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Moore, La'Cresha – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-method case study was to explore the institutional practices that may influence persistence for Hispanic undergraduate students at a four-year public research university in Texas. Data were gathered from 255 students using an on-line survey and follow-up interviews with ten students and three administrators. The combined…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Practices, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students
Blummer, Barbara; Kenton, Jeffrey M. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2014
Web 2.0 tools offer academic libraries new avenues for delivering services and resources to students. In this research we report on a content analysis of 100 US community college libraries' Websites for the availability of Web 2.0 applications. We found Web 2.0 tools utilized by 97% of our sample population and many of these sites contained more…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Community Colleges, College Libraries, Web Sites
Watkins, Candice – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2009
Web 2.0 is a constant and growing theme in the library field. This article describes a social networking site based on a Web 2.0 infused course management system (CMS) developed by Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon.
Descriptors: Management Systems, Online Courses, Information Literacy, Access to Information

Hartman, Joel L.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes the Bradley Library Information Support System (BLISS), a comprehensive local area network designed to provide library users with electronic information access and management services to support Bradley University (Illinois). System architecture is explained; and six sidebars provide more detailed information on various services, the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases
Beccaria, Mike; Scott, Dan – Computers in Libraries, 2007
The new Fac-Back-OPAC (a faceted backup OPAC) is built on code that was originally developed by Casey Durfee in February 2007. It represents the convergence of two prominent trends in library tools: the decoupling of discovery tools from the traditional integrated library system (ILS) and the use of readily available open source components to…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Library Networks, Academic Libraries, Library Automation
Donel, John; Holbo, Richard – Online, 1993
Describes a successful experiment at Oregon State University in which user access to an extensive CD-ROM library was improved through the development of a networked environment. Discussed are dial-in and Telnet access for users both on and off campus, future possibilities, and subscription and licensing fees. (three references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Fees
Mellendorf, Scott A. – Online, 1994
Describes the automated access and Internet resources menu used by the reference department at Saginaw Valley State University (Michigan) library. Resources selected for the menu, including online catalogs, online databases, Internet access, and miscellaneous resources, are described. The access process, based on PROCOMM Plus software, is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software

Cutright, Patricia J.; Girrard, Kenneth – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes the Eastern Oregon Information Network (EOIN) that was developed to provide off-campus students with dial-in remote access to CD-ROM indexes, an interlibrary loan network module, and an electronic mail system. A sidebar, "Making Remote Access Happen--A Developer's View" (Kenneth Girrard) is included. (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Cunningham, David; Sloan, Stephen – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Describes how a university library uses the WorldWideWeb (WWW) to enable users to access resources mounted on a local Z39.50 server and to order prints from articles stored on a CD-ROM jukebox. The software used in the construction of the system, necessary modifications to the software, and software ordering information are covered. (KRN)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software

Smith, N. R. – Information Services and Use, 1993
Discussion of the relationship between users, librarians, and vendors as it has been influenced by electronic databases and communications networks highlights experiences at Aston University (United Kingdom). Topics addressed include mediated searching; direct user access to databases; impacts on staff; user demand; costs; CD-ROM networks;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Costs
Altbach, Philip G. – 1986
The relationship between academic institutions and knowledge dissemination is discussed, with attention to new technologies, university presses, the role of scholarly journals, colleges as gatekeepers of knowledge, colleges as both producers and consumers of scholarly products, and an international network of knowledge distribution. New…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, College Role, Diffusion (Communication)
McDonald, Joseph; Micikas, Lynda – 1989
This study explores the feasibility of a formal cooperative effort among the archives and institutional records management programs of small religious colleges in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. A systems approach is employed, in which the archives are linked to the process of creating, managing, and keeping an institution's records. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, College Libraries, Feasibility Studies
Van Arsdale, William O., III; Leath, Janis Hollingsworth – 1994
Productivity of University of Wyoming (UW) subject bibliographers can be significantly increased by developing a network of microcomputer-based workstations with custom and off-the-shelf software; telecommunications to CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries), OCLC, and other databases; and a network server to provide special services and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, College Libraries, Computer Networks
Langschied, Linda; And Others – 1991
The Task Force on Numeric Data in Machine-Readable Form at Rutgers University Libraries was formed in February 1991. The group was made up of librarians representing all of the Rutgers campuses and areas of library services such as public services, collection development, and technical services. The charge to the task force was to: (1) recommend…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, College Libraries, Computers
Breivik, Patricia Senn – AGB Reports, 1992
College governing boards can promote good campus information management by understanding available services, monitoring changes and their relationship to priorities, supporting policies enhancing access to information, encouraging resource allocation for networking, promoting regional economic development through information use, and supporting…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, College Libraries, Economic Development
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