Browsing your virtual library: the case of Expanding Universe

Outlines the Web site, Expanding Universe, maintained by the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library which is essentially a subject specific link library using the Dewey decimalization system to organize astronomy hotlinks. Discusses the origins of the project, the problems it tried to address, the m...

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Published in:Library hi tech 1997-12, Vol.15 (3/4), p.119-126
Main Author: Daniels, Wayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amateur astronomy
Astronomy
Browsing
Canada
Design
Design Requirements
Dewey Decimal Classification
Electronic Libraries
Expanding Universe
Foreign Countries
Futures (of Society)
HTML
Library technology
Links (Indexing)
Online information retrieval
Ontario (Toronto)
Public libraries
Toronto
Web Sites
World Wide Web
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Summary:Outlines the Web site, Expanding Universe, maintained by the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library which is essentially a subject specific link library using the Dewey decimalization system to organize astronomy hotlinks. Discusses the origins of the project, the problems it tried to address, the manner of its compilation adn design, growth of the system lessons learnt and future plans for development.
ISSN:0737-8831
2054-166X
DOI:10.1108/07378839710308475