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| Electronic Library | 7 |
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| Casorso, Tracy M. | 1 |
| DiMattia, Ernest A., Jr. | 1 |
| Heller, Paul | 1 |
| Helstien, Brian A. | 1 |
| King, Hannah | 1 |
| Roes, Hans | 1 |
| Steele, Colin | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
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Peer reviewedCasorso, Tracy M. – Electronic Library, 1992
Describes objectives and technical design of the NCSU (North Carolina State University) Digitized Document Transmission Project, a collaborative project among the NCSU libraries, the National Agricultural Library, and 11 land grant university libraries, which is exploring issues involved in developing network-based document delivery systems for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedHeller, Paul – Electronic Library, 1992
Describes remote access to the Norwich University (Vermont) online library catalog. Promotion of this service and impact on library attendance, circulation, and interlibrary loan are addressed. Sample screen displays and tables presenting attendance and circulation statistics are included. (five references) (MES)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedKing, Hannah – Electronic Library, 1993
Questions the wisdom of permitting visions of the electronic library to drive budgets and strategic planning. Social and economic realities limiting user access to information, new roles for librarians, and models that guide management of information resources and services by real librarians for real users are discussed. A proposed action agenda…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedDiMattia, Ernest A., Jr. – Electronic Library, 1993
Relates the concept of total quality management to serving information users through remote access technology. The three key factors of personnel, user communication, and equipment support, as well as other areas of concern, are considered. (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Technology
Peer reviewedHelstien, Brian A. – Electronic Library, 1995
Addresses an article written by Nicholson Baker in 1994 that lamented the demise of the paper card catalog, and points out important aspects of online catalogs and library computerization not discussed by Baker: authority control, collection preservation, collection costs, and access to materials. (JKP)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Card Catalogs, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedSteele, Colin – Electronic Library, 1993
Reviews global electronic access changes and their impact on library operations with particular references to developments at the Australian National University. Topics discussed include scholarly communication; user demands; information technology developments; library structures and organizations; management qualifications for librarianship;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRoes, Hans – Electronic Library, 1993
Describes the development of the Online Contents Service at Tilburg University (Netherlands) that provides users with desktop microcomputer access to the contents of journals held at the university. The rationale, procedures, retrieval software, subject search capability, and future developments are discussed. (five references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Character Recognition, College Libraries, Computer Software
