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Uutoni, Wilhelm. "Providing digital reference services: a Namibian case study." Information and Learning Science 119, no. 5/6 (May 14, 2018): 342–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-11-2017-0122.

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate digital reference services at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) library. Two aspects were evaluated, namely, “resources” and “elements of the general digital reference model”. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a descriptive case study approach and used qualitative research methods, which comprised interviews and an observation checklist. The population consisted of librarians working at NUST and UNAM Library. Findings The research findings showed that these libraries used the general digital reference model in providing responses to the library users. The study established that the two libraries did not follow the International Federation of Library Associations and Reference and User Services Association standards of staffing and training of librarians working with digital reference services. The study further found that a lack of ability to fully demonstrate to users how to access various library services was one of the major problems that the librarians experienced. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to two academic libraries: UNAM and NUST. Originality/value The study could contribute to a better understanding of digital reference services provided by NUST and the UNAM libraries and contribute to the body of knowledge on the subject of digital reference services, especially in an African context, where few studies have been conducted on this subject. The two libraries could use the findings to improve digital reference services, plan for intervention and develop the services.
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Shvartsman, Mikhail E., and Olga N. Kryzhanovskaya. "Digital Research Methods: the New Vector in Library Informatization." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 68, no. 1 (March 25, 2019): 103–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2019-68-1-103-111.

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A large number of conferences on automation of library processes are held abroad. These events discuss the most topical and important issues facing libraries in the implementation of modern information technologies. The article provides an overview of four major international conferences, which brought together programmers, linguists and librarians, who shared their experiences and planned for future. The authors present the analysis of changes in the subject of conferences for the recent years, conclude on the significant increase in the number of studies on semantic analysis of data stored in libraries and mark the most interesting reports. In recent years, the number of reports on Linked Open Data (LOD) has been increasing. However, most of these reports focus on the publication of data in LOD, with very little research on the extent of use of already published data. The article provides examples of such studies. The authors highlight the constant interest to the topic of Digital Humanities and to the fact that the research within this area is often focused on the problems of modern society. The article notes the new direction in the activity of electronic libraries — storage of the research data, and gives the examples of implementation of these tasks.
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Volkova, Ks Yu, and V. V. Zverevich. "Digital vs Electronic." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 12 (February 18, 2021): 159–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2020-12-159-172.

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The authors attempt to determine which of two adjectives are preferable to be used to describe processes and/or objects of cognition within scientific disciplines related to modern libraries, and whether these two terms are the synonyms to be reasonably equally used. The history of the adjectives digital and electronic as well as of the related terms is described; the definitions are given as they appear in Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries of the English language. The modern-day use of these adjectives, in particular in library and information activities and studies is assessed. The findings of the analysis of the websites of major world library associations are presented, e.g. those of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and American Library Association (ALA). The history of use and the current status of the adjectives digital and electronic in library and information practice and scientific studies are analyzed. Within the context of the problems set forward in the article, the state terminological standard GOST 7.0.103-2018 “Library and information services. Terms and definitions” is reviewed. The authors conclude that the two adjectives are synonymous and may be used equally when solving theoretical and/or practical problems in library and information activities and studies; and that the combinations digital/electronic libraries and digital/electronic library science are equally acceptable.
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Paul, Shampa, and Sashi P. Singh. "Digitization initiatives and special libraries in India." Electronic Library 32, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 221–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-02-2012-0022.

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Purpose – The purpose of the study is to evaluate the objectives, priorities and criteria of digitization. It also analyses the open access initiatives adopted by the special libraries in National Capital Region of India. The paper further examines the motivating factors of using digital resources. Design/methodology/approach – The research paper is based on primary survey of librarians and users of special libraries. Weighted index has been used to analyse the factors of digitization while factor analysis is used to study the open access initiatives adopted by the libraries. Findings – Based on the primary goal of libraries, i.e. to increase their global visibility and the ultimate purpose of such digital projects is to provide greater access to their collections to promote research activities. The paper summarizes that increased accessibility is the most preferred objective; content value is most preferred criterion for digitization. The paper further identifies factors that motivated users to use digital resources. Practical implications – The availability of digital literature not only helps the local users but provides access to their resources and thus increases the visibility of these libraries globally. The revelation of special libraries to undertake such ventures is not only helpful to establish better information availability and visibility but also to maximize its value and worthiness. Originality/value – Most existing studies remain on the level of collecting data and interpreting specific cases on digital conversion but this paper not only interprets the reasons of digitization but also investigates reasons of user needs by factorizing them. This paper examines the objectives, criteria and prioritization of material for digitization. It further identifies the factors motivating users to access these digital resources.
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Kaba, Abdoulaye, and Ziyad K. Ellala. "Digital information resources: use and perceptions of deaf and hearing students." Digital Library Perspectives 35, no. 3/4 (November 11, 2019): 227–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-05-2019-0020.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of the internet among deaf and hearing students. The study also explores the perceptions of students toward the internet, online databases and digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a survey questionnaire to collect data from the sample. The sample consists of 59 hearing and 53 deaf students studying at Al Ain University of Science and Technology Al Ain University (AAU). Descriptive statistics and t-tests are used to analyze data. Findings Findings of the study show that at least 90 per cent of participants are using the internet for intellectual activities and social communications. In addition, the majority of deaf and hearing students have positive perceptions toward digital information resources. For gender differences, the study found no significant difference between men and women in the use of internet or in their perceptions toward the importance of online databases and digital libraries. However, results of the study confirmed significant difference between deaf and hearing students in relation to internet use, perception toward the importance of online databases and digital libraries. Research limitations/implications The sample of the study are students studying at AAU. Future studies may expend this study by including deaf participants from various institutions in UAE. Originality/value The results of the study could be used in planning and providing digital information resources and services for deaf students.
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Albertson, Dan, and Boryung Ju. "Design criteria for video digital libraries." Online Information Review 39, no. 2 (April 13, 2015): 214–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-10-2014-0251.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a user-centred analysis of video digital libraries and to present users’ criteria based on concepts emerging directly from the responses of study participants. As a time-based and multi-channeled format, video warrants considerations for information delivery through interactive tools such as digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach – A survey method was used to collect open-ended responses from participants. Content analysis was performed on the responses, and categories then emerged to form the coding scheme where simple and weighted frequencies were calculated to obtain a ranked set of users’ criteria. Cohen’s κ was 0.87, indicative of high-level of inter-coder reliability. In the end, 81 participants contributed a total of 385 open-ended responses, which were all then analysed and coded. Findings – The emergent coding method and continuous refinements to the coding scheme ultimately produced 28 criteria (subcategories) under four primary categories. Criteria corresponding to “retrieval functionality” of video digital libraries emerged as the highest, or most frequently referenced, primary category, while the “user interface”, “collection qualities”, and “user support” followed, respectively. Research limitations/implications – The primary research contribution is a baseline for video digital libraries that can be applicable throughout design and evaluation. Future studies can utilise findings presented here as guidance for the initial design stages and/or for assessing systems via targeted evaluations. Originality/value – While users’ criteria of digital libraries have been analysed from non-visual contexts, they have not been directly assessed as they pertain to users’ experiences and perceptions with video, which is needed as the nature and structure of video can influence users and use.
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Atanda, Abiodun Daniel, Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi, and Chukwuemeka Peter Ugbala. "Professional competence and attitudes of library personnel towards digital services in selected university libraries in Nigeria." Digital Library Perspectives 37, no. 3 (February 22, 2021): 209–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-08-2020-0076.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the professional competence and attitude of library personnel towards digital services in selected university libraries in Nigeria. Despite the evolution of digital technologies in university libraries, as well as massive investment and research on digital libraries particularly in developed countries, it has been observed that many university libraries in Nigeria are still relatively reliant on traditional library services which no longer serve and satisfy the twenty-first-century users’ needs. Design/methodology/approach The population of the study comprised all the 196 library personnel from the 5 purposively selected university libraries in Nigeria. The total enumeration sampling method was adopted; while the questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. Findings The findings of the study revealed that internet service was the most available digital service in libraries. It further revealed that most of the library personnel have requisite proficiency skills in basic computer operations. However, inadequate power supply was the major problem affecting digital services in the university libraries. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to a specific geographical area and selected university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria. Accordingly, further studies need to be carried out on the same or similar subject matter, in other states or regions in Nigeria. Practical implications The need for library personnel to acquire relevant information and communication technology skills and develop a positive attitude that will enable them to render effective digital library services in the university libraries. Apart from this, university libraries should also strive to train users on how to access digital services in the libraries. Originality/value This study is novel, in the sense that it is the first of its kind to examine the professional competence and attitude of library personnel towards digital services in university libraries in Nigeria. The paper reported the necessary skills that library staffs need to demonstrate to effectively use various digital resources in the libraries to meet the information needs of their users.
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Phillips, Peter. "The pixelated text: Reading the Bible within digital culture." Theology 121, no. 6 (October 2, 2018): 403–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040571x18794139.

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This article looks at Bible engagement in a digital age, focusing both on multimedia engagement with the Bible through the ages and on the changes that new technologies bring to the reading process, and asking some questions about our use of different technologies for different tasks. The article opens up the new possibilities afforded to scholars through the digitization of manuscripts and libraries, but also looks at the limitations of digital Bibles in their current forms. What new areas of research do the digital humanities open up for us?
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Khoo, Michael John, Jae-wook Ahn, Ceri Binding, Hilary Jane Jones, Xia Lin, Diana Massam, and Douglas Tudhope. "Augmenting Dublin Core digital library metadata with Dewey Decimal Classification." Journal of Documentation 71, no. 5 (September 14, 2015): 976–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-07-2014-0103.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a new approach to a well-known problem for digital libraries, how to search across multiple unrelated libraries with a single query. Design/methodology/approach – The approach involves creating new Dewey Decimal Classification terms and numbers from existing Dublin Core records. In total, 263,550 records were harvested from three digital libraries. Weighted key terms were extracted from the title, description and subject fields of each record. Ranked DDC classes were automatically generated from these key terms by considering DDC hierarchies via a series of filtering and aggregation stages. A mean reciprocal ranking evaluation compared a sample of 49 generated classes against DDC classes created by a trained librarian for the same records. Findings – The best results combined weighted key terms from the title, description and subject fields. Performance declines with increased specificity of DDC level. The results compare favorably with similar studies. Research limitations/implications – The metadata harvest required manual intervention and the evaluation was resource intensive. Future research will look at evaluation methodologies that take account of issues of consistency and ecological validity. Practical implications – The method does not require training data and is easily scalable. The pipeline can be customized for individual use cases, for example, recall or precision enhancing. Social implications – The approach can provide centralized access to information from multiple domains currently provided by individual digital libraries. Originality/value – The approach addresses metadata normalization in the context of web resources. The automatic classification approach accounts for matches within hierarchies, aggregating lower level matches to broader parents and thus approximates the practices of a human cataloger.
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Deng, Yongliang, and Hua Zhang. "Configurational Path to Chinese Reading Stickiness of Digital Library." ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing 20, no. 5 (June 23, 2021): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3459092.

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Attracting and retaining readers in an increasingly competitive environment is an urgent problem for digital libraries of original literature. However, few empirical studies address online reading stickiness, particularly the factors affecting the promotion of online reading stickiness, in what combinations or paths these effects exist, and whether there are complementary, alternative, and inhibitory relationships among the factors. To solve the practical problems and fill the theoretical gap, we use a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to study the interaction effects of the flow experience (feeling of immersion and perceived pleasure), technology acceptance model (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use), and customer participation (information sharing and interpersonal interaction) to identify the critical configurations leading to a high level of stickiness in online reading and to verify the complementarity, substitution, and inhibition relationships among these variables. The findings provide implications for further research on complexity theory in digital libraries of original literature, and for managers to view and redesign online reading stickiness as configurations of IT and psychological capabilities. This study enriches and develops the existing theories and expands the application of the qualitative comparative analysis method in the field of digital libraries.
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Rahman, Faizur. "An exploratory study of factors that influence student user success in an academic digital library." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5127/.

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The complex nature of digital libraries calls for appropriate models to study user success. Calls have been made to incorporate into these models factors that capture the interplay between people, organizations, and technology. In order to address this, two research questions were formulated: (1) To what extent does the comprehensive digital library user success model (DLUS), based on a combination of the EUCS and flow models, describe overall user success in a prototype digital library environment; and (2) To what extent does a combined model of DeLone & McLean's reformulated information system success model and comprehensive digital library user success model (DLUS) explain digital library user success in a prototype digital library environment? Participants were asked to complete an online survey questionnaire. A total of 160 completed and useable questionnaires were obtained. Data analyses through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling produced results that support the two models. However, some relationships between latent variables hypothesized in the model were not confirmed. A modified version of the proposed comprehensive plus user success model in a digital library environment was tested and supported through model fit statistics. This model was recommended as a possible alternative model of user success. The dissertation also makes a number of recommendations for future research.
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Bogel, Gayle. "Diffusion across the digital divide: Assessing use of the Connecticut Digital Library (ICONN) in K-12 schools in Connecticut." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12085/.

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State digital libraries are manifestations of the diffusion of technology that has provided both access to and delivery of digital content. Whether the content is being accessed and used equitably in K-12 schools has not been assessed. Determining patterns of the diffusion of use across socioeconomic groups in K-12 schools may help measure the success of existing efforts to provide equitable access and use of digital content, and help guide policies and implementation to more effectively address remaining disparities. This study examined use of the Connecticut Digital Library (ICONN) in K-12 schools in Connecticut by determining annual patterns of use per school/district over a four-year period, using transaction log search statistics. The data were analyzed in the paradigm that Rogers (2003) describes as the first and second dimensions of the consequences of an innovation - the overall growth and the equality of the diffusion to individuals within an intended audience --- in this case, students in K-12 schools. Data were compared by school district and the established socioeconomic District Reference Groups (DRGs) defined by the Connecticut State Board of Education. At the time of this study, ICONN used aggregate data (total searches) for K-12 schools, but did not have relevant data on diffusion within the public schools in Connecticut related to district or DRGs.
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Greifeneder, Elke [Verfasser], Michael S. [Akademischer Betreuer] Seadle, Jeffrey [Akademischer Betreuer] Pomerantz, and Pia [Akademischer Betreuer] Borlund. "Does it matter where we test? : Online user studies in digital libraries in natural environments / Elke Greifeneder. Gutachter: Michael Seadle ; Jeffrey Pomerantz ; Pia Borlund." Berlin : Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1024311317/34.

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Vaughan, Misha, and Andrew Dillon. "Why structure and genre matter to users of digital information: a longitudinal study with readers of a web-based newspaper." Elsevier, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105924.

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In an effort to understand the impact of designing for digital genres on usersâ mental representations of structure, a two-phase study was conducted. In phase 1, six expert news readers and a panel of HCI experts were solicited for input regarding genre-conforming and genre-violating web news page design, navigation, and story categorization. In phase 2, a longitudinal experiment with a group of 25 novice web news readers who were exposed to one of the two designs over 5 sessions is reported. During these sessions a variety of user data were captured, including: comprehension (recall, recognition), usability (time on task, accuracy, user satisfaction), and navigation (path length, category node hits). The between-group difference of web site design was signiï¬ cant for comprehension, usability, and navigation with the users of the genre-conforming design demonstrating better performance. The within-group difference of time was signiï¬ cant across these three measures as well, with performance improving over time. No interaction effect was found between web site design and time on comprehension or usability. However, a surprising interaction effect was found on navigation; speciï¬ cally the breadth of navigation (i.e. the number of nodes visited for two classes of tasks) increased over time more dramatically for the genre-violating group than for the genre-conforming group. By examining the changes in these data over time and between the two designs, evidence for the development of usersâ mental representations of structure was captured.
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Dillon, Andrew, and Charles Watson. "User analysis in HCI: the historical lesson from individual differences research." Elsevier, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105824.

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This item is not the definitive copy. Please use the following citation when referencing this material: Dillon, A. and Watson, C. (1996) User analysis HCI-the historical lessons from individual differences research. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 45(6), 619-638. Abstract: User analysis is a crucial aspect of user-centered systems design, yet Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has yet to formulate reliable and valid characterizations of users beyond gross distinctions based on task and experience. Individual differences research from mainstream psychology has identified a stable set of characteristics that would appear to offer potential application in the HCI arena. Furthermore, in its evolution over the last 100 years, research on individual differences has faced many of the problems of theoretical status and applicability that are common to HCI. In the present paper the relationship between work in cognitive and differential psychology and current analyses of users in HCI is examined. It is concluded that HCI could gain significant predictive power if individual differences research was related to the analysis of users in contemporary systems design.
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Monopoli, Maria. "User-based evaluation of academic digital libraries : case studies, Social Science Information Gateway, Art, Design Architecture & Media Gateway and the Electronic Journals Service of the University of Patras, Greece." Thesis, City University London, 2005. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8440/.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of academic digital libraries from a user-oriented approach. For this purpose, end-users were invited to describe how they perceive and make use of academic digital libraries. The study was focused on Subject Based Information Gateways (SBIGs) and Electronic Journals Services. Specifically, two gateways were examined: the Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) and the Art, Design, Architecture and Media (ADAM) gateway, and an electronic journals service: the Electronic Journals Service of the Library and Information Service (LIS), the University of Patras, Greece. The target group was the academic community: academic staff, research staff and students (undergraduate and postgraduate). The research methods used were online questionnaires, face-to-face interviews and transaction logs analysis (TLA). Concerning the perception of academic digital libraries, users were invited: to provide the advantages and/ or disadvantages of electronic information over print, to compare the electronic and print version of a piece of information, to evaluate services or features as very important, important, or not important and to specify factors that would discourage them from accessing a digital library. Regarding the use of academic digital libraries, users were asked to specify: how frequently they use digital libraries, what reasons they use digital libraries for, what place they gain access from, what their preferred method of searching for information is, what their preferred method of storing and reading electronic information is, whether they use the support services provided, what types of information they want to be provided with and what the role of communication in a digital library is. The study concluded that end-users seem to appreciate the implementation of academic digital libraries. However, there are still some disadvantages that might prevent them from accessing them. A typical user would access them from their office or home for a variety of reasons, such as: for writing up a term paper/project or a thesis/dissertation, writing up a paper for publication, e. g. journal article or conference/workshop paper, keeping up with progress in the relevant subject area, supporting a lecture or for personal reasons. Concerning their search behaviour, they would adopt a relatively unsophisticated, simplistic approach to searching and limited use of Boolean operators or other commands. Notwithstanding their low search abilities, they would be reluctant to consult the online help function that could support their searches. Sometimes, they prefer to ask a person rather than attempt to use the online help. When they have identified information and want to read it, they print it out. But, when they want to store information for the future, they either print it out, or save it on disk. This information might differ in its formats, including electronic journals, reports and papers, digitised books, scholarly mailing lists and archives and educational software. Finally, some users would appreciate the opportunity to communicate with information scientists, authors, or other users who share the same interests with them. Some others emphasized the importance of the communication between users and digital library systems.
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Tolle, Kristin M., and Hsinchun Chen. "Comparing noun phrasing techniques for use with medical digital library tools." EBSCO, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105749.

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, Univeristy of Arizona
In an effort to assist medical researchers and professionals in accessing information necessary for their work, the A1 Lab at the University of Arizona is investigating the use of a natural language processing (NLP) technique called noun phrasing. The goal of this research is to determine whether noun phrasing could be a viable technique to include in medical information retrieval applications. Four noun phrase generation tools were evaluated as to their ability to isolate noun phrases from medical journal abstracts. Tests were conducted using the National Cancer Institute's CANCERLIT database. The NLP tools evaluated were Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) Chopper, The University of Arizona's Automatic Indexer, Lingsoft's NPtool, and The University of Arizona's AZ Noun Phraser. In addition, the National Library of Medicine's SPECIALIST Lexicon was incorporated into two versions of the AZ Noun Phraser to be evaluated against the other tools as well as a nonaugmented version of the AZ Noun Phraser. Using the metrics relative subject recall and precision, our results show that, with the exception of Chopper, the phrasing tools were fairly comparable in recall and precision. It was also shown that augmenting the AZ Noun Phraser by including the SPECIALIST Lexicon from the National Library of Medicine resulted in improved recall and precision.
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Houston, Andrea L., Hsinchun Chen, Bruce R. Schatz, Susan M. Hubbard, Robin R. Sewell, and Tobun Dorbin Ng. "Exploring the use of concept spaces to improve medical information retrieval." Elsevier, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106253.

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona
This research investigated the application of techniques successfully used in previous information retrieval research, to the more challenging area of medical informatics. It was performed on a biomedical document collection testbed, CANCERLIT, provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) , which contains information on all types of cancer therapy. The quality or usefulness of terms suggested by three different thesauri, one based on MeSH terms, one based solely on terms from the document collection, and one based on the Unified Medical Language System UMLS Metathesaurus, was explored with the ultimate goal of improving CANCERLIT information search and retrieval. Researchers affiliated with the University of Arizona Cancer Center evaluated lists of related terms suggested by different thesauri for 12 different directed searches in the CANCERLIT testbed. The preliminary results indicated that among the thesauri, there were no statistically significant differences in either term recall or precision. Surprisingly, there was almost no overlap of relevant terms suggested by the different thesauri for a given search. This suggests that recall could be significantly improved by using a combined thesaurus approach.
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Ram, Shri, and Sanjay Kataria. "Facilitating access and use of Bioinformatics Information Resources through Digital Library Systems." Society for Advancement of Library and Information Science, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106089.

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As the Recombinant DNA, Gene Cloning and DNA sequencing technologies improved in 1970s the scientists began to think about the possibilities of sequencing the 3x109 nucleotide pairs in human genome. This led to the launch of the Human Genome Project (1990), and the greatest discovery in the field of life sciences, is near to completion. Vast and ever expanding diverse information on bioinformatics resources are being developed. These include databases of biological information, software tools etc. Advances in Internet Technology have largely affected to the bioinformatics resources as heterogeneous sources of information. It facilitates the uniform access to the educational, academic and research information sources to the bioinformaticians for their research and developmental activities. This paper describes awareness about the bioinformatics information resources and digital library needs of students at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (HP) and how it can be helpful to access the information resources on bioinformatics through digital library techniques.
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Theng, Yin-Leng, Dian Saputra, Dion Goh, Schubert Foo, Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Jin-Cheon Na, Christopher Khoo, et al. "RELOMS: Designing for effective use and reuse of learning objects for e-learning systems." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106142.

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There is a serious lack of conceptual clarity in the definitions and uses of learning objects, resulting in design and usability problems in current e-learning systems. The paper proposes ReLOMS, prototype reusable learning objects management system, being implemented to address the problem of usability and reusability of learning objects in e-learning systems.
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Books on the topic "Digital libraries – Use studies"

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Moe, Tammi. Colorado public libraries & the "digital divide" 2002. Denver, Colo: Library Research Service, Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, 2002.

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Brophy, Peter. Longitude project final evaluation report. [London]: Resource, 2002.

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The digital library: A biography. Washington: Digital Library Federation and Council on Library and Information Resources, 2002.

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Yeates, Robin. Longitude. [London?]: Resource, 2001.

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Tenopir, Carol. Use and users of electronic library resources: An overview and analysis of recent research studies. Washington, D.C: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2003.

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Paper to digital: Documents in the information age. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

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American Society for Information Science and Technology. (67e 2004 Providence, R. I.). ASIST 2004: Proceedings of the 67th ASIS & T Annual Meeting : Managing and enhancing information : culture and conflicts. Edited by Schamber Linda, Barry Carol L, and American Society for Information Science and Technology. Medford, NJ: Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology, by Information Today, Inc., 2004.

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1968-, Kamal Eric Djira, ed. E-metrics for library and information professionals: How to use data for managing and evaluating electronic resource collections. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006.

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Dervin, Brenda. How libraries help. Stockton, Calif: Dept. of Communication, University of the Pacific for California State Library, 1985.

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Dollah, Ab Kadir Wan. Digital reference services in academic libraries. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2012.

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Book chapters on the topic "Digital libraries – Use studies"

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Agosti, Maristella, Nicola Ferro, and Gianmaria Silvello. "Digital Libraries: From Digital Resources to Challenges in Scientific Data Sharing and Re-Use." In Studies in Big Data, 27–41. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61893-7_2.

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Beel, Joeran, and Stefan Langer. "A Comparison of Offline Evaluations, Online Evaluations, and User Studies in the Context of Research-Paper Recommender Systems." In Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 153–68. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24592-8_12.

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Franke, Markus, Andreas Geyer-Schulz, and Andreas W. Neumann. "Recommender Services in Scientific Digital Libraries." In Studies in Computational Intelligence, 377–417. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78502-6_15.

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Fox, Edward A. "Digital Libraries for Education: Case Studies." In Digital Libraries: International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization, 51–60. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30544-6_6.

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Vakkari, Pertti, Michael Völske, Martin Potthast, Matthias Hagen, and Benno Stein. "Predicting Retrieval Success Based on Information Use for Writing Tasks." In Digital Libraries for Open Knowledge, 161–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00066-0_14.

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Limani, Fidan, Atif Latif, and Klaus Tochtermann. "Linked Publications and Research Data: Use Cases for Digital Libraries." In Digital Libraries for Open Knowledge, 363–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00066-0_41.

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Toms, Elaine G., Lori McCay-Peet, and R. Tayze Mackenzie. "wikiSearch – From Access to Use." In Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 27–38. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04346-8_5.

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Weaver, Mathew, Lois M. L. Delcambre, Marianne Lykke Nielsen, Susan Price, David Maier, and Timothy Tolle. "Supporting Domain-Specific Digital Libraries in Government: Two Case Studies." In Digital Government, 561–83. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71611-4_27.

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Polydoratou, Panayiota. "Use and Linkage of Source and Output Repositories and the Expectations of the Chemistry Research Community About Their Use." In Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities, 429–38. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11931584_46.

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Donovan, Maureen H. "Accessing Japanese Digital Libraries: Three Case Studies." In Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities, 410–18. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11931584_44.

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Conference papers on the topic "Digital libraries – Use studies"

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Weigl, David M. "Workshop on Requirements, Use Cases, and User Studies in Digital Music Libraries and Archives (RUCUS) 2019: A Half-Day Workshop." In 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jcdl.2019.00116.

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Rukmana, Evi Nursanti, Kusnandar Kusnandar, Wina Erwina, and Samson CMS. "Open Access (OA) Folklor Lisan di Perpustakaan Khusus." In International Conference on Documentation and Information. Pusat Data dan Dokumentasi Ilmiah, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14203/icdi.v3i.34.

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Open Access (OA) is a digital library service concept that distributes a whole library collection. A special library of oral folklore can provide oral folklore collections through OA services to the community or society. The purpose of this research is to know how the application of oral folklore OA in special libraries. The research method uses descriptive qualitative through literature studies. The author collects, sorts, and analyzes references according to oral folklore studies and OA that come from books, journals, and the internet. The results showed that librarians in special libraries can look for oral folklore in the community or society through cultural documentation and research activities. Cultural documentation is the activity of searching, collecting data, recording, and storing in various media, while research is a structured observation process in oral folklore. The results of cultural documentation and oral folklore then become a special collection of special libraries that can be shared openly to the community or society. So, librarians design Library Management Systems (LMS) and formulate policies in implementing OA. In addition, librarians also organize activities to share information on oral folklore through social media settings, the internet, library websites, and organize Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The conclusion of this research is that OA services can be implemented in special libraries through good cooperation between librarians and the community or society.
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Wiersma, Gabrielle, and Leigh Beauchamp. "The Time has Come for eBooks, or has it?" In Charleston Library Conference. Purdue Univeristy, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317146.

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For many years, librarians and industry experts predicted that electronic books would surpass print books as the format of preference. The advantages that digital books provide seemed to all but guarantee the demise of print. But something happened along the way. Numerous studies during the last decade have demonstrated that print still has a place for libraries, vendors and most importantly, end users. So what’s happened – why hasn’t that time come like it has for journals? And will the “tipping point” for books ever arrive? One explanation is that eBooks have not met user expectations, but optimizing user experience when users range from students, to faculty, to librarians is a big challenge! This session included a lively discussion about the user experience for eBooks from multiple perspectives. Gabrielle Wiersma from the University of Colorado Boulder shared findings from an eBook usability study with students and asked the audience to consider the reasons why people prefer one format over another. Two graduate students shared their perceptions and format preferences and answered questions from the audience. Finally, Leigh Beauchamp, Vice President of Product Development discussed how ProQuest is making patrons the center of Ebook Central platform development and how eBooks are evolving to bring the most important elements of the print experience to digital book research.
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Blandford, Ann, Hanna Stelmaszewska, and Nick Bryan-Kinns. "Use of multiple digital libraries." In the first ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/379437.379479.

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Jett, Jacob, Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller, Timothy W. Cole, Kevin R. Page, and J. Stephen Downie. "Enhancing Scholarly Use of Digital Libraries." In JCDL '16: The 16th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2910896.2910903.

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McMartin, Flora, Ellen Iverson, Cathryn Manduca, Alan Wolf, and Glenda Morgan. "Factors motivating use of digital libraries." In the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1141753.1141808.

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Wolf, Alan J., Ellen R. Iverson, Cathryn Manduca, Flora McMartin, Glenda Morgan, and Joshua Morrill. "Use of online digital learning materials and digital libraries." In the 2007 conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1255175.1255299.

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Manduca, Cathy A., Ellen R. Iverson, Sean Fox, and Flora McMartin. "Motivating and supporting faculty use of educational digital libraries." In the 5th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1065385.1065492.

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Wu, Anping, and Jiangping Chen. "Sustaining multilinguality: Case studies of two American multilingual digital libraries." In iConference 2019. iSchools, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103325.

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Popescu, Gabriela Adriana. "Education triad in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenges and strategies." In Condiții pedagogice de optimizare a învățării în post criză pandemică prin prisma dezvoltării gândirii științifice. "Ion Creanga" State Pedagogical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46728/c.18-06-2021.p295-299.

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The school-family-community partnership (SFC) is given by the collaborative relationships between school staff and families, community members, organizations (companies, church, libraries, social services) to implement programs and activities to help students succeed in graduation. successful studies. The clearer operationalization of the concepts of parental involvement and participation allows the differentiation of the following aspects: - two types of parental involvement, namely spontaneous (starts from the bottom up) versus planned (from the top down); the latter refers to interventions or programs built in order to solve the problem of insufficient participation or absence of parents; - involvement at home - for example, a discussion at home about school activities and involvement in school - for example, parents' participation in school activities or aspects of organizing school activities: communication with the school, school-parent relationship. Trust is vital for collaboration and is a predictor of improving school results. In a world where the use of IT and communication technologies is a key feature, they represent the core element in education, involving changes in educational policies, both in setting goals and in developing strategies, providing resources and training specialists. One of the recommendations of the new education focuses on the organization of learning contents so they can use computer applications in learning, teaching and assessment processes. The present article "Integrating educational software in the activity of preschoolers" aims to demonstrate the need to use IT technologies by introducing educational software in the study process of children in kindergartens. The use of educational programs at kindergarten level proves to be an effective learning tool that causes significant changes in acquiring knowledge and changing attitude towards learning. Children prefer to gather knowledge through educational programs rather than through traditional methods and means, which contributes to creating a positive attitude towards learning and improving the quality of their results. At the same time, in order for new technologies to prove their effeciency, it is absolutely necessary for teachers to respect the instructional design of digital materials, the rules of didactic planning and the individual and age particularities of children.
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Reports on the topic "Digital libraries – Use studies"

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Fondevila-Gascón, JF, J. Rom Rodríguez, and E. Santana López. International comparison of the use of digital resources in digital sports journalism: case studies from Spain and France. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-2016-1087en.

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Hicks, Jacqueline. Environmental Challenges of Digital Transformation in Developing Countries. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.107.

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This rapid review synthesises the literature on the environmental risks of four different aspects of digital transformation in developing countries: ICT adoption, digitally-enabled energy efficiency, ride-hailing apps, and big data use. The overall message which runs throughout the diverse literatures and results is that it is not digital technologies that create environmental risks or opportunities, but how they are used. Efficiency gains derived from digital transformation may yet lead developing countries down existing unsustainable development paths if not accompanied by careful, context-dependent policy. For policy-makers seeking to mitigate environmental risks, this means putting the context of digital use at the centre of analysis rather than the technologies themselves. However, the research literature covers more specific aspects of digital transformation. In practice, this report defines digital transformation as: ICT adoption, digitally-enabled energy efficiency, ride-hailing apps, and big data use. These topics were chosen after an initial scoping review of available literature, and because they exemplify a range of the different types of potential digital effects. The literature on the environmental risks of digital transformation is huge and conflicting. This is problematic because it could be easy to cherry pick preferred research results. Several studies noted that there is less research on developing countries than developed countries, but the evidence base is still large. As an evidence review, this report focused on the academic literature, but there is also a large grey literature. Some of the literature has a gender aspect, not covered in this report.
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Ndulu, Benno, Cornel Joseph, and Karline Tryphone. Fiscal Regimes and Digital Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital Pathways at Oxford, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-dp-wp_2021/01.

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In this paper we investigate how the fiscal authorities, through tax policies or fiscal incentives, can play an important role in supporting digitalisation of the economy (digital transformation) to exploit its opportunities. Our approach is to track the influence of these policies indirectly through relevant determinants of internet adoption (connectivity and user enablers). Hence, we first establish empirically the influence of these enablers on internet use by estimating a reduced form equation of determinants of internet adoption (both demand- and supply-side factors). Then we assess the influence of a country’s fiscal policy stance on some of these enablers or determinants (direction and extent) throughout the internet value chain. Using these transmission mechanisms, we estimate the influence of the fiscal regime on digitalisation. We draw on our own empirical analysis and other relevant studies to support our recommendations to the fiscal authorities. Our findings emphasise the importance of trade-offs between short-term revenue objectives and the longer-term opportunity costs of higher revenue, enabled by the large positive externality effects of the sector, generating higher social returns than those accruing privately.
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Lohn, Andrew. Poison in the Well: Securing the Shared Resources of Machine Learning. Center for Security and Emerging Technology, June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.51593/2020ca013.

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Modern machine learning often relies on open-source datasets, pretrained models, and machine learning libraries from across the internet, but are those resources safe to use? Previously successful digital supply chain attacks against cyber infrastructure suggest the answer may be no. This report introduces policymakers to these emerging threats and provides recommendations for how to secure the machine learning supply chain.
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Job, Jacob. Mesa Verde National Park: Acoustic monitoring report. National Park Service, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2286703.

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In 2015, the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division (NSNSD) received a request to collect baseline acoustical data at Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE). Between July and August 2015, as well as February and March 2016, three acoustical monitoring systems were deployed throughout the park, however one site (MEVE002) stopped recording after a couple days during the summer due to wildlife interference. The goal of the study was to establish a baseline soundscape inventory of backcountry and frontcountry sites within the park. This inventory will be used to establish indicators and thresholds of soundscape quality that will support the park and NSNSD in developing a comprehensive approach to protecting the acoustic environment through soundscape management planning. Additionally, results of this study will help the park identify major sources of noise within the park, as well as provide a baseline understanding of the acoustical environment as a whole for use in potential future comparative studies. In this deployment, sound pressure level (SPL) was measured continuously every second by a calibrated sound level meter. Other equipment included an anemometer to collect wind speed and a digital audio recorder collecting continuous recordings to document sound sources. In this document, “sound pressure level” refers to broadband (12.5 Hz–20 kHz), A-weighted, 1-second time averaged sound level (LAeq, 1s), and hereafter referred to as “sound level.” Sound levels are measured on a logarithmic scale relative to the reference sound pressure for atmospheric sources, 20 μPa. The logarithmic scale is a useful way to express the wide range of sound pressures perceived by the human ear. Sound levels are reported in decibels (dB). A-weighting is applied to sound levels in order to account for the response of the human ear (Harris, 1998). To approximate human hearing sensitivity, A-weighting discounts sounds below 1 kHz and above 6 kHz. Trained technicians calculated time audible metrics after monitoring was complete. See Methods section for protocol details, equipment specifications, and metric calculations. Median existing (LA50) and natural ambient (LAnat) metrics are also reported for daytime (7:00–19:00) and nighttime (19:00–7:00). Prominent noise sources at the two backcountry sites (MEVE001 and MEVE002) included vehicles and aircraft, while building and vehicle predominated at the frontcountry site (MEVE003). Table 1 displays time audible values for each of these noise sources during the monitoring period, as well as ambient sound levels. In determining the current conditions of an acoustical environment, it is informative to examine how often sound levels exceed certain values. Table 2 reports the percent of time that measured levels at the three monitoring locations were above four key values.
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