How Does the Denver Public Library System Respond to its Customer's Requests for Global Information?

The interaction between globally available information and public library users is a changing one. Global information is readily available yet provider and user struggle to find efficiencies of time and resources. As a primary resource of global information the Denver Public Library (DPL) is approaching this challenge by providing changing technology to a changing user and by providing a customized approach to immigrant populations. DPL provides global information to library users through collections, programs and Internet. Internet and collections global information usage cannot be directly measured due to privacy restrictions. Only 12.5% of general user programs focus on global information. Four percent of budget serves the immigrant users. This is greater than national averages.

Experiences Using an Open Source Sofware Library to Teach Computer Vision Subjects

Machine vision is an important subject in computer science and engineering degrees. For laboratory experimentation, it is desirable to have a complete and easy-to-use tool. In this work we present a Java library, oriented to teaching computer vision. We have designed and built the library from the scratch with enfasis on readability and understanding rather than on efficiency. However, the library can also be used for research purposes. JavaVis is an open source Java library, oriented to the teaching of Computer Vision. It consists of a framework with several features that meet its demands. It has been designed to be easy to use: the user does not have to deal with internal structures or graphical interface, and should the student need to add a new algorithm it can be done simply enough. Once we sketch the library, we focus on the experience the student gets using this library in several computer vision courses. Our main goal is to find out whether the students understand what they are doing, that is, find out how much the library helps the student in grasping the basic concepts of computer vision. In the last four years we have conducted surveys to assess how much the students have improved their skills by using this library.

Early considerations proposed to Corporation relative to choice of Professor, [1804]

Small leaf containing handwritten notes outlining the guidelines that should guide the selection of a new Professor. Title transcribed from verso.

Acknowledgement, signed by Kirkland, of a gift to the College Library of a book from author Peter S. DuPonceau,

Printed form letter.

Catalogue of works on anthropology, ethnology, primitive society, etc., etc. : also mythology and folk-lore including a portion of the Library of Sir H. H. Risley.

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue of the central lending library.

Mode of access: Internet.

Bibliotheca mexicana: or, A catalogue of the library of rare books and important manuscripts relating to Mexico and other parts of Spanish America, formed by the late Señor Don José Fernando Ramirez ...days of sale ...July [7-9, 12-13, 1880] ...sold ...by Puttick and Simpson ...

Mode of access: Internet.

By-laws of the Peoria public library. Revised December, 1904.

Mode of access: Internet.

Dedicatory exercises. The Frank S. Stevens public library building.

Mode of access: Internet.

Handbook of the new Library of Congress.

Mode of access: Internet.

Proceedings of the New York Academy of Medicine at the first stated meeting held in the new library hall ... October 2, 1879. (With annual reports for 1879)

Cover-title: Dedication of the library hall.

Constitution and by-laws of the Saint Louis Mercantile Library Association.

"Adopted January, 1846. Revised April, 1857. Amended March 1, 1859; January 13, 1863; February 6, 1866; January 10, 1871; November 6, 1877, and March 11, 1879."

Catalogue of books for a pastor's library.

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue of the books in the circulating library ...

Vol. 2 includes additions from the publication of v. 1, 1889 to 1896; v. 3, additions between January, 1896 and July 1904.