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Dearie, Tammy Nickelson; Steel, Virginia – 1992
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit reports results of a survey of 82 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions conducted in early 1992 in order to gather information on interlibrary loan by examining a number of operation and management changes that are occurring and the steps that might be taken to ease the pressure…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration
Kaske, Neal K. – 1990
Technological advancement in academic library resources sharing, networking, and information transfer have developed dramatically in the past decade, with institutions (including nonacademic libraries) finding themselves hard pressed to acquire the resources necessary to institute or otherwise improve their networking capabilities. Further, these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Categorical Aid, Computer Networks, Federal Aid
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
Technological advancement in academic library resources sharing, networking, and information transfer have developed dramatically in the past decade, with institutions (including nonacademic libraries) finding themselves hard pressed to acquire the resources necessary to institute or otherwise improve their networking capabilities. Further, these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Categorical Aid, Computer Networks, Federal Aid
Larsgaard, Mary L. – 1991
An investigation of the interlibrary loan (ILL) borrowing patterns of six academic libraries and one large urban library--all members of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL)--analyzed data on transactions carried out through the OCLC ILL system during the 3 month period of March through May of 1988. The data and analyses focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
Claer, Joycelyn H. – 1992
This report describes the development of the Forest Trail Library Consortium (FTLC), a network of academic, public, and school libraries in Texas. The growth of FTLC from 4 charter members to its current 16 members is traced, including details about goals and funding. The role of special interest groups (SIGs) is examined, and the goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Consortia
Deekle, Peter – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1990
Discusses the Interlibrary Delivery Service of Pennsylvania (IDS), which was established in 1969 to facilitate transmittal of interlibrary loan shipments and other educational items among its members (currently 193 academic, public, and school libraries). Topics addressed include interlibrary cooperation in Pennsylvania, statewide expansion of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Scrimgeour, Andrew D.; Potter, Susan – 1991
This paper examines the importance of contracts in formalizing agreements between libraries to provide services to off-campus students and describes the development of one such contract. Topics addressed include: (1) the value of contracts in clarifying responsibilities and elevating contracted services in the hierarchy of institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Libraries, Contracts, Higher Education
McCabe, Carol, Ed. – 1986
Developed as part of a statewide coordinated collection development effort, this document is a compendium of the narrative statements of collection development policies from 19 Alaskan university, public, school, and special libraries. Only the basic narrative plus any unique appendices are included for each policy, and some of the policies are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Davis, Mary B.; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Describes a cooperative effort among five Bronx libraries, known as the Bronx Library Emergency Consortium, which is designed to enhance emergency recovery procedures in their libraries should a disaster occur. The history and collaborative nature of the consortium are described, and the consortium equipment and supply list for immediate disaster…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection
American Libraries, 1999
Presents an interview with two librarians who are participating in joint-use projects, one between a public library and a school library, and one between a public library and an academic library. Personnel, commingling collections, changing library roles, and governance boards are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Interviews
Humphreys, Judy; Cooper, Malcolm – 1998
A joint-use academic/public library has been established by the University of Southern Queensland (Australia), in a partnership with the Hervey Bay City Council, to fulfill the school's commitment to bringing tertiary education to the region. This report examines this unique relationship (one of only three like it in the world) from its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Libraries, Distance Education, Educational Facilities Design
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Kleiner, Jane P.; Hamaker, Charles A. – College & Research Libraries, 1997
Describes three projects at Louisiana State University libraries designed to utilize document delivery and electronic access to expand collections, identify faculty journal needs, and share resources among academic, public, special, and school libraries. Network developments, grant support, and needs assessment surveys are also discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Document Delivery, Grants
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Buller, Nell L. – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Provides a brief survey of libraries and library services in Portugal. Topics discussed include background information on Portugal's political, economic, educational, and library history; a summary of current library services in different types of libraries; and observations on the future development of these services. (five references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Economic Factors, Educational Environment
Maxwell, James D. – 1992
Cooperation between different types of libraries to increase ease of patron access was not capable of great strides until the technological advances of the mid-1980s. Writers in the field are reporting increased pockets of activity, but also say that traditional ideas, such as pride of ownership or fear of future results from fixed commitments,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Spitzer, Kathleen L. – 1991
This digest discusses how libraries of all types are using the facsimile (or "fax") machine to meet users' information needs. A definition of facsimile technology includes the components of a fax machine, the four types of fax machines, and the recent development of the "fax board," which allows a computer to transmit…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Facsimile Transmission, Higher Education
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