MyLibrary@NCState

Presenter: Eric Lease Morgan, North Carolina State University Libraries

This presentation describes and demonstrates MyLibrary@NCState, an extensible model implementing a user-centered, customizable interface to a library's collection of information resources. This model, called MyLibrary, integrates principles of librarianship (collection, organziation, dissemination, and evaluation) with globably networked computing resources creating a dynamic, customer-driven front-end to any library's set of materials. The model supports a framework for libraries to provide enhanced access to local and remote sets of data, information, and knowledge. At the same time, the model does not overwhelm its users with too much information because the users control exactly how much information is displayed to them at any given time. The model is active and not passive; direct human interaction, computer mediated guidance and communication technologies, as well as current awareness services all play indispensible roles in this system. Once the model has been described, this presentaion demonstrates the end-user as well as administrative interface to MyLibrary@NCState and finally outlines the technology supporing the system.