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Peer reviewedErnest, Douglas J.; And Others – RQ, 1988
This study compared online versions of LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts), Library Literature, and ERIC to investigate time lag and duplication of coverage. Six searches of each database were executed over a period of 15 months. Results indicated that Library Literature had the least time lag and LISA the most; duplication was low.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Library Science, Online Systems
Peer reviewedLee, Joel M.; And Others – Library Trends, 1988
Discusses electronic publishing as it refers to machine-readable databases. Types of electronic products and services are described and related topics considered: (1) usage of library and information science databases; (2) production and distribution of databases; (3) trends and projections in the electronic information industry; and (4)…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Science
Download full textVarghese, Manoj M. – 1991
A study of S. R. Ranganathan's theory of reference service is undertaken by using an historical methodology. It was evident from the literature review that Ranganathan had established that reference service was the most important work and served as the hub of all library practices. There were six factors that were repeatedly considered by…
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Library Research
Intner, Sheila S. – Library Journal, 1985
Discusses emerging theory that there are two different kinds of technical services, one for public and school libraries and another for academic/research and special libraries. Highlights include use of "The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules," library size versus type, classification, library automation, and results of survey of 13 library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Higher Education, Interviews
Magalhaes, Rodrigo – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1983
Analyzes socioeconomic environment of libraries for the next 10 to 20 years and indicates how forecasts are likely to change traditional professional activities. A review of librarianship and information science literature on future of information profession is included and main trends of thought are identified. Twenty-two references are listed.…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Science
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E. – Library Trends, 2002
Develops a comprehensive, unified, explanatory theory of librarianship by first making an analogy to the unification of the fundamental forces of nature. Topics include dependent and independent variables; publishing; acquisitions; classification and organization of knowledge; storage, preservation, and collection management; collections; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
