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Koltay, Emery – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Includes four articles that relate to ready reference, including a list of publishers' toll-free telephone numbers and Web sites; how to obtain an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number); and how to obtain an SAN (Standard Address Number), for organizations that are involved in the book…
Descriptors: Books, Publishing Industry, Reference Services
Albanese, Andrew R.; Oder, Norman; Rogers, Michael; St. Lifer, Evan; Jay, M. Ellen; Milliot, Jim – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Includes three articles that discuss the top stories from "Library Journal", including the demand for librarians, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, library education, database publishers, electronic research services, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), Internet filtering, and electronic reference; the school…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Libraries, Internet, Labor Market

Carter, Tom; And Others – Catholic Library World, 1995
Three articles examine the effects technology is having on academic library reference services and bibliographic instruction. Highlights include discussions of current and future reference librarian roles, specifically the "human touch" aspect of reference; and examples of reference services undergoing technological advancement and those that have…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Human Relations

Huang, Samuel T., Ed.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1993
Twelve articles describe the impact of library technologies on reference services. Staff training, the academic librarian as teacher and information provider, decision-making models for planning reference services, patron database access options, management of reference services, systemwide electronic access, and the electronic library are among…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Dillon, Dennis; Rockman, Ilene F.; Valauskas, Edward J.; Haycock, Ken; Mallette, Michelle; Olsen, Anne; Relyea, Harold C.; Oakley, Robert L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
These five reports discuss electronic books; the Internet speed and digital reference; Internet publishing from the perspectives of libraries, publishers, authors, and scholars; a cross-cultural comparison of intellectual freedom in the United States and Canada; dissemination of government information; and the implications of technology for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Cross Cultural Studies
Minkel, Walter; Milliot, Jim – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2003
Includes three articles: one reviews top stories from "Library Journal" regarding budget problems, salaries and recruitment, privacy, legal issues, virtual reference, electronic books, distance education, special libraries, and scholarly innovation; one discusses school library issues, including layoffs, Internet concerns, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Copyrights, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries
Olson, Georgine N., Ed.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1991
This issue presents 42 articles that provide an overview of current reference services in all types of libraries in Illinois. Highlights include designing reference areas; policies and manuals; the reference interview; reference tools; automated databases; resource sharing; services to youth; services to special populations; and reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Childrens Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Bourdon, Cathleen – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
This bibliography for materials helpful to librarians includes works relating to administration and personnel; bibliographic instruction; information literacy; cataloging and classification; children's and adolescent services and materials; collection development; copyright; distance education; electronic libraries; evaluation; fund raising;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annual Reports, Cataloging, Childrens Libraries
Bourdon, Cathleen – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2003
This selective bibliography is organized by subject headings that include administration and personnel; bibliographic instruction/information literacy; cataloging and classification; children's and young adults; collection development; copyright; customer service; distance education; electronic libraries; evaluation of library services; fund…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annual Reports, Cataloging, Childrens Libraries