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ALEPH: Israel's Research Library Network: Background, Evolution, and Implications for Networking in a Small Country.
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Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes ALEPH, the research library network in Israel, and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of its decentralized structure. Highlights include comparisons between RLIN and ALEPH; centralized versus decentralized networks; the format of ALEPH; authority control in ALEPH; and non-Roman scripts in both networks. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
An Introduction to Your College Library: Making It Work for You.
Davis, H. Scott – 1984
This document presents the full text of a self-paced library skills workbook which was piloted in fall 1984 in all sections of freshmen English composition courses at Georgia College. The workbook text is divided into four units of instruction: (1) An Introduction to Georgia College's Russell Library; (2) The Divided Card Catalog Revisited and an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Recordings, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Automation of Bibliographic Control for Chinese Materials in the United States [and] Reforming Administration in Chinese Academic Libraries: A Key to Success.
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Zeng, Lei; Zhang, Wei-Ping – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss Chinese libraries and materials: one reviews the role of bibliographic utilities in the bibliographic control of Chinese language materials in U.S. libraries, and one examines characteristics of administration in academic libraries in China from both historical perspective and current practice. (64 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Chinese
Automation in East Asian Libraries in the United States: A Review and Assessment.
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Elman, Sarah Su-erh – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Examines the development and implementation of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) systems on RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) and OCLC and describes the results of a survey of academic and research member libraries that was conducted to learn how the two CJK systems have been incorporated into local automated library systems. (10…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Automation
A Self-Guided Tour on Audiocassette at a Large Academic Research Library: Development and Implementation.
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Forrest, Charles; Gassmann, Mary – Research Strategies, 1986
This packet of materials includes an article, "Development of a Self-Guided Audiocassette Tour at a Large Academic Research Library: Preliminary Report," which originally appeared in the Summer 1986 issue of "Research Strategies," and the scripts for self-guided audiocassette tours of the main and undergraduate libraries at the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Autoinstructional Aids, Higher Education
Why Put East Asian Materials in a Separate Collection? The Issue of Access.
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Dunkle, Clare B. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1993
Considers whether or not library materials in East Asian languages should be integrated into the general collection. Romanized access through a Latin-script library catalog and nonromanized access through a browsing collection are considered. After exploring the difficulties in romanizing Chinese and Japanese scripts, a separate collection is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Chinese, Comparative Analysis