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Horny, Karen – College and Research Libraries, 1974
Key decisions involved in automating Northwestern University Library's technical processes, the resulting on-line interactive system, and its impact are described. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Librarians, Library Automation

Baumler, J. V.; Baumler, J. L. – College and Research Libraries, 1975
The reserve book activities of a typical college library were analyzed by means of a computer simulation. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Administration

Runyon, Robert S. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Identifies the lack of an effective comprehensive management information system (MIS) as one major impediment to effective library administration and outlines a proposal for the development of a system based on a total systems approach, which would be made available to subscriber libraries through a network system. Twenty-three references are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making

Norden, David J.; Lawrence, Gail Herndon – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Suggests improvement to online catalogs based on a 2 1/2 year study of patron search patterns. Preliminary findings indicate significant differences in search strategies and suggest that these strategies and the reasons patrons choose them should be important factors in the design of future online catalogs. Fourteen references are included.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Retrieval