Volume 47,
Number 1,
January 1996
Special Topic Issue:
Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems
- Jean Tague-Sutcliffe:
Some Perspectives on the Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems.
1-3
- David C. Blair:
STAIRS Redux: Thoughts on the STAIRS Evaluation, Ten Years after.
4-22
- David Ellis:
The Dilemma of Measurement in Information Retrieval Research.
23-36
- Stephen P. Harter:
Variations in Relevance Assessments and the Measurement of Retrieval Effectiveness.
37-49
- William R. Hersh, Jeffrey Pentecost, David H. Hickam:
A Task-Oriented Approach to Information Retrieval Evaluation.
50-56
- F. W. Lancaster, Jacob W. Ulvila, Susanne M. Humphrey, Linda C. Smith, Bryce Allen, Saul Herner:
Evaluation of Interactive Knowledge-Based Systems: Overview and Design for Empirical Testing.
57-69
- David A. Hull:
Stemming Algorithms: A Case Study for Detailed Evaluation.
70-84
- Micheline Hancock-Beaulieu, Stephen E. Robertson, Edie M. Rasmussen:
Evaluating Interactive Systems in TREC.
85-94
- Robert M. Losee:
Evaluating Retrieval Performance Given Database and Query Characteristics: Analytic Determination of Performance Surfaces.
95-105
Volume 47,
Number 2,
February 1996
In Memoriam
Research
- Michael D. Gordon, Robert K. Lindsay:
Toward Discovery Support Systems: A Replication, Re-Examination, and Extension of Swanson's Work on Literature-Based Discovery of a Connection between Raynaud's and Fish Oil.
116-128
- Ziming Liu:
Dissipative Structure Theory, Synergetics, and Their Implications for the Management of Information Systems.
129-135
- William E. McGrath:
Periodicity in Academic Library Circulation: A Spectral Analysis.
136-145
- Eileen G. Abels, Peter Liebscher, Daniel W. Denman:
Factors That Influence the Use of Electronic Networks by Science and Engineering Faculty at Small Institutions. Part I. Queries.
146-158
- William Steve Lang, Mary Grigsby:
Statistics for Measuring the Efficiency of Electronic Information Retrieval.
159-166
Brief Communications
Book Reviews
- Bernd Frohmann:
In-Depth Review: The Jobless Future: Sci-Tech and the Dogma of Work, by Stanley Aronowitz and William DiFazio.
177-179
- Peter Liebscher:
The Myth of the Electronic Library, by William F. Birdsall.
179-181
Volume 47,
Number 3,
March 1996
Research
- Juan Miguel Campanario:
The Competition for Journal Space among Referees, Editors, and Other Authors and Its Influence on Journals' Impact Factors.
184-192
- Elfreda A. Chatman:
The Impoverished Life-World of Outsiders.
193-206
Perspectives on ... Costs and Pricing of Library and Information Services in Transition
Book Reviews
- Bella Hass Weinberg:
In-Depth Review: Computational Linguistics in Information Science, by Conrad F. Sabourin.
247-249
- Susan Dunman:
Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services, by Carol Collier Kuhlthau.
249-250
- Leah A. Lievrouw:
The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change, by John Feather.
250-251
- Pamela Cobbs:
The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking, Second Edition, by Theodore Roszak.
251-252
- Stephanie W. Haas:
The Creative Process: A Computer Model of Storytelling and Creativity, by Scott R. Turner.
252-254
- Sara Tompson:
Managing Internet Information Services, by Cricket Liu, Jerry Peek, Russ Jones, Bryan Buus, and Adrian Nye.
254-255
- Donald Owen Case:
The Trouble with Computers: Usefulness, Usability, and Productivity, by Thomas K. Landauer.
255-256
- Stan Hannah:
Building IBM: Shaping an Industry and Its Technology, by Emerson W. Pugh.
256-257
- Vijay V. Raghavan:
Measurement in Information Science, by Bert R. Boyce, Charles T. Meadow, and Donald H. Kraft.
257-258
- Debora Shaw:
Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests, by Jeffrey Rubin.
258-259
Volume 47,
Number 4,
April 1996
Special Topic Issue:
Full-Text Retrieval
Research
Book Reviews
- Michael Lesk:
The Future of Software, edited by Derek Leebaert.
326-327
- Mary Ellen Soper:
A Library Manager's Guide to the Physical Processing of Nonbook Materials, by Karen C. Driessen and Sheila A. Smyth.
327-328
- Rebecca Green:
Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction to Classification Techniques, by Kennet D. Bailey.
328-329
- Herbert J. Lidstone:
Computational Organization Theory, edited by Kathleen M. Carley and Michael J. Prietula.
329-330
- William E. McGrath:
Chaos and Catastrophe Theories, by Courtney Brown.
330-332
Volume 47,
Number 5,
May 1996
Research
Book Reviews
- Robin Peek:
Detour: The Truth about the Information Superhighway, by Michael Sullivan-Trainor.
399
- V. Marielle McFarland, Hermann L. Totten:
Out in the Cold - Academic Boycotts and the Isolation of South Africa, by Lorraine J. Haricombe and F. W. Lancaster.
399-401
- Tina C. Fu:
Academic Libraries as High-Tech Gateways: A Guide to Design and Space Decisions, by Richard J. Bazillion and Connie Braun.
401-402
- Jamshid Beheshti:
Sociomedia: Multimedia, Hypermedia, and the Social Construction of Knowledge, edited by Edward Barrett.
402-403
- Charles Cole:
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought, by Douglas Hofstadter.
403-404
- Lynne McKechnie:
Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction, by Diana Tixier Herald.
404-405
- Janette R. Hill:
Information Seeking in Electronic Environments, by Gari Marchionini.
405-406
Volume 47,
Number 6,
June 1996
In Memoriam
Research
Book Reviews
- Bandula W. Abeysundara:
Video Dialtone Technology: Digital Video over ADSL, HFC, FTTC, and ATM, by Daniel Minoli.
477-478
- Mary Ellen Litzinger:
Designing and Writing Online Documentation: Hypermedia for Self-Supporting Products, Second Edition, by William Horton.
478
- Alan T. Schroeder Jr.:
Innovation the Library: The Adoption of New Ideas in Public Libraries, by Verna L. Pungitore.
479
- Alfred T. Lee:
Global Perspectives on the Ecology of Human-Machine Systems, edited by John M. Flach, Peter A. Hancock, Jeff Caird, and Kim J. Vicente.
479
- Alfred T. Lee:
Local Applications of the Ecological Approach to Human-Machine Systems, edited by Peter A. Hancock, John M. Flach, Jeff Caird, and Kim J. Vicente.
480
- Darlene E. Weingand:
Software and Intellectual Property Protection: Copyright and Patent Issues for Computer and Legal Professionals, by Bernard A. Galler.
480-482
- Alan MacLennan:
The Artificial Life Route to Artificial Intelligence: Building Embodied, Situated Agents, edited by Luc Steels and Rodney Brooks.
482-483
Volume 47,
Number 7,
July 1996
In Memoriam
Special Topic Issue:
Current Research in Online Public Access Systems
Volume 47,
Number 8,
August 1996
In Memoriam
- Anthony Debons:
Jack Belzer, January 16, 1910 - June 22, 1995.
586-587
Research
Brief Communication
- Pit Pichappan:
Levels of Citation Relations between Papers.
650-652
Book Reviews
- Alice Robbin:
Telecommunications Politics: Ownership and Control of the Information Highway in Developing Countries, edited by Bella Mody, Johannes M. Bauer, and Joseph D. Staubhaar.
653-654
- Donald R. Smith:
The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Reference Service and Bibliographic Instruction, edited by Gary M. Pitkin.
654-655
- Thomas A. Peters:
Human Factors in Information Systems: Emerging Theoretical Bases, edited by Jane M. Carey.
655-656
Volume 47,
Number 9,
September 1996
In Memoriam
Special Topic Issue:
Electronic Publishing
Book Reviews
- Katherine W. McCain:
Dictionary of Bibliometrics, by Virgil Diodato.
716-717
- Peter G. Underwood:
Critical Issues in Systems Theory and Practice, edited by Keith Ellis, Amanda Gregory, Bridget R. Mears-Young, and Gillian Ragsdell.
717-719
- Terrence A. Brooks:
Designing Information Technology in the Postmodern Age: From Method to Metaphor, by Richard Coyne.
719-720
- Alison M. Keyes:
Beyond the Information Systems Outsourcing Bandwagon: s The Insourcing Response, by Mary Celia Lacity and Rudy Hirschheim.
720-722
- Stephen Marvin:
Library Patrons and the Law, by Arlene Bielefield and Lawrence Cheeseman.
722
- Melanie J. Norton:
Expertise and Technology, Cognition and Human-Computer Cooperation, edited by Jean-Michel Hoc, Pietro C. Cacciabue, and Erik Hollnagel.
722-725
- Donna Zoccola Soultoukis:
The Internet Access Cookbook: A Librarian's Commonsense Guide to Low-Cost Connections, by Karen G. Schneider.
725
Volume 47,
Number 10,
October 1996
Research
Brief Communications
Book Reviews
- Charles H. Davis:
At the Crossroads: Librarians on the Information Superhighway, by Herbert S. White.
789-790
- Nikola K. Kasabov:
Fril - Fuzzy and Evidential Reasoning in Artificial Intelligence, by J. F. Baldwin, T. P. Martin, and B. W. Pilsworth.
790-791
- Julian Warner:
Electric Words: Dictionaries, Computers, and Meanings, by Yorick A. Wilks, Brian M. Slator, and Louise M. Guthrie.
791-792
- Doborah Hunt:
Finding Government Information on the Internet, edited by John Maxymuk.
792-794
- Robert M. Losee:
Measuring Information: An Information Services Persepective, by Jean Tague-Sutcliffe.
794-795
- Kenneth G. Madden:
Information Management for the Intelligent Organization: The Art of Scanning the Environment, by Chun Wei Choo.
795-796
- Julia Gelfand:
Contextual Media: Multimedia and Interpretation, edited by Edward Barrett and Marie Redmond.
796-797
- Robert Wittorf:
Learning Networks: A Field Guide to Teaching and Learning Online, by Linda Harasim, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Lucio Teles, and Murray Turoff.
797-798
Volume 47,
Number 11,
November 1996
Perspectives on ... Distance Independent Education
Historical Perspective
- Daniel D. Barron:
Distance Education in North American Library and Information Science Education: Applications of Technology and Commitment.
805-810
- Judith M. Roberts:
The Story of Distance Education: A Practitioner's Perspective.
811-816
Discussion of Methods
- Howard Besser:
Issues and Challenges for the Distance Independent Environment.
817-820
Instances of Distance Learning
- Stuart A. Sutton:
Planning for the Twenty-First Century: The California State University.
821-825
- Marcia C. Linn:
Cognition and Distance Learning.
826-842
- Elizabeth J. Burge:
Inside-Out Thinking about Distance Teaching: Making Sense of Reflective Practice.
843-848
- Ben H. Davis:
Teacher of the Future.
849-853
Examples of Classes Using Technological Advances for Media Distribution and Collaboration
Development of Modular Curricular Materials
Programs and Resources
Effectiveness of Distance Education
- Gayle Douglas:
MLIS Distance Education at the University of South Carolina: Report of a Case Study.
875-879
- Howard Besser, Maria Bonn:
Impact of Distance Independent Education.
880-883
Volume 47,
Number 12,
December 1996
Research
Book Reviews
- J. R. Jackson:
The Internet Compendium: Subject Guides to Health and Science Resources, by Louis Rosenfeld, Joseph Janes, and Martha Vander Kolk.
953
- Thomas A. Peters:
Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices (2nd Ed.), edited by Rob Kling.
953-955
- Linda S. Bixler:
Educational Services in Health Sciences Libraries. Volume 2: Current Practise in Health Sciences Librarianship, edited by Francesca Allegri.
955-956
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