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Peer reviewedRockman, Ilene F. – Reference Services Review, 1990
Discusses the application of new generation, external broadband telecommunications networks to academic library reference services. Several of the prominent networks are described, a selected bibliography of 20 recent publications is provided, and addresses for obtaining further information are listed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedDobb, Linda S. – Reference Services Review, 1990
Discussion of technostress in libraries focuses on a database crash at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Steps taken to restore the data are explained, strategies for handling technological accidents are suggested, the impact on library staff is discussed, and a 10-item annotated bibliography on technostress is provided.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedYan, Jinwei; Lin, Sharon Chien – Reference Services Review, 1990
Describes problems encountered during early attempts at library automation in China, including the slow development of telecommunications systems and the high cost of international online retrieval. The successful use of imported databases on CD-ROM to overcome these problems is discussed, focusing on applications in library technical services and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Imports, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedBobay, Julie; And Others – Reference Services Review, 1990
Describes the use of LINKWAY, an IBM hypermedia software product, to provide extended access to library collections and services in the Indiana State University Library Automation Network (SULAN). Implications of providing extended easy access for library services, user instruction, collection development, and resource sharing are considered.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedLayman, Mary – Reference Services Review, 1991
Describes library services that are offered at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), which is located at the University of California at San Diego. Topics discussed include the user population; online searching; microcomputer use; electronic networks; current awareness programs; library catalogs; and the slide collection. A sidebar outlines…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedRockman, Ilene F., Ed. – Reference Services Review, 1991
Presents viewpoints of five persons actively engaged in academic libraries or library schools on new skills that may be desirable for reference librarians in the future. Topics discussed include reference skills; communication skills; management skills; literacy in computer technology; specialization; implications of the information age;…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communication Skills, Computer Literacy, Conferences
