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Horner, S. J. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Describes the Educational Resources Center at Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY, which opened in October of 1980 and makes extensive use of the new technologies. (CHC)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Fecher, Ellen – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1985
This essay focuses on types of health information the public is seeking and sources for obtaining health data. Discussion of librarian's role in providing health information covers legal entanglements, reference interview, collections and services provided by academic health science libraries, hospital libraries, and public libraries, and future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Health, Higher Education, Hospital Libraries
Parikh, Neel; Broidy, Ellen – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Addresses the question of librarians' response to women's needs, examining the basic differences between public and academic libraries and their service philosophies in terms of the community of women library users, collection development of material on women's issues, access to information, and library services for women. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Females, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Manley, Will; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
The innovative designs of three libraries are described: the Tempe (Arizona) Public Library, which emphasizes services for children and students; an underground library at Park College, Missouri; and a public library located in the Vancouver (Washington) Mall. The fourth article describes the work going on to restore the Los Angeles (California)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Facilities
Byles, Torrey – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Describes the growth of academic computing and the resulting need to redefine curriculum, university structures, and the relationship of the university to other institutions and society at large. Topics covered include courseware; the role of academic libraries; the incorporation of online catalogs into national academic networks; and university…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Environment, Computer Networks, Courseware
Billings, Harold – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1995
Discusses the future of librarians, libraries, and library schools in the age of electronic information. Commentary includes the changing role of the librarian in information selection; organization and access in instruction; and suggestions for revitalizing library education and image improvement. (seven references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Hyman, Richard; Wedgeworth, Robert – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Identifies challenges facing graduate library education and recommends ways to keep library programs from closing, including better defining the profession of librarianship and avoiding isolation by engaging in high-profile, universitywide relationships with other academic departments. Unique characteristics of librarians and librarianship are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Improvement Programs