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Beinhoff, Lisa A.; Cox, Stephen – American Libraries, 2000
Discusses rare books in library collections and problems that are encountered with theft and/or preservation. Highlights include the effects of online auctions on the Internet; costs of replacing lost materials; and libraries that keep valuable books in the circulating collection, stamping them and subjecting them to use that devalues them. (LRW)
Descriptors: Costs, Internet, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Foster, Andrea L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2003
The obstacles faced by the online subscription library, Questia, illustrate the pitfalls of designing an online library for college students without winning over librarians and faculty. A major problem is the small size of Questia's collections. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Libraries, Library Collections
Campbell, Deborah – 2002
The PictureAustralia service is a collaboration between cultural agencies to bring their digital pictorial collections together at the one web site, hosted by the National Library of Australia. It was developed through the identification of a need for a national image discovery service. The key to the service is its cross-sectoral nature,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Directories, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Trubkin, Leone – Online, 1982
Describes a method for identifying frequently cited business- and management-related journals using the DIALOG Information Service and discusses the relevance of this method to the selection of publications for a basic collection on business and management. Tables listing the frequently cited periodicals and the databases consulted in the study…
Descriptors: Administration, Business, Databases, Information Retrieval
Daugherty, Robert Allen – Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 1980
Describes the statistical programs which report on activities of the university library computer system. These statistical reports document the status of the master bibliographic file, serials holdings, patrons, and circulation activity. The reports are used in decision making for collection development. (SW)
Descriptors: Coordination, Databases, Information Systems, Library Circulation
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Special Libraries, 1989
Describes the facilities, collections, and services of the following special libraries in New York City: Shea and Gould Library; American Foundation for the Blind; Brooklyn Museum; Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Library; Public Relations of American Information Center; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and Brooklyn Public Library Business…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Facilities, Library Services, Online Systems
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Cabello-Argandona, Roberto; Crary, Eleanor Ross – Catholic Library World, 1981
Discusses the issues involved in the development of bilingual access to Spanish and bilingual materials held by libraries serving the Spanish speaking, with special reference to California. A progress report on the endeavors of the California Spanish Language Data Base is given. Four references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Databases, Indexing, Library Collections
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Sadek, Nancy – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the use of the Guelph Document System (CODOC) as a vehicle for handling the University of Guelph's archival collection, noting difficulties that were encountered, as well as advantages. Two references are cited. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
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Hannah, Kerry – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the preparation for conversion, the implementation of the Guelph Documents System (CODOC) to organize and retrieve government documents, and the resulting benefits in the Guelph Public Library. Eight references are cited. (CHC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
Thorson, A. Robert; Davis, Phyllis B. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1980
Describes the development of the computerized Library Control System, which links the resources of the Ohio State University Libraries and the State Library of Ohio, enabling users at either institution to access the complete holdings of the other. Borrowing statistics are reviewed in light of this new capability. (JD)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
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Mathias, Eileen C. – Online Information Review, 2003
Describes a major digital imaging project just completed at the Ewell Sale Steward Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, PA). Discusses options that were considered for Web delivery of images and text, and reasons for choosing Innovative Interfaces, Inc.'s image management function. Describes the data entry process and reviews…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Metadata, Natural Resources, Online Catalogs
Charbonneau, Gary; And Others – 1983
This paper describes some of the problems encountered and the resolutions reached in converting Indiana University Libraries serials holdings information to the format specified in the 1980 American National Standard for Serial Holdings Statements at the Summary Level (ANSI). It is noted that this project was part of the development--by OCLC--of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Storage, Library Catalogs
Treadway, Cleo; McDavid, Lee – 1982
This progress report delineates activities completed during the first year of a federally funded project to catalog and preserve the Charles Coffin Collection, located in the Tusculum College Library at Greeneville, Tennessee. The Coffin Collection is described as the nearly intact original library of Greeneville College, which was a frontier…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries, Higher Education
Bruntjen, Scott; Carter, Ruth – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1984
Results of Pittsburgh Regional Library Center Serials Cancellation Project are discussed, providing insight into problems and opportunities of multi-institution collection management decision-making using the online catalog. Previous attempts to coordinate collection management decisions, cancellation of serial titles, an online standard code for…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Malkoff-Smith, Susan – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1983
Discusses the establishment of the library of the J. Paul Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, noting the architectural design of the Getty Museum, the Getty Trust, library automation, and collection development. (EJS)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collections
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