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| Public Libraries | 3 |
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| Dewey, Patrick R. | 1 |
| Dowlin, Kenneth | 1 |
| Foster, Janet | 1 |
| Hogan, Patricia M. | 1 |
| Rowland, Gerry | 1 |
| Sager, Don | 1 |
| Smith, Mark | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
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Peer reviewedSmith, Mark; Rowland, Gerry – Public Libraries, 1997
Traditional output measures for library services do not address the use of electronic resources and services, and national efforts to formulate such measures have failed. Describes the efforts of the Federal State Cooperative System for Public Library Data to identify output measures and the merits of various measures for local use of electronic…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text, Information Services, Library Services
Peer reviewedFoster, Janet – Public Libraries, 1999
Presents ideas and strategies to enhance digital reference services available via the Internet in public libraries. Describes print publications which include Web reference columns; subject guides, both print and online; and the resources of the Internet Public Library and other virtual reference desks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Internet, Library Services, Printed Materials
Peer reviewedSager, Don; Dewey, Patrick R.; Dowlin, Kenneth; Hogan, Patricia M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Includes three articles that consider the effects of the Internet on public library reference services. Highlights include the reliability of Internet information sources, its timeliness as a tool for information access and dissemination, the Internet as change agent for libraries; reference publishing, helping the searcher refine requests, and an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
