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Vourou, Stella – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses the need for new technologies and information delivery services in Greece, and describes current activities related to the support of Greek scientists and researchers. Highlights include data networks infrastructure; information centers; the National Documentation Center; library services, including electronic document delivery and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Pankake, Marcia – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Offers suggestions for librarians to meet the needs of humanities researchers. Topics discussed include types of materials humanists use; how scholars work; computerized information sources; the use of online library catalogs; access to European automated catalogs; creating international standards; cooperative collection development; and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Humanities
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Lavagnino, Merri Beth – Library Hi Tech, 1997
When the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), an academic consortium of 12 major teaching and research universities began implementing the Virtual Electronic Library, a Continuum of Security Needs list was created which outlines the security and authentication issues that must be addressed. The thirteen security items on the list are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Security, Consortia, Electronic Libraries
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Wiberley, Stephen E., Jr. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Reviews studies of humanists' use of information and discusses three characteristics of the behavior of humanists in relation to trends in the application of new information technologies to the humanities: (1) reluctance to ask questions of reference librarians; (2) regard for influential peers; and (3) concentration on research specializations.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Humanities, Information Services
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Turner, Fay – Library Hi Tech, 1998
Provides a brief description of the Z39.50 information retrieval standard and reviews evaluation criteria and questions that should be asked when selecting a Z39.50 client. Areas for consideration include whether to buy or build a Z39.50 client, the end-user's requirements, connecting to a remote server, searching, managing the search response,…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Information Retrieval
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Goldenberg-Hart, Diane Y. – Library Hi Tech, 1998
Discusses various communities that have contributed to the development of the Yale University Library Electronic Text Center (ETC) and describes the evolution of the ETC from a center for the support of electronic texts in the humanities to an electronic resource center providing support in the creation of World Wide Web resources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
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Klinck, Patricia E. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes the Vermont Automated Libraries System and the use of information technology. Topics include rural public library access; software; multitype library cooperation, including public, school, academic, and special libraries; Internet access; government information; public user access; system design; document delivery capabilities; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Document Delivery
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Barnes, Susan J.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses the development of electronic libraries at Cornell University's (New York) Mann Library and elsewhere and presents an overview of changes in services and staff responsibilities needed to address user needs. Sidebar articles discuss Internet access to government information; changing staff roles; geographic information systems; the Mann…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Databases