Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection

GIS Collection Development within an Academic Library

Locating usable spatial data is essential for the application and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS data collection development constitutes a core element of GIS services within academic libraries. Managers of geospatial resources require a fundamental understanding of the nature and use of GIS data. In the creation of a GIS collection development policy, library professionals sh...

Auditing an Academic Library Book Collection

The Economic Impact of an Electronic Journal Collection on an Academic Library

This paper provides information on the economic impact of the transition from print to electronic journals in an academic library. The technological orientation of the university and a robust network infrastructure have made it possible for Drexel to make this transition more quickly than most, if not all, U.S. academic libraries. Shifts in costs occur in all budget areas: capital (space and ne...

Using nominal data to examine information integration

Functional measurement studies typically collect numerical data in order to study judgment. The new Nanova (Nominal analysis of “variance”) method allows for expansion of the paradigm to include the study of actual or projected behavior. In everyday life, people carry out actions that can be described using verbal labels, which are nominal data. Nanova is similar to analysis of variance in that...

An Integrated Performance Data Collection, Analysis, and Visualization System

The lack of tools to observe the operation and performance of message-based parallel architectures limits the user's ability to e ectively optimize application and system performance. Performance data collection, analysis, and visualization tools are needed to manage the complexity and quantity of performance data. Furthermore, these tools must be integrated with the machine hardware, the syste...