The New/Old World Wide Web Order

Abstract While there are numerous information sources that are available on the World Wide Web (WWW), the identification of significant Net resources is often not as efficient nor as effective as many desire. In 1995, a demonstration prototype service-Cyber-Stacks(sm) http://Avyvw.public.iastale.edu/CWERSIACKSA, was formally established at Iowa State University with the intent of enhancing access and use of selected Internet resources in science, technology and related areas through the application of the Library of Congress classification system as an organizational framework. As the prototype was refined, other methods for identifying and selecting relevant resources were subsequently incorporated within its scheme. This paper reviews the creation of the CyberStacks(sm) prototype, describes the development and potential usefulness of its matrix of access options, and discusses the applicability of traditional and conventional library selection and organizational philosophies, practices, methods and tech...