Building web-scale libraries : libraries, networks and services by Lorcan Dempsey
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1
edition published
in
2007
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English
and held by
12
libraries
worldwide
The incentives to preserve digital materials : roles, scenarios, and economic decision-making by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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2
editions published
in
2003
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English
and held by
8
libraries
worldwide
Sustaining the digital investment issues and challenges of economically sustainable digital preservation by Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2008
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English
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8
libraries
worldwide
An art resource in New York the collective collection of the NYARC art museum libraries by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2008
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English
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6
libraries
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Real options and the management of R & D investment : an analysis of comparative advantage, market structure, and industry dynamics in biotechnology by Brian F Lavoie
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2
editions published
in
2004
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English
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4
libraries
worldwide
Abstract: Real options are used to analyze the US comparative advantage in biotechnology R & D and production, and the pattern of biotechnology industry dynamics characterized by start-ups', early entry and multinationals' lagged entry. The fundamental economic problem is to explain asymmetric R & D investment behavior across types of firms, differentiated by country or organizational structure. R & D investment decision-making is formulated as an option management problem; heterogeneity across firm types within the investment process motivates asymmetric strategies for managing the option to invest. US firms invest at a faster per-period rate, and face a less uncertain domestic regulatory regime, than European firms. This heterogeneity motivates a more aggressive strategy for managing the option to invest in biotechnology R & D for US firms compared to European firms. Simulated R & D investment behavior based on this result indicates US firms, on average, initiate more R & D projects, commence investment sooner, innovate more rapidly, persevere longer in the face of mounting costs, are less selective about projects based on expected return, and successfully complete more projects, than European firms. These results are consistent with a scenario where biotechnology R & D and production concentrates in the US. Heterogeneity distinguishing start-ups and multinationals leads to option management strategies specific to each type of firm. Start-ups can reduce irreversibility by selling their proprietary knowledge stocks. Multinationals can resolve technical uncertainty while still preserving the option to invest. Under a range of investment conditions, availability of the type-specific strategies leads multinationals to delay full commitment to R & D in favor of a limited commitment to resolve technical uncertainty, while start-ups exercise the option to invest with a full commitment to R & D immediately. The type-specific strategies enhance R & D investment opportunity valuations, and increase the range of economically feasible R & D investments, for both types of firms, relative to the case where these strategies are not available. These results are consistent with a pattern of industry dynamics reflecting early entry by start-ups, and lagged entry by multinationals.
The Open Archival Information System reference model : introductory guide by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2004
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English
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4
libraries
worldwide
The concept of a work in WorldCat an application of FRBR by Rick Bennett
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2003
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English
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3
libraries
worldwide
This paper explores the concept of a work in WorldCat, the OCLC Online Union Catalog, using the hierarchy of bibliographic entities defined in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) report. A methodology is described for constructing a sample of works by applying the FRBR model to randomly selected WorldCat records.
Anatomy of aggregate collections the example of Google Print for libraries by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2005
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English
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2
libraries
worldwide
This article offers some perspectives on Google Print Library Project (GPLP) in light of what is known about library print book collections in general, and those of the Google 5 in particular, from information in OCLC's WorldCat bibliographic database and holdings file.
Preservation metadata and the OAIS Information Model a metadata framework to support the preservation of digital objects, a report(
Book
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1
edition published
in
2002
in
English
and held by
2
libraries
worldwide
Contains the report and recommendations from the OCLC/RLG Working Group on preservation metadata in PDF format. The framework aims to meet the requirements of the OAIS reference model for content information and preservation description information and draws on the metadata recommendations of CEDARS, OCLC, NEDLIB and the National Library of Australia, with refinements by Working Group members.
Web Characterization Project needs library input by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
1999
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English
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2
libraries
worldwide
The OCLC Office of Research seeks librarians and library professionals to provide input to aid the Web Characterization project. Web characterization, a new field of research, describes the structure, size, usage and content of the Web. Responses to an online survey form will help focus the Web Characterization project₈s research on meeting the Web-information needs of libraries and librarians.
How "World Wide" is the Web? trends in the internationalization of Web sites by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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2
editions published
between
1999
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2000
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English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
The Web is often characterized as a universal information space, in the sense that the provision of and access to Web content is open to all. It is well known, however, that the majority of Web content originates from a small group of English-speaking countries, chiefly the United States. This paper examines trends in the internationalization of Web content, and in particular, whether the Web is becoming increasingly globalized as it matures, and to what segment of the world's countries and languages it currently extends. Sample data from 1998 and 1999 suggests that the Web's content is still far from a true global cross-section, but is slowly expanding both in terms of its geographical origins and the languages in which it is made available.
Books with boundaries a brief tour of the system-wide print book collection by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2006
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English
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1
library
worldwide
Managing the collective collection by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2008
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English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Preservation metadata challenge, collaboration and consensus by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2007
in
English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Is 'quality' metadata 'shareable' metadata? the implications of local metadata practices for federated collections ; Mining for digital resources: identification and description of digital materials in WorldCat by ACRL 12th National Conference
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Sound Recording
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1
edition published
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2005
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English
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1
library
worldwide
Pt.1. What is quality metadata and how do you measure it? What is 'shareable' meatdata? Understand how the decisions you make about the creation, maintenance, and quality assurance of your metadata impact aggregators and federated digital library services. Gain awareness of metrics that can be used to assess metadata quality. Pt. 2. Find out how digital materials can be identified algorithmically in a bibliographic database and learn abput the characteristics of digital materials cataloged in the WorldCat database. Hear how digital materials can be organized according to type, and how this can be used to improve discovery and retrieval. --program
Metadata for digital preservation by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2001
in
English
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1
library
worldwide
Implementing metadata in digital preservation systems the PREMIS activity by Brian F Lavoie
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Cutter by Forest Press
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Book
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1
edition published
in
2000
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English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
OCLC's expanded cutter tables balance the distribution of main entries over the cutter table entries and eliminate some of the manual processing required to complete call numbers in Dewey classes with extensive holdings. The expanded cutter tables are compatible with existing two-figure or three-figure schemes, but also include new features that enhance their versatility and facilitate algorithmic cuttering.
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