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Sekyere, Kwabena – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
Email and chat/IM reference services have become a convenient and easily accessible option for the online community and libraries, particularly with increasing amounts of library resources now available electronically. This article gives an overview of Jing, which can be used to produce videos and screenshots on-the-fly, and demonstrates how to…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Services, Library Automation, Library Development
Balas, Janet L. – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Discusses online resources on ergonomics for librarians seeking to improve working environments or planning for staff and public work areas. A sidebar lists electronic addresses for 10 online sites for information including: World Wide Web sites, the Library of Congress gopher, archives on avoiding typing injuries, and electronic mailing lists.…
Descriptors: Archives, Electronic Mail, Human Factors Engineering, Information Sources
Saunders, Laverna M., Ed. – 1996
This book addresses many of the practical issues involved in developing the virtual library. Seven presentations from the Eighth Annual Computers in Libraries Conference are included in this book in augmented form. The papers are supplemented by "The Evolving Virtual Library: An Overview" (Laverna M. Saunders and Maurice Mitchell), a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Discusses libraries' uses of filters to prevent access to objectionable sites on the Internet. Highlights include the American Library Association's resolution against filters as a violation of First Amendment rights; patron's use of terminals for e-mail or games; using filters for collection management; and listservs and online resources…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Games, Electronic Mail, Information Management
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Staino, Rocco A. – Catholic Library World, 1989
Discusses the role of non-public school libraries, especially Catholic school libraries, in New York State's School Library System. The interlibrary loan networks which have been established are described, and benefits to participating libraries are discussed that include professional development as well as cooperative collection development. (LRW)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Interlibrary Loans
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Talab, Rosemary – TechTrends, 1992
Presents eight scenarios that involve copyright issues in media centers. Topics addressed include copying legally and illegally made videotapes; adding off-air tapes to the collection; storing illegally made computer programs; making archival copies of software; supervising student bulletin board systems; possible legal actions; and student…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Educational Administration, Electronic Mail
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Sweetland, James H. – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the impact of computerization on humanists and libraries. Highlights include a lack of relevant databases; a reliance on original text; vocabulary and language issues; lack of time pressure; research style; attitudes of humanists toward technology; trends in electronic publishing; hypertext; collection development; electronic mail;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail