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Access to Full-Text Journal Articles: Some Practical Considerations.
Racine, Drew – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Discusses some of the issues and problems involved in using electronic full-text journals in the University of Texas at Austin libraries. Issues addressed include different standards; subjects represented and the time period covered; hardware considerations; software; printing; skills and training needed for library staff and for users; and costs.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Printers, Computer Software, Costs
Libraries, Public Policy, and Economic Development.
Bolt, Nancy – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses the role of libraries and productivity, one of the three main themes that will be addressed at the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Statewide coordinated efforts to serve business and government clientele are emphasized, and statewide databases in Colorado, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are described.…
Descriptors: Business, Conferences, Databases, Economic Development
Information Technologies at Carnegie Mellon.
Troll, Denise A. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Describes research and development of the Mercury Electronic Library Project, which was developed at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries to design an advanced retrieval system. Topics discussed include system architecture; security; performance, including automated and manual assessments; enhanced retrieval, including available databases;…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries
Special Section: Library Buildings.
Cooper, Walter; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1994
This special section includes eight articles that address issues concerning library buildings. Highlights include information technologies; industry standards; design; management issues, including organizational climate; long-range, or strategic, planning, including models and political issues; friends of library groups; technology in reference…
Descriptors: Databases, Facility Guidelines, Information Technology, Leadership
Library Automation: The Next Wave.
Mason, Marilyn Gell – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Describes a long-range plan developed by the Cleveland Public Library to provide users with electronic information and full text delivery. Specific goals are addressed, including online catalog access and converting periodical holdings to electronic format; legal issues involving copyright are discussed; and pricing issues and user fees are…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Copyrights, Electronic Journals, Full Text Databases
Creating a New Definition of Library Cooperation: Past, Present, and Future Models.
Lenzini, Rebecca T.; Shaw, Ward – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Describes the creation and purpose of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL), the subsequent development of CARL Systems, and its current research projects. Topics discussed include online catalogs; UnCover, a journal article database; full text data; document delivery; visual images in computer systems; networks; and implications for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Documentation