LSC555 IS Webliography by Laura Hodges

LSC 555 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Webliography: Integrated Library Systems
by
Laura Hodges

|Sites Oriented to LIS Professionals | Sites Oriented to General Public | Sites Oriented to Both Professiona and Public |

Sites Oriented to LIS Professionals
- CiteSeer
  this site is oriented toward the professional in the information science or library field. site has wide international scope.
  Strength: many many documents cited, over 1000 for this search.
  Weakness: no matches for Boolean query. international items are not relevant.
- CurrentCites
  this site is oriented toward professional in the information science and library fields.
  Strength: scholarly site. Has been online since 1990, so has longevity. good synopsis of articles.
  Weakness: sometimes language is too academic thus hard to understand.
- DMOZ Open Directory Project
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian.
  Strength: search results are divided into directory categories, and open directory sites.
  Weakness: brief description of sites.
- HCIBIB Search
  this site is oriented toward the professional in the library or information science field.
  Strength: abstracts contain direct links to articles.
  Weakness: searched terms are separated and therefore not relevant to query.
- i-DLR (interactive Digital Library Resource Information System
  this site is oriented toward the academic or professional librarian.
  Strength: site lists digital links, introductory papers, suggested readings and glossary headings.
  Weakness: site has limited scope, thus query garnered only one result.
- Internet Library for Librarians
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian.
  Strength: query results were all library-oriented.
  Weakness: many results were not relevant..
- Koha
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian.
  Strength: this is a catalog/OPAC/intranet system; it is free.
  Weakness: this is not for the general public, and it is not easy to use.
- My litSearch
  this site is oriented toward the professional in the information science and library fields. esp. the academic.
  Strength: search pulled up 15 selections, thus wide scope.
  Weakness: no synopsis of articles.
- NARA
  this site is geared toward the professional librarian, with emphasis on archives.
  Strength: query results are listed in relevance with percentages of application.
  Weakness: query results are not linked, yielding too many results to be relevant.
Sites Oriented to General Public
- About.com
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: this site would be better used for a more general topic.
  Weakness: search results were too similar, i.e. many results listing Linux commands. Many results not relevant..
- the Chicago Public Library
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: site lists many selected internet resources. easy to use, good for general information search.
  Weakness: this site is more suited to general topics, the search topic used is too academic.
- the Digital Library: the New York Public Library
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: branch librariesU e-resources and on-line databases are searchable.
  Weakness: must have library card to search.
- DogPile
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: good design, search results can be organized by relevance.
  weakness: none apparent.
- Google
  this site in oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: has topic-specific searches under advanced search option.
  weakness: advanced search has too many options which may be confusing to general public.
- HotBot
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: advanced search option has clear explantions for different fields.
  Weakness: query needs to be retyped in advanced search mode.
- Infoplease this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: has on-line dictionary and encyclopedia.
  Weakness: academic query results may not be relevant, due to general nature of references. Many pop-up ads.
- The Internet Public Library
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: search results list subject collections, asssociations on the Net, magazines, KidSpace, TeenSpace, and IPL Resources. Links to many sites.
  Weakness: none apparent.
- LibrarySpot
  this site is oriented toward the general public, with emphasis on libraries.
  Strength: a wealth of information, well categorized.
  Weakness: none apparent.
- refdesk.com
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: many options to assist searching, listing different search engines, dictionary, thesaurus. Query can be typed directly into search engine site.
  Weakness: no applicable search results for query used. site has pop-up ads.
- Virtuallibrary.com
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: synopsis of results.
  weakness: only 2 results found for query. .
- Yahoo!
  this site is oriented toward the general public.
  Strength: many results, top results were relevant.
  Weakness: site is somewhat cluttered.
Sites oriented toward the professional librarian and the general public:
- Alltheweb
  this site is oriented toward the academic professional and some of the general public.
  Strength: many search results, first listed results are mostly relevant.
  Weakness: scope too large, yielding too many results (484, 504 results.) advanced search option resulted in 2,032 results.
- IBoogie
  this site is oriented toward the general public and professional librarians.
  Strength: results can be expanded or contracted to enlarge or narrow the search. results are further categorized to narrow results.
  Weakness: none apparent.
- kartOO
  this site is oriented toward the infor mation science and library professional, and some of the general public.
  Strength: long list of subtopics to narrow query results. RMapS system is easy to use.
  Weakness:
- the Library of Congress
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian and some of the general public.
  Strength: search results listed with percentage of relevance.
  Weakness: too many results to be practical. (49227 results) Advanced search yielded more relevant results.
- the Library of Virginia
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian and the general public, particularly those interested in history and genealogy.
  Strength: site has many resources for historical and genealogical searching.
  Weakness: not the best site for general information. course activities through WebCT and BlackBoard.
- UCLA Library
  this site is oriented toward the general academic public, and the academic professional.
  Strength: large number of subjects listed to narrow browsing.
  Weakness: three separate tries on subject query yielded no results. This probably indicates user error, leading to opinion that this site is difficult to navigate for one unfamiliar with it.
- Virginia Commonwealth University Library
  this site is oriented toward the general academic public, and the academic professional.
  Strength: some listings are available online, with links directly to items.
  Weakness: this site is very academic, so may be difficult for the general public to use.
- Vivisimo
  this site is oriented toward the general public and professional librarians.
  Strength: search results are clustered to afford narrowing if desired. clean, well-designed site.
  Weakness; none apparent.
- WebBrain
  this site is oriented toward the professional librarian and the general public.
  Strength: easy to use, search results are well-organized and annotated.
  Weakness: none apparent.