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Van Arsdale, William O., III; Leath, Janis Hollingsworth – 1994
Productivity of University of Wyoming (UW) subject bibliographers can be significantly increased by developing a network of microcomputer-based workstations with custom and off-the-shelf software; telecommunications to CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries), OCLC, and other databases; and a network server to provide special services and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, College Libraries, Computer Networks
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Schwartz, Charles A. – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1992
Examines the combined self-interest model used in cooperative collection development discussions in light of social science models of a loosely coupled system. Topics addressed include a history of cooperative collection development; the Research Libraries Group (RLG) Conspectus; and the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD. (27 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Saunders, Laverna M. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Discusses the concept of a virtual library. Current systems are described, as well as pilot projects; administrative concerns are addressed, including cooperative collection development and networking; work of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is discussed; and the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is described. (17…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Association of Research Libraries is fully committed to the principle of unrestricted access to and dissemination of ideas, i.e., member libraries must have unlimited access to the machine-readable bibliographic records which are created by member libraries and maintained in bibliographic utilities. Coordinated collection development programs…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities
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Dowlin, Kenneth E.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Three papers address the future of libraries and the role of OCLC. Highlights include changes in public libraries, including access to information and technological changes; electronic information systems and their integration with print systems; interlibrary loan; cooperative collection development; and service to the managerial and professional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Business