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The collaborative horizontality of information through the internet and virtual social networks, makes today that informal channels of open access to knowledge are consolidated and become an added value to the social capital of the construction of new knowledge; the case of the Virtual Research Library is an example of this. That is why an analysis of its importance is carried out, through a study with the users of the Internet page, as well as the crossing of information on its website and social networks., La horizontalidad colaborativa de la información por medio de internet y las redes sociales virtuales, hace hoy que los canales informales de acceso abierto al conocimiento se consoliden y se conviertan un valor agregado al capital social de la construcción de nuevos saberes; el caso de la Biblioteca Virtual de Investigación, es un ejemplo de ello. Es por ello que se realiza un análisis de su importancia, por medio de un estudio con los usuarios de la página en internet, así como el cruce de información en su sitio web y redes sociales.

The collaborative horizontality of information through the internet and virtual social networks, makes today that informal channels of open access to knowledge are consolidated and become an added value to the social capital of the construction of new knowledge; the case of the Virtual Research Library is an example of this. That is why an analysis of its importance is carried out, through a study with the users of the Internet page, as well as the crossing of information on its website and social networks., La horizontalidad colaborativa de la información por medio de internet y las redes sociales virtuales, hace hoy que los canales informales de acceso abierto al conocimiento se consoliden y se conviertan un valor agregado al capital social de la construcción de nuevos saberes; el caso de la Biblioteca Virtual de Investigación, es un ejemplo de ello. Es por ello que se realiza un análisis de su importancia, por medio de un estudio con los usuarios de la página en internet, así como el cruce de información en su sitio web y redes sociales.

This article focused on the design, implementation and evaluation of an online self-training course, which allows undergraduate students to search and retrieve information from documentary databases in a virtual library. A literature review of primary information sources was conducted first to identify the research problem, form the research question and set the study purpose. Afterwards, the above-mentioned online self-training program was designed, implemented and evaluated based upon the methodology of the ADDIE instructional model. The course efficacy was evaluated by compiling the responses and analyzing the perceptions of several teachers and students who took a pilot test related to the properties, characteristics and course performance. from the results of this investigation, it can be concluded that the online self-learning tool helps in the achievement of the goals and objectives set in each module of the course. furthermore, the proposed self-training course will help undergraduate students in a positive way in developing their skills for searching and retrieving information from documentary databases in a virtual library, Este artículo se enfocó en el diseño, implementación y evaluación de un curso de autoformación en línea, que permite a los estudiantes universitarios buscar y recuperar información de bases de datos documentales en una biblioteca virtual. Primero se realizó una revisión de la literatura de fuentes de información primaria para identificar el problema de investigación, formular la pregunta de investigación y establecer el propósito de del estudio. Posteriormente, se diseñó, implantó y evaluó un programa de autoformación online tomando como base metodológica al modelo de diseño instruccional ADDIE. La eficacia del curso se evaluó compilando las respuestas y analizando las percepciones de varios maestros y estudiantes que tomaron una prueba piloto relacionada con las propiedades, características y rendimiento del curso. A partir de los resultados de esta investigación, se puede concluir que la herramienta de autoaprendizaje en línea ayuda a alcanzar las metas y objetivos establecidos en cada módulo del curso. Además, el curso de autoformación propuesto ayudará a los estudiantes universitarios de manera positiva a desarrollar sus habilidades para buscar y recuperar información de bases de datos documentales en una biblioteca virtual.

This article focused on the design, implementation and evaluation of an online self-training course, which allows undergraduate students to search and retrieve information from documentary databases in a virtual library. A literature review of primary information sources was conducted first to identify the research problem, form the research question and set the study purpose. Afterwards, the above-mentioned online self-training program was designed, implemented and evaluated based upon the methodology of the ADDIE instructional model. The course efficacy was evaluated by compiling the responses and analyzing the perceptions of several teachers and students who took a pilot test related to the properties, characteristics and course performance. from the results of this investigation, it can be concluded that the online self-learning tool helps in the achievement of the goals and objectives set in each module of the course. furthermore, the proposed self-training course will help undergraduate students in a positive way in developing their skills for searching and retrieving information from documentary databases in a virtual library, Este artículo se enfocó en el diseño, implementación y evaluación de un curso de autoformación en línea, que permite a los estudiantes universitarios buscar y recuperar información de bases de datos documentales en una biblioteca virtual. Primero se realizó una revisión de la literatura de fuentes de información primaria para identificar el problema de investigación, formular la pregunta de investigación y establecer el propósito de del estudio. Posteriormente, se diseñó, implantó y evaluó un programa de autoformación online tomando como base metodológica al modelo de diseño instruccional ADDIE. La eficacia del curso se evaluó compilando las respuestas y analizando las percepciones de varios maestros y estudiantes que tomaron una prueba piloto relacionada con las propiedades, características y rendimiento del curso. A partir de los resultados de esta investigación, se puede concluir que la herramienta de autoaprendizaje en línea ayuda a alcanzar las metas y objetivos establecidos en cada módulo del curso. Además, el curso de autoformación propuesto ayudará a los estudiantes universitarios de manera positiva a desarrollar sus habilidades para buscar y recuperar información de bases de datos documentales en una biblioteca virtual.

This work aimed to map the digital curation actions, which include the active management and preservation of information, in the virtual library Community Virtual Librarian (CVL) of the Second Life environment (SL), the project called Internacional Virtual Worlds Database, which aims to categorize, describe, preserve and make communities in the virtual world more publicly accessible. This is an exploratory and bibliographic research. Data collection was carried out by direct immersive observation in the SL environment by the authors, as well as by applying a questionnaire to the virtual library manager who also manages the referred project. From the information collected, based on the Digital Curation Center (DCC) life cycle model, the actions already carried out in the library that can contribute to the digital curation of existing objects in this environment were mapped. As a result, it was possible to observe that the implementation of the stages of digital curation are already related to the activities of the observed virtual spaces. However, these activities are incomplete and need to be better planned, formalized / documented, in order to guarantee the preservation of the existing information in the virtual world in an integral, reliable and lasting way. It is hoped to be able to collaborate with the reflection on the need for management and preservation of information in virtual libraries., Este trabalho objetivou mapear as ações de curadoria digital, que englobam a gestão ativa e preservação da informação, na biblioteca virtual Community Virtual Librarian (CVL) do ambiente Second Life (SL), o projeto denominado Internacional Virtual Worlds Database, que tem por finalidade categorizar, descrever, preservar e tornar as comunidades do mundo virtual mais acessíveis publicamente. Esta é uma pesquisa exploratória e bibliográfica. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de observação direta imersiva no ambiente SL pelos autores, assim como pela aplicação de questionário à gestora da biblioteca virtual que também gerencia o referido projeto. A partir das informações coletadas, tomando-se como base o modelo de ciclo de vida do Digital Curation Centre (DCC), foram mapeadas as ações realizadas na biblioteca que podem contribuir para a curadoria digital dos objetos existentes nesse ambiente. Como resultado, foi possível observar que a implementação das etapas da curadoria digital já está relacionada às atividades dos espaços virtuais observados. Porém, essas atividades estão incompletas e necessitam ser melhor planejadas, formalizadas/documentadas, visando garantir a preservação das informações existentes no mundo virtual de forma íntegra, confiável e duradoura. Espera-se poder colaborar com a reflexão sobre a necessidade de gestão e preservação das informações em bibliotecas virtuais.

Проведено огляд особливостей проектування та розроблення інформаційної системи Virtual Library. Запропоновано новий підхід для проектування та розроблення інформаційної системи Virtual Library для збереження та опрацювання електронних книг у форматі MARC 21. Запропоновано модель інформаційної системи Virtual Library., Проведен обзор особенностей проектирования и разработки информационной системы Virtual Library. Предложен новый подход для проектирования и разработки информационной системы Virtual Library для сохранения и обработки электронных книг в формате MARC 21. Предложена модель информационной системы Virtual Library., An overview of the features of the design and development of the Virtual Library information system was conducted. A new approach is proposed for designing and developing the Virtual Library information system for preservation and development of e-books in the format of MARC 21. The model of information system Virtual Library is proposed.

Nowadays the acquisition of 3D models of fragile and unique archaeological and historical pieces has become a routine activity. After the exhibition of ancient scientific instruments “La sapienza è figliola della sperienzia”, held in Milano Bicocca University in 2015, we applied this technique to the most relevant available objects (mainly those coming from the Volta’s laboratory), in order to build a virtual and interactive library where the functioning of the devices and their physical principles can be showed and exploited without involving any manipulation of the instruments. The 3D reconstruction was obtained by using 3D photogrammetry, acquiring the images with a Canon 100D camera. The dimensioned model was reconstructed using the Agisoft Photoscan and Meshlab software. The main challenge in this kind of measure is due to the presence of reflective surfaces, mainly those of brass and glass components, such as lenses and magnifiers. We succeeded in overcoming such difficulties by using a diffuse lighting to avoid reflections of direct light and spraying a layer of cyclododecane over the transparent parts to allow a detailed acquisition of their morphology. The resulting models will be exploited in virtual exhibitions during scientific and didactics initiatives and Open days events and will be part of the “Progetto Lauree Scientifiche” and “Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro” to promote the dissemination of the scientific knowledge in secondary schools.

This article discusses an experience report on the development of the selection process for hiring access to the collection of virtual books collection under the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP). The aim of this work is to present to a library community, especially of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education (RFEPCT), the set of procedures for the choice of suppliers of virtual libraries. As a methodological pathway, we sought bibliographical and documentary sources. The entire process that involved this hiring relied on support from providers of virtual libraries, network librarians and IFSP systems analysts. At the end of this article, it was concluded that the engagement of the team, commitment and enthusiasm was decisive to the trade agreement between the contractor and hired. Moreover, the effectiveness of the service reached about of 38.000 users, including face-to-face and distance students, professors and administrative servers., Este artigo trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre o desenvolvimento do processo de seleção para contratação de acesso a coleção de livros virtuais no âmbito do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP). O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar à comunidade bibliotecária, especialmente da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica (RFEPCT), o conjunto de procedimentos para a escolha de fornecedores de bibliotecas virtuais. Como percurso metodológico buscou-se subsídios em fontes bibliográficas e documentais. Todo o processo que envolveu essa contratação contou com apoio de fornecedores de bibliotecas virtuais, bibliotecários da Rede e analistas de sistemas do IFSP. Ao fim deste artigo, concluiu-se que o engajamento da equipe, comprometimento e entusiasmo foi decisivo para o acordo comercial entre o contratante e contratada.  E, consequentemente, a eficácia do serviço alcançou cerca de 38 mil usuários, englobando alunos presenciais e a distância, servidores docentes e administrativos.

This article discusses an experience report on the development of the selection process for hiring access to the collection of virtual books collection under the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP). The aim of this work is to present to a library community, especially of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education (RFEPCT), the set of procedures for the choice of suppliers of virtual libraries. As a methodological pathway, we sought bibliographical and documentary sources. The entire process that involved this hiring relied on support from providers of virtual libraries, network librarians and IFSP systems analysts. At the end of this article, it was concluded that the engagement of the team, commitment and enthusiasm was decisive to the trade agreement between the contractor and hired. Moreover, the effectiveness of the service reached about of 38.000 users, including face-to-face and distance students, professors and administrative servers., Este artigo trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre o desenvolvimento do processo de seleção para contratação de acesso a coleção de livros virtuais no âmbito do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP). O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar à comunidade bibliotecária, especialmente da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica (RFEPCT), o conjunto de procedimentos para a escolha de fornecedores de bibliotecas virtuais. Como percurso metodológico buscou-se subsídios em fontes bibliográficas e documentais. Todo o processo que envolveu essa contratação contou com apoio de fornecedores de bibliotecas virtuais, bibliotecários da Rede e analistas de sistemas do IFSP. Ao fim deste artigo, concluiu-se que o engajamento da equipe, comprometimento e entusiasmo foi decisivo para o acordo comercial entre o contratante e contratada.  E, consequentemente, a eficácia do serviço alcançou cerca de 38 mil usuários, englobando alunos presenciais e a distância, servidores docentes e administrativos.

Currently there is penetration and continued development of technological infrastructure in universities, however, it warns that there is minimal usability of those technologies that quickly spread. Therefore, the present study sought to identify factors related to usage behavior of the virtual library, taking an approach to the understanding of these factors, through a case study applied at the Universidad de Gomez Palacio in Durango, Mexico, where a survey designed in two stages by five-point Likert scale was applied. Showing that the factors identified in the TAM (ease of use and perceived usefulness) influencing behavior using virtual library students and these factors are determined by elements such as knowledge of the platform, friendly interface, teacher’s momentum and efficiency in finding information., Atualmente há penetração e desenvolvimento contínuo de infra-estrutura tecnológica em universidades, no entanto, ele adverte que há usabilidade mínima dessas tecnologias que rapidamente se espalharam. Portanto, o presente estudo procurou identificar fatores relacionados ao comportamento de uso da biblioteca virtual, tendo uma abordagem para a compreensão desses fatores, através de um estudo de caso aplicado na Universidade de Gomez Palacio em Durango, México, onde foi aplicado um estudo concebido em duas fases pela escala de Likert de cinco pontos. Mostrando que os fatores identificados na TAM (facilidade de uso e utilidade percebida) influenciam o comportamento usando alunos biblioteca virtual e esses fatores são determinados por elementos como o conhecimento da plataforma, interface amigável, professores impulso e eficiência na busca de informações., Actualmente existe penetración y desarrollo continuo de infraestructuras tecnológicas en las universidades, sin embargo, se advierte que es mínima la usabilidad de esas tecnologías que rápidamente se propagan. Por tal motivo, la presente investigación buscó identificar factores relacionados con el comportamiento de uso de la biblioteca virtual, teniendo un acercamiento al conocimiento de estos factores, a través de un estudio de caso aplicado en la Universidad de Gómez Palacio de Durango, México, en donde se aplicó una encuesta diseñada en dos etapas mediante la escala Likert de cinco puntos. Evidenciando que los factores definidos en el TAM (facilidad de uso y utilidad percibida) influencian el comportamiento de uso de la biblioteca virtual en los alumnos y estos factores son determinados por elementos como: el conocimiento de la plataforma, la interfaz amigable, el impulso docente y la eficiencia en la búsqueda de la información.

Currently there is penetration and continued development of technological infrastructure in universities, however, it warns that there is minimal usability of those technologies that quickly spread. Therefore, the present study sought to identify factors related to usage behavior of the virtual library, taking an approach to the understanding of these factors, through a case study applied at the Universidad de Gomez Palacio in Durango, Mexico, where a survey designed in two stages by five-point Likert scale was applied. Showing that the factors identified in the TAM (ease of use and perceived usefulness) influencing behavior using virtual library students and these factors are determined by elements such as knowledge of the platform, friendly interface, teacher’s momentum and efficiency in finding information., Atualmente há penetração e desenvolvimento contínuo de infra-estrutura tecnológica em universidades, no entanto, ele adverte que há usabilidade mínima dessas tecnologias que rapidamente se espalharam. Portanto, o presente estudo procurou identificar fatores relacionados ao comportamento de uso da biblioteca virtual, tendo uma abordagem para a compreensão desses fatores, através de um estudo de caso aplicado na Universidade de Gomez Palacio em Durango, México, onde foi aplicado um estudo concebido em duas fases pela escala de Likert de cinco pontos. Mostrando que os fatores identificados na TAM (facilidade de uso e utilidade percebida) influenciam o comportamento usando alunos biblioteca virtual e esses fatores são determinados por elementos como o conhecimento da plataforma, interface amigável, professores impulso e eficiência na busca de informações., Actualmente existe penetración y desarrollo continuo de infraestructuras tecnológicas en las universidades, sin embargo, se advierte que es mínima la usabilidad de esas tecnologías que rápidamente se propagan. Por tal motivo, la presente investigación buscó identificar factores relacionados con el comportamiento de uso de la biblioteca virtual, teniendo un acercamiento al conocimiento de estos factores, a través de un estudio de caso aplicado en la Universidad de Gómez Palacio de Durango, México, en donde se aplicó una encuesta diseñada en dos etapas mediante la escala Likert de cinco puntos. Evidenciando que los factores definidos en el TAM (facilidad de uso y utilidad percibida) influencian el comportamiento de uso de la biblioteca virtual en los alumnos y estos factores son determinados por elementos como: el conocimiento de la plataforma, la interfaz amigable, el impulso docente y la eficiencia en la búsqueda de la información.

This article argues that Library History ought to be guided by well-contextualized questions of cultural history. It proposes one such question: that which asks after the ways in which repositories of knowledge were created, organized and used in the past. The examples that are discussed in this article suggest that within the social context of the Republic of Letters an ideal of sharing knowledge was developed, which informed later, eighteenth-century, attempts at making repositories and libraries widely available. Modern ideals of collecting and sharing knowledge are not as new as they would appear to be. This is to say that the ideal of ‘Open Science’ has a history.

The article is devoted actual problems of support of the system of professional education on the basis of development corporate network and virtual libraries of colleges. Some important results of applied researches on creation of the corporate network of Uzbekistan libraries are given. The information about the basic information sources (databases, multimedia encyclopedias and characteristics of other resources) actively used in educational process and virtual libraries are included too.

The purpose of this article is the creation of specialized databases virtual university unique full-text library of scientific and educational resources on the cultural heritage of the Central Asian Turks, which are reflected in the written sources of the XIX century and the development of a virtual environment through the establishment of an effective and efficient search of remote access to the necessary sources.

The article is devoted actual problems of support of the system of professional education on the basis of development corporate network and virtual libraries of colleges. Some important results of applied researches on creation of the corporate network of Uzbekistan libraries are given. The information about the basic information sources (databases, multimedia encyclopedias and characteristics of other resources) actively used in educational process and virtual libraries are included too.

The purpose of this article is the creation of specialized databases virtual university unique full-text library of scientific and educational resources on the cultural heritage of the Central Asian Turks, which are reflected in the written sources of the XIX century and the development of a virtual environment through the establishment of an effective and efficient search of remote access to the necessary sources.

El texto que se presenta muestra cómo se lleva a cabo la gestión de los libros electrónicos en la Biblioteca Virtual (en adelante BV) de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (en adelante UOC). La BV pone especial énfasis en la adquisición de libros digitales para mejorar el acceso de los usuarios a los recursos y a lascolecciones de una universidad caracterizada por su virtualidad. El documento presenta, en primer lugar, el entorno en el que se adquieren y se utilizan los libros electrónicos: se describen los distintos escenarios de adquisición en los que se puede encontrar la BV y se definen los circuitos internos que permiten su gestión, así como los procesos técnicos de los documentos. A continuación, se muestran las distintas opciones de acceso y consulta de libros electrónicos que actualmente se ofrecen desde la BV y se exponenlos análisis de uso de dichos documentos. Por último, se presentan las conclusiones a las que llega la BV sobre el nuevo contexto de libros electrónicos., El text que es presenta mostra com es du a terme la gestió dels llibres electrònics a la Biblioteca virtual (d'ara endavant BV) de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (d'ara endavant UOC). La BV posa un èmfasi especial en l'adquisició de llibres digitals per millorar l'accés als usuaris als recursos i col·leccions d'una universitat que es caracteritza per la virtualitat. El document presenta, en primer lloc, l'entorn en què s'adquireixen i s'utilitzen els llibres electrònics: s'expliquen els diferents escenaris d'adquisició en els quals es pot trobar la biblioteca i es defineixen els circuits interns que en permeten la gestió i els processos tècnics dels documents. A continuació es mostren les diferents opcions d'accés i consulta de llibres electrònics que actualment s'ofereixen des de la biblioteca i s'expliquen les anàlisis d'usos d'aquests documents. Finalment es presenten les conclusions a les quals arriba la BV sobre el nou context de llibres electrònics., The text that is presented demonstrates how the management of e-books in the virtual library (BV) of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is conducted. The Virtual Library puts special emphasis on the acquisition of e-books to improve user access to resources and collections of a University that is characterized by virtuality.

This paper highlights the development of University education vis-à-vis the emergence and development of digital libraries in Nigeria Universities with specific reference to Northwest Nigeria. The concepts of digital library and as well its objectives in a university system, and services provided such as network services, digital preservation and quick reference were discussed. In addition prospects and benefits of digital library services like digitization of local content, access wide range of services and scholarly publishing among others were identified. The paper highlighted funding, infrastructure and technology as challenges facing the application of digital libraries in northwest Universities and concludes that, though they are faced with numerous challenges, however, the university libraries could gradually overcome such challenges in the course of time especially through library collaboration. Finally the paper recommends that the virtual library project of the Nigerian University Commission (NUC) should be well funded and managed to support the digital Libraries in various Universities. Also, there is need for CULNU to ensure a unify method of linking Nigeria University Libraries together through a particular network, among others.

In this article we analyze three websites: two of them belong to publishing houses (Teseo and Planeta) and the last to a famous virtual library (Cervantes Virtual) with the aim of reviewing some achievements and current challenges faced by the policy of the book in Spain and Argentina, in an environment of increasing digitization. The first site belongs to a young publishing house; the second site belongs to a multimedia cluster, a powerful economic group of great horizontal and vertical concentration. Finally, we have selected a virtual library which in the last decade has become the inescapable benchmark for digital literature in the Spanish language. Born of public management, now receives mixed funding, both the Administration and private companies, and uses the services of a publishing platform to divulgate its institutional texts., En el presente trabajo analizamos tres portales digitales correspondientes a dos editoriales (Teseo y Planeta) y una biblioteca virtual (Cervantes Virtual) con el objetivo de revisar algunos logros y desafíos actuales que enfrentan las políticas del libro en España y Argentina, en un entorno de creciente digitalización. El primer sitio pertenece a un emprendimiento joven cuya labor editorial nació de manos privadas pero como receptora de financiamiento estatal a través de un fondo de estímulo a las incipientes Industrias Culturales. Casi en las antípodas, el segundo sitio pertenece a un conglomerado multimedios, poderoso grupo económico de gran concentración horizontal y vertical. Se desarrolla en el ámbito no sólo de la edición de libros sino también en educación, medios audiovisuales y comunicación. Por último, hemos seleccionado una biblioteca virtual que en la última década se ha convertido en el referente ineludible de la literatura digital en lengua española. Nacida de gestión pública, ahora recibe financiamiento mixto, tanto de la Administración como de empresas privadas, y utiliza los servicios de una plataforma de autopublicación para difundir textos institucionales.

In this article we analyze three websites: two of them belong to publishing houses (Teseo and Planeta) and the last to a famous virtual library (Cervantes Virtual) with the aim of reviewing some achievements and current challenges faced by the policy of the book in Spain and Argentina, in an environment of increasing digitization. The first site belongs to a young publishing house; the second site belongs to a multimedia cluster, a powerful economic group of great horizontal and vertical concentration. Finally, we have selected a virtual library which in the last decade has become the inescapable benchmark for digital literature in the Spanish language. Born of public management, now receives mixed funding, both the Administration and private companies, and uses the services of a publishing platform to divulgate its institutional texts., En el presente trabajo analizamos tres portales digitales correspondientes a dos editoriales (Teseo y Planeta) y una biblioteca virtual (Cervantes Virtual) con el objetivo de revisar algunos logros y desafíos actuales que enfrentan las políticas del libro en España y Argentina, en un entorno de creciente digitalización. El primer sitio pertenece a un emprendimiento joven cuya labor editorial nació de manos privadas pero como receptora de financiamiento estatal a través de un fondo de estímulo a las incipientes Industrias Culturales. Casi en las antípodas, el segundo sitio pertenece a un conglomerado multimedios, poderoso grupo económico de gran concentración horizontal y vertical. Se desarrolla en el ámbito no sólo de la edición de libros sino también en educación, medios audiovisuales y comunicación. Por último, hemos seleccionado una biblioteca virtual que en la última década se ha convertido en el referente ineludible de la literatura digital en lengua española. Nacida de gestión pública, ahora recibe financiamiento mixto, tanto de la Administración como de empresas privadas, y utiliza los servicios de una plataforma de autopublicación para difundir textos institucionales.

The purpose of this article is to state the methods of scanning used by the company Digibís. Throughout these pages we will state the kind of business of this company and their greatest achievements, in order to expose the projects of development of virtual libraries in the EU in general and particularly in Spain., El propósito de este artículo es el de ofrecer una explicación acerca de los métodos de digitalización llevados a cabo por la empresa Digibís. A lo largo de estas páginas enunciaremos a qué se dedica esta plataforma y cuáles han sido sus mayores logros, con el fin de poner en conocimiento los proyectos de creación de bibliotecas virtuales en la UE en general y en España en particular.

Since 2001 MEDPILOT has developed from a usual virtual library to a powerful portal for medicine and health sciences. Today the local catalogues of the ZB MED are integrated with external databases to a unified discovery interface. This article gives an overview of the structure and features of MEDPILOT.Besides a semantic-linguistic search functionality the integrated OPAC services are going down well with the users. This topic as well as the usage of semantic techniques on structured and unstructured data are the main content parts of the article., Seit 2001 hat sich MEDPILOT von einer klassischen virtuellen Fachbibliothek hin zu einem leistungsfähigen Fachportal für die Fächer Medizin und Gesundheit weiter entwickelt. Heute werden die lokalen Kataloge der ZB MED mit externen Datenbanken zu einem Discovery-Service verknüpft und als einheitliche Rechercheplattform dem Benutzer angeboten. Über den Aufbau und die Funktionsweise von MEDPILOT wird ein Überblick gegeben. Neben dem Anbieten einer semantisch-linguistischen Suche findet die Integration von OPAC-Funktionalitäten in MEDPILOT eine starke Nutzung. Dieses Thema wie auch die Integration semantischer Techniken auf strukturierte und nicht strukturierte Daten bilden die wesentlichen Inhaltspunkte des Beitrags.

The purpose of this article is to state the methods of scanning used by the company Digibís. Throughout these pages we will state the kind of business of this company and their greatest achievements, in order to expose the projects of development of virtual libraries in the EU in general and particularly in Spain., El propósito de este artículo es el de ofrecer una explicación acerca de los métodos de digitalización llevados a cabo por la empresa Digibís. A lo largo de estas páginas enunciaremos a qué se dedica esta plataforma y cuáles han sido sus mayores logros, con el fin de poner en conocimiento los proyectos de creación de bibliotecas virtuales en la UE en general y en España en particular.

La Biblioteca de la UOC (UOC Library) ha ofert durant tres mesos (octubre-desembre 09), en fase de prova pilot, un servei de consulta i préstec de lectors de llibres electrònics (e-readers). Aquest nou desplegament s'ha desenvolupat en consonància amb l'aposta general de la Universitat en innovació en tecnologies aplicades a l'educació, i la voluntat de potenciar les col·leccions de llibres electrònics i l'ús dels dispositius de lectura de llibres electrònics com una extensió més de la tecnologia del Campus 5.0, en el suport a l'aprenentatge dels seus estudiants durant la seva formació a la Universitat. Aquest treball presenta en detall les especificacions de la prova pilot, a més de contenir una anàlisi i avaluació dels resultats obtinguts: punts forts i punts febles, relació dels aspectes a millorar i modificar, de cara a la consolidació final del servei., La Biblioteca de la UOC (UOC Library) ha ofrecido durante tres meses (octubre-diciembre 09), en fase de prueba piloto, un servicio de consulta y préstamo de lectores de libros electrónicos (e-readers). Este nuevo despliegue se ha desarrollado en consonancia con la apuesta general de la Universidad en innovación en tecnologías aplicadas a la educación, y la voluntad de potenciar las colecciones de libros electrónicos y el uso de los dispositivos de lectura de libros electrónicos como una extensión más de la tecnología del Campus 5.0, en el apoyo al aprendizaje de sus estudiantes durante su formación en la Universidad. Este trabajo presenta con detalle las especificaciones de la prueba piloto además de contener un análisis y evaluación de los resultados obtenidos: ventajas, debilidades, relación de los aspectos a mejorar y modificar de cara a la consolidación final del servicio., The UOC Library piloted an e-reader consultation and loan service during October to December 2009. This project was developed in line with the UOC's commitment to technological innovation applied to university learning and education and its intention to promote the use of e-readers and e-books as an extension to UOC 5.0 Campus Technology in support of student learning. We describe the pilot project and analyse and evaluate results in terms of strong and weak points and possible improvements.

Conferència emmarcada dins el IV Workshop BiblioUdG on s'explica l'experiència del servei de préstec de llibres electrònics de la Biblioteca de la UOC, analitzant el procés d'implantació d'una prova pilot realitzada durant el primer trimestre del curs 2009-2010 i els resultats obtinguts, Conferencia enmarcada dentro del IV Workshop BiblioUdg en el que se explica la experiencia del servicio de préstamo de libros electrónicos de la Biblioteca de la UOC, analizando el proceso de implantación de una prueba piloto realizada durante el primer trimestre del curso 2009-2010 y los resultados obtenidos., Conference framed under the 4th BiblioUdg Workshop which explains the experience of the UOC Library Loan Service, analyzing the process of implementing and the results obtained in a pilot test during the first quarter of the 2009-2010 academic year.

In “City of Glass”, Paul Auster's novel, the task of the detective and the reader mingle into the attempt to decipher an ever-drifting cartography. The city map on which Daniel Quinn must follow the clues of the Peter Stillman’s mystery becomes the space which represents the impossibility of any answer. To read New York is walking through a Babel of texts, a list of citations that disarticulate the city and Quinn in their quest for the incommunicable Name., Em "A cidade de vidro" (City of glass), novela de Paul Auster, a tarefa do detetive e a do leitor se confundem na tentativa de decifrar uma cartografia em constante flutuação. O mapa urbano sobre o qual Daniel Quinn precisa seguir as pistas do mistério de Peter Stillman se torna o espaço que representa a impossibilidade de qualquer resposta. Ler Nova York é caminhar por uma Babel de textos, um inventário de citações que desarticulam a cidade e Quinn em sua busca do Nome incomunicável.

In “City of Glass”, Paul Auster's novel, the task of the detective and the reader mingle into the attempt to decipher an ever-drifting cartography. The city map on which Daniel Quinn must follow the clues of the Peter Stillman’s mystery becomes the space which represents the impossibility of any answer. To read New York is walking through a Babel of texts, a list of citations that disarticulate the city and Quinn in their quest for the incommunicable Name., Em "A cidade de vidro" (City of glass), novela de Paul Auster, a tarefa do detetive e a do leitor se confundem na tentativa de decifrar uma cartografia em constante flutuação. O mapa urbano sobre o qual Daniel Quinn precisa seguir as pistas do mistério de Peter Stillman se torna o espaço que representa a impossibilidade de qualquer resposta. Ler Nova York é caminhar por uma Babel de textos, um inventário de citações que desarticulam a cidade e Quinn em sua busca do Nome incomunicável.

[ES]Tríptico con información básica sobre la Biblioteca Tomás Navarro Tomás del Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales del CSIC., [EN]Leaflet with basic information about the Library Tomás Navarro Tomás

In Library 2.0, the library runs two spaces: the physical and the virtual. To many users, the “e-library” is their first and primary contact with the library, where they access library materials and interact with the knowledge of librarians. To many librarians, this is their important service point, where Facebook, Twitter, Mashups, cloud computing, and numerous new technologies provide the opportunities to hook users with the library and the knowledge it houses. Yet many organizations do not have a web strategy that is in alignment with the overall organization’s strategy. As a result the e-library is understaffed. The presenter discusses what is involved in running an e-library, and proposes a staff model to make an e-library successful.

La Biblioteca de la UOC (BUOC) ha ofert durant tres mesos (octubre-desembre09), en fase de prova pilot, un servei de consulta i préstec de lectors dellibres electrònics (e-readers). Aquest nou desplegament s'ha desenvolupat d'acordamb l'aposta general de la Universitat per la innovació en tecnologies aplicades al'ensenyament, i la voluntat de potenciar les col·leccions de llibres electrònics i l'úsdels dispositius de lectura de llibres electrònics com una extensió més de latecnologia del Campus 5.0, en el suport a l'aprenentatge dels estudiants durant laseva formació a la Universitat. Aquest treball presenta en detall les especificacionsde la prova pilot, a més de contenir una anàlisi i una avaluació dels resultatsobtinguts: punts forts i punts febles, i relació dels aspectes que cal millorar i modificaramb vista a la consolidació final del servei., La Biblioteca de la UOC (BUOC) ha ofrecido durante tres meses (octubre-diciembre09), en fase de prueba piloto, un servicio de consulta y préstamo delectores de libros electrónicos (e-readers). Este nuevo despliegue se ha desarrolladode acuerdo con la apuesta general de la universidad por la innovación entecnologías aplicadas a la enseñanza, y la voluntad de potenciar las colecciones delibros electrónicos y el uso de los dispositivos de lectura de libros electrónicos comouna extensión más de la tecnología del Campus 5.0, en el apoyo al aprendizaje delos estudiantes durante su formación en la universidad. Este trabajo presenta endetalle las especificaciones de la prueba piloto, además de contener un análisis yuna evaluación de los resultados obtenidos: puntos fuertes y puntos débiles, yrelación de los aspectos que hay que mejorar y modificar con vistas a laconsolidación final del servicio., The UOC Library (BUOC) has offered for three months (October-December 09),in pilot testing phase, an e-reader consultation and loan service. This newdeployment has been developed in line with the general commitment of theuniversity: technology innovation applied to learning and education, and willingnessto promote the use of ebook collections and e-readers as an extension of UOC 5.0Campus Technology, in supporting student learning during their training at theUniversity. This paper presents in detail the specifics of the pilot testing in addition tocontaining an analysis and evaluation of results: advantages, weaknesses, list ofissues to improve and change the face of final service consolidation.

La Biblioteca de la UOC (BUOC) ha ofert durant tres mesos (octubre-desembre 09), en fase de prova pilot, un servei de consulta i préstec de lectors de llibres electrònics (e-readers). Aquest nou desplegament s'ha desenvolupat en consonància amb l'aposta general de la Universitat en innovació en tecnologies aplicades a l'educació, i la voluntat de potenciar les col·leccions de llibres electrònics i l'ús dels dispositius de lectura de llibres electrònics com una extensió més de la tecnologia del Campus 5.0, en el suport a l'aprenentatge dels seus estudiants durant la seva formació a la Universitat. Aquest treball presenta en detall les especificacions de la prova pilot a més de contenir un anàlisi i avaluació dels resultats obtinguts: punts forts i punts febles, relació dels aspectes a millorar i modificar, de cara a la consolidació final del servei., Biblioteca de la UOC (BUOC) ha ofrecido durante tres meses (octubre-diciembre 09), en fase de prueba piloto, un servicio de consulta y préstamo de lectores de libros electrónicos (e-readers). Este nuevo despliegue se ha desarrollado en consonancia con la apuesta general de la Universidad en innovación en tecnologías aplicadas a la educación, y la voluntad de potenciar las colecciones de libros electrónicos y el uso de los dispositivos de lectura de libros electrónicos como una extensión más de la tecnología del Campus 5.0, en el apoyo al aprendizaje de sus estudiantes durante su formación en la Universidad. Este trabajo presenta con detalle las especificaciones de la prueba piloto además de contener un análisis y evaluación de los resultados obtenidos: ventajas, debilidades, relación de los aspectos a mejorar y modificar de cara a la consolidación final del servicio., The UOC Library (BUOC) has offered for three months (October-December 09), in pilot testing phase, an e-reader consultation and loan service. This new deployment has been developed in line with the general commitment of the university: technology innovation applied to learning and education, and willingness to promote the use of ebook collections and e-readers as an extension of UOC 5.0 Campus Technology, in supporting student learning during their training at the University. This paper presents in detail the specifics of the pilot testing in addition to containning an analysis and evaluation of results: advantages, weaknesses, list of issues to improve and change the face of final service consolidation.

In Library 2.0, the library runs two spaces: the physical and the virtual. To many users, the “e-library” is their first and primary contact with the library, where they access library materials and interact with the knowledge of librarians. To many librarians, this is their important service point, where Facebook, Twitter, Mashups, cloud computing, and numerous new technologies provide the opportunities to hook users with the library and the knowledge it houses. Yet many organizations do not have a web strategy that is in alignment with the overall organization’s strategy. As a result the e-library is understaffed. The presenter discusses what is involved in running an e-library, and proposes a staff model to make an e-library successful.

"Als Teil des ältesten geschichtswissenschaftlichen Online-Forschungs-Werkzeugs - der WWW Virtual Library History - liefert die Virtual Library Frühe Neuzeit seit mehreren Jahren spezialisierte Informationen. Neben der wissenschaftlichen Qualität der angebotenen Informationen wurden die professionellen Vorteile des Materials ebenso berücksichtigt. Diese Form der digitalen Bibliothek ist zu einem der Haupt-Online-Tools für Forschung und Lehre geworden." (Autorenreferat), "As part of the longest existing online research tool in the field of history (the WWW Virtual Library History), the Virtual Library Early Modern History has been offering specialized information for several years. In addition to the emphasis on the scientific quality of the selected information offered, the professional benefits of the material are also considered. This form of digital bibliography has become one of the major online tools in research and teaching." (author's abstract)

Die Vogtlandbibliothek Plauen hat sich den neuen Informationstechniken und dem damit gewandelten Nutzerverhalten durch die Realisierung der Komplettlösung „Onleihe“ der ekz-Tochter DiViBib GmbH erfolgreich gestellt.

The Virtual Medical Library Freiburg is an important contribution to the medical information supply at the University of Freiburg since more than eight years. It is the common website of the libraries of the Medical Faculty, the University Medical Center and the University Library Freiburg. It serves as an information platform on electronic medical library services available in Freiburg. The Virtual Medical Library offers links to the r ele vant catalogs for print and online media available in medical libraries and direct access to medical databases, e-journals, e-books and internet resources. The Virtual Medical Library was created because of the lack of a real central medical library. The main points of information supply are the literature search and the direct access to medical full text resources (e-journals and e-books). A further important service of the information platform is document delivery. By now, feedback and access counts verify that the information platform is well known to the medical students and scientists in Freiburg., Die Virtuelle Medizinbibliothek Freiburg leistet seit über acht Jahren einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur medizinischen Informationsversorgung an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau. Es handelt es sich um ein medizinisches Fachportal, das alle medizinisch-bibliothekarischen Einrichtungen der Universität quasi unter einem Dach zusammenfasst. Geboten wird eine gemeinsame Informationsplattform für elektronische Dienstleistungen und Angebote der Bibliotheken der Medizinischen Fakultät, des Uniklinikums und der UB Freiburg. Zum Service gehört der zentrale Nachweis der in Freiburg und überregional vorhandenen medizinischen Literatur- und Medienbestände sowie der direkte Zugang zu medizinischen Datenbanken, elektronischen Zeitschriften, Büchern und Internet-Ressourcen. Entwickelt wurde die Virtuelle Medizinbibliothek aus dem Defizit heraus, dass an der Universität Freiburg bis heute keine zentrale Fachbibliothek für Medizin existiert. Daher entstand schon im Oktober 2000 die Idee in einer gemeinsamen Arbeitsgruppe der Medizinbibliotheken und der UB, die Virtuelle Medizinbibliothek mit ihren elektronischen Dienstleistungen und Angeboten als eine zentrale Fachpräsentation der vielen verstreuten Instituts- und Klinik-Bibliotheken ins Netz zu stellen. Die beiden Schwerpunkte des Informationsangebotes bilden die elektronische Literaturrecherche und die unmittelbare Nutzungsmöglichkeit elektronischer Volltexte (Fachzeitschriften und -bücher) der Medizin. Einen weiteren wichtigen Aspekt des Medizinportals bildet der Menüpunkt Literatur beschaffen , dessen Hauptservice in den Dokumentlieferdiensten besteht. Viele positive Rückmeldungen und die Anzahl der Zugriffe im Netz haben seither die gute Bekanntheit und hohe Resonanz des Fachportals bei den Medizinern in Freiburg bestätigt.

Die Vogtlandbibliothek Plauen hat sich den neuen Informationstechniken und dem damit gewandelten Nutzerverhalten durch die Realisierung der Komplettlösung „Onleihe“ der ekz-Tochter DiViBib GmbH erfolgreich gestellt.

The presentation shows the Library information services, focused on the elctronic services within the intranet and the internet. The main point was the link resolver for linking services.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Este artículo analiza las distintas posibilidades que ofrece la red para localizar libros digitales o sus referencias, así como críticas y otros lugares sobre ellos. La gran cantidad de material que existe hoy en día en internet hace difícil la búsqueda y por ello se intenta ofrecer unas claves básicas que ayuden al navegante que busca en la red. Para ello se han considerado tanto las bibliotecas virtuales como los lugares especializados o las universidades que disponen de material en la web., This article analyzes the different possibilities that the web offer to find e-books or their refferences, as well as critics and other places about them. The great amount of resources that we can find nowadays in internet makes the finding difficult and because of that we try to offer some keys which can help the surfer who looks for in the web. We have considered virtual libraries as well as specialist places or universities that have resources in the web.

Das Internet wird zunehmend zur IuK-Plattform für Lehre und Forschung. Vom Wandel der Hochschulen sind auch die Hochschulbibliotheken und deren Strukturen sowie Dienstleistungen betroffen. Doch sind sie für diesen Wandel gerüstet? In Deutschland ist eine regional verteilte Informationsinfrastruktur im Bereich der Film- und Medienwissenschaft anzutreffen. Verteilte Ressourcen, seien es Medien oder Internetangebote, sind zwar vielfältig vorhanden, jedoch nur vereinzelt nachgewiesen. Ziel der in 2001 durchgeführten Exploration war es, ein Konzept für eine Virtuelle Film- und Medienbibliothek (Virtual Library Film and Media Studies) zu erstellen. So wurde der differenzierten Informationsbedarf von Dozenten. Es erwies sich als sinnvoll, als ersten Analysepunkt einzelne Internetangebote von vorhandenen ausgewählten virtuellen Fachportalen (DFG gefördert) zu untersuchen. Experteninterviews mit der Fokussierung auf die Lehrenden von den zwei größten Filmhochschulen in Deutschland (Potsdam und München) waren dabei der zentrale Kern. Bei dieser Exploration wurde anhand der Interview-Auswertungen mittels Transkription und anschließender Inhaltsanalyse ein genaues Bedarfsprofil der wissenschaftlichen Zielgruppe herausgearbeitet. Abgerundet wurden diese Untersuchungen durch die quantitative Methode der Fragebogen, die an Filmbibliothekare versendet wurden. Es sollte herausgefunden werden, wie diese Intermediäre den Informationsbedarf der Filmdozenten einschätzten. Sechs Portalsegmente wurden auf diesen Ergebnissen entwickelt. Bei der rasanten Entwicklung der digitalen Fachinformation, gerade im Internet, müssen Bibliothekare die Veränderungen permanent beobachten, um Ihre Dienstleistungen zu aktualisieren., More and more the internet becomes the information and communication platform for teachings and research. University libraries and their structures as well as their services are concerned with the changes of universities in general. But are the university libraries prepared for this change? In Germany a regionally distributed infrastructure of information within the range of film and media science to be found. Distributed resources in the form of media or offers in internet are variously present, but only occasionally detectable. One of the aims of the exploration accomplished in 2001 was to provide a concept for a VIRTUAL LIBRARY FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES. For this reason the different demands of lectures for informations were investigated. Therefore a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods were used. As the first point of analysis a comparison of the individual internet offers was used on available selected virtual specialized portals (DFG promoted). Expert interviews to bring into focus the lecturers of the two largest film universities in Germany (Potsdam and Munich) formed the central intention. With this exploration analysing the interviews by means of transcription and following analysis of contents an exact need profile has been worked out. These investigations were rounded off by the quantitative method of the questionnaires, which were sent to film librarians. It had to be found out, how the intermedians assess the lecturers need of media information. With the rapid development of digitally specialized information, also in the internet, librarians must permanently observe the changes, in order to update their services.

The Transportation Resource Exchange Center (T-REX) is a first-of-its-kind Virtual Library dedicated to providing information about the transportation of radioactive materials to stakeholders. Guided by the principles of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning and decision-making process, the Web site was created to serve as a “one-stop shop,” neutral source for information, to facilitate public involvement, overcome information gaps, and foster clearer communication and understanding among and between stakeholders regarding their issues of concern. Stakeholders are a diverse group with varying knowledge and interest. The TREX was designed and is maintained to meet their differing needs. Several innovative features were created and implemented to maximize user friendliness and application utility of the T-REX. Prior to the creation of the T-REX Web site, two tools were developed to identify the gaps between potential users’ questions and the information that was available regarding stakeholder issues, so that user friendliness and application utility might be maximized by the Web site. The T-REX User Needs Assessment assessed the information needs and preferences of potential users representing the US Department of Energy (DOE) and non-DOE stakeholders. The National Transportation Information Resource Survey surveyed libraries and DOE reading rooms to identify what documents and kinds of information were available and where they were housed. In the most basic sense, the results produced by these two tools informed the T-REX designers of what information related to radioactive material transportation is available and which information is the most highly prized by the users. As an example, environmental issues and current news are two of the most-highly prized subjects of both DOE and non-DOE stakeholders. Daily updates from the US and around the world can be found on the Headlines Web page at http://www.trex-center.org/nuevo.asp. From the user assessmen

The electronic book (e-book) creates new jobs and usage perspectives for libraries, booksellers, publishers, authors, printers, distributors and readers in general. Some advantages of the book on digital format are the flexibility of the electronic edition, the speed of publishing and the lack of material support. However this new media is not free of problems like hackers and copyrights protection, change of the distribution channels through Internet or the hypothetical confrontation of the printed book and the electronic book., El e-book o libro electrónico plantea hoy nuevas perspectivas laborales y de uso tanto a bibliotecarios como a libreros, editores, autores, impresores, distribuidores y lectores en general. La flexibilidad que permite la edición electrónica, la rapidez con que se edita, y la desmaterialización de las obras son algunas ventajas atribuibles al libro en formato digital. Sin embargo, el paso al nuevo soporte no está exento de problemas como son la piratería y la preservación de los derechos de autor, la creación de verdaderas bibliotecas y librerías virtuales, la modificación de los circuitos de venta en Internet o el hipotético enfrentamiento entre libro impreso y libro electrónico. Palabra clave: Internet, edición digital, libro electrónico, comercio electrónico, librería virtual, texto digital, nuevas tecnologías

The Transportation Resource Exchange Center (T-REX) is a first-of-its-kind Virtual Library dedicated to providing information about the transportation of radioactive materials to stakeholders. Guided by the principles of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning and decision-making process, the Web site was created to serve as a “one-stop shop,” neutral source for information, to facilitate public involvement, overcome information gaps, and foster clearer communication and understanding among and between stakeholders regarding their issues of concern. Stakeholders are a diverse group with varying knowledge and interest. The TREX was designed and is maintained to meet their differing needs. Several innovative features were created and implemented to maximize user friendliness and application utility of the T-REX. Prior to the creation of the T-REX Web site, two tools were developed to identify the gaps between potential users’ questions and the information that was available regarding stakeholder issues, so that user friendliness and application utility might be maximized by the Web site. The T-REX User Needs Assessment assessed the information needs and preferences of potential users representing the US Department of Energy (DOE) and non-DOE stakeholders. The National Transportation Information Resource Survey surveyed libraries and DOE reading rooms to identify what documents and kinds of information were available and where they were housed. In the most basic sense, the results produced by these two tools informed the T-REX designers of what information related to radioactive material transportation is available and which information is the most highly prized by the users. As an example, environmental issues and current news are two of the most-highly prized subjects of both DOE and non-DOE stakeholders. Daily updates from the US and around the world can be found on the Headlines Web page at http://www.trex-center.org/nuevo.asp. From the user assessmen

The electronic book (e-book) creates new jobs and usage perspectives for libraries, booksellers, publishers, authors, printers, distributors and readers in general. Some advantages of the book on digital format are the flexibility of the electronic edition, the speed of publishing and the lack of material support. However this new media is not free of problems like hackers and copyrights protection, change of the distribution channels through Internet or the hypothetical confrontation of the printed book and the electronic book., El e-book o libro electrónico plantea hoy nuevas perspectivas laborales y de uso tanto a bibliotecarios como a libreros, editores, autores, impresores, distribuidores y lectores en general. La flexibilidad que permite la edición electrónica, la rapidez con que se edita, y la desmaterialización de las obras son algunas ventajas atribuibles al libro en formato digital. Sin embargo, el paso al nuevo soporte no está exento de problemas como son la piratería y la preservación de los derechos de autor, la creación de verdaderas bibliotecas y librerías virtuales, la modificación de los circuitos de venta en Internet o el hipotético enfrentamiento entre libro impreso y libro electrónico. Palabra clave: Internet, edición digital, libro electrónico, comercio electrónico, librería virtual, texto digital, nuevas tecnologías

During these past five years, the Internet phenomenon has been marked by a tremendous growth of users as well as the amount of available information. Since then, Internet has been inevitable for the information specialists and the network of networks has many advantages: a lower cost medium of communication, user-friendly, a world wide means of communication and exchange and mostly an open way of providing dynamically information to all. Because of its very different nature, searching information on the Internet becomes ever more harder. The user has to be familiar with index search, in order to find the right information. But the unbelievable growth of information sources available on the Internet makes these tools more and more inefficient. Actually, a new generation of index search has sprung off. These tools relieve the user of the repetitive commands associated with online browsing. These tools are called "Intelligent Agent". We propose in this article how can we use an intelligent agent to create and to hold a virtual library active.