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deHaas, Pat – Library Journal, 1983
Discussion of the scheduling procedures of librarians' hours at the reference desk at the Rutherford Humanities and Social Sciences Library, University of Alberta, highlights services provided, the preference table system, and manual scheduling versus computer scheduling. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Runyon, Robert S. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Identifies the lack of an effective comprehensive management information system (MIS) as one major impediment to effective library administration and outlines a proposal for the development of a system based on a total systems approach, which would be made available to subscriber libraries through a network system. Twenty-three references are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Calhoun, Judith G.; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1979
The computerized data control system used at the Furstenberg Student Study Center at the University of Michigan Medical School is described. (MK)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices
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Stevenson, Malcolm – Higher Education Management, 1992
The consequences for the library of computerization at the University of Bradford (England) are examined. Options for the future development of library services are considered, with attention given to the lessons learned from and issues raised by the implementation of a new library system incorporating advances in information technology.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs
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McDonald, Joseph – Library Software Review, 1986
Focusing on management decisions in academic libraries, this article compares management information systems (MIS) with decision support systems (DSS) and discusses the decision-making process, information needs of library managers, sources of data, reasons for choosing microcomputer, preprogrammed application software, prototyping a system, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Higher Education
Young, Arthur P. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
It is argued that, with the emergence of new technologies, the traditional missions and "domains" of academic libraries and campus computing services need to be adjusted to support collaboration. Specific collaborative projects linked to strategic plans are recommended over forced mergers or overly ambitious multigoal projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, College Administration, Computer Centers
Dowlin, C. Edwin – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Briefly outlines the impact of computerization upon library services and administration, discusses the evolution of library education and the new skills that will be needed by the electronic librarian, examines the nature of libraries as organizations, and presents recommendations for the development of the library curriculum. (JL)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs, Curriculum Development
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Sloan, Bernie – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 1998
Suggests guidelines to help libraries formalize their electronic reference services. Covers the following issues: administration/management (library division/department, library administration, campus administration, academic departments); services; primary clientele; personnel; infrastructure/facilities; finances; and evaluation. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Guidelines
Moran, Barbara B. – 1984
Changes occurring in college libraries as a result of automation are described, along with financial issues in library management, personnel issues, and changing patterns of collection development and resource sharing. New developments include online public access catalogs, computer-generated bibliographies, online search systems, and computerized…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Libraries
Fink, C. Dennis – 1973
In an attempt to compare the job activities of recent graduates from librarianship and internship programs supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with a comparable group of graduates from non-NLM-supported programs in librarianship, detailed questionnaires were administered to graduates from both groups. They were asked to describe…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Employment