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Hirtle, Peter B. – Libraries & Culture, 2002
Digitization benefits the users of special collections through increase in traditional use of materials, development of new avenues of research, and the appearance of new types of research using rare books and manuscripts. It challenges the relative value given to paper originals of rare materials as digital holdings increase. Special collections…
Descriptors: Archives, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Collections

Manoff, Marlene – Library Trends, 2000
As electronic objects challenge categorical distinctions central to library organization, efforts are being made to integrate these hybrids and new forms into traditional library systems and to recreate the stability of the print environment. Explores conceptual and theoretical issues raised by the proliferation of electronic objects and suggests…
Descriptors: Change, Electronic Text, Information Technology, Library Administration

Kevil, L. Hunter; Montgomery, Jack, Ed. – Against the Grain, 1998
Argues that without reform and adaptation to contemporary technology, paper libraries will become little more than book museums. Outlines four major problems with contemporary library practice. Discusses benefits of database-management systems for organization of libraries' paper resources. Lists requirements libraries should demand of any new…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Storage, Information Technology
Soete, George J. – 1996
This volume is the pilot issue of the "Transforming Libraries" series, a quarterly subseries of SPEC (the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center of the Association of Research Libraries). Each issue will focus on a different application or aspect of library technology. This issue discusses electronic reserves. It is divided into five…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Costs, Electronic Libraries
Cochran, Sally; Gisolfi, Peter – School Library Journal, 1997
Describes the renovation of the Horace Greeley High School library (Chappaqua, New York). Discusses initial planning; costs; teachers' use of the library; new technology and the blending of print resources; and the appeal of the facility for students. Sidebars highlight the lighting design and renovation goals for the media specialist and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Costs, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Facility Improvement
Vogel, Brenda – Library Journal, 1997
Argues that, in spite of the financial burden on local, state, and federal justice systems, prison libraries must be transformed from access-to-the-courts programs and emerge as community information and cultural centers that provide both electronic and book formats. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Electronic Libraries, Government Role
Humes, Barbara – 1999
The United States Department of Education invited leading professionals who work in the library field in federal agencies, universities, associations, and foundations to a meeting in Washington, DC to explore the need for national focus on library research. Each participant suggested a research issue of particular concern to their organization and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Services

Lee, Hur-Li – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Examines traditional conceptions of a library collection, and reveals four major presumptions associated with collections: tangibility, ownership, a user community, and an integrated retrieval mechanism. Explores challenges posed by media, and proposes an expanded concept of collection that considers the perspectives of both user and collection…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Materials
Shoemaker, Joel – School Library Journal, 1995
Examines the cost effectiveness of using CD-ROM encyclopedias in school libraries; finds print encyclopedias to be cheaper, but advocates the use of both. Sidebars include price comparisons of popular print and CD-ROM encyclopedias. (AEF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Encyclopedias

Webb, T. D. – Electronic Library, 1995
In response to technological advances, future libraries will blend new technologies with traditional information resources by partitioning collections into various formats including print, nonprint, electronic, computerized, media, and video. In effect the library will be "freezing" portions of collections in their most appropriate formats based…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Technology, Library Automation

De Stefano, Paula – College & Research Libraries, 2001
How do academic libraries set about creating a body of knowledge and begin to convert traditional print collections to a digital format in order to satisfy what today's researchers want? This article examines previous methods of selection and collection building, and applies those supporting principles to today's collection-building efforts for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Information Technology

Jaguszewski, Janice M.; Probst, Laura K. – Library Trends, 2000
In the past, serial cancellations and storage decisions focused primarily on print resources. With the addition of electronic resources, librarians in large research institutions must now manage an integrated collection of both print and electronic formats. Explores the impact of electronic resources on decision decisions. Identifies criteria for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Electronic Journals, Higher Education
Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, MI. James White Library. – 1995
The strategic plan for the James White Library of Andrews University uses the phrase "beyond walls," rather than the catchphrase "library without walls," to acknowledge that printed matter is here to stay but that the paradigm in which it operates is open to innovation and exploration. The fundamental changes taking place in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Buildings, Facility Expansion