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Tracy, Joan – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Presents results of survey of procedures to handle the circulation of unbound periodicals in 232 public and academic libraries using four major turnkey automated circulation systems. Methods used are described (use of machine-readable symbol attached to issue) and procedures developed at the Eastern Washington University Library are explained in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Character Recognition, Higher Education, Library Automation
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St.-Jacques, Suzanne; Janke, Richard – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Presents results of survey of personnel allocation practices for online search services in 10 Canadian university libraries noting implications for remedies to problems at University of Ottawa. Assignment of searches on basis of subject specialization, training library technicians to run online searches, and end user searching are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Personnel
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Pisciotta, Henry; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Search Helper, a microcomputer software package marketed by Information Access Company to serve as a gateway to several of their databases, was selected as a system for introducing the Carnegie-Mellon University community to do-it-yourself database searching. Preliminary results of user survey indicate service to be extremely popular with library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Display Systems, Higher Education
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Dodd, Jane; Anders, Vicki – Library Hi Tech, 1984
In order to determine the feasibility of offering free online searches to undergraduates at Texas A&M University's Evans Library, free searches were offered to selected technical writing classes. Student evaluation of the searches are provided and ways to make the service available to undergraduates are suggested. Ten references are cited.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education
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Watts, Carol; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1995
This series of articles reviews the management of global change data and the role of librarians and information professionals. Topics include the Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) thesaurus project, ConQuest Software, the Assisted Search for Knowledge (ASK) project, metadata, standards, and Directory Interchange Format and USMARC.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Computer Software, Federal Government, Information Management