Library Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Information Technology and Libraries
Volume
23
Issue
2
First Page
73
Last Page
81
Abstract
The complexity of today's information environment is resulting in the creation of unified front ends to library resources called gateways. A gateway. consists of a set of interrelated tools that enables library users to identify and locate materials relevant to · their study and research. The tools are presented in a common structure or framework that facilitates the rapid identification of and navigation to the material. A gateway may include the catalog, supplemental databases to online resources, tools that link citation databases with online content, real time assistance, and help or user guidance components.
Department
Rod Library
Original Publication Date
6-2004
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
©2004 Jerry V. Caswell
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Date Digital
2017
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Caswell, Jerry V., "A Conceptual Framework for Gateways" (2004). Library Faculty Publications. 7.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/lib_facpub/7
Comments
First published in Information Technology and Libraries, v. 23, n. 2 (1997): pp. 73-81, published by Library & Information Technology Association, a division of the American Librarian Association.