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| American Libraries | 7 |
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| Jacobson, Nancy C. | 1 |
| King, Patricia Miller | 1 |
| Mitchell, Liz | 1 |
| Potter, William Gray | 1 |
| Shurkin, Joel | 1 |
| Stephens, Kent | 1 |
| Tiefel, Virginia | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Historical Materials | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 2 |
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Mitchell, Liz – American Libraries, 1976
Reports on an interview with Ron Diener, head of the Office for Systems Planning and Research at Harvard University Library. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Scientists, Interviews, Librarians
Potter, William Gray – American Libraries, 1986
Describes resource sharing system in Illinois academic libraries that allows patrons to borrow materials from other libraries through user-friendly interlibrary loan commands on IBM personal computer terminals. Highlights include experiences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IBM personal computers as terminals, and increase in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
Stephens, Kent – American Libraries, 1986
A laserdisc periodical index (InfoTrac) that offers relatively sophisticated search capabilities without librarian assistance or user training is now popular college library research tool. The index database consists of more than half million references to articles and reviews published since 1982 in 1,000 general interest, business, and technical…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Display Systems, Higher Education
Shurkin, Joel – American Libraries, 1982
Recounts the history of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and Stanford University's involvement in it, with an account of the problems that developed with the system, particularly several computer failures which almost spelled the end of the network. The comments of key figures in the RLG story are included. (JL)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Databases, Financial Support
Jacobson, Nancy C.; And Others – American Libraries, 1984
Describes three ways in which libraries use computers to enhance reference services: "Answers," the community information and referral service at Memorial Hall Library, Andover, Massachusetts; the Hot Topics File at State University of New York/Oswego, Penfield Library; and features of RLIN and WLN databases which make them valuable…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Information Services, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
King, Patricia Miller – American Libraries, 1993
Describes the historical development of the Schlesinger Library, which was founded at Radcliffe College (Massachusetts) to document the lives and achievements of women. Topics discussed include funding, users, programs for the public, oral history projects, exhibitions, the culinary collection and research on food and food history, and the impact…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Exhibits, Females, Food
Tiefel, Virginia – American Libraries, 1991
Describes the Ohio State University Libraries' Gateway to Information project, which was developed to help users find, evaluate, and select materials in any format; access online catalogs and CD-ROM databases; and apply information seeking and critical thinking skills independently. Funding support is discussed and Gateway's impact on the future…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Critical Thinking, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
