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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1980
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit on retrospective conversion, which replaces a 1975 kit on reclassification, is based on interviews with and documents from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members participating in retrospective conversion (recon). (Reclassification is almost always conducted as a sub-project of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation

Hafter, Ruth – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Six large academic libraries which belong and contribute cataloging to national online networks were studied. Interviews with catalogers, library administrators, and network quality control personnel showed that nationwide evaluation of catalogers' records creates enhanced status and influence for cataloging peer groups and provides opportunities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Higher Education

Cipolla, Wilma Reid – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Suggests ways of using computers to access the periodical literature including integrated public access catalogs; natural language display; network access to area union lists; links between indexing and location tools; access to journal content through the online catalog; broadened search capabilities; and remote user access with document…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Townley, Charles – 1990
In 1988, the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania received a grant to create a value-added, compact disk, union catalog from the U.S. Department of Education's College Library Technology and Cooperative Grants Program, Title II of the Higher Education Act. Designed to contain, in time, 2,000,830 records from 17 member library…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Networks
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1982
This group of documents presents material on collection development and a list of collection intensity indicators from the Research Libraries Group (RLG), as well as examples of collection assessment techniques from seven members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). ARL member documents cover the assessment of art periodical,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Wiltse, Helen – 1988
Noting that the primary function of electronic mail within research libraries has changed from interlibrary loan to administrative purposes in the last four years, this kit begins with an overview of the results of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveys of the use of electronic mail (e-mail) in member libraries conducted in 1984 and 1988.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Delivery Systems, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries

Ludy, Lorene E.; Rogers, Sally A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Discusses the effect of online library catalogs on when, how, and by whom authority control work is done, focusing on experiences at Ohio State University Libraries. Shifts include removal of authority work from automated cataloging procedures, separation of mechanical and intellectual tasks, unique headings and references, and original…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education
Peters, Paul Evan – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
This article examines the role of advanced networks such as the National Science Foundation Network, with emphasis on their potential in improving information distribution and access in college and university libraries. Questions are posed concerning technical, political, institutional, and human aspects of networked information. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Agents, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society)
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
Results from a 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on planning for, and conversion to automated acquisitions systems, and the effects of such systems on library operations and use, organization and staffing, and management information, indicate that 38 of 77 responding libraries had instituted some kind of automated acquisitions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
Davis, Jinnie Y. – 1983
Written when an in-house retrospective conversion project on the monographs collection of an academic library was 80% complete, this paper presents factors for consideration by decision-makers prior to establishing a similar project. Topics considered together with a description of how North Carolina State University (NCSU) handled each, include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Lee, Hwa-Wei; And Others – 1984
Designed to help institutions considering library automation, this report describes the adoption, installation, and use of the Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS) at Ohio University. The report includes information on: (1) a task force created at Ohio University in 1978 to explore an automated circulation system; (2) installation and tape loading…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Computers, Higher Education
Krzywkowski, Valerie I., Ed. – 1984
The 15 papers in this collection discuss various aspects of computer use in libraries and several other aspects of library service not directly related to computers. Following an introduction and a list of officers, the papers are: (1) "Criminal Justice and Related Databases" (Kate E. Adams); (2) "Software and Hard Thought:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Science, Databases, Higher Education
Hoyt, David R.; Aragon, Ruben – 1984
The kit on electronic mail (EM) contains results of a January 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on current and planned uses of EM within the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Questionnaires were distributed to all 117 member institutions. Of the 69% who responded (81), 43% (35) indicated that they now use EM in their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Directories, Higher Education, Input Output Devices

Bocher, Robert; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Three articles describe procedures used for retrospective conversion: MITINET/retro system in Wisconsin and efforts to create statewide bibliographic database; retrocon process for Library Computer System circulation/resource-sharing system in Illinois academic libraries; use of REMARC to build online catalog at Johns Hopkins University. Authority…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Databases, Higher Education

Bennett, Scott – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Reports on initiatives being taken by the Association of Research Libraries, University of Pittsburgh, Research Libraries Group, and Center for Research Libraries in response to development of collection management in academic librarianship, and comments on issues emerging from these initiatives--use documentation, cooperation, and paperless…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Acquisition