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Townley, Charles T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes and illustrates Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) procedures appropriate for book collection data analysis. Several different procedures for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis are discussed, and applications of procedures for book collection studies are presented. Included are 24 tables illustrating output…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Jackson, Kathy M.; And Others – Online, 1988
The first of two articles on the acquisition and implementation of a large laserdisk service at Texas A&M University covers funding, donor recognition, selection and ordering of databases, planning and integrating the service with other information services, and future funding and plans. (5 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Planning
Download full textBombeld, Madeleine; Crowe, Kathryn Moore – 1991
The purpose of this manual is to acquaint desk assistants (whose two major functions are to provide information and to instruct patrons how to use library materials) with the services, policies, and procedures of the Reference Department and Jackson Library at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Information is presented about: their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedMerilees, Bobbie – Canadian Library Journal, 1992
Reports results of a survey of vendors of large and microcomputer-based integrated library systems. Data presented on Canadian installations include total systems installed, comparisons with earlier years, market segments, and installations by type of library (excluding school). International sales and automation requirements for music are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Huffman, Robert F. – 1987
These instructions are designed to help patrons of the University of Missouri-Columbia library perform searches on PSYCHLIT, a CD-ROM (compact disc, read only memory) version of the Psych Abstracts database, and a CD-ROM version of the ERIC database, both produced by SilverPlatter Information Services. Basic information is provided about the disk…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Autoinstructional Aids, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Wendling, Dan – 1989
Intended to provide journalism students with an introduction to electronic information retrieval, this guide outlines a few of the 500 online services available to them on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The concept of the quality versus the quantity of citations retrieved is introduced and emphasized throughout. Services available at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Higher Education
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1973
This report is a revision and expansion of an earlier research report that described the design of the University of Guelph's documentation system for the organization of government publications within university libraries. The design of the Guelph document system represents a deliberate departure from cataloging and classification theory and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Storage Devices
