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Consumer Health Information Provision in Rural Public Libraries: A Comparison of Two Library Systems
Direct linkFlaherty, Mary Grace – Library Quarterly, 2013
To better understand health information provision in the public library setting, two cooperative library systems that serve primarily rural populations in upstate New York were studied. The central library in one of those systems established a consumer health information center (CHIC) in 1999. In the other system, the central library does not have…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Printed Materials, Library Personnel
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1983
Online database searching experiences of nine Illinois public libraries--Arlington Heights, Deerfield, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Glenview, Northbrook, Schaumburg Township, Waukegan, Wilmette--are discussed, noting search costs, user charges, popular databases, library acquisition, interaction with users, and staff training. Three sources are…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
Freedman, Maurice J. – Library Journal, 1984
This essay defines traditional library technical services (acquisition, cataloging, processing, circulation control) and addresses questions concerning impact of automation on future of these services in following areas: professional and paraprofessional staff, reorganization, relationship between technical services and other areas of library,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Peer reviewedJones, Ray – Library Trends, 1982
Outline of the operation and services of the Data Library in the University of Florida Libraries includes a brief history, administration of the library system, development of collection of machine-readable data files, data users, technical services, reference services, funding, and staff recruitment, training, and development. Four references are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education
Download full textEckard, Helen M. – 1982
This report presents findings of the first national survey of U.S. library networks undertaken by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 1977 through 1979. A definition of library networks as used in the survey is provided, as well as information on the organizational type, general characteristics, nature of participants,…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Gidseg, Mitchell, Ed. – 1987
Based on 403 responses to a survey of the 980 libraries on the Texas State Library Mailing List, this directory is designed to describe the variety and depth of special information resources in Texas and to provide a tool for identifying special information not readily obtainable through other means. A listing of special libraries includes…
Descriptors: Budgets, Consultants, Databases, Information Centers
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
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
