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Calamari, Cal – Teacher Librarian, 2009
As educational and research needs have changed, libraries have changed as well. They must meet ever-increasing demand for access to online media, subscriptions to archives, video, audio, and other content. The way a user/patron accesses this information has also changed. Gone are the days of a few hardwired desktops or computer carts. While…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Research Needs, Academic Libraries, Telecommunications
Saunders, Laverna M. – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the concept of a virtual library focuses on the needs of the user. Topics addressed include searching remote library catalogs and databases; the availability of information through the Internet and other networks; and the expertise needed by library staff to instruct and assist users. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Information Networks
White House Conference on Library and Information Services. – 1991
Intended for use by the delegates to the second White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS2), this issue briefing book contains national issues which have been identified at the governors' pre-White House conferences in the various states and territories. The issues have been assigned to 10 topical areas--Access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Democracy, Information Networks
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Brandis, Rushton – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses Oregon library automation projects, including Internet connectivity and a statewide multitype library network; a bibliographic information system with college and university libraries, including a union catalog; a Portland Area Library System that connects multitype libraries; and library staff training for the Internet. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Higher Education
Institute for Development and International Relations, Zagreb (Yugoslavia). – 1990
This report presents the proceedings from a meeting jointly organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Yugoslavian Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO). Experts from 14 institutions and organizations from 7 countries of Africa, Europe, and North America participated in 4…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cultural Exchange, Databases, Foreign Countries
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Buckland, Michael – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Discusses changes in the role of collection development staff based upon emerging library networking technologies. Addresses the role of library collections, book selection theories, and networked electronic resources in library collection development. Presents eight ways networked resources will change the procedures of library collection…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Networks, Electronic Equipment, Futures (of Society)
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Lanier, Don; Wilkins, Walter – RQ, 1994
Discusses the use of the Internet for ready reference and considers limitations, reference policy, and cost issues. Highlights include general reference sources; database searching on the Internet; Gopher; bibliographic control and access to Internet resources; personnel issues; and levels of service. (Contains 30 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Costs
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
The eight papers in this collection were presented at the meetings of three sections of the Division of Management and Technology: (1) "Distributed Intelligence in Library Systems: Prospects and Problems" (S. Michael Malinconico); (2) "Library Cooperation Based on Information Technology Networks: A Vision for a European Library Future" (Morten…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Saunders, Laverna – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Reports on a postconference workshop on virtual libraries that was presented at the third annual Computers in Libraries Canada Conference. Highlights include networks; technological change; administrative issues, including organizational structure, staff training, strategic planning, and financial resources; a case study of the University of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Conferences, Electronic Journals
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Cromer, Donna E.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Six articles cover topics related to the impact of the Internet on reference services, including Internet's effect on communication between reference librarians; integrating the use of electronic resources with traditional reference duties; reference services and the virtual library; offering remote services; Internet instruction; and Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks
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Sloan, Bernie – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 1998
Suggests guidelines to help libraries formalize their electronic reference services. Covers the following issues: administration/management (library division/department, library administration, campus administration, academic departments); services; primary clientele; personnel; infrastructure/facilities; finances; and evaluation. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Guidelines
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Thompson, Ronelle, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses multitype library cooperation in South Dakota, including a statewide automated network that supports library operations and contains periodical indexes; state library activities that include providing service to rural libraries via the Internet as well as library staff training; and school library projects. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Indexes, Information Services
Baldwin, Charlene M., Comp. – 1991
At the first Transborder Library Forum in 1991, 132 librarians from the United States and Mexico gathered to get to know one another, discuss issues of common interest, and begin to build an international network. Conference materials are provided in both English and Spanish. Keynote addresses were delivered by Alberto Alvaro Rios and Jesus Lau.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Childrens Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases
1992
At the second Transborder Library Forum, 181 participants from the United States and Mexico gathered to discuss topics of international librarianship. The proceedings include the following sections: Discurso de Bienvenida (Welcome Speech) (Carlos Salas); "El Etnocentrismo Mexicano y Los Servicios de Informacion" (Mexican Ethnocentrism…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City. – 1992
The Central Libraries Automated Network (CLAN) of Nevada is a cooperative system which shares circulation, cataloging, and acquisitions systems and numerous online databases. Its mission is to provide public access to information and efficient library administration through shared computer systems, databases, and telecommunications. This document…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks
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