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Tully, Bill – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1998
John Metcalfe was a leader of the Free Library Movement in Australia in the 1930s, becoming a well-known educator, writer, and state librarian. His involvement in national and international library cooperation from the 1940s to the 1960s widened his earlier New South Wales focus. There is a strong democratic focus in Metcalfe's writings on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authors, Biographies, Cataloging
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2000
Suggests that digital resources and telecommunications give librarians the best chance in decades to reexamine and achieve many of their fundamental goals. Discusses the goals of providing the right information in appropriate formats, keeping the intellectual record, providing personalized information services, and serving as educators, and cites…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Services, Information Technology, Librarians
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Sutter, Sem C. – College & Research Libraries, 1994
Places recent developments in German library and archival history in their historical context and summarizes information about collections whose status is likely to continue changing in the near term. The discovery and rehabilitation of five archives are described. The history of German library collections and their destruction and transfer to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Books, Foreign Countries
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Nevins, Kate – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses early developments in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) interlibrary loan, including use of OCLC for verification and request transmittal, improved service to patrons, internal cost control, affect on work flow and borrowing patterns. Describes advances in OCLC, including internationalization, electronic information access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans
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Deschamps, Christine – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses the early days of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) in Europe, and developments in its usage. Highlights include negotiations between OCLC and France; retrospective conversion; reorganization and restructuring; the gradual approach to international use of OCLC; problems facing European libraries using OCLC; and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Cooperative Programs
Croston, Kendel R. – 1997
This paper covers the history of the Canton Public/Stark County District Library (CPL), focusing on the years 1929-1997. The paper focuses on the broadening of the library's services, including the development of reference services, service to young adults, and a variety of outreach activities. A literature review discusses the history of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Branch Libraries, Childrens Libraries
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context