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Brown, Stephanie Willen; Hammond, Chelsea C. – Library Journal, 2008
This article reports that the Scopus Student Ambassador (SAm) program, funded by Elsevier, permitted the University of Connecticut (UConn) Libraries to hire graduate students to teach citation searching, using both Scopus and Web of Science, to other graduate students. The training does not cost the libraries anything, and it is free for graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Libraries, Social Work, Citations (References)
Tenopir, Carol; Baker, Gayle; Grogg, Jill E. – Library Journal, 2008
Social networking and other Web 2.0 technologies led the social whirl of the information industry. Publishers and librarians tried to keep their products and services relevant by mixing authoritative content with user involvement, but that was not enough. Enhancing interfaces, adding new forms of content, and making strategic acquisitions--all are…
Descriptors: Databases, Online Vendors, Organizational Change, Books
Boss, Richard W.; Espo, Hal – Library Journal, 1987
Discusses several areas to be considered in planning for library automation: (1) cataloging standards; (2) MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format; (3) database design; (4) retrospective conversion; (5) REMARC, a retrospective conversion service; (6) MiniMARC, a stand-alone cataloging support system; (7) copy-specific file conversion; and (8)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Library Automation, Shared Library Resources
Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 2004
Libraries must increasingly accommodate bibliographic records encoded with a variety of standards and emerging standards, including Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA Core. The problem is that many libraries still rely solely on MARC and AACR2. The best-trained professionals to lead librarians through the metadata maze are catalogers. Catalogers…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Metadata, Librarians, Library Services
Gonzalez, Linda – Library Journal, 2005
Catalogers, catalog managers, and others in library technical services have become increasingly interested in, worried over, and excited about FRBR (the acronym for Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records). Staff outside of the management of the library's bibliographic database may wonder what the fuss is about (FERBER? FURBUR?), assuming…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Bibliographic Databases, Shared Resources and Services, Library Services
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2004
Librarians must get the most for their money and look to technology for new solutions. Several respondents think poor budgets mean more reliance on online databases and electronic full texts with less purchase of print. Companies that produce both media are likely to continue as long as there is a market for both, but they are gearing up for the…
Descriptors: Databases, Access to Information, Libraries, Electronic Journals
Mason, Robert M. – Library Journal, 1986
Reviews new educational materials designed for microcomputer use: compact disk encyclopedia derived from "Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia"; "PC Word Power," vocabulary enhancement game; "Public Domain Software on File," 250 programs for Apple II microcomputer users; "RightWriter," program designed to teach effective writing; "Kansas…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Educational Games
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1986
Describes some of the most active school library programs for introducing elementary and secondary school students to online searching. Highlights include searches performed by librarians and students; skills acquired by students (search strategy, choosing appropriate databases, accessing information online); frequently searched databases; and…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction
Hoduski, Bernadine Abbott – Library Journal, 1987
Discusses the final report of the American Library Association's Commission on Freedom and Equality of Access to Information, which addresses such issues as telecommunications, access to electronic and government information, preservation, illiteracy, censorship, copyright, libel, postal rates, and the future role of libraries in providing access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Forcier, Peggy – Library Journal, 1988
Describes the Pacific Northwest Conspectus Database, a regional resource assessment tool which includes information about library collections in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Use of the database by academic, public, and special librarians to better manage their collections and to coordinate planning and purchasing with other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Interstate Programs, Library Acquisition
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1986
Summarizes four options for libraries that want to offer end user searching: end user systems (Bibliographic Retrieval Service's Afterdark, DIALOG's Knowledge Index); front-end microcomputer software (Sci-Mate Searcher, Pro-Search, WILSEARCH); gateway services (EASYNET); and local databases (now available on floppy and compact discs). Advantages…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Databases, Higher Education
Mansfield, Meribah – Library Journal, 1997
Examines the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) which provides access to the state's public library resources; federal, state, and regional information resources; and other electronic information resources. Describes OPLIN's role in Ohio, hardware and services provided, mission, origin, funding, staff training, databases, future plans…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Libraries