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Cameron, Dee Birch – RQ, 1976
Categorizes and compares sample of public and academic library reference questions. (KP)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Library Services
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Harrelson, Larry E. – College and Research Libraries, 1974
The results of a survey on the nature and functions of information desks in large academic and public libraries are examined with respect to the functions, staffing patterns, and times of service. The survey expands and updates Kleiner's 1967 study. (JB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Services, Library Services, Library Surveys
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Sachs, Diana – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2004
Florida's Ask a Librarian service (http://www.askalibrarian.org) brings virtual reference to users at their moment of need via the Internet. Ask a Librarian is a growing service with 76 participating libraries including public, school, four-year, and community college libraries. The following article describes how Ask a Librarian was developed…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Services, Electronic Libraries, Reference Services
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1966
The objectives of the study were to determine the extent and nature of unmet needs of users of reference and research library resources and to propose measures to meet those needs. Data on research library use were collected by 3 questionnaires sent to 4 groups of users: 1) all faculty members of 4-year public and private institutions of higher…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Libraries, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1972
Most of the statistics reported in this Service Record were supplied by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), National Center for Educational Statistics. USOE compiled the statistics from the information available in the library section of its 1971 Higher Education General Information Survey. The statistics reported are for the 1970/71 school year.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Directories, Libraries, Library Cooperation
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Sacco, Concetta N. – RQ, 1973
Technological developments of the past twenty years have resulted in renewed interest in book-form catalogs. Users were surveyed at two libraries to determine that their satisfaction with bibliographical data, entry points, and physical form. (17 references) (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Catalogs, College Libraries, Library Planning
Markoe, Ronny – California Librarian, 1974
The Cooperative Information Network (CIN) was formed in 1972 to respond as totally as possible to the informational needs of individuals, governmental units, and businesses located within Santa Clara County, California. A network of TWX machines links all types of libraries in the county. Libraries joining the system agree to respond as quickly as…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Needs, Information Networks, Library Cooperation
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Kendall, Susan L.; Sisson, Lorene R. – Public Services Quarterly, 2006
A new library in San Jose opened on August 1, 2003. This library is the result of a unique collaboration between San Jose State University Library and the San Jose Public Library. The planning for this new library highlighted merging several key areas of operation, including Government Publications. Several years before the two libraries merged,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Institutional Cooperation
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Budd, John – RQ, 1982
Discusses the controversy over whether or not libraries should charge fees for online bibliographic services, reviews the evidence for imposing fees, for maintaining free services, and outlines the relevance of certain sections of the United States Code to decisions concerning the provision of information. Twenty-four references are included. (JL)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Federal Legislation, Fees
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1976
The New York State Library is conducting two regional pilot programs to provide on-line information services to public, academic, and special library patrons. These procedures and guidelines were written for reference librarians in participating libraries who will act as the intermediaries between their patrons and the search analysts at the State…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Guidelines, Information Retrieval
Jacobson, Nancy C.; And Others – American Libraries, 1984
Describes three ways in which libraries use computers to enhance reference services: "Answers," the community information and referral service at Memorial Hall Library, Andover, Massachusetts; the Hot Topics File at State University of New York/Oswego, Penfield Library; and features of RLIN and WLN databases which make them valuable…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Information Services, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Palmer, Richard – 1974
The Ohio State Library developed a TWX Interlibrary Loan (TWXIL) pilot project in 1971 in order to: (1) produce information that would be helpful in the design and operation of a reference and information network, and (2) produce improvements in library services and sharing of existing resources through the strengthening and limited extension of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 1967
The Colorado Plan for Library Development is intended to serve as a general guide for the development of library service in the state. The Plan, which includes a number of recommendations from the Nelson Associates Report of 1965 (ED 020 746), was drafted by a committee representing the Colorado Council for Library Development, the Colorado…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Wynar, Bohdan S., Ed. – 1999
Designed to assist smaller libraries in selecting suitable reference materials for their collections, this annual review source identifies and describes 538 of the most useful and affordable reference sources available. The reviews cover reference titles published in 1998. Detailed annotations describe the nature, scope, and usability of each…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, College Libraries, Costs
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Wrighten, Mary G. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes the minority internship program at the Bowling Green State University library from the intern's perspective. Highlights include working at various branch libraries as well as a public library; library staff orientation; committee work to promote multiculturalism; and personal assessment of the program. (LRW)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, College Libraries, Committees, Cultural Differences
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