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Gustitus, Cheryl – Information Outlook, 1998
"Push technology," or Webcasting, employs user defined criteria to search for specific information and deliver it when and where directed, enhancing the value special librarians add to the information dissemination process. This article examines push technology, its Internet and Intranet applications, and commercially available…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Delivery Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Corrado, Edward M.; Moulaison, Heather L. – Computers in Libraries, 2006
By integrating RSS feeds of new books into their campus' course management system, the authors, a systems librarian (Corrado) and a cataloging/modern languages librarian (Moulaison) at the The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), simplified initial research and spotlighted the library's collections. Faculty members are flocking to this award-winning…
Descriptors: Library Services, Information Technology, Computer Software, Cataloging
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Stueart, Robert D. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Considers issues facing academic libraries in liberal arts colleges. Topics discussed include the need for faculty support; needs of faculty researchers; collection development, including faculty demands; resource sharing; the impact of information technology; the role of the library; and current awareness services, such as selective dissemination…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Okocha, Kingsley Ferewisky; Odi, Amusi – International Information and Library Review, 1992
Describes a study that measured the effects of the information resources and services of a regional information resources center on the work of agricultural scientists in Nigeria. Highlights include user characteristics; rate of library use; scientists' information needs; trends in library demands; availability of journal articles; current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Services
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Bruce, Christine – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1996
Because of rapid changes in the information profession, librarians must actively pursue their own professional development. Presents strategies to enhance this skill in future librarians, including journal discussion clubs, portfolios, peer review, action learning, current awareness strategies, and learning to approach new technologies…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Information Science