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An Organizational Model for Instructional Support at a Community College.
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Mundell, Jacqueline; Celene-Martel, Coryl; Braziunas, Tom – Information Technology and Libraries, 2003
Describes the Instructional and Information Support Services (IISS) division at North Seattle Community College, which brings together the college's library, media services, and distance learning units as well as the Teaching and Learning center to support instruction campus-wide. Discusses the campus technological infrastructure, online courses,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Media
At the Threshold of a Library Network.
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Khalid, Farooq A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Highlights both the benefits and the problems associated with networking in libraries and discusses circumstances that are forcing information centers in the Arabian Gulf region to begin thinking about library networking. Topics include governing models, resource sharing, timeliness, cost effectiveness, currency, reliability, and a union catalog…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Governance, Information Centers
LISPA (Library and Information Center Staff Planning Advisor): A Microcomputer-Based System.
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Devadason, F. J.; Vespry, H. A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Describes LISPA (Library and Information Center Staff Planning Advisor), a set of programs based on Ranganathan's staff plan model. LISPA particularly aids in planning for library staff requirements, both professional and paraprofessional, in developing countries where automated systems for other library operations are not yet available.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Developing Nations, Library Automation
The Human-Computer Interface and Information Literacy: Some Basics and Beyond.
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Church, Gary M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Discusses human/computer interaction research, human/computer interface, and their relationships to information literacy. Highlights include communication models; cognitive perspectives; task analysis; theory of action; problem solving; instructional design considerations; and a suggestion that human/information interface may be a more appropriate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Interfaces, Information Literacy
The Linked Systems Protocol and the Future of Bibliographic Networks and Systems.
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Buckland, Michael K.; Lynch, Clifford A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the Linked Systems Protocol, a draft national standard for bibliographic information retrieval aimed at developing an extended protocol for the movement of bibliographic information from one system to another, and its implications for library automation, the individual librarian, and the library user. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks
"A Library and Apparatus of Every Kind": The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia.
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Seaman, David M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia that contains an online collection of full-text databases delivered through a single search program. Highlights include user support services; use of Standard Generalized Markup Language; users; and providing a model for other universities. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Full Text Databases, Higher Education
Hanging Together To Avoid Hanging Separately: Opportunities for Academic Libraries and Consortia.
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Allen, Barbara McFadden; Hirshon, Arnold – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Discusses academic library consortia, examines types of consortia, and presents three case histories (OhioLINK, PALCI and CIC). Highlights include economic competition; changes in information access and delivery; growth of information technology; quality improvement; and future strategies, including pricing models for electronic information,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Competition, Consortia
Engelond: A Model for Faculty-Librarian Collaboration in the Information Age.
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Walter, Scott – Information Technology and Libraries, 2000
Reports on the success of a pilot program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City library in course-integrated information literacy instruction in the field of medieval studies that stresses critical thinking skills to properly evaluate Web sites. Discusses faculty-librarian collaboration and future collaboration possibilities. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods