Personalized and Collaborative Digital Library Capabilities: Responding to the Changing Natureof Scientific Research

摘要

Changes in the nature of scientific research have created new expectations for libraries supporting research. Several digital library initiatives offer customized digital library environments; however, these services typically do not provide users with personalized and shared collaborative environments. MyLibrary at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides scientists (as individuals or groups) with a personalized Web environment enhancing scientific collaboration independent of time and location. One of the unique eharacteristics of this capability is the ability to push recommendations to users and adapt the system further based on user interactions.