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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
Download full textLee, 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
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
Peer reviewedYeates, Robin – Electronic Library, 1986
Summarizes the nature and status of videotex, and describes current applications by libraries and information centers, including community information dissemination and information retrieval from bibliographic databases. Prospective uses of videotex and library applications are discussed as well as problems to be overcome before effective videotex…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Centers
Lettner, Loretta L.; And Others – Library Journal, 1985
Three articles present: results of survey of use of videocassettes and audiocassettes in academic and public libraries; (2) results of a survey of library collections of audiocassettes of books and their acceptance by patrons; and (3) a description of the operation of a videocircuit by a regional library system. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedKelsey, Ann L.; Cohn, John M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
The impact of an automated circulation system and online catalog on interlibrary loans at a county college is evaluated in terms of activity by patron type, periodicals usage, costs, borrowing activity, and interlibrary loan activity. (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Learning Resources Centers
Senkevitch, Judith J. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes a pilot project by a regional library system in central New York State to implement systematic planning activities in rural public libraries serving populations under 5,000. Motivations for the adoption of innovation and key elements in the decision making process during implementation are examined. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Data Collection, Library Networks
