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Growing a Technology Equipment Service in an Academic Library
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Anderson, Sean; Weatherbee, Sue – Computers in Libraries, 2012
The 21st-century student is highly technological. In order to encourage and enable the technologically advanced students, the authors wanted to develop a technology equipment service in the library at Texas A&M University-Commerce. They had an idea of what they wanted to accomplish but were unsure of how to get started. They started a small…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
Living Books and Dynamic Electronic Libraries.
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Barker, Philip – Electronic Library, 1996
Discusses changes that have taken place within library systems as a consequence of the emergence of new computer-based technologies. Highlights include using electronic documents; electronic libraries; digital projects; educational applications; and a case study of OASIS (Open Access Student Information Service), a document handling system in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
Academic Computing Facilities and Services in Higher Education--A Survey.
Warlick, Charles H. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1986
Presents statistics about academic computing facilities based on data collected over the past six years from 1,753 institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico for the "Directory of Computing Facilities in Higher Education." Organizational, functional, and financial characteristics are examined as well as types of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Budgets, Comparative Analysis
Technology Partnerships on Community College Campuses: Something Old, Something New, and Something Borrowed from the Library/Learning Resource Center.
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Weintraub, Tamara; Cater, Judy – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1999
Describes the historical role that community and junior college (CJC) library/learning resources centers have played in their efforts to establish technology-based learning initiatives and resources on CJC campuses. Palomar College Library/Media Center's services illustrate this experience, which serves as a model for campus-wide technology-based…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Implementing an "Ask a Librarian" Electronic Reference Service.
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Ryer, Mary Ann; Nebeker, Birte – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1999
Describes the thinking and research involved in implementing an electronic reference service to Raritan Valley Community College's Library Web Page. Discusses implementation of a jargon-free "Ask a Librarian" service with well-defined procedures and a plan for advertising the service. Ideas incorporated in the procedures and plans are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
The Development of an Electronic Interlibrary Loan Form at the Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences Library: A Survey.
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Lopeman, Holly – 1995
A survey of computer hardware and software access, network familiarity, and systems use was conducted to determine the optimum placement of two newly developed electronic Interlibrary Loan (ILL) forms at the Ohio State University Health Sciences Library. A sample of 205 ILL users were mailed a questionnaire, with a resultant 72% (n=148) response…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks