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Peer reviewedDubbeld, Catherine E. – Electronic Library, 1991
Discussion of CD-ROM as an alternative to online searching for academic libraries focuses on a comparison between online and CD-ROM costs at the University of Natal (South Africa) library. Other factors examined include funding methods; user fees; staff involvement; user training; user access, including search intermediaries and networking; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
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
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
Muir, Scott P., Comp.; Lim, Adriene, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to investigate the changes in research library systems operations since 1994 and to identify future trends. A total of 70 of 124 ARL member libraries responded to the survey. A copy of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Design and Implementation of Internet Seminars for Library Users and Staff at McGill University.
Peer reviewedSilva, Marcos; Cartwright, Glenn F. – Education for Information, 1993
Describes seminars developed at McGill University library to teach faculty, students, and staff about the Internet. Topics discussed include growth in use of the Internet and other developments that have placed new demands on libraries; course design and objectives; the need for hands-on training; and funding needs for training. (19 references)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Course Objectives, Course Organization
Download full textBaldwin, 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
Peer reviewedCarty, Joan; And Others – Education for Information, 1996
Addresses issues related to supporting the Open University's (United Kingdom) postgraduate students through networked access to information. Topics include students' computing skills; the role of the library in collaboration with other university personnel; students' needs; computer networks; conferencing; World Wide Web service; instructional…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Distance Education
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
