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Peer reviewedWalters, John – Government Publications Review, 1990
Promotes the use of an automated item file by selective depository libraries for collection management and cooperative collection development. Ways to implement such a device and useful data that it can generate are described. A case study of the implementation of the GOVDOX software by three libraries in Richmond, Virginia, is presented. (Three…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Depository Libraries, Government Publications
Lang, Laura – American Libraries, 1992
Discussion of electronic versions of maps focuses on TIGER files (i.e., electronic maps distributed by the U.S. Bureau of the Census) and their manipulation using geographic information system (GIS) technology. Topics addressed include applications of GIS software, projects to improve access to TIGER files, and the role of GIS in libraries. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Census Figures, Computer Software, Demography
Download full textBlazek, Daniel – 1994
The University of Miami recently reclassified their "State of Florida" documents according to the classification system invented by Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in 1966. Using only in-house resources, the Government Documents Department of the University of Miami generated labels with printed call numbers for over 16,000 documents.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries, Computer Software
Peer reviewedPeay, Wayne J.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Describes MEDOC, an index to U.S. government documents in health sciences produced at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Both the development of the index from an in-house catalog into a subscription service, and the application of computer technologies in its production are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Government Publications
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
This CD-ROM disk contains a computer program developed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement to provide convenient access to the wealth of education statistics published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The program contains over 1,800 tables, charts, and text files from the following NCES publications,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational History, Educational Indicators, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedGorman, Michael – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Considers the future of academic libraries in five main areas: (1) funding; (2) buildings and space, including storage options for print and nonprint materials; (3) library materials, including electronic journals and monographs, video, computer software, government information, resource sharing, and workstations; (4) staff, including the roles of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Electronic Journals, Futures (of Society)
