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Peer reviewedRoderer, Nancy K. – Library Trends, 1993
Describes five programs that have been significant to the evolution of biomedical communications in health sciences libraries over the last twenty years: the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM); Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS); National Research and Education Network (NREN); Unified Medical Language System…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Electronic Journals
Kesti, Julie – Library Journal, 1992
Report of the 1992 Medical Library Association (MLA) conference summarizes debates on librarians as chief information officers, electronic access versus ownership, electronic publishing and journal prices, and Total Quality Management. The role of the National Library of Medicine is discussed, and MLA honors and awards are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Networks, Conferences, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedAlgermissen, Virginia; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Describes the design of a customized online service at the Lister Hill Library (Alabama) that used a dial-in modem system to provide remote access to medical research materials. Problems with hardware and software incompatibility are discussed, user training is described, and the successful results are reviewed. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedWeise, Frieda O. – Library Trends, 1993
Provides an overview of developments in health sciences libraries leading to the virtual library. Highlights include online searching; integrated library systems; networked resources; the expansion of interlibrary loans and document delivery systems; the Integrated Academic Information Management System; and the role of the National Library of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Management, Information Networks, Integrated Library Systems
Peer reviewedBall, Marion J.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Seven articles present perspectives on the redesign/reengineering of an information services division in a major health sciences institution, based on lessons learned at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Topics addressed include information technology and the university, information services, user needs, redeploying resources, realigning…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedvan der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Miller, E. Stan – Electronic Library, 1995
Discusses how the Veterinary Science Library at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) promotes electronic communication through various Internet and other network links. Provides a sample of online information sources available to veterinary teams and animal health workers, and a list of electronic addresses for South African libraries and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
