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Nariani, Rajiv – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2013
PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada) represents a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), and the National Library of Medicine of the US. The present study was done to gauge faculty awareness about the CIHR Policy on…
Descriptors: Scientific and Technical Information, Government Libraries, Electronic Libraries, College Faculty
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Government Libraries, Databases, Authors
Bullen, Andrew – Computers in Libraries, 2008
The wonderful Web 2.0 is a famously slippery concept to define. The very ambiguity of the term is Escheresque, self-referential to its ever-changing meaning. As Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly Media, described it, "Like many important concepts, Web 2.0 doesn't have a hard boundary, but rather, a gravitational core." As Illinois State Library's…
Descriptors: Participation, Government Libraries, Information Technology, Internet
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Bland, Les, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
"ARL Statistics 2007-2008" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Statistics, Unit Costs, Tables (Data)
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2006
This report investigates current trends in libraries and museums regarding the use of digitization and other technologies. In 2001, the Institute of Museum and Library Services conducted the first-ever study of the status of new technology adoption and digitization in the nation's museums and libraries. The baseline study identified pockets of…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Public Libraries, Museums, Archives
Pappas, Marjorie L. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
The number of state virtual libraries is rapidly expanding. These virtual libraries might include collections of subscription databases; state weblinks and resources; digital collections of primary source documents; and a state union catalog or links to school, public, and academic library catalogs. Most of these virtual libraries include an…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Instructional Materials
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 2002
This document presents the program and proceedings from the 68th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference held in Glasgow, Scotland, August 18-24, 2002. Topics of presentations include: library services for parliaments; needs assessment; the effects of September 11th on information provision and privacy;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Conferences, Government Libraries
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Wainwright, Eric – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
Traditionally, several types of library in Australia have been perceived as having a "research" role, notably the National Library, the state libraries, and the university libraries, together with a few special libraries serving research-producing organisations such as the CSIRO. This paper provides some speculations on how some…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Lifelong Learning, Government Libraries
Fong, Colin – Australian Special Libraries, 1997
Summarizes sources of legal information in New South Wales and outlines the libraries' driving motivations, access policies, and practices. Also highlights the important value-added service professional library staff contribute to both the quality and quantity of information delivery in this discipline. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Document Delivery, Government Libraries
Cohen, Arlene, Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from PIALA annual conferences, however, for the first time, two PIALA conferences (PIALA 2004 and PIALA 2005) are published in one volume, containing papers from both events. Both conferences featured papers by local Micronesian and Pacific Islands experts, as well as presenters…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel