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Network-Based Electronic Serials.
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Bailey, Charles W., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses electronic serials that are available on noncommercial international computer networks such as BITNET and Internet. Issues affecting libraries are discussed, including access and ownership; computer conferences are considered; examples of electronic newsletters and electronic journals are described; and the possible future of electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Journals, Futures (of Society)
Barcoding as a Tool for Collection Use Analysis: A Pilot Project.
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Titus, Elizabeth McKenney; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Discusses the use of barcoding as a method for measuring the frequency-of-use patterns of the bound journal collection at Northern Illinois University. Highlights include a team approach to planning; collection development; collection maintenance; hardware and software; and technological, economic, organizational, and political implications. (27…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Economic Factors
Building the Foundations of Virginia's Virtual Library.
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Hurt, Charlene – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Describes efforts by academic libraries in Virginia to increase resource sharing through new technological developments. Highlights include cooperative collection development; software designed for resource sharing; regional electronic resources centers; workstations; interfaces to connect online catalogs; patron-initiated interlibrary loans; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Higher Education
Transforming Acquisitions to Support Virtual Libraries.
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Saunders, Laverna M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Discusses collection development and acquisitions in virtual, or networked, libraries. Topics include electronic versus digital libraries; philosophical issues of library acquisition; user expectations, including wants and needs; strategic planning, including resource sharing agreements, retrospective conversion, and staff training; collection…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
OCLC Users' Council Presentations, June 3, 1991, Dublin, Ohio.
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Dowlin, Kenneth E.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Three papers address the future of libraries and the role of OCLC. Highlights include changes in public libraries, including access to information and technological changes; electronic information systems and their integration with print systems; interlibrary loan; cooperative collection development; and service to the managerial and professional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Business