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Creating the User-Friendly Library by Evaluating Patron Perception of Signage.
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Bosman, Ellen; Rusinek, Carol – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
Librarians at Indiana University Northwest Library surveyed patrons on how to make the library's collection and services more accessible by improving signage. Examines the effectiveness of signage to instruct users, reduce difficulties and fears, ameliorate negative experiences, and contribute to a user-friendly environment. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Criteria, Improvement
The Gateway: A Bridge to the Library of the Future.
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Dowler, Lawrence; Farwell, Laura – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Describes factors behind a 1993 proposal at Harvard College (Massachusetts) to renovate its undergraduate library to a gateway library to change from print to digital information. Summarizes findings from a national conference sponsored by Harvard College Library and based on a position paper entitled "Gateways to Knowledge: A New Direction…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Agents, Conference Proceedings, Facility Improvement
Creating an X Window Terminal-Based Information Technology Center.
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Klassen, Tim W. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
The creation of an information technology center at the University of Oregon Science Library is described. Goals included providing access to Internet-based resources and multimedia software, platforms for running science-oriented software, and resources so students can create multimedia materials. A mixed-lab platform was created with Unix-based…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software Development, Higher Education
Improved Access to Engineering Society Technical Papers.
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Miller, Jeannie P; Stringer-Hye, Richard – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1995
Presents a study by Texas A&M University to find steps to improve access to engineering society technical papers. Steps include: consolidating indexes, creating finding guides, changing shelving procedures, and utilizing gopher-client servers. A table displays indexing results via an online system and appendixes offer an example of a gopher…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Improvement, Indexing
Automated Reshelving Statistics as a Tool in Reference Collection Management.
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Welch, Jeanie M.; Cauble, Lynn A.; Little, Lara B. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
Discusses implementation of the automated recording of reshelving statistics for print reference materials and the use of these statistics in reference-collection development and management, especially in making acquisitions and weeding decisions, based on experiences at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
What Does Electronic Full-Text Really Mean? A Comparison of Database Vendors and What They Deliver.
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Brennan, Patricia B. M.; Burkhardt, Joanna; McMullen, Susan; Wallace, Marla – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Describes the experiences of Rhode Island's Higher Education Library Information Network (HELIN) Consortium in purchasing electronic journals and databases. Discusses criteria and guidelines developed to help in the decision making process, including coverage, indexing, search features, help features, screen design, full text availability,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Consortia