Creating knowledge facilities for knowledge work in the academic library. MacAdam, B. Library Hi Tech, 16(1):91–99, 1998. FE: refs.; SH: 5198.870000
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Describes the new facility, the Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC), based on the work of a planning group of staff from across the Michigan University Library representing both technical and public services. No positions were dedicated specifically to the KNC. Located in the Harland Hatcher Graduate Library, the centre housed 7 workstations and a mix of Macintosh and Windows platforms with an array of peripheral equipment. The initial software collection, all network mounted, included nearly 100 resources falling into several general categories: Internet tools from browsers to Web design software, imaging tools and multimedia design software, distance learning tools, presentation software, OCR and other tools for text applications, and GIS software and resources. In trying to define focus, and recognizing that no staff member could be expected to develop expertise in all the possible areas users might need, the planning group identified 5 main speciality areas: GIS, imaging and multimedia, text, distance learning/interactive technologies, and Internet tools. (The author may be contacted by electronic mail at [mailto:bmacadam@umich.edu]). (Original abstract - amended)
@article{macadam_creating_1998,
	title = {Creating knowledge facilities for knowledge work in the academic library},
	volume = {16},
	abstract = {Describes the new facility, the Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC), based on the work of a planning group of staff from across the Michigan University Library representing both technical and public services. No positions were dedicated specifically to the KNC. Located in the Harland Hatcher Graduate Library, the centre housed 7 workstations and a mix of Macintosh and Windows platforms with an array of peripheral equipment. The initial software collection, all network mounted, included nearly 100 resources falling into several general categories: Internet tools from browsers to Web design software, imaging tools and multimedia design software, distance learning tools, presentation software, OCR and other tools for text applications, and GIS software and resources. In trying to define focus, and recognizing that no staff member could be expected to develop expertise in all the possible areas users might need, the planning group identified 5 main speciality areas: GIS, imaging and multimedia, text, distance learning/interactive technologies, and Internet tools. (The author may be contacted by electronic mail at [mailto:bmacadam@umich.edu]). (Original abstract - amended)},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Library Hi Tech},
	author = {MacAdam, B.},
	year = {1998},
	note = {FE: refs.; SH: 5198.870000},
	keywords = {Center, Computers;, Knowledge, Libraries;, Library, Michigan, Navigation, University;, centres;, information, technology;, university},
	pages = {91--99},
}

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