Library in virtual reality: An innovative way for accessing, disseminating, and sharing information

This paper focuses on Virtual Reality (VR) as a very powerful technology that can be applied to the libraries, aiming at contributing to the activities of accessing, disseminating, and sharing information. The paper presents the VR concept and describes some libraries in virtual reality under utilization in different countries. In the final considerations, it is pointed out the use of virtual reality to develop libraries as collaborative virtual environments.

Efficiency and portability: Guidelines to develop websites

The use of the Internet as a means of ensuring greater visibility for products, services and information offered by companies is gaining strength in recent decades. However, it is known that to ensure satisfaction and subsequent virtual customer loyalty, it is necessary to guarantee the quality of the websites, allowing indiscriminate access regardless of the resources used, as well as rapid responses to possible requests. In order to assist this process, this paper presents a set of guidelines for the development of websites having quality characteristics, efficiency and portability as per ISO 9126 norms. An observational analysis of e-commerce websites was done which showed that they are inadequate as to the proposed guidelines, making them difficult to access available content. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed guidelines can greatly contribute to increasing the quality of websites and, consequently, enable quick and effective access regardless of the resources used.

High Content Screening of a Kinase-Focused Library Reveals Compounds Broadly-Active against Dengue Viruses

Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that has a large impact in global health. It is considered as one of the medically important arboviruses, and developing a preventive or therapeutic solution remains a top priority in the medical and scientific community. Drug discovery programs for potential dengue antivirals have increased dramatically over the last decade, largely in part to the introduction of high-throughput assays. In this study, we have developed an image-based dengue high-throughput/high-content assay (HT/HCA) using an innovative computer vision approach to screen a kinase-focused library for anti-dengue compounds. Using this dengue HT/HCA, we identified a group of compounds with a 4-(1-aminoethyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine as a common core structure that inhibits dengue viral infection in a human liver-derived cell line (Huh-7.5 cells). Compounds CND1201, CND1203 and CND1243 exhibited strong antiviral activities against all four dengue serotypes. Plaque reduction and time-of-addition assays suggests that these compounds interfere with the late stage of viral infection cycle. These findings demonstrate that our image-based dengue HT/HCA is a reliable tool that can be used to screen various chemical libraries for potential dengue antiviral candidates. © 2013 Cruz et al.

Evaluating interaction with websites: Case study of a government website of the Brazilian Ministry of labor and employment

This paper presents a usability evaluation of the MTE (Ministry of Labor e Employment) website in order to measure the effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction regarding the website. The participants were 12 users (07 users were female and 05 male). The results indicate that although the education level of all participants and computing experience, many of them have had difficulty in finding information and do not recommend the site. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Note on training in documentation and library science

Includes bibliography

Análise, aplicação e otimização de metodologias para a elaboração de websites: o design ergonômico na busca da usabilidade e melhor interação humano-computador

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O uso de dois websites de compras on-line por usuários acima de 50 anos (older users): estudo de caso

Pós-graduação em Design - FAAC

Report of the Regional Workshop on Microcomputers in Library and Information Management

Informe del Taller de capacitacion en el uso de computadoras para bibliotecas y administracion de informacion a los bibliotecarios de los puntos focales de la Red Caribena de Informacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CARSTIN).

Report of the Workshop to Provide an Introduction to Basic Techniques for Library Organization and Services

Informe del taller de trabajo de capacitación en métodos de organización de colecciones, especialmente algunas de documentos adquiridos recientemente, y métodos para proveer acceso a la información y mejorar los servicios para los usuarios, en bibliotecas y servicios de información en San Vicente.

Questionnaire analysis special library units in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago establishment, location and orientation of units

Includes bibliography

Sustentabilidade ambiental das universidades: avaliação de seis universidades sediadas no Estado de São Paulo à partir da análise das informações em seus websites

Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção - FEB

Disseminação da informação nos Websites das instituições do patrimônio público: um enfoque nos arquivos permanentes

Pós-graduação em Ciência da Informação - FFC