The University of Michigan Library Espresso Book Machine experience

The Espresso Book Machine: a change agent for libraries

Multidimensional Mapping of Book Circulation in a University Library

Circulated books classified according to academic subject areas and student majors were used to determine relative subject similarities in forty academic departments. -Multidimensional scaling was used to compute a best-fit solution of the similarities in three dimensions for undergraduate circulation, and two dimensions for graduates. Similarity, or "distances," between departments is shown in...

The University of Michigan-dearborn

The application of the function-support framework to the development of organizational information systems requires a careful evaluation of the ability of any proposed design alternative to meet the requirements of the information system. This is essential for the development of information systems that effectively support organizational function. But since contributing to the adaptability of t...

The Distributed Agent Architecture of the University of Michigan Digital Library

We provide an overview of a distributed-agent architecture design for the large-scale digital library environment currently under development at the University of Michigan. This paper presents some of the design principles and techniques underlying our approach, az well as some preliminary observations from our first steps in developing the system. a language and protocol for communicating abou...

University of Michigan 2009