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The Many-Headed Hydra: Information Networking at LAA.

Peer reviewed

Winzenried, Arthur P. – Electronic Library, 1997

Describes an integrated computer library system installed at Lilydale Adventist Academy (LAA) in Melbourne (Australia) in response to a limited budget, increased demand, and greater user expectations. Topics include student workstations, cost effectiveness, CD-ROMS on local area networks, and student input regarding their needs. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Expenditures

CD-ROM and the Academic Reference Librarian: A Review of the Literature.

Peer reviewed

Thornburg, Barbara J. – Electronic Library, 1992

Examines the effects of CD-ROM on academic library reference work. Topics discussed include the impact on job duties of the reference librarian; impact on users; system drawbacks; location of equipment; search strategies of users versus librarians; budgetary concerns; and future ramifications, including networking and electronic publishing. (10…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Higher Education