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Albanese, Andrew Richard – Library Journal, 2006
This article observes that it's not hard to understand why Google creates such unease among librarians. The profession, however, can't afford to be myopic when it comes to Google. As inescapable as it is, Google is not the Internet. And as the web evolves, new opportunities and challenges loom larger for libraries than who's capturing the bulk of…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Information Technology, Libraries, Internet
Webster, Peter – Library Journal, 2007
For years, patrons have been able to access library services from home and in the library building, but in the world of Google, Yahoo, YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook, library web sites and catalogs are too often not the first place people go to look for information. The innovative use of toolbars could change this. Toolbars have been popular for…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Library Facilities, Library Services, Internet
Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 2005
Librarians are in the business of serving the public. Perhaps the public happens to be those who live in a particular city or county, or study at a college or university, or work at a certain organization. No matter where librarians work, they have clientele whose needs for information and entertainment need to be met. Some would think that…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Librarians, Internet, Information Technology
Maciuszko, Kathleen L. – Library Journal, 1989
Describes a study that compared retrieval obtained by searching hardcopy and online indexes. Measures of comparison were recall and precision, user preferences, and the amount of effort required to complete the search. The findings indicate that neither method offers an overall advantage and suggest that both search modes should be maintained. (12…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Efficiency, Indexes, Information Technology
Estes, Mark E. – Library Journal, 1998
Discusses the challenges confronting law libraries in this age of technology. Highlights include physical storage space; transformation of the library environment; search and retrieval challenges; law library/librarian profile; librarian/publisher partnerships; and the future roles of technology and library services. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Technology
Peters, Paul Evan – Library Journal, 1995
Considers the role of librarians in the networked information age. Topics include contributions of librarians to information technology, including bibliographic utilities, online database searching services, and public access to electronic information; future challenges, including controlling costs; considering community objectives; and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Community Attitudes, Computer Networks
Riley, Margaret – Library Journal, 1996
Developing an Internet local job resource collection to expand library services to jobseekers utilizes librarian expertise in the evaluation, selection, and presentation of resources. This article provides Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and descriptions for online resource guides containing job information, resume services, recruiting sites, job…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Employment Opportunities, Evaluation Criteria, Information Technology