1. Integrated searching in Taiwan: the LIPS-DOI experiment.
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LIBRARIES , *INFORMATION resources management , *INFORMATION services , *END users (Information technology) , *LIBRARY users - Abstract
Purpose - There is an active effort by major libraries in Taiwan to offer integrated searching as part of their information services. The purpose of this paper is to report a low-cost and high-flexibility system, <?LIPS-DOI>, which can carry out integrated searching with respect to resource management. Design/methodology/approach - The paper first reviews the related techniques and then designs an integrated search system based on the concept of resources management. The reported system, <?LIPS-DOI>, is composed of three modules: enumeration module, description module, and resolution module. The various digital contents are first imported into <?LIPS-DOI> and thereafter the system is put into operation. Findings - A low-cost and high-flexibility system for integrated searching can be implemented and put into operation. In addition to digital objects, physical objects could also be managed and searched in the proposed <?LIPS-DOI> system. This system will redirect users to the original system in which these physical objects reside. Research limitations/implications - Due to the nature of management, registered users have to manage their own objects using the features provided by <?LIPS-DOI>. Originality/value - Such a system will empower library end users to find materials of mixed formats residing in disparate locations from a single interface. It was also designed with an eye toward integration with its DOI counterpart in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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