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Adding Bite to the Bark: Using LibGuides2 Migration as Impetus to Introduce Strong Content Standards
Fritch, Melia; Pitts, Joelle E. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
The authors discuss the long-term accumulation of unstandardized and inaccessible content within the Libguides system and the decision-making process to create and implement a set of standards using the migration to the LibGuides2 platform as a vehicle for change. Included in the discussion are strategies for the creation of standards and…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Information Policy, Compliance (Legal), Change Strategies
Organization for Autism Research, 2019
Parents of children with autism face many challenges that arise from the practical, day-to-day issues of living with autism. The specific goals of this guide are to help parents: (1) find information about autism; (2) distinguish between research-based and non-research-based information; (3) become savvy consumers of information by giving them the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Rearing, Parent Education

Thompson, Dorothea M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
Illustrates that proper use of location information in the NUC and OCLC databases can reduce costs and improve interlibrary loan efficiency. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Stewart, Linda – American Libraries, 1987
Presents guidelines developed at Cornell University for selection of compact-disc databases for public use in libraries. Criteria are suggested for the following areas: (1) collection development; (2) administrative considerations; (3) vendor considerations; (4) search capabilities; and (5) ease of use. One reference is listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Library Material Selection
Lynn, Patricia D. – 1988
This two-page paper is an instructional guide for the use of the DIALOG OnDisc version of ERIC on CD-ROM in a university library. It is noted that the computer with which the guide is to be used provides access to citations of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database from 1980 to the present. Instructions are provided in a sequential,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Databases, Guidelines

Spore, Stuart – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discussion of downloading from online public access catalogs focuses on downloading to MS-DOS microcomputers from the INNOPAC online catalog system. Tools for capturing and postprocessing downloaded files are described, technical and institutional constraints on downloading are addressed, and an innovative program for overcoming such constraints…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education

Cipolla, Wilma Reid – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Suggests ways of using computers to access the periodical literature including integrated public access catalogs; natural language display; network access to area union lists; links between indexing and location tools; access to journal content through the online catalog; broadened search capabilities; and remote user access with document…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Philbin, Paul; Ryan, Joe – The Laserdisk Professional, 1988
Summarizes the steps in introducing CD-ROM in an academic library and lists producer/distributor, system requirements, price, and description/comments for CD-ROM products in the categories of educational research; library catalog support; curriculum development aids; reference sources; and administrative aids. A sidebar discusses CD-ROM use at the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Databases, Educational Administration
Welch, C. Brigid, Ed. – 1990
This kit is based on 73 responses to a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services to obtain information on the management of CD-ROM database installations in ARL libraries. The survey sought information in the areas of CD-ROM funding, instruction and publicity, organization, equipment, security,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Administration

Palais, Elliot – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Describes a methodology which analyzes courses described in university catalogs in order to produce a database used in the compilation of a collection development policy statement. Each step of the analysis is described, and tables are used to track sample data through the entire process. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Data Analysis

Snure, Karen R. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
In February 1991, OCLC tested its newly developed product--the FirstSearch Catalog. Designed distinctly for the end user, FirstSearch is an online computer system providing access to a variety of databases. By October 1991, the system was made commercially available to all OCLC member libraries. The Ohio State University served as a test site for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
California Univ., Oakland. Div. of Library Automation. – 1990
Three reports describe the standards and format to be used when contributing bibliographic records to MELVYL, the University of California (UC) online library catalog. The first report, which was revised and approved in May 1990, defines record format standards, record maintenance information standards, bibliographic fields, local data fields,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities
Goodwin, Bryan; Schroeder, Paul – 1987
This user's guide to conducting a preliminary search of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database on CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory) begins by briefly describing the types of materials found in ERIC and explains the four steps common to the any computer search: (1) definition of topic elements and formation of concept…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Coyle, Karen – 1992
The University of California Catalog and Periodicals databases each have over 20 separately contributing libraries, and records for the same work can enter the MELVYL system from different campus libraries. MELVYL's goal is to have one union record for each distinct edition of a work. To promote this goal, the University's Division of Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
Kraft, Melissa A.; Pugh, W. Jean – Database, 1988
Describes the steps involved in designing a user manual for an in-house database. Topics covered include goal definition, target audience identification, production scheduling, design and production choices, testing and review, and updating of the manual. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Documentation, Guidelines