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The Research Libraries Group: Making a Difference.
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Michalko, James; Haeger, John – Library Hi Tech, 1994
This overview of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) discusses historical background, collaboration, new needs and expectations, the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN), the CitaDel service, the ARIEL service, the Eureka service, the Zephyr server, and JACKPHY-Plus Script Development, and preservation. (JLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education
Remote Reference Assistance for Electronic Information Resources over Networked Workstations.
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Billings, Harold; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Describes a project conducted at the University of Texas libraries that tested the feasibility of providing reference assistance by means of direct intervention by trained reference librarians to remote users of networked CD-ROM workstations. The use of federal depository CD-ROM databases is discussed. (Contains six references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Depository Libraries
Networked Electronic Information Systems at the University of Houston Libraries: The IRIS Project and Beyond.
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Gunning, Kathleen; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Provides an overview of the IRIS (Intelligent Reference Information System) project at the University of Houston (Texas) libraries; describes CD-ROM database performance tests, user reactions to the CD-ROM network, and a survey of users of an expert system to recommend reference sources; and reports on current activities and future plans.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design