Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways
Work Package 3 of Telematics for Research project DESIRE (RE 1004)

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DESIRE - RE 1004

Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways

DESIRE: Project Deliverable

Project Number:

RE 1004 (RE)

Project Title:

DESIRE - Development of a European Service for Information on Research and Education

Deliverable Number:

D3.2 (2)

Deliverable Title:

Specification for resource description methods Part 2: Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways

Version Number

1.1 - May 1997 (Incorporates peer-review comments)

Deliverable Type:

PU

Deliverable Kind:

RE

Principal Authors:

Name

Paul Hofman and Emma Worsfold

Address

ILRT, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TN, UK.

E-Mail

<Emma.Place@bristol.ac.uk>

Telephone

+44 (0)1117 9289791

Fax

+44 (0)0117 9288473

Other Authors:

Debra Hiom, Michael Day and Angela Oehler.

Deliverable URL(s):

<URL:http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/desire/quality/quality.rtf>
<URL:http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/desire/quality/>

Abstract:

Selective subject gateways on the Internet are characterised by their quality control. The core activities of resource selection and description rely on skilled human input (by librarians, academics and experts) and are not activities that lend themselves to automation.

Both the model and the list resulted from a 'state of the art' review of quality issues, both within subject gateways and in other sectors, notably the private sector and industry. They have both been tested by a number of existing subject gateways. The study and review carried out to develop these tools are described, together with the methods by which they were developed and tested.

Keywords:

information gateways; quality; subject gateways; selection criteria

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