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Pelissier, Denise – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1996
To increase availability of specialized databases and information services to national institutions, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) developed a CD-ROM prototype and mailed it to 267 sites in 80 countries. A follow-up questionnaire determined individual sites' CD-ROM holdings, other media offerings,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Liu, David – Library Hi Tech News, 1996
Surveyed academic, corporate, and public libraries about their utilization of CD-ROMs and application of information technology. Results show that almost half of the surveyed libraries have over five computers with CD-ROMs and that most are technologically ready to meet patron information needs via facsimiles and electronic mail. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Corporate Libraries, Electronic Mail, Facsimile Transmission
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Stover, Mark – Library Trends, 1992
Describes electronic information resources in religious and theological studies, considers the impact these tools may have on theological librarians, and discusses results of a survey of electronic tools in theological libraries that was conducted to measure the attitudes of theological librarians toward computer-aided biblical research. (35…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biblical Literature, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education
Hanifan, Thomas; Hoogheem, Cynthia L. – 1992
The Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) libraries received a federal College Library Technology and Cooperation grant to provide and link public access catalogs at each college of the district--Clinton Community College, Muscatine Community College, and Scott Community College. That network is named Quad-LINC (Quad Cities Libraries in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Federal Aid, Grants
LaPoint, Virginia A. – 1997
Traditionally, libraries have had a role of providing equitable access for those who might not otherwise have access, and this role continues today in implementing access to electronic resources. However, there are special problems in applying this mission to prison libraries. A short history of automation in prison libraries is followed by a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Internet, Library Automation
Larson, Scott – 1996
This study is an attempt to do the following: (1) determine the extent that CD-ROM databases are used by librarians and patrons in Ohio law libraries; (2) define librarian and patron research preferences comparing CD-ROM, print, and online resources; (3) track general trends in law library acquisition of CD-ROM databases; (4) examine the degree of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Information Services