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Bloss, Meredith – Library Research, 1980
The need for library services standards to reflect the growth in cooperation and interdependence among libraries and for accountability and their intended purpose, impact on directional changes, and on services improvement are discussed as well as the implications of their being based on scientific inquiry. Listed are 24 sources. (RBF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Definitions, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations
Watstein, Sarah Barbara – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1993
Examines the issue of sexual harassment in the library workplace and library profession. Laws relating to sexual harassment in the library are explored, and the immediate and long-term preventive solutions at the individual, institutional, and association levels are discussed. (KRN)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Definitions, Library Associations, Library Personnel
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Rudd, Joel; Rudd, Mary Jo – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes important techniques by which library users avoid information overload, clarifies the terminology in the information overload literature, and reviews the major findings of this literature in the context of library applications. Implications for users and librarians are discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cognitive Processes, Databases, Definitions
Lance, Keith Curry – School Library Journal, 2006
The "65 percent solution," developed by First Class Education, a national advocacy group, states that 65 percent of a school's operating budget be devoted to "in-class instruction" as opposed to "out-of-classroom" purposes. One of the unintended consequences of this "solution," according to this author, is that it provides another basis for…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, School Statistics, Funding Formulas
Stoffle, Carla J.; Tarin, Patricia A. – Library Journal, 1994
Discusses the role of libraries and library staff in helping society grapple with the ramifications of multiculturalism. Definitions of multiculturalism, steps in creating a diverse library staff, training needs, and dealing with charges of political correctness are addressed. A graphic model of stages in the process of developing a multicultural…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Cultural Pluralism
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O'Hanlon, Elizabeth; John Christine Wolkerstorfer, Sister – Catholic Library World, 1979
Oral history, the art of production, questions a library might consider before making a commitment to a collection, and uses in an academic setting are presented. (MBR)
Descriptors: Archives, Definitions, Libraries, Methods
Bankole, E. Bejide; And Others – 1981
Four papers and two reports from three sections concerned with library science periodicals and serials publications in libraries include discussions of the role of library and information science journals and their coverage by indexing services as well as a description of an online system for serials, a report from the working group on newspapers,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Definitions, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
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Ellison, John W. – Catholic Library World, 1980
Defines the term media librarian as a person who is educated and knowledgeable and can work with all formats of information transfer in the context of a library. Three major concerns regarding the preparation of media librarians are also discussed. (LLS)
Descriptors: Definitions, Degree Requirements, Librarians, Library Science
Hawkins, Donald T.; Brown, Carolyn P. – Online, 1980
Online search is defined and search types established in an attempt to standardize terminology. Recommended definitions are included. (RAA)
Descriptors: Definitions, Information Retrieval, Library Standards, Online Systems
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Feehan, Patricia E. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Reports the results of a survey of accredited library schools that was conducted to determine the status of literacy studies in their curricula. Highlights include courses on literacy; lectures on literacy as part of other courses; and plans for the future. An appendix includes definitions of six types of literacy. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Literacy, Course Content, Curriculum Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Brown, Maryann Kevin – Special Libraries, 1980
Argues for common understandings of the language and definitions used for recording information about libraries, and presents a method by which impressions of library behavior can be organized. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Data Collection, Definitions, Language Standardization
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Provides background on distance education via television and computer, and lists resources to develop information services for teachers and students. The resource list includes background and history, journals and periodicals, cable and satellite resources, centers and support services, and related resources on distance education, e-mail…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Networks, Definitions, Distance Education
Becker, Karen A. – College and Research Libraries News, 1987
Presents a "family tree" of optical technologies with a list of definitions, and briefly discusses some of the issues relating to optical technologies and their use in libraries. (CLB)
Descriptors: Costs, Definitions, Lasers, Library Automation
DeYoung, Barbara – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Explores incompatible operating systems as the basic reason why software packages will not work on different microcomputers; defines operating system; explores compatibility issues surrounding the IBM MS-DOS; and presents two future trends in hardware and software developments which indicate a return to true compatibility. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Definitions, Design, Equipment Manufacturers
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
This report describes current book deterioration in libraries, the status and economics of acid free paper production, and categories of books which should be printed on acid-free paper. Recommendations are discussed for publishers and librarians regarding the use of acid-free paper. Technical guidelines on paper acidity, a table on manufacturers…
Descriptors: Books, Definitions, Guidelines, Librarians
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