D-Lib Working Session 2A
"Social Aspects of Digital Libraries"
Chair: Christine L. Borgman, University of California, Los
Angeles
Panel
- Gregory Leazer, UCLA. We know a great deal about information-related
behavior throughout the
life cycle, but that knowledge is based in a variety of disciplines. Some
of it is in the disciplines that explicitly study information and
communication processes (library and information science, archives,
education, communication, sociology, psychology, management); some of it is
in the domain areas (e.g., health professionals understand health
information-related behavior differently than librarians who study health
professionals). How do we employ the knowledge we do have in building
real
digital libraries for real tasks for real people?
- Ann Bishop, University of Illinois / Nancy Van House, UC Berkeley.
How do we know when we've built better systems because they are built
in real environments with real people? What are the indicators, measures?
What are good examples of success that can be used to convey the social
context of digital library design and development?
- Edward Fox, Virginia Tech. What are tangible examples of research
questions and projects that will
demonstrate the social context of digital libraries? What are "RFP-able"
projects to include as examples in a research agenda?
Before attending this session, please review briefly the following papers.
wya/reb-a
Last revised: March 18, 1996