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Peer reviewedDaniels, Wayne; Scardellato, Kathy – Library Hi Tech, 1999
Reports on an initiative by the Toronto Public Library to create the "Virtual Reference Library" (VRL). Describes the first service to be offered, a Dewey application called "Science Net." Discusses the VRL and its precursor, objectives, basis for its funding, technical aspects, progress to date and future direction. (AEF)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Services
Peer reviewedSt.-Jacques, Suzanne; Janke, Richard – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Presents results of survey of personnel allocation practices for online search services in 10 Canadian university libraries noting implications for remedies to problems at University of Ottawa. Assignment of searches on basis of subject specialization, training library technicians to run online searches, and end user searching are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedMorrison, Heather G. – Library Hi Tech, 1999
The feasibility of using the verbal protocol method as a means of conducting field research on the online catalog is examined. As 10 undergraduate students conducted research they talked aloud about what was happening. Potential usefulness of the method in online catalog research is assessed, as a development tool and as a tool to assist reference…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
