Herding Cats

Abstract

With the rapid growth in the number of electronic resources available via the Internet, a variety of methods have been developed to organize and access these objects. Librarians, scholars, and computing engineers have each applied their own techniques to the process. This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of organizational systems developed by each group. The appropriateness of including remotely accessed electronic resources as part of a library collection is discussed, and the success of traditional cataloging methods and structures for describing remote electronic resources is examined. These traditional cataloging techniques are compared to other methods for describing, organizing, and accessing electronic documents such as TEI headers, browsing lists, and robot generated search indexes. For Metacatalogs of the future to be successful tools for organizing and accessing all information, methods must be developed to utilize all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging, and translating data within a loosely-coupled organizational system.     

Google and Privacy

Abstract

Google has emerged as the preeminent Internet search engine, but more important, it has achieved an iconic status. It is solidly entrenched in our language and popular culture. But there is a darker side to Google. Google collects personal information about its users, and it aggregates third party information more effectively than many third world governments. While there has been no abuse (that we know of) by Google of personal information, that potential exists, and there are numerous instances of third parties using Google to aggregate personal information for dubious purposes.     

Researching Recent U.S. Legislation Using Free Sites on the Internet

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of gender, college status, and prior Internet experience on the use of Internet resources. The subjects were 96 patrons randomly selected from those using the Internet terminals at the University Library of the University at Albany, SUNY, during the first two months of 1995. We found that the majority of users shared the following characteristics: they are male undergraduates affiliated with the social sciences and are novice users who have less than six months experience. Respondents felt strongly that the Internet is useful, and has been an important resource for their research and assignments. Users have high expectations of searching capabilities, while they feel neutral or disappointed with browsing. Our findings indicate that libraries should provide access to the Internet. They also suggest that libraries should take the lead in developing searchable indexes and making info-bases better organized for the ease and effectiveness of browsing.     

Appalachian State University Libraries' Ask A Librarian: A Reference Service for ASU Students,Faculty, Staff,and Alumni

SUMMARY

As dynamic content is filling the Internet, so are choices for implementing this service/tool for Web developers. This article concentrates on one of the solutions that offers choices and tools in a single free package. Zope delivers Web-based content using a variety of sources and Internet connections. At Appalachian State University, Ask A Librarian http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/askref.html concentrates on using Zope, the PostgreSQL database, e-mail, and the Web to offer patrons the opportunity to receive guidance from reference librarians while at a remote location.     

Territorial targeting in EU private law

In a series of rulings given in the last few years, the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) has made use of the concept of targeting by a trader of a particular territorial market as a device for determining the scope of European legislation on private law. The concept is of particular importance in the context of trading activities conducted by means of the Internet, though its significance is not confined to such activities. In particular, the European Court has used the concept of targeting for the purpose of restricting the substantive ambit of intellectual property rights created or harmonised by EU legislation. On the other hand, it has avoided use of the concept of targeting in the context of EU legislation allocating jurisdiction between the courts of the Member States, even in respect of disputes involving intellectual property, except where a legislative text specifically invokes such a concept. The instant paper endeavours to review the position as currently established by the European case-law, and to predict the likely further developments.     

NetCluster: A clustering-based framework to analyze internet passive measurements data

Internet measured data collected via passive measurement are analyzed to obtain localization information on nodes by clustering (i.e., grouping together) nodes that exhibit similar network path properties. Since traditional clustering algorithms fail to correctly identify clusters of homogeneous nodes, we propose the NetCluster novel framework, suited to analyze Internet measurement datasets. We show that the proposed framework correctly analyzes synthetically generated traces. Finally, we apply it to real traces collected at the access link of Politecnico di Torino campus LAN and discuss the network characteristics as seen at the vantage point.     

基于移动社交群的互联网内容适配系统的搭建

基于移动社交群,提出了一种面向群体推荐互联网内容的系统。这种面向社交群体的新精确营销模式不仅能提升营销效率,也减少了客户接触频次,提升了客户感知。     

基于大数据挖掘的精细化流量经营运营平台建设探索

在移动互联网时代,用户的消费行为产生了海量的数据,如何整合大数据,进行数据挖掘,从海量的数据中挖掘出有用的信息,以便对客户作精细化流量经营,这是当前各大运营商面临的主要问题。本文从现状出发,分析了运营商为能做到精细化流量经营,需要如何建设运营平台和进行数据挖掘。     

移动互联网技术创新方向研究

近年来出现的融合了智能终端技术、软件技术和应用服务创新的移动互联网新兴业态是移动通信和互联网产业的高级阶段。移动终端的基础能力、感知能力和应用能力是移动互联网技术创新的3个主要方向。芯片技术、语音识别技术和NFC技术分别是这3种创新能力的重要代表。移动互联网科技工作者和从业者需透彻了解移动互联网的重点创新方向,从而谋得先机,主动布局。     

移动互联网对电信业务支撑系统的影响研究

基于移动互联网的特点对电信业务支撑系统进行研究,通过分析业务支撑系统的业务模型和功能,阐述了移动互联网对电信业务支撑系统带来的影响以及应对措施。