Victorias Virtual Library:

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Victorias Virtual Library http//www.bookboat.
com/unusual_lib/book_trains.htm Brendan
Fitzgerald, Manager Public Libraries
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Public Libraries the Networked information
Environment
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• PLU - Team and Aim
• PLU enhances the effectiveness of public
  libraries for Vic. communities through
  co-operative activities.
• PLU is actively involved in
• Developing delivering projects
• co-ordinating industry knowledge research
  innovation
• communication
• facilitating strategy development.

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• Current Key Drivers in Victoria
• Public Library/LBV relationship
• ACPL board committee/Framework for collaborative
  action.
• Consortium online purchasing
• Online expectations and growth
• Digitising
• Content management

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VVL Background and History
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• Timeline
• Stage1 - Launched May 2000 Camperdown
• Static HTML
• Basic components catalogue access, Gulliver,
  HotTopics
• Stage 2 Database version launched Jan 2003
• Database PERL
• New Components VBRC, Reference Bookshelf,Infonet
• Publicity Bookmarks Posters

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Stage 1 Final Design
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Stage 2 Final Design
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VVL Components

• Ask a librarian
• HotTopics
• Online Databases- Gulliver

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VVL Components

• Victorian Biography resource Centre
• Reference Bookshelf
• Library catalogues Library Locator
• Infonet Public Library Extranet

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Ask a Librarian

• Ask a Librarian is an email reference service
  delivered by Victorian public library staff
• You can ask a reference / research question
  anytime!
• You can also search past answers

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Hot Topics

• Links to information on current issues
• Sites are selected by public librarians and
  assessed for accuracy and currency
• Emphasis on Victorian and Australian material,
  with some international events

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Online databases - Gulliver

• High quality, up-to-date, local information
• A collection of databases with over 21,000
  resources including full-text journals, books,
  newspapers and pictures
• Available for Victorian public library members to
  use online

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Biography Resource Centre

• Brief biographies of famous Victorians
• Includes photographs where possible
• Links to further resources, such as the State
  Librarys collection
• Landmark buildings will also be included
• Opportunities to contribute

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Reference Bookshelf

• Directory of web-based reference resources
• StrongVictoriancontent

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• Data basing your website Benefits
• Statistical analysis
• Current and Up to date
• Investment in skills/ Knowledge

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STAGE 3 ?????
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when you want high tech, you always end up using
scissors
brendanf_at_vicnet.net.au
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