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Blowers, Helene – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Broadband and bandwidth allocation is an essential technology planning activity that libraries should address on a continual basis. There are five key factors that will impact your network's performance: 1. infrastructure, 2. network load, 3. workstation performance, 4. prioritization of services, and 5. network management. The author thinks it's…
Descriptors: Information Services, Internet, Technology Planning, Access to Information
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Atkinson, Ross – Library Quarterly, 2005
Scholarship conducted in an increasingly online environment requires the services of a trusted third party in order to ensure that scholarly communication remains reliably accessible and applicable over the longer term. The library, by virtue of its most fundamental values and attributes, is probably better suited at this time than other…
Descriptors: Library Role, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Information Services
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Weinland, Janice; McClure, Charles R. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
A review of the debate within the library profession concerning the changing role of libraries and fee based library services is followed by the presentation and discussion of an economic analysis of library services based on an indifference curve model. This model may be used to justify selected user fees. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Change, Fees, Information Services
Machovec, George S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1994
Presents selection criteria for libraries choosing document delivery suppliers as an alternative to traditional interlibrary loan. Categories of commercial services are described, and selection criteria including ease of use, ordering options, charging and billing, copyright issues, enduser access, turnaround time, telecommunications options,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Evaluation Criteria, Information Services
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Suozzi, Patricia A.; Kerbel, Sandra S. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Examines the nature and role of departmental libraries in large university systems and the organizational structure which best enhances their value to the university. Argues that, although often viewed as outsiders or as expendable, departmental libraries serve users well and are in tune with the trend toward decentralization in this age of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Decentralization
Griffin, Stephen M. – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Discusses the National Science Foundation (NSF)/United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Research in Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI). Highlights include benefits of digital libraries; the Federal High Performance Computing and Communications Program (HPCC); and program…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Federal Programs, Government Libraries
Barclay, Donald A. – 2000
This book, while necessarily concerning itself with computer technology, approaches technology as a tool for providing public-service and helps librarians and others effectively manage public-access computers. The book is organized to progress from more technological to more managerial topics. The first chapter--which answers the question, "What…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Information Services, Information Systems
Ebbinghouse, Carol – Searcher, 1998
Discusses the impact of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2B, dealing with licenses of information and software contracts, on information professionals. Mass market licenses, copyrights, standard form contracts, and impact on first sale are examined. A sidebar lists key World Wide Web sites and includes a sample letter of concern. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Compliance (Legal), Computer Software, Contracts
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Lee, Leslie A.; Wu, Michelle M. – Journal of Access Services, 2003
Access services is not unique in its need for effective personnel management. A review of the literature indicates that there are many publications on or relating to library personnel administration; however, relatively few of them are dedicated to the narrow topic of access services. As such, this review encompasses literature that is general to…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Personnel Management, Information Services, Literature Reviews
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1994
This report reveals the size and scope of the efforts of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) to meet current and emerging social needs for library-based information service. The current definition of library resources is given, and current challenges are identified. A complete description, to date, of the National Engineering Information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Annual Reports, Engineers
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Jacobs, Neil; Morris, Anne – Education for Information, 1999
The eLib-funded FIDDO (Focused Investigation of Document Delivery Options) project provides library managers/others with information to support policy decisions. Senior libraries were interviewed about the future of document delivery and interviews were analyzed with the support of NUD*IST (Nonnumerical Unstructured Data by Indexing, Searching and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Decision Making, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
Clyde, Laurel A. – 1999
The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the management and use of information technology (infotech) in school library media centers, with emphasis on the possible applications of infotech in the school library program (including its use in school library management, in information services, and in curriculum-related applications) and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Management
Woodsworth, Anne; Williams, James F., II – 1993
The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions about the optimal ways to provide access to information: the best ways to use the humans, machines, and intangible resources known as information, especially at the organizational level. It provides a framework for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
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Smith, Duncan – Library Trends, 1995
Discusses the experiences of four librarians who adopted marketing strategies to improve their practice and their institution's services, and examines the role of marketing in today's information society. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Facility Improvement, Higher Education
Varley, Allan – 1991
The purpose of this introductory manual is briefly to explain and put into context the elements involved in marine information center development and operation. Its goal is to provide an overview and create an awareness of the range of the inter-connected procedures, activities, and products that make up an information service. The introductory…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
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