Volume 43, Number 1 - January/February 2019
EDITORIALFrontLines Page 4 But what about libraries? How does digital transformation play out in libraryland? By Marydee Ojala The Searcher's Viewpoint Page 46 More important than the digital divide is the resulting information poverty that results from it. If we ignore the need to bridge the information poverty gap, we get caught in a negative downward spiral. By Donna Scheeder DEPARTMENTSPage 8 Search Engine Update By Greg R. Notess Page 48 Conference Corral Twenty Years Ago Today FEATURESPage 10 Measuring the impact of scholarly research articles has long been an important tool for evaluating individual researchers, but it is now expanding into assessing the performance of research institutions, groups of scholars, and geographic units. New approaches to metrics for libraries and museums are detailed by librarians Lasda and Hulser. By Elaine M. Lasda, Richard P. Hulser Page 18 Competitive Intelligence Platforms: 2019 Edition Barbie Keiser considers several new platforms for competitive intelligence professionals, noting how they are reinventing themselves by rethinking CI processes. She also provides an update on CI tools she's written about in the past. By Barbie E. Keiser Page 24 SCOUG Shark Tank Weekend The SCOUG Shark Tank Weekend resuscitated the decades-old SCOUG Retreats by inviting library school students to present their ideas about doing things differently in libraries. These ideas, refined and changed over the weekend, were judged, in TV Shark Tank fashion, by library and business professionals. By SCOUG Shark Tank Steering Committee and student participants Page 28 Unmasking Facebook’s ‘Hidden’ Posts, Photos, and Videos Facebook has had its share of scandals and missteps recently, but Edward Ajaeb focuses on its use for research purposes. Discovering hidden information via Facebook can boost the value of your online research. By Edward J. Ajaeb Page 32 Using a Content Management System for Student Digital Humanities Projects Digital scholarship librarian Amy Gay describes her use of the content management system Omeka in preserving digital collections and integrating publicly accessible work created by faculty and students. By Amy E. Gay Page 36 Digital transformation is the next step for libraries, following on from digitization and digitalization. From his perspective in the International Atomic Energy Agency, Dobrica Savić explains the differences. By Dobrica Savić Page 40 Business Financial Bookmarking Financial data for ratio analysis, vital to corporate benchmarking activities, can be gleaned from government websites and secondary sources. Results can vary, however, depending on the methodology employed. By Grace Liu COLUMNSInternet Express Page 51 Librarians, Seniors, and the Challenge of Technological Education and Outreach If you have a senior patron population who needs assistance mastering a variety of online devices and apps, Carly Lamphere has highlighted several programs libraries have created so you can help serve this group more effectively. By Carly Lamphere InfoLit Land Page 55 Ten Considerations for Inquiry-Based Learning When his university adopted inquiry-based education, librarian William Badke inserted himself into the process, encouraging faculty to consider how information literacy could be done within the new curriculum. The result is his 10 considerations for inquiry-based learning. By William Badke The Open Road Page 58 The open knowledge ecosystem spans a number of different functionalities. Clobridge and Hinsdale share their favorite tools, apps, platforms, and systems, explaining why they like the ones they do. By Abby Clobridge, Eric Hinsdale Hard Copy Page 61 Recommended Reading on Identity Management, Emerging Tech Trends, Women in IT, and Disinformation By Jennifer A. Bartlett Online Spotlight Page 64 Ay Ay AI Artificial intelligence (AI) should not be viewed as competition by information professionals. Instead, it provides opportunities to leverage our expertise and value by understanding how we can enable better use of information resources in our organizations. By Mary Ellen Bates |
