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Peer reviewedGregory, N. – Online Review, 1979
Online information systems used by congressional legislators for administrative support, correspondence control, information retrieval, and electronc voting are presented. Expansion of these systems to permit public access is discussed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Administration, Databases, Disclosure, Information Retrieval
Ebbinghouse, Carol – Searcher, 1997
Explains listservs and describes how to locate listservs relating to the law. Topics include how to use listservs as current awareness tools; how to locate listserv archives; and how to use listservs as databases of information. Sidebars provide pertinent Web site addresses. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Sources
Hubbard, Abigail – Online, 1982
Discusses the availability and uses of online retrieval systems within the environment of a state legislature, identifies relevant databases, and reports the results of a survey of online retrieval system use by state legislatures. Examples of searches relevant to legislative concerns and a 23-item reference list are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Law Libraries
Franklin, Carl – Database, 1986
This first article of a three-part series provides an overview of the record format, organization, and coverage of two databanks providing legal information. Tables cover record segments and fields and inclusion of information from federal libraries, state cases, United Kingdom and French law libraries, and additional libraries and services. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Databases, Federal Government
Cihak, Herb – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Argues that information professionals should market services to ensure success for their libraries. Describes marketing strategies used by the University of Kentucky College of Law Library to promote electronic library services: CD-ROM placement, CD-ROM and Internet workshops, instruction guides, faculty Web pages, online tours, electronic mail,…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Scientists, Internet
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Parliamentary Libraries and Networks," a brief overview by Dermot Englefield (United Kingdom) of the position of legislative libraries in national networks, the extent of legislative…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Systems
Download full textFederal Library and Information Center Committee, Washington, DC. Federal Library and Information Network. – 1987
This document summarizes the nine presentations made at an institute on laser disk systems in libraries held at the Library of Congress in May 1987. The first speaker, Linda Helgerson, discussed advances in CD-ROM technology as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Judy McQueen focused primarily on the disadvantages of CD-ROM and urged caution…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
