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Peer reviewedCampbell, H. C. – International Library Review, 1980
Discusses a method of evaluating public library systems development in metropolitan areas with regard to four aspects: financial systems, interlibrary cooperation, new uses and services, and technical developments. The method was first proposed by the Urban Library Study Project of the Toronto Public Libraries. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedHoll, Deborah G. – Catholic Library World, 1980
Describes the history and development of the Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) Literature Search Center, a network of small academic libraries that cooperate to provide a computerized literature search service. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedSalton, Gerald – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Various approaches to the design of automatic library systems are described, suggestions for the design of rational and effective automated library processes are posed, and an attempt is made to assess the importance and effect of library network systems on library operations and library effectiveness. (Author/CWM)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Processing, Information Storage, Library Automation
Peer reviewedDalto, Gian Carlo – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes the development of a union catalog system on optical data disks for scientific libraries in Milan. The characteristics of the system and the reasons for its creation are discussed, and a normal work session is illustrated. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Optical Data Disks
Peer reviewedSchwarz, Philip – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the selection of an automated library system for 11 university cluster libraries in Wisconsin, from the decision to automate and the development of a proposal request, through the selection process itself. Appendices include a chronology of events, participants in the process, a checklist of activities, and additional suggestions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Certification, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
