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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1979
The minutes of this meeting provide the texts of the seven addresses given during the program sessions, as well as the discussions that followed each session: C. Lee Jones, "Bibliographic Service Development Program"; Henriette D. Avram, "The Role of the Library of Congress in National Planning for Bibliographic Control"; James F. Govan,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Automation, Library Networks, National Programs
Peer reviewedAman, Mohammed M. – International Library Review, 1980
Two thousand participants attended the White House Conference which focused on five broad user-oriented themes structured under the umbrella theme of "Bringing Information to People"--Library and Information Services for...(1) Personal Needs, (2) Lifelong Learning, (3) Governing Society, (4) Business and the Professions, and (5)…
Descriptors: Conferences, Federal Aid, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Montreal (Quebec). – 1979
These papers discuss various options for a computerized national bibliographic network and highlight the problems and potential of developing such a database. Following a brief explanation of the conference purpose and organization, 10 primary papers are presented: (1) "A Brief Overview of Computerized Library Networking in Canada," by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Higher Education
Download full textPeterson, Paul, Ed. – 1984
To help determine the future of the Bibliographic Service Development Program (BSDP), the Council on Library Resources (CLR) sponsored a conference to examine bibliographic services for library users with emphasis on their needs. The 32 participants included invited speakers, research library administrators, foundation officers, network and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Databases, Information Systems
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1975
The Library of Congress was the topic of the October, 1975, meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Presentations were given on: (1) the future uses of automation to aid the Library of Congress in its authoritative information and bibliographic data collection and dissemination functions; (2) the progress and projections for the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Conference Reports, Databases, Foundation Programs
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. – 1990
This report documenting the speeches and recommendations made during a conference on library and information services begins with three presentations: (1) "Preparing for Partnerships: Libraries and Educational Reform in Tennessee" (Secretary of State Bryant Millsaps); (2) "The Tennessee Governor's Conference on Library and…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Financial Support, Government Role, Illiteracy
McNamee, Gil – 1974
A workshop, Current Trends in Information Delivery, held in December 1974, was attended by 337 librarians, including Joseph Becker from the National Commission on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS) who spoke about the national library network which NCLIS is proposing; Gerald Newton of the California State Library who spoke on library…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Science, Delivery Systems, Educational Trends
Gregor, Dorothy, Ed. – 1984
The 29 participants in this meeting on retrospective conversion included research and public library administrators; representatives from the Library of Congress, the major bibliographic utilities, and the regional networks; librarians with experience in planning retrospective conversion projects; three authors of the "Issues in Retrospective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development and MARC Standards Office. – 1989
The seven papers in these proceedings focus on the characteristics and potentials of non-bibliographic databases in the context of library and commercial networks. Following an introduction by Sandra K. Paul, this report presents the individual papers: (1) "User Perspectives and Requirements: Creator of Non-Bibliographic Databases Has To Share…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Full Text Databases, Information Networks
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1975
The focus of this Association of Research Libraries meeting was the process of scholarly communication--its costs, complexity and justification. Three speakers made first day presentations. Edward Booher reported on a study of the production and dissemination of scholarly work. He advocated the collaborative efforts of libraries and publishers.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Costs, Information Dissemination
Metz, T. John, Comp. – 1976
An overview of the proceedings covers library networks; network levels (national, regional, state, and local); network roles, activities, and services; legal, organizational, and constituency issues; funding and budgeting; technical issues; and network interrelationships. There are summaries of four major speeches which deal with the national…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Conferences, Coordination
Harriman, Sigrid G., Ed. – 1986
The December 1985 program session of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) focused on determining the effectiveness of networking, identifying a common vision or goal, and developing a strategy to accomplish that goal. The program session included remarks on the role of the regional networks in national networking by Louella V.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Science, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1979
Contained in this collection of presentations from the third Afro-Nordic Library Conference are a foreword describing the objectives of the meeting and 14 papers: "From Oral Tradition to Literary Writing: The Awakening of National Awareness," by Heikki Kirkinen; "African Library Systems," by L. E. Samarasinghe; "Planning…
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Folk Culture
Anderson, LeMoyne W., Ed. – 1974
Papers from an institute on the university's role in information networks are presented. Two introductory papers define networks in general and consider reasons for their existence in academic libraries. Five papers describe operational networks: Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), Stanford's BALLOTS system, the Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Databases
Line, Maurice B.; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the Collections and Services Division of the International Federation of Library Associations at its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "Planning Interlending Systems in Developing Countries," by Maurice B. Line; "Problems of Centralisation of Inter-Library Lending in a De-Centralized Library…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Contracts, Developing Nations
