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| Cochrane, Clive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBrophy, Peter – Journal of Documentation, 2000
Describes the characteristics and roles of traditional libraries and information services, and examines predictions about their future. Analyzes recent models of the electronic or digital library, and describes the concept of the hybrid library. On this basis, develops a generic model of the library, using that term in its broadest sense.…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Information Services, Libraries
Peer reviewedDugdale, David; Dugdale, Christine – Journal of Documentation, 2000
Describes the development of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Analyzes potential of the system to increase economy, efficiency and effectiveness in library services and relates it to how the needs of sponsors and students can be met. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTedd, Lucy A. – Journal of Documentation, 1995
An overview of the development of CD-ROMs is presented. Aspects covered include changes in coverage, the use of CD-ROMs in libraries and information units, changes in search interfaces and growth in end-user searching, changes in CD-ROM publishers, and hardware and networking developments. (Author)
Descriptors: Background, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Information Technology
Peer reviewedRodger, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Documentation, 1988
Highlights some of the developments in the following areas that have taken place during the period 1977-87 in British university libraries: (1) library resources; (2) automation; (3) collection building; (4) technical services; (5) reader services; (6) management and staffing; and (7) cooperation. (71 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedWalters, William H. – Journal of Documentation, 1999
Describes collection-development strategies for use in the identification, evaluation, and selection of numeric-data resources. Addresses three primary issues: the delineation of collecting scope and organizational role; the identification of potentially relevant data resources; and the evaluation of those resources in accordance with objective,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources
Peer reviewedKushkowski, Jeffrey D.; Gerhard, Kristin H.; Dobson, Cynthia – Journal of Documentation, 1998
The Simple Index Method overcomes the difficulties in building a core list for serials in interdisciplinary fields by using multiple indexes which cover various aspects of the subject. Collection-development librarians can develop a core list when standard bibliographies or specific indexing and abstracting tools are lacking and can tailor that…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, Indexes
Peer reviewedCochrane, Clive – Journal of Documentation, 1993
Reviews trends in the collection and use of moving images in Great Britain between 1935 and 1985, concentrating on nonfiction material and the National Film Archive. Topics include collection, preservation, changing patterns of use, the impact of television, regional archives, the need for more systematic efforts, and reports and conferences.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Documentaries, Film Libraries
