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A Mobile Application for Discovery
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Zylstra, Robert – Computers in Libraries, 2011
The last 5 years have heralded a number of important changes to virtual libraries in academic and public settings. Despite this continual effort to improve library catalogs and websites, the fundamentals of these online spaces remain relatively unchanged. Digital collections are within reach of many libraries, yet they remain difficult to…
Descriptors: Music, Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Library Kiosks: A Balancing Act
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Aegard, Joanna – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In 2009, the author spearheaded the Thunder Bay Public Library's (TBPL) service audit on kiosks. A task force comprising staff from the children's, reference, and adult services departments was formed to work on the audit. Task force members worked together and studied how patrons and staff use kiosks, conducted a literature review, surveyed other…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Audits (Verification), Library Research, Use Studies
Dispensing with the DVD Circulation Dilemma
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Ellis, Mark – Computers in Libraries, 2008
Richmond Public Library (RPL) is a four-branch suburban library with the highest per capita circulation of any comparable library in Canada. While DVDs naturally fit into RPL's emphasis on popular material, circulating them using the standard model proved problematic: Long hold queues built up, DVDs idled on the hold shelves, and the circulation…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Vendors, Library Services
CD-ROM Lending at the City of York Public Library: A Four-Year Retrospective.
Shirinian, George; Nicholls, Paul – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Circulation for CD-ROMs rose from 56 per month in 1993 to 493 per month in 1996 at the City of York Public Library in Toronto, Canada. Discusses the need for technical expertise; quantity and quality of CD-ROMs; assessing the costs; product durability, damage, and losses; and legal issues under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Lists the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legal Responsibility, Library Circulation, Library Materials
Librarians and the Free-Net Movement.
Mattison, David – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Describes free-nets as free public access community-based computer systems; explains how libraries and librarians participate in the free-net movement; discusses Canadian free-nets; considers the public library/free-net analogy; and provides a survey of library services on Internet-accessible free-nets and civic networks. (Contains four…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
Facing the Funding Squeeze: A School District/Public Library Partnership.
Damaren, Norm – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Reduced government payments to school districts in Ontario, Canada have made it increasingly difficult to add resources to school library collections. To meet the needs of its community, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School will share a new facility with a branch of the Cambridge Public Library. Discusses how the partnership took shape and its…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Research and Education Networking Transcripts.
Walsh, Taylor; And Others – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Edited transcripts of three talks presented at the 1991 Research and Education Networking (R&EN) Conference address municipal information systems, including descriptions of local networks, privacy issues, and future possibilities; networking in Canada, including CA*net, regional networks, and federal activities; and Canadian reactions to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Computer Networks, Conferences