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Sloan, Bernard G.; Stewart, J. David – Library Hi Tech, 1988
Discusses the history, operation, funding, and future of ILLINET Online, an automated library system in Illinois which has two components: the Library Computer System, a statewide resource sharing network; and the Full Bibliographic Record system, a shared online catalog for participating libraries. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Support, Higher Education, Library Automation
Kuehn, Jennifer – 2001
This paper discusses the services offered by OhioLINK, a consortia providing a variety of services to a statewide user population of college and university libraries, focusing on the impact of these services on traditional interlibrary loan. The first section describes patron-initiated book requesting. The second section addresses the Electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries

Linsley, Laurie S. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Presents results of a survey of users of Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a statewide multitype interlibrary loan network. The paper centers on the role of academic libraries (the heaviest users) and discusses interlibrary loan staffing, request fulfillment, OCLC utilization, network performance and other factors. Eight references are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks
Medina, Sue O.; Highfill, William C. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Describes the development of the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL). Membership parameters are described; voting representation and governance is discussed; the organizational structure is explained; funding is examined; and factors contributing to the success of NAAL are considered, including a mix of short- and long-term goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Financial Support, Governance
Vocino, Michael; And Others – 1990
The final report from the Higher Education Library Integrated Network (HELIN)'s Task Force on Bibliographic and Authority Control begins with a statement of the charge to the task force. It then summarizes its activities in each of five areas: (1) documentation of local authority control (cataloging) practices; (2) consultation with vendors of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Classification
Gorin, Robert S.; Kanen, Ronald A. – 1981
The Florida Interlibrary Loan Improvement Project (FILIP), initiated in 1979 by the Florida State Library to examine and analyze the interlibrary loan patterns and problems of the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), compared the use of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem as a mode of communication between FLIN member libraries to the use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency

Harris, Patricia L. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes eight multilibrary automation and connectivity initiatives in Alabama that involve public libraries, regional library systems, county library systems, library networks, academic libraries, and public school libraries. Addresses and contact people are supplied for each organization. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Automation
Lester, June; Wallace, Danny P. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) launched Oklahoma's statewide database program in 1997. For the state's academic libraries, the program extended access to information, increased database use, and fostered positive relationships among ODL, academic libraries, and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE), creating a more…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Academic Libraries, State Programs
Sessions, Judith; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
This overview of OhioLINK, a library automation project that links 17 academic libraries and the state library in Ohio, describes the planning, governance, mandates, and structure of the network. Implementation of OhioLINK at Miami University is discussed, including selection of a library automation system, representation on OhioLINK committees,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Automation
Kohl, David F. – Library Journal, 1993
Describes OhioLINK, a statewide information network that was developed to cost effectively link and enhance the information resources of Ohio's academic institutions. Highlights include cooperation; funding; the governing structure; and sidebars that discuss the results of a survey of statewide networks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Herr, Twila; Truett, Carol – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Outlines general characteristics of the Tasmanian Education Department's Statewide Computer Network (TASNET) and notes five library-oriented databases (bibliographic, resource management package, informational). TASNET as a library network, future plans for development of an integrated information system, and factors promoting apparent success of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Sloan, Bernard G. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
The Statewide Library Computer System (LCS) has been an established operational resource-sharing system in Illinois for more than five years. Resource-sharing activities among the 27 participating academic libraries include contributions to OCLC, LCS interlibrary circulation, and access by Illinois Library and Information Network systems. Fifteen…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans

Bobay, Julie; And Others – Reference Services Review, 1990
Describes the use of LINKWAY, an IBM hypermedia software product, to provide extended access to library collections and services in the Indiana State University Library Automation Network (SULAN). Implications of providing extended easy access for library services, user instruction, collection development, and resource sharing are considered.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

Brandis, Rushton – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses Oregon library automation projects, including Internet connectivity and a statewide multitype library network; a bibliographic information system with college and university libraries, including a union catalog; a Portland Area Library System that connects multitype libraries; and library staff training for the Internet. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Higher Education

Martin, Robert S., Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Provides an overview of library automation and connectivity projects in Texas that are proceeding with awareness of ethnic, economic, and technological diversity. Topics include a statewide electronic library that incorporates government information and Internet access; school library shared resources; academic library resource sharing; multitype…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Differences, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education