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Steere, Paul J. – Library Journal, 2010
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the controversial Federal Library Agency Act (FLAA) on a nearly unanimous voice vote, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature. The House had passed it in February with a two-thirds majority. The FLAA creates a new mandate by combining federal library functions scattered…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Materials
Schneider, Karen G. – Library Journal, 2007
Over the next several decades, libraries will face the potential loss of all the e-journals, ebooks, electronic theses, local digital collections, and other "e-stuff" curated for the public good. A solution to this problem is LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe"), a free, open-source digital-preservation software from Stanford University that…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
Ballard, Tom – Library Journal, 1982
Contends that network resource sharing is a service that is not appreciated by public library patrons, who accept only immediate delivery as acceptable access to materials. Improvement and expansion of local holdings is suggested as an alternative to expensive networking arrangements. Twenty references are included. (RAA)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Library Journal, 2004
This article is about Jeff Trzeciak, the tech hotshot at the Wayne State libraries. He oversees instructional technology for the entire campus community, library technology services (with over 1000 workstations and 30 servers), digital library services, and the help desk. It is clear he loves his work. His passion, though, is creating online…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Library Networks, Library Services, Information Technology
Oberg, Larry R. – Library Journal, 1986
Description of VALNet (Valley Library Consortium), a consortium of public, academic, and school libraries in Idaho, highlights proposed online public access union catalog which would include nonbibliographic and referral files and circulation and serials control modules. The political climate, marketing, needs assessment, support and consultation,…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Consortia, Financial Problems, Grants