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Efthimiadis, Efthimis N.; Bruce, Harry – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 2000
Investigates the impact of statewide database licensing for ProQuest on the users of public, school, and community college libraries in Washington State. Results of transaction log data and a study of how communities used information indicated that the database is used mainly in education and stressed the importance of implementation and promotion…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Databases
Forcier, Peggy – Library Journal, 1988
Describes the Pacific Northwest Conspectus Database, a regional resource assessment tool which includes information about library collections in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Use of the database by academic, public, and special librarians to better manage their collections and to coordinate planning and purchasing with other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Interstate Programs, Library Acquisition
Reng, Jodi – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1994
Describes a system of resource sharing based on dial-up access to CD-ROM databases that was developed by a group of rural public and school libraries in Washington that includes document delivery, involves no network, and is inexpensive. Highlights include computer selection; database selection; licensing fees; and future possibilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)