Describes features of the Library Information System (LIS) at Carnegie Mellon University and discusses how LIS is utilized by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) library staff and patrons. Highlights include a history of the LIS, electronic mail applications, online request forms, and current awareness services. (six references) (LRW)

Special section includes two articles on academic library collection management: "Current Awareness: Acquisitions to Endusers" (Michael Lonardo and Dianne Taylor-Harding) describes methods for announcing recent library acquisitions to faculty; and "Book Acquisitions: A Purchasing System" (Ting Zheng and Joyce Huang) explains a…

Libraries could be the nerve centers of international information networks. The major challenge for the future library will not be providing enough information, but providing usable information. The development of an information policy is discussed including placing a value on information, maintaining an accurate and useful inventory, and…

Libraries could be the nerve centers of international information networks. The major challenge for the future library will not be providing enough information, but providing usable information. The development of an information policy is discussed including placing a value on information, maintaining an accurate and useful inventory, and…

Describes the development of the Online Contents Service at Tilburg University (Netherlands) that provides users with desktop microcomputer access to the contents of journals held at the university. The rationale, procedures, retrieval software, subject search capability, and future developments are discussed. (five references) (EA)