Casting the Net: The Development of a Resource Collection for an Internet Database

McKiernan, Gerry

Untangling the Web / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljbi:14958)

Abstract:

CyberStacks(sm) - a demonstration prototype world wide web (WWW) information service, was formally established in November 1995 on the home page server at Iowa State University with the intent of facilitating identification and use of significant Internet resources in science and technology. CyberStacks(sm) was created in response to perceived deficiencies in early efforts to organize access to Net resources and the inherent inadequacies of original and current Internet directories and search services. It has adapted the Library of Congress classification scheme and 'neo-conventional' functionality (McKiernan 1996a) as mechanisms for managing access to the growing number of information sources made available over the Net in recent years. This paper reviews the general features of CyberStacks(sm), analyzes the decision processes behind its creation, and describes the use of conventional and innovative information management tools and techniques that were employed in developing a preview set of candidate titles for potential incorporation within its collection, and discusses the associated impact on the future enhancement of the service.

Creation: 1996
Keywords: Bases de datos ; World wide web ; Gestión de la colección

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