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Changing the Tasks of Cataloging.
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Leighton, Lee – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Addresses changes in cataloging at the University of California, Berkeley. Discusses experimentation with pilot technical services (OCLC PromtCat, Bibliographic Record Notification, and Repeat Search); technical services staff reductions and the emergence of a new staffing model and motivating supervisors and staff to become more flexible and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change, Databases
Empowering the Patron: Redesigning Interlibrary Loan Services.
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Preece, Barbara G.; Logue, Susan – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Describes three projects implemented by the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's library that are designed to empower the patron: (1) patron-initiated borrowing; (2) Interlibrary Loan Link on FirstSearch databases; and (3) implementation of Web-based interlibrary loan request forms. Explains the role of institutional support and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Databases
The Role of the Serials Vendor in the Collection Assessment and Evaluation Process.
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Born, Kathleen – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Examines the role of the serials vendor in the collection assessment and evaluation process in academic libraries. Topics discussed include the subscription agency's resources, including databases; issues of quality, accessibility, and manageability; costs, both present and future forecasts; availability, including document delivery; and issues of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Databases, Futures (of Society)
In Support of Collection Assessment: The Role of Automation in the Acquisitions and Serials Departments.
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Hawks, Carol Pitts – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes the role of automation in library acquisitions and serials departments in support of collection development. Highlights include workstations and expert systems; links to external databases; vendor services, including serials services and online review and selection of approval books; and automated access to collection development…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Databases, Expert Systems, Library Acquisition
Strategies for Stretching the Collection Budget.
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Lynden, Frederick C. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes strategies that academic libraries can use to stretch the collection budget in the face of increasing costs. Collection management measures are discussed, including cancellations, coordinated buying, and cooperative databases; budgetary strategies are described; and political factors are considered, including faculty support,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Budgets, Costs
Information Technology: New Opportunities--New Problems.
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Woodsworth, Anne; Hoffman, Ellen – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Discusses issues that must be addressed by universities in order to ensure access to information resources by students and faculty, and possible roles of academic libraries within the electronic environment. Topics covered include the changing face of knowledge, costs of information technology, copyrights, and universities as organizations. (14…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Environment, Copyrights