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Download full textKaske, Neal K. – 1990
Technological advancement in academic library resources sharing, networking, and information transfer have developed dramatically in the past decade, with institutions (including nonacademic libraries) finding themselves hard pressed to acquire the resources necessary to institute or otherwise improve their networking capabilities. Further, these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Categorical Aid, Computer Networks, Federal Aid
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
Technological advancement in academic library resources sharing, networking, and information transfer have developed dramatically in the past decade, with institutions (including nonacademic libraries) finding themselves hard pressed to acquire the resources necessary to institute or otherwise improve their networking capabilities. Further, these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Categorical Aid, Computer Networks, Federal Aid
Herzog, Kate – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues discussed at an institute held at Cornell University on the impact of electronic publishing on library collection development. Topics discussed include libraries of the future; the National Research and Education Network (NREN); a definition of an electronic library; scholarly communication; implications of national networks; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Costs
Peer reviewedBowen, William G. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Describes JSTOR (journal storage), an electronic full-text database composed of pre-1990 issues of 10 scholarly journals in the fields of economics and history. Considers linking current issues to the archive; pricing; controls over access; institutional subscribers, including libraries and campus networks; individual subscribers; and budgeting in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, Computer Networks
Crawford, Gregory A. – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Discusses issues facing libraries using digital information resources, based on experiences at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg library. Topics include comparing electronic resources; goals of providing the service or resource; determining users' needs; resources for access, including networks and financing; software; budgeting;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedAllen, Barbara McFadden – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Discusses changes in academic library collection development due to societal attitudes toward higher education; budget and service pressures; copyright, licensing, and intellectual property issues; and preservation considerations. Recommends cooperative collection management, made more possible through network technology, as a means to effectively…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Computer Networks, Consortia
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses a survey of over 500 public, academic, and special libraries on the use of bibliographic, reference, specialized, and multimedia/interactive CD-ROMs and the Internet. Demand, funding, and equipment needs are considered, and graphs display the distribution of results. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Graphs
Cox, Marti A. – 1997
Survey data for the 1996 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries report are organized in tables according to sector (public or private) and by governing board. In addition to statistics for each library, summary figures for boards and sectors are included. FTE (full-time equivalency) Student Enrollment and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Enrollment
