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Peer reviewedHock, Randolph E. – College and Research Libraries, 1975
Describes the experience of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries with computerized searches. (PF)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Libraries, Costs, Databases
Peer reviewedRowe, Judith S.; Ryan, Mary – College and Research Libraries, 1974
The article discusses some of the problems of introducing machine-readable data bases into the library service environment. Authors describe diverse approaches used in making tapes of the 1970 Census of Population and Housing available to users through the library. (JB)
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Libraries, Databases, Information Services
Peer reviewedBroadus, Robert N. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Review of research on online public access catalogs sponsored by Council on Library Resources notes the scope and method (questionnaires administered to catalog users and nonusers in 29 participating institutions) and findings and applications (including organizational setting and computer system, catalog use and satisfaction, and implications).…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Services
Peer reviewedSnyder, Henry – College and Research Libraries, 1986
The administrator of the library of the future will be concerned with costs of new services, while the scholar will see a knowledge explosion within his or her own lifetime. Librarians must help scholars stay informed of new developments in their respective disciplines and teach them new techniques to access materials. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedButler, John T. – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes a current awareness service developed for science and engineering faculty at the University of Minnesota that used microcomputer databases, a campus network, mainframe computing, and electronic mail to provide weekly searches of recently published literature. Cost effectiveness is discussed, and results of an evaluation of the service…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
