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Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1999
This document reports on Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) subgrant projects in Michigan for fiscal year (FY) 1998. The introductory section includes: a description of AccessMichigan, the umbrella online service that includes a collection of more than 67 commercial databases, the SPAN (Serials, Periodicals and Newspapers) service, and the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Information Technology, Internet

Tebbetts, Diane R. – Electronic Library, 2000
Discusses the impact of information technology requirements on the costs of electronic libraries. Addresses key questions concerning hardware, software and network installation and upgrades and provides strategies for dealing with the needs for continuous funding and long-term financing that are essential for keeping up with the requirements of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Costs, Electronic Libraries
Knight, Robert – 2000
This paper discusses public library services to remote communities in Australia, focusing on New South Wales (NSW). The first section presents background on the public library network in NSW, including statistics, descriptors/characteristics of public libraries, and funding to establish public Internet access. The second section addresses regional…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Internet, Library Funding

Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1995
This annual report, consisting of 16 district summaries, demonstrates how federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds have supported a wide range of 1994 projects to improve services in Michigan libraries. Most often these projects involved getting connected to the Internet, making the library accessible to the handicapped,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Annual Reports, Facility Improvement, Federal Aid
Davis, Marc; Boyer, Janice – 1997
"Intranets"--web sites written and used internally by organizations--are being developed as a means of enhancing communication, improving productivity, and reducing costs. The University Library at the University of Nebraska at Omaha is in the early stages of developing an Intranet. Considerations that led the library to establish an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Technology
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Educational Technology. – 1997
This document provides a fact sheet, status report, and questions and answers about E-Rate, the discount Educational Rate that schools and libraries will receive for the acquisition of telecommunication services. E-Rate is the result of a regulatory decision on Universal Service made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 7, 1997.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education

Krefman, Naomi, Comp.; Dwyer, Molly, Comp.; Krueger, Beth, Comp. – 1999
This statistical report on Michigan's libraries presents data provided by academic libraries, public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries that that serve as regional or subregional outlets to provide services for blind and physically handicapped patrons. For academic libraries, data are compiled from the 1998 academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Internet
Lopez de Prado, Rosario – 1996
This paper describes the creation of an automated network of museum libraries in Spain. The only way in which the specialized libraries in the world today can continue to be active and to offer valid information is to automate the service they offer, and create network libraries with cooperative plans. The network can be configured with different…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1998
Presents results of a survey of school library media centers in 1995 and 1996 that was conducted to examine technology use. Highlights include growth in Internet access, increased CD-ROM use, local area networks, distance education, funding sources, staffing, expenditures for technology, library collections, and librarian/teacher and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet
LaPoint, Virginia A. – 1997
Traditionally, libraries have had a role of providing equitable access for those who might not otherwise have access, and this role continues today in implementing access to electronic resources. However, there are special problems in applying this mission to prison libraries. A short history of automation in prison libraries is followed by a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Internet, Library Automation

Baker, Thomas – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Discusses German libraries' access to the Internet and World Wide Web, and reviews German library development and organization. Topics include state libraries; research library networks; national scientific service organizations that provide specialized information services; funding; standards; online catalog software; document delivery and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Document Delivery, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
McClure, Charles R. – 1996
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities facing libraries as they evolve into the electronic networked environment, and looks at options for libraries in the year 2000 and beyond. The internationally networked environment has fundamentally changed the way in which people acquire and use information resources and services. The paper…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Distance Education