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Snyder, Linda S. – 1981
This paper traces the growth, decline, and termination of the State University of New York Biomedical Communication Network (SUNY/BCN). It is noted that SUNY/BCN became operational in 1968 with nine medical library members and provided the first online access to the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS) of the National Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Networks

Griffith, Robert – Academe, 1993
A University of Maryland at College Park administrator offers his perspective on a recent retrenchment process that resulted in program closings. He describes the dialog between administration and faculty and credits the faculty with important support and participation in difficult decision making. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty