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Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1985
The first of two phases of this study consisted of assessing the need for a more formal library network in Virginia by surveying libraries, conducting site visits, interviews, and regional hearings, and reviewing documentation on existing levels of automation and networking in the commonwealth. Information gathered during this phase supported both…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Legal Problems, Library Automation
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Networks
Berger, Patricia W., Ed.; Robinson, Barbara M., Ed. – 1984
This report presents the research and findings of the 16-member Task Force on the Role of the Special Library in Nationwide Networks and Cooperative Programs. Four working groups studied the following issues: constituencies; network legislation; benefits, barriers, and constraints to and from special library participation in networks; and the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Science, Library Associations, Library Cooperation
Kester, Diane Katherine Davies – 1990
The successful inclusion of school library media centers in fully articulated networks involves considerable planning and organization for technological change. In this study a preliminary model of the stages of school system participation in library networks was developed with the major activities for each stage identified. The model follows…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks, Learning Resources Centers
Redfield, Gretchen – 1978
As a first step towards resource sharing among libraries in the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System (CAMLS), a unique method, called the Site Appraisal for Area Resources Inventory (SAFARI), was developed to examine the library collections. This approach was different than others in that collections were compared by experts in a specific…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Facility Inventory, Libraries, Library Collections
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Wilson, John S. – Government Publications Review, 1992
Reports results of a questionnaire sent to depository libraries in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Survey collected demographic information on documents librarians and information on library cooperation, including relationships with regional depository libraries. Some reasons for slow growth of consortia…
Descriptors: Consortia, Demography, Depository Libraries, Facsimile Transmission
Schiller, Nancy – 1992
This publication describes the results of a 1992 survey of Association of Research Libraries member libraries to determine the extent to which they are becoming virtual libraries, i.e., libraries in which computer and telecommunications technologies make access to a wide range of information resources possible. Areas covered by the survey included…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Journals
Trezza, Alphonse F. – 1982
The current interaction among federal libraries and information centers was examined and assessed to determine ways to improve the coordination of resources and services among federal libraries and to increase cooperation between federal and non-federal libraries in order to meet national, state, and local information needs. The more than 400…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Cooperation
Van Toll, Faith; McNamara, Mary E. – 1980
In January 1972, the Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library Network initiated an extramural program with a coordinator at each of its participating libraries to function as liaison between the network and basic units. Data collection devices were developed in order to evaluate the program in terms of its ability to foster responsible…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Data Collection, Institutional Evaluation, Library Administration
DeWath, Nancy Van House – 1981
A 2-phase study evaluated the existing reference referral network in California, and developed and evaluated two alternative designs, one organization-based and the other formula-based. The evaluation phase consisted of the following tasks: (1) a survey of all public libraries and cooperative systems of the state regarding their priorities for and…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
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Turock, Betty J. – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Reports on research undertaken to develop model for planning and evaluating regional multitype library networks that engage in resource sharing. Identification and interdependence of eight organizational variables (planning, governance, funding, communication and delivery, configuration, administration, evaluation, and success) based upon members'…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Hypothesis Testing, Interviews, Library Administration
Kaufman, David, Ed. – 1991
This manual is designed to provide information to interlibrary loan (ILL) practitioners about the philosophy behind interlibrary loan, as well as a functional knowledge of its routines. The first part of the manual presents general and background material about interlibrary loans. Included in this section are a glossary of library terms, the…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, NY. – 1981
This report examines interlibrary loan traffic in the New York City area and how it interfaces with the New York State Interlibrary Loan System (NYSILL), and recommends possible alternative methods by which the regional libraries might share resources. It is the final product of a special task force of the New York Metropolitan Reference and…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Materials, Library Networks
Latta, Gail F., Comp. – 1992
To gather more information on the role of the liaison in research libraries, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services conducted a survey in 1992 of its academic library members. Completed surveys were returned by 49 libraries. Liaisons in both technical and public services were reported by 59 percent, while 31…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Crocker, Christine; And Others – 1987
Based upon the 211 usable responses received to a survey of the libraries of 68 colleges of advanced education, 19 universities, and 226 technical and further education (TAFE) colleges in Australia, this report considers the establishment of a system that would permit distance education students to borrow materials from a local academic library.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Fees, Foreign Countries
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