From Print to the Web: Lessons Learned
Written by Vicky Speck, Editorial Director, and adapted from the book Creating
Web Accessible Databases: Case Studies for Libraries, Museums, and Other
Nonprofits, by Julie M. Still.
All database publishers, whether university libraries, associations, or
commercial houses, face the same questions in deciding to take a database or a
collection to the web. Is this a database or collection suitable for web
delivery? Why is a web product desirable? What are the costs and how will they
be covered? Is there sufficient technical and editorial expertise in-house to
do the work or are outside resources needed? How much time will the development
process take? What ongoing support will be needed once the database or
collection is on the web?
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The Internet as the Basis for Collaborative Research: How Will It Shift the
Research Behavior of Historians?
Written by Vicky Speck, Editorial Director
For historians, the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web created
a complex intersection of their information needs, research habits,
communication preferences, and professional collaboration on a scale that they
had never experienced before. Broad-based search engines, digitized archives,
e-mail, numerous websites, and broader access to computers provide more
opportunities and more challenges. More information may be available on one’s
desktop but sifting through it to find relevant pieces may take more time.
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