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Diving into the Blue: A Look at Michigan's Repositories
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Guevara, Senovia – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Libraries are constantly evolving and changing expectations for the user and the information environment. More than just being an authoritative source for research, expertise, and quality content in the form of books and journals, the information center is evolving into a more expansive role. With the growth of information technology awareness and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Technology, Information Sources, Librarian Attitudes
E-Powering the People: South Africa's Smart Cape Access Project
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Valentine, Susan – Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004
This document examines the launch of the Smart Cape Access Project in Cape Town, South Africa. In a city where more than 80 percent of the citizens do not have access to computers and fewer still can access the Internet, public officials set out to build a "smart city," where "informed people could connect to the world and to each other by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Disadvantaged, Access to Computers
Making the Most of Libraries in the Search for Academic Excellence.
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Breivik, Patricia Senn – Change, 1987
The role of libraries in the search for quality education was addressed in the Carnegie Foundation's report, "College," and at the first higher education conference on academic libraries. Information literacy and policy, campus organizational issues, and programs in economic development support, active learning, and faculty development…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conferences, Educational Quality, Higher Education
The Electronic Campus: Aston University.
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Brindley, Lynne J. – Higher Education Management, 1990
A description of the campuswide computer system at Aston University (England) includes a profile of the institution, the information technology strategy adopted, a current local networking project, information technology development priorities for the near future, the role of the library and information service, and management and organizational…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries
The Montana Library and Information Skills Model Curriculum Guide.
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Keenan, Nancy; And Others – 1994
This document presents a model curriculum for library media skills programs. The first and second sections provide a library and information skills mission statement and an introduction. The collaborative planning process is covered in the third section, including a description of collaborative planning, assessing the process and a collaborative…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Guides
Reinvention of the Public Library for the 21st Century.
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context