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Richness vs. Reach: Using Technology To Overcome Economic Impediments to Reference Service.
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Holmes-Wong, Deborah – Reference Librarian, 1999
Discussion of library reference services and the conflict between richness (complexity) of services and the reach (number of users that can be served) focuses on information technology that is used in electronic commerce and available on the Internet. Discusses changing roles of libraries and networked information environments. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Networks, Information Technology, Internet
The Emerging National Information Infrastructure and Reference Services.
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Summerhill, Craig A. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses networked information resources used by reference librarians in research libraries. Highlights include the NREN (National Research and Education Network); the Internet; network architecture; the national information infrastructure; the effect of electronic information on reference desk transactions; the changing nature of research; the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks
Introducing Internet Services.
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Diaz, Karen R.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Four articles describe the usefulness of the Internet to reference librarians and discuss Internet search tools: "Getting Started on the Net" (Karen R. Diaz); "Gopher Searching Using VERONICA" (Lousie McGillis); "How to Use VERONICA To Find Information on the Internet" (Jackie Mardikian); and "The Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Databases
Evaluating Internet Sources.
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Santa Vicca, Edmund F.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Three articles on evaluation cover the use of the Internet as a reference resource and raise network policy issues: "The Internet as a Reference and Research Tool" (Edmund F. Santa Vicca); "NREN Update, 1993: Washington Policy" (Carolyn S. Elliot); and "Evaluating Physical Science Reference Sources on the Internet"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation
Progress with the Internet.
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Seiden, Peggy; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Six articles describe various Internet applications, including a campuswide information system that uses Gopher; using an X Windows interface for Internet access; electronic text projects; the Nevada Academic Libraries information system; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and electronic reference services; the Internet and OCLC. (Contains 61…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Internet's Impact on Reference Services.
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Cromer, Donna E.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Six articles cover topics related to the impact of the Internet on reference services, including Internet's effect on communication between reference librarians; integrating the use of electronic resources with traditional reference duties; reference services and the virtual library; offering remote services; Internet instruction; and Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks
Selected Sources on the Internet.
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Scott, Ralph Lee; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Five articles describe specific Internet resources, including geoscience and science databases; economic and statistical information; the JANET (Joint Academic Network) Bulletin Board for Librarians; and White House communications. A sixth article describes how practical applications of Internet information create new roles for reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Earth Science