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Omaji, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Presents the results of a study of CD-ROM database use by 100 university students. The students' age, level of study, course of study, and reasons for nonuse are reported. Implications of the study, and suggestions for promoting CD-ROM use and involving faculty in raising awareness are presented. (eight references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Age, Bibliographic Databases, College Faculty, College Libraries
Peer reviewedFidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases
Peer reviewedBorgman, Christine L. – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Reports on a survey of 70 research libraries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Results show that libraries are rapidly acquiring automated processing systems, CD-ROM databases, and connections to computer networks. Discusses specific data on system implementation and network services by country and by type of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Tenopir, Carol; Neufang, Ralf – Online, 1992
Presents results of a survey of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members in the United States and Canada that was conducted to discover which electronic reference options are offered and their impact on library services. Online mediated searching, CD-ROM, end-user searching, and local databases are investigated. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textHelal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1989
This festschrift contains 17 papers on the impact of CD-ROM technology: (1) "CD-ROM and Access to Information in the South" (Abdelaziz Abid); (2) "CD-ROM and Bridging of Cultural and Technological Gaps in Developing Countries" (Shmuel Sever); (3) "Electronic Publishing Developments and Opportunities from OCLC" (Janet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Developing Nations, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedOsei-Bonsu, M. – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1998
Highlights problems facing academic and research libraries in Ghana in providing scientific and technical information. Challenges include poor collections and inadequate funding. Topics include library cooperation, training in interlibrary lending and document delivery in the United Kingdom and in Denmark, and the need for CD-ROM databases and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedAdeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationWeiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1992
This publication contains the following essays: (1) "Das Bibliothekssystem der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum: hochschul-und stazungsrechtliche Grundlagen" (Bernhard Adams); (2) "On Appropriate Librarianship: The Genesis of the Library of Today, and Its Possible Exodus Tomorrow" (Maurice B. Line); (3) "The Challenge to Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
