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Cleveland, Gary – Canadian Library Journal, 1992
Describes research networks available in Canada and planning for a high-speed network called CANARIE (Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education). Potential library applications of research networks are discussed, including information retrieval, interlibrary loan, document delivery, shared cataloging, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
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Campbell, Bonnie – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
Describes a network for interlibrary loans among public libraries in Ontario which includes microcomputer workstations, online searching of remote databases for verification and locations, and the use of electronic mail. The discussion covers the pilot project, its evaluation, cost effectiveness, extension of the network, and future plans.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library and information networks which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Introduction to the Open and Closed Networking Concepts" by R. M. Bennett (Canada), which differentiates between space-biased and time-biased communications media, relates these…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans
Duchesne, R. M.; And Others – 1979
Conducted to review the present status of computerized bibliographic centers in Canada and to report on the most effective means of promoting computerized library network development in that country, this study summary of the findings of seven substudies (1) describes the salient features of 20 Canadian and United States centers; (2) reviews major…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
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Segal, JoAnn S. – Information Services and Use, 1988
Describes the development of centralized library networks and the current factors that make library sharing on a smaller scale feasible. The discussion covers the need to decide the level at which library cooperation should occur and the possibility of linking via the Open System Interface Reference Model. (37 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Centralization, Cost Effectiveness, Decentralization, Developed Nations
Durance, Cynthia J. – 1981
This paper provides an update on the status of library systems development in Canada and describes the new initiatives which the National Library is undertaking cooperatively with other institutions to facilitate the development of a nationwide decentralized bibliographic communication network. In order to place current network initiatives and the…
Descriptors: Communications, Decentralization, Developmental Programs, Foreign Countries
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Turner, Fay – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Discusses the interlibrary loan (ILL) protocol, a standard based on the principles of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Benefits derived from protocol use are described, the status of the protocol as an international standard is reviewed, and steps taken by the National Library of Canada to facilitate migration to an ILL…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Saunders, Laverna – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Reports on a postconference workshop on virtual libraries that was presented at the third annual Computers in Libraries Canada Conference. Highlights include networks; technological change; administrative issues, including organizational structure, staff training, strategic planning, and financial resources; a case study of the University of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Conferences, Electronic Journals
Brown, Anthony J. – 1981
This report of an Australian overseas study tour to the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and Canada reviews developments and practices as of December 1980 in educational communications and technology, the management and utilization of learning resource centers (LRC's) and independent study programs in postsecondary education, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Extension Education
Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), Princeton, NJ. – 1974
Further developing a theme that has characterized several recent EDUCOM conferences, the 1974 EDUCOM Fall Conference focused on "Computing and Networks in Higher Education." Included in the conference program were papers and discussions on approaches to solving the organizational and financial problems of networking used in both the…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers