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Mitchell, Erik T. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
One of the first big shifts in how libraries manage resources was the move from print-journal purchasing models to database-subscription and electronic-journal purchasing models. Libraries found that this transition helped them scale their resources and provide better service just by thinking a bit differently about their services. Likewise,…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Materials, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
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Gherman, Paul M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Summarizes the responses of research library directors to the Library of Congress' Network Advisory Committee statement, which stresses an egalitarian network environment. The special role of research libraries and the effect on their participation in local area and multitype networks are discussed. (6 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Networks, Library Role
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Sylvestre, Guy – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses the author's report, "The Future of the National Library of Canada," in terms of its scope, intent, and limitations. (CHC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
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Mackenzie, Christine – Australian Library Journal, 2008
The paper describes the introduction of Web 2.0 techniques and tools at the Yarra Plenty public library in Victoria, beginning with library staff. The author argues that as libraries move from Web 1.0 type delivery systems to the social networking world of Library 2.0 librarians need to deploy and make accessible these radically different systems,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Library Personnel, Public Libraries, Library Services
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Brunell, David H. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Discusses management issues that librarians face in offering public access to library resources through internetworking services, e.g., local area networks, campus networks, or the INTERNET. It is concluded that interface problems and lack of an effective technical support structure make access to library information on INTERNET more of an…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail, Information Management
Heath, Fred M. – Library Administration & Management, 1993
Discusses national information networks from the points of view of an academic librarian and the director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Topics addressed include the roles of libraries, the government, professional library associations, library administrators, and the private sector; user fees; and intellectual property rights.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Role, Computer Networks, Government Role
Miller, J. Gormly – 1981
Growing concern on behalf of the Cornell Libraries administration about the lack of a central plan for library collection development at Cornell resulted in a study of the collection development function at Cornell, and the product of that study is this comprehensive proposal for a university-wide library collection and information resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Higher Education, Information Networks
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King, Hannah – Electronic Library, 1993
Questions the wisdom of permitting visions of the electronic library to drive budgets and strategic planning. Social and economic realities limiting user access to information, new roles for librarians, and models that guide management of information resources and services by real librarians for real users are discussed. A proposed action agenda…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries
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Yavarkovsky, Jerome – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Describes the New York State Library's planning process and visions for its future in networked services. Topics discussed include roles for the library in a networked environment; leadership in networked services and training; network navigation; organizational response; services to state agencies and local government; and public kiosk services.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Leadership
Behrman, Sara – Library Administration & Management, 1994
Discussion of intellectual freedom, access to information, and public library administration focuses on three main areas: (1) access to minors; (2) access to library services by the poor, including library card registration policies that require a permanent address; and (3) charging fines and fees. Information equality and access to Internet are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Children, Computer Networks
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Smith, Eldred – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses networking, other forms of interlibrary cooperation, and the need for library managers to be aware of their role in these cooperative ventures. (CHC)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Diener, Ronald E. – Library Journal, 1981
Recommends that library administrators turn to public administration models in preference to business administration models for network management; this choice is predicated on the not-for-profit aspects of public service organizations. (RAA)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Crawford, Walt; Gorman, Michael – 1995
Policymakers and library administrators are being drawn to the idea of the "virtual library" and the "library without walls," the webs of electronic resources that supposedly will displace books, physical libraries, and most library staff, and are believing the virtual library to be imminent, adequate, and cost-effective. This…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
Nwoye, S. C. – 1979
An aspect of library legislation which is generally ignored is legislation that promotes the utilization of academic libraries to maximize the potential of a nation's resources. From the available literature it would seem that library legislation in developing nations still conforms strictly to the traditional view that library legislation should…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Legislation, Libraries
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RQ, 1994
Presents guidelines from the Reference and Adult Services Division relating to the needs of libraries that use fax and electronic document delivery systems in the interlibrary loan process. Highlights include equipment recommendations; uniform practices regarding equipment operation and administration; guidelines for borrowing and formatting; and…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Guidelines, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans
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