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Direct linkKurhan, Scott H.; Griffing, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2011
Reference services in public libraries are changing dramatically. The Internet, online databases, and shrinking budgets are all making it necessary for non-traditional reference staff to become familiar with online reference tools. Recognizing the need for cross-training, Chesapeake Public Library (CPL) developed a program called the Database…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Databases, Library Networks, Reference Services
Library Journal, 2005
It has been an unconventional career path. Sharon Morris has been a children's librarian, a collection development librarian, a product manager for CARL, and an academic advisor in a graduate library science program. Today she's coordinator for AskColorado, the 24/7 online reference service recognized as 2004 Project of the Year by the Colorado…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Online Systems, Reference Services, Librarians
PDF pending restorationStanford Univ., CA. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources. – 1975
This second compilation of library network acronyms and initialisms cites 61 networks throughout the United States. Each annotated entry includes the network's acronym or initials, name, and address. A source of further information is cited in many entries, and an ED number is given for references available through the Educational Resources…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Information Networks, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Download full textDepartment of the Interior, Washington, DC. Office of Library Services. – 1971
Opening remarks at the Workshop were given by Erik Bromberg, Director of Library Services, and the keynote address was presented by the Hon. Lawrence H. Dunn. Topics covered during the workshop included: a view from the top; Washington to Ann Arbor; Portland to Washington; library services; the Federal Library Committee; the new service of the…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Collections
Peer reviewedPope, Nolan F. – Reference Librarian, 1982
Discusses the impact of local online databases on library reference services, including their integration with remote files such as Dialog, Orbit, and the Information Bank. Online catalog databases, multiple local databases (analytics for journal articles, indexes), and batch processing of data are noted. Six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Systems, Libraries, Library Automation
Peer reviewedKrueger, Donald R. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Issues and impacts of microcomputer use in libraries are discussed in terms of labor dislocation, costs, distributed data processing, networks, current system configurations and capabilities, and software. Reference service management, information retrieval systems, and external online access are also examined. Twenty-six references are listed.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Information Retrieval, Libraries
Schaumburg, Sheila, Ed. – 1974
This manual is designed to facilitate the use of the Iowa Library Information Teletype Exchange (I-LITE) in participating libraries. It briefly describes I-LITE as a system designed to provide for a thorough search of the participating libraries' collections through the use of a public library wheel network and an academic wheel network. It then…
Descriptors: Equipment Utilization, Guides, Information Centers, Information Services
McLarren, Robert R. – 1974
The report, submitted to the Illinois State Library, covers the period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974. Included in it are: (1) a list of the board of directors and other representatives of the system, (2) a list of the head librarians at each of the branch libraries, (3) a list of the system staff and the heads of individual system-wide…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Acquisition
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1966
This survey to determine how the library resources in the Buffalo-Niagara area might be utilized in a regional Reference and Research Library Resources (3R's) system studied: (1) area library resources, (2) strength of the libraries at the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) and the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library…
Descriptors: Business, Financial Support, Information Needs, Libraries
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. Northeast Academic Science Information Center. – 1975
In its second year of activity, the Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) program of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) has assisted 18 universities and colleges in the Northeast in the implementation of local capabilities to provide computer-based reference services. Working through the libraries at these…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographies, Databases, Information Centers
Oettinger, Anthony G. – 1976
A study on information technology and public policy examined relationships among information providers and their clients in order to determine the economic, institutional, and technological factors that are key in deciding how people get the information they need. The research project was conducted to help the National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Decentralization, Information Centers
Spigai, Frances G., Ed.; And Others – 1975
Sixteen papers are presented which focus on microforms and data processing in library and information centers. Articles include discussions of cost analysis, decision making and program planning, library automation, information retrieval, indexing, cataloging, and computer services for libraries. (CH)
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Husbands, Charles W., Ed.; Tighe, Ruth L., Ed. – 1975
This volume of Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science is limited to the text of papers accepted and scheduled for presentation at the 1975 meeting. The papers reflect the need to address and define issues in national information policy, and they examine the current state of federal-level planning and funding of information…
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
