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Peer reviewedBorgman, Christine L. – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Reports on a survey of 70 research libraries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Results show that libraries are rapidly acquiring automated processing systems, CD-ROM databases, and connections to computer networks. Discusses specific data on system implementation and network services by country and by type of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Peer reviewedDeschamps, Christine – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses the early days of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) in Europe, and developments in its usage. Highlights include negotiations between OCLC and France; retrospective conversion; reorganization and restructuring; the gradual approach to international use of OCLC; problems facing European libraries using OCLC; and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Cooperative Programs
Direct linkBrown, Andrew; Smyth, Neil – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To provide practical information on two electronic journal-related products implemented in Library and Information Services at University of Wales Swansea. Design/methodology/approach: An overview is provided of the evaluation of electronic journal management products undertaken and subsequent implementation. Findings: Serials Solutions…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Journal Articles, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Download full textInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Fifteen papers delivered for the Division of General Research Libraries at the 1992 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with national libraries, parliamentary (legislative) libraries, and university libraries. The papers are: (1) "Seeking Alternatives to National…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cultural Pluralism, Databases
Peer reviewedFernandez de Zamora, Rosa Maria – International Library Review, 1990
Describes the effects of economic factors on information services in Mexico. Topics discussed include librarians' salaries; inadequate library budgets; acquisitions in academic libraries; the development of public libraries; library networks; national databases; microcomputers and library automation; library research; effects of devaluation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
