring out certain aspects of a broader subject heading.

II. Ex. Integrated library system. An integrated library system (ILS), also known as a library management system (LMS),[1][2] is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed. An ILS usually comprises a relational database, software to interact with that database, and two graphical user interfaces (one for patrons, one for staff). Most ILSes separate software functions into discrete programs called modules, each of them integrated with a unified interface.

Examples of modules might include: Each patron and item has a unique ID in the database that allows the ILS to track its activity. Larger libraries use an ILS to order and acquire, receive and invoice, catalog, circulate, track and shelve materials. Smaller libraries, such as those in private homes or non-profit organizations (like churches or synagogues, for instance), often forgo the expense and maintenance required to run an ILS, and instead use a library computer system. Proprietary software. Proprietary software or closed source software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder with the intent that the licensee is given the right to use the software only under certain conditions, and restricted from other uses, such as modification, sharing, studying, redistribution, or reverse engineering.[1][2] Usually the source code of proprietary software is not made available. Complementary terms include free software,[2][3] licensed by the owner under more permissive terms, and public domain software, which is not subject to copyright and can be used for any purpose.

Proponents of free and open source software use proprietary or non-free to describe software that is not free or open source.[4][5] A related but distinct categorization in the software industry is commercial software, which refers to software produced for sale but not necessarily closed source. Software becoming proprietary[edit] Legal basis[edit] Limitations[edit] Similar terms[edit] InterLibrary Loan Login. Metadata. Metadata is "data about data".[1] There are two "metadata types;" structural metadata, about the design and specification of data structures or "data about the containers of data"; and descriptive metadata about individual instances of application data or the data content.

The main purpose of metadata is to facilitate in the discovery of relevant information, more often classified as resource discovery. Metadata also helps organize electronic resources, provide digital identification, and helps support archiving and preservation of the resource. Metadata assists in resource discovery by "allowing resources to be found by relevant criteria, identifying resources, bringing similar resources together, distinguishing dissimilar resources, and giving location information. " [2] Definition[edit] Metadata (metacontent) is defined as the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data, such as: Metadata is data. Libraries[edit] Photographs[edit] Video[edit] Web pages[edit] [edit] [edit]

KSAs for Systems Librarian Positions GS 9-12. Home. Read the newly released membership report, At a Tipping Point: Education Learning and Libraries. Find out how information consumers shape the future of education, learning and libraries. Read the report Read the newly released membership report, At a Tipping Point: Education, Learning and Libraries. Find out how information consumers shape the future of education, learning and libraries.

Read the report. Subject Analysis. Interlibrary Loan Best Practices. Introduction Interlibrary loan service is essential to the vitality of libraries of all types and sizes. It provides every library an opportunity to reach beyond the local collection to meet the information needs of the community. West Virginia Interlibrary Loan Best Practices, in conjunction with the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States, assists libraries in West Virginia to share resources within a framework of mutual understanding and good faith. Become familiar with and adhere to the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States. Have a written Interlibrary Loan policy. A written policy is essential for every library. What materials in the collection are loaned. What materials in the collection are photocopied.

The length of the circulation period for the loan. Renewal of interlibrary loans. Procedures for overdue or loast interlibrary loan materials. The Eeligibility of patrons for interlibrary loans. Limits on number of patron interlibrary loan requests. Subject requests Conclusion. DCMI Home: Dublin Core® Metadata Initiative (DCMI)

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