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Woy, James B. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Reports results of 1983 survey of 25 public libraries and 1981 survey of 11 public libraries, both of which focused on facets of online information services--user fees, databases, documentation, equipment, miscellaneous services, and subject areas searched. The 1983 questionnaire and seven sources are appended. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Fees, Library Services, Library Surveys
Slanker, Barbara O. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1976
Describes the ways public libraries make use of the products of the information industry, and suggests areas for cooperation between the two communities. (PF)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Services, Library Networks
Blake, Fay M.; Irby, Jane – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1976
Examines the key differences between the information industry and public libraries and describes the computerized Community Information Project of San Mateo County, California. (PF)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Computers, Databases, Directories
Tertell, Susan M. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
This profile of INFORM, the fee-based service offered by Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center, highlights its background, online search services and frequently used databases, major planning considerations (equipment, user aids, choice of vendor, training), internal operations (billing, purchasing items for clients), marketing, and…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Fees, Information Needs
Sweeney, Richard T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Considers the impact of Remote Electronic Access and Delivery of Information (READI) upon library services, discusses the uses of online public access information systems in a library setting, describes videotex systems currently in use, and outlines possibilities for the creation of local databases, automatic borrowing of books, and other…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Delivery Systems, Information Networks
