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Computers and the Historic Milieu of Health Services Libraries.
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Brodman, Estelle – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1985
Discusses factors that combined to make it possible for health sciences libraries to take initiative for developing technological methods and skills needed for computer librarianship before other types of libraries entered the field: size, money, medical center background, requirements of users, state of health science libraries and librarians,…
Descriptors: Computers, Higher Education, History, Library Automation
The Expert Cataloging Assistant Project at the National Library of Medicine.
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Weiss, Paul J. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes a project at the National Library of Medicine that investigated the development of an expert system to assist catalogers with personal name authority work. Topics include project planning; software and hardware selection; knowledge engineering; and reasons for discontinuing the development of the expert system. (three references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Computer Selection, Computer Software
Managing an Academic Library. Parts I and II.
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Werner, Gloria; Brudvig, Glenn – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Describes management experiences at University of California--Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Minnesota Biomedical Library, and California Institute of Technology. Discussions include development of ORION (UCLA's online technical processing and information system); organizational changes occurring as result of large-scale automation;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Principles, Administrators, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Putting the Medical Library Online: Electronic Bulletin Boards. . . and Beyond.
Kittle, Paul W. – Online, 1985
Describes use of microcomputers with system called "TBBS" ("The Bread Board System") at Loma Linda University Medical Center to allow users enhanced services from home, whether library facilities are open or not. Flexibility and security, dialing into medical library, and suggestions for setting up similar computerized…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Display Systems, Higher Education
Training Staff and End-Users for Automated Retrieval Systems in the Health Sciences.
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Hepworth, John B. – Education for Information, 1991
Argues that training in the use of computer based retrieval systems fails to meet many of the needs of staff and end-user searchers in health sciences information and that, although structured training programs present several advantages, they are rarely implemented. It is recommended that a design process based on Needs-Objectives-Content-Method…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Inservice Education, Instructional Design
Developments in Health Sciences Libraries since 1974: From Physical Entity to the Virtual Library.
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Weise, Frieda O. – Library Trends, 1993
Provides an overview of developments in health sciences libraries leading to the virtual library. Highlights include online searching; integrated library systems; networked resources; the expansion of interlibrary loans and document delivery systems; the Integrated Academic Information Management System; and the role of the National Library of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Management, Information Networks, Integrated Library Systems
UNESCO/IFLA Presession Seminar: Exchange of Experience Seminar for Developing Countries. University Libraries in Developing Countries--Structure and Function in Regard to Information Transfer for Science and Technology.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on Third World academic, research, and medical libraries and their role in scientific and technical information transfer, which were presented at the 1983 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) seminar, include: (1) "Development of Effective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations