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McMillin, Bill; Gibson, Sally; MacDonald, Jean – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
Animated maps of the library stacks were integrated into the catalog interface at Pratt Institute and into the EBSCO Discovery Service interface at Illinois State University. The mapping feature was developed for optimal automation of the update process to enable a range of library personnel to update maps and call-number ranges. The development…
Descriptors: Library Science, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Library Services
Drake, Paul Burton – Online Submission, 2015
This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 24th annual conference was held in Koror, Republic of Palau, November 10-15, 2014. This volume includes a listing of the PIALA 2014 Organizing Committee and PIALA Officers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Malayo Polynesian Languages, Conference Papers
Penchansky, Mimi B., Comp.; And Others – 1989
This annotated bibliography focuses on recent literature dealing with librarianship and future technology. The first section lists 38 articles on the impact of technology on librarianship as a profession. In the second section, 32 articles on the applications of technology to academic, research, public, and special libraries of the future are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Librarians
Park, Bruce – American Libraries, 1992
Discusses the future of the library profession and suggests that librarianship could become marginalized (i.e., its significance could be diminished) as a result of automation if librarians do not broaden their vision and keep pace with technology. The roles of libraries, librarians, and library automation in an infrastructure for information…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Services, Information Technology, Librarians

Frick, Elizabeth – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Examination of the confrontation between patrons and technology in the library focuses on two questions evident when addressing the instruction librarian's role in humanizing technology: whether the library profession can afford to humanize interaction between client and technology, and how instruction librarians can humanize the confrontation.…
Descriptors: Humanization, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Instruction
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Univ. Libraries – 1969
The following areas were of particular concern in this report: (1) Bibliographical control, which is considered to be the overriding purpose of librarianship; (2) the library's organizational structure, which must undergo some essential changes if the library is to meet the new challenge; (3) professionalism, which must become common and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Librarians, Libraries, Library Automation

Hall, Marlene – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Argues that changes in profession of librarianship reflect general changes in knowledge and work that are due to differentiation and structuralization of the subject disciplines. Introduction of automation, provision of information services that define user in terms of abstract categories, and orientation in school librarianship are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Information Services, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Science

Aman, Mohammed M. – International Library Review, 1972
Descriptors: International Programs, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Automation

Adams, Katherine C. – Library Quarterly, 2000
Argues for a reevaluation of the old-maid stereotype that will allow professionals in the library and information science (LIS) field to embrace digital technology while remaining mindful of their distinctiveness and recognizing the stereotype as an important part of their collective identity and professional history. (Contains 55 references.)…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Development
Wall, Richard; And Others – 1980
This list of citations covers three broad areas: (1) redefining librarianship: organizations, people, and technology; (2) continuing education for librarians; and (3) librarians and libraries in the 1980's: the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS) and beyond. The last is divided into three main sections devoted to…
Descriptors: Conferences, Definitions, Futures (of Society), Librarians
Today's Education, 1973
Article describes the easy acquisition of books and information through the use of a computerized library system at Ohio State University. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Information Centers, Information Utilization
Von Bodungen, Sue B., Ed. – 1967
The first lecture in this series discusses continuing education for librarians at a time (1965) when many such programs were just beginning and offers suggestions on various approaches to take. In the second lecture, "Automation--Prospects and Implications for Libraries," the purpose is to provide an overview of the field of automation in order to…
Descriptors: Classification, Librarians, Libraries, Library Automation
Harris, Roma – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the profession of librarianship focuses on changes in the profession and the role of women. The deprofessionalization, or de-skilling, of cataloging through the use of automated systems is described; new labels for library and information work are examined; and the future of librarianship is considered. (28 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Females, Futures (of Society)
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1998
Discussion of reference librarians in higher education focuses on experiences at the University of Southern California. Topics include reference costs and time demands; reorganization and cutting costs; merging computer departments with libraries; Internet advantages, including the Internet Public Library; attitudes and creativity of librarians;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Higher Education

Wisner, William H.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
The lead article in this section argues that the profession's current focus on technology has compromised academic librarianship's scholarly values, eroded the quality of rhetoric between librarians and patrons, and contributed to the ascendancy of information over knowledge. Renewal of the teaching function and reaffirmation of traditional values…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Interpersonal Relationship
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