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Lee, Hur-Li – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Examines traditional conceptions of a library collection, and reveals four major presumptions associated with collections: tangibility, ownership, a user community, and an integrated retrieval mechanism. Explores challenges posed by media, and proposes an expanded concept of collection that considers the perspectives of both user and collection…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Materials
Kar, Debal C.; Deb, Subrata; Kumar, Satish – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Discusses the development of Electronic Library at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi). Highlights include: hardware and software used; the digital library/Virtual Electronic Library; directory of Internet journals; virtual reference resources; electronic collection/Physical Electronic Library; downloaded online full-length…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Catalogs, Library Collections
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Warner, Dorothy – Progressive Librarian, 2002
Presents an overview of concerns and problems with digital archiving, with a focus on preservation of government information. Addresses standards and costs. Discusses the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, and the digital preservation strategies of migration, emulation, and encapsulation. An appendix reviews some of the…
Descriptors: Archives, Government Publications, Information Storage, Information Technology
Barbakoff, Sondra – 1999
This paper describes the present shelf arrangement of instructional materials in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) located in Swirbul Library on the Garden City, Long Island campus of Adelphi University. The CMC is a special library resource supporting the curriculum of the School of Education at Adelphi, and graduate and undergraduate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bookstores, Classification, Higher Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1983
Based on surveys of library media specialists and teachers, an evaluation was conducted of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) School Library Resources Program, as operated during the 1982-83 school year. The stated objectives of the program were to demonstrate by June 1983 updating of library media services in 80% of the (public and…
Descriptors: Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Input Output Analysis, Learning Resources Centers
Oregon State Library, Salem. – 2001
The goal of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse is to uphold the principles of the Library Bill of Rights in all types of libraries by improving communication between librarians, board members, professional associations, and other concerned groups in Oregon about challenges to intellectual freedom, and by increasing awareness as to how…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Learning Resources Centers
Oregon State Library, Salem. – 2000
The goal of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse is to uphold the principles of the Library Bill of Rights in all types of libraries by improving communication between librarians, board members, professional associations, and other concerned groups in Oregon about challenges to intellectual freedom, and by increasing awareness as to how…
Descriptors: Censorship, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom
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Daly, Gail M. – Journal of Legal Education, 1995
Issues in the evaluation of the virtual law library are examined, including technological considerations, finance, and accreditation concerns. Conventional library evaluation and development of standards for virtual libraries are discussed. It is proposed that evaluation focus on information service outputs and access rather than library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accreditation (Institutions), Computer Networks, Evaluation Criteria
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
Data for this evaluation of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) School Library Resources Program as operated during the 1983-84 school year were collected via surveys of library media specialists and teachers. The stated objectives of the program scheduled for attainment by June 1984 called for planning a pilot program for…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Input Output Analysis, Learning Resources Centers