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Heaney, Michael – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Proposes major revisions of MARC in order to allow bibliographic records to maximize the benefits of computer databases and high-speed data networks, and suggests a strategic plan for libraries to enable an organic transformation to be made from current MARC-based cataloging to object-oriented cataloging. Numerous figures present cataloging…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Databases
Fong, Yem S. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1997
In 1996, the Colorado Library Resource Sharing and Information Access Board initiated a project to explore a patron-initiated interlibrary loan (ILL) system utilizing the ACLIN (Access Colorado Library Information Network) infrastructure and interfacing with local catalogs, remote databases, and bibliographic utilities. This report summarizes the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Databases
Wagner, Judith O. – 1996
This digest provides a variety of sources for vocational education curricula, lesson plans, and other instructional materials. The section on networking includes listservs and World Wide Web sites that lead to curriculum resources and other valuable information. Access points to the ERIC database are listed, as are instructional materials labs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum
McCallon, Mark – 1993
The availability of serials through databases has provided libraries with a new format for acquiring information. The extent to which the growth in electronic databases can help the librarian control costs while meeting the demand of accrediting agencies was studied through an exploratory survey of the 48 specialized accrediting agencies of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Computer Networks
Leadership Abstracts, 1993
Many colleges and universities are undergoing cultural changes as a result of extensive voice, data, and video networking. Local area networks link large portions of most campuses, and national networks have evolved from specialized services for researchers in computer-related disciplines to general utilities on many campuses. Campuswide systems…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Networks, Coordination, Databases
Schwarzwalder, Robert – Database, 1995
Discusses the networking of image-based libraries of scientific and technical documents and the role of information professionals in the future of libraries and information access. Topics include commercial databanks, projects involving cooperation between technical publishers and universities, and the Internet and World Wide Web. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Databases
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
Ogg, Harold C. – 1997
This book outlines computing and information science from the perspective of what librarians and educators need to do with computer technology and how it can help them perform their jobs more efficiently. It provides practical explanations and library applications for non-technical users of desktop computers and other library automation tools.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Smith, Peter, Ed.; Smith, Carol L., Ed. – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
This 2005 Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) conference proceedings presented the theme "Campus Technology: Anticipating the Future." The conference introduced its ASCUE Officers and Directors, and provides abstracts of the pre-conference workshops. The full-text conference papers in this document include: (1) Developing…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Programming (Broadcast), Computers, Tests