Introduction to the system [content, purpose, size...] || Interface design [Initial screen, presentation of specific items...] || Search function [Initial resource discovery, in-depth or advanced search capacity...] || Strength and Weakness... || Conclusion, Summary, Comments.
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Background to the system [sponsor, users, purpose...] || Interface design [Initial screen, presentation of specific items...] || Browsing function || Search mechanism || Comparision to similar digital libraries... || Conclusion, Summary, Comments.
You may find this paper - Search Features of Digital Libraries - useful when addressing search features of the digital library you have selected.
Your report might be at least 5 single-spaced written pages (excluding illustrations or printouts of sample pages), but no more than 20 pages in total (including illustrations and bibliography). You should focus on the quality of your work rather than on the number of pages. If you can demonstrate a good understanding of your digital library in fewer than 5 pages (which very often means you have excellent writing skills), that is perfectly fine. Please submit a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx, rather than .rtf or .wpd) or a PDF document.
Construct a simple Web page (named as 7410.html) on the SLIS FTP server (or any Web server you have access to) with the following content:
John Smith's LIS 7410 Homework (suppose you are John Smith):
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Yejun Wu