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Peer reviewedMagrath, Lynn L. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Discusses library staff and public reaction to the computerization of library operations at the Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado Springs. An outline of computer applications implemented since the inception of the program in 1975 is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Feedback, Library Automation, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedDonaldson, Marion F. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Description of video services at Lake County Public Library, Indiana, highlights the installation of a satellite receiver system and notes funding and justification, components of a satellite system, decisions and sources of assistance, programming available, and future considerations. (EJS)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Library Services, Programing (Broadcast), Public Libraries
Peer reviewedGosier, L. James; Crisco, Mary E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Describes the development of telephone communications links between automated circulation systems in six public library systems in the state of Maryland, and discusses the implications of such links for interlibrary loan programs. (JL)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedFowler, Bonnie S.; Smith, Duncan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Discusses institution of public access microcomputers in Adult Continuing Education Department of Forsyth County Public Library, noting three goals and how they are being met--computer literacy, information/instruction, and development of a local educational opportunity database. A list of books and magazines used in the computer center is…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Awareness, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Peer reviewedWoods, L. B.; Walker, Jon – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Discusses the applications of computer technology to community information and referral (I&R) services, basic planning considerations for automating an I&R service, and the development of an automated I&R system. Examples of computer supported I&R services in operation are given and the Tulsa City-County Library System's approach…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Data Processing, Library Automation
Peer reviewedInformation Technology and Libraries, 1984
Results of survey identifying U.S. libraries that provide public access television production services to communities are organized into nine categories: alphabetical listing, current facility status, programing information, funding sources, budget/staff breakdown, volunteer programs, access services provided, type and value of equipment, and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cable Television, Financial Support, Library Facilities
Peer reviewedEllefsen, David – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Describes public library reference service which allows patrons to type out search instructions on a computer terminal, review and select references, and receive, by high-speed printer, facsimile copy of selected periodical articles. Development of periodicals center at main county library and use of self-coaching SEARCH HELPER system are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Peer reviewedUrbanek, Val – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
User-friendly computer terminals with touch sensitive screens are used in new instruction and information dissemination system operating at Providence Public Library and Rockefeller Library at Brown University. This microcomputer-based turnkey system offers databases built by librarians providing information such as use of library, book reviews,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Databases, Display Systems
Peer reviewedGrant, Wallace C.; Jones, Dorothy E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Describes new technology that adapts online catalogs into large-print, speaking catalogs and discusses a step-by-step approach for implementing the technology in public and academic libraries. Suggestions on developing a work team, descriptions of the technology and its installation, and approaches to teaching and assisting visually impaired…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedLutz, Marilyn; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Five papers discuss topics related to the USMARC Community Information Format (CIF), including using CIF to create a public service resource network; development of a CIF-based database of materials relating to multicultural and differently-abled populations; background on CIF; development of an information and referral database; and CIF and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Information Services, Cultural Differences, Databases
