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Harkema, Craig; Avery, Cheryl – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
In December 2012, the University of Saskatchewan Library's University Archives and Special Collections acquired the complete image collection of Courtney Milne, a professional photographer whose worked encompassed documentary, abstract and fine art photographs. From acquisition to digital curation, the authors identify, outline, and discuss the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Library Development, Library Automation, Electronic Libraries
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Oguz, Fatih – College & Research Libraries, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand the organizational level decision factors in technology adoption in the context of digital libraries. A qualitative case study approach was used to investigate the adoption of a specific technology, XML-based Web services, in digital libraries. Rogers' diffusion of innovations and Wenger's communities of…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas)
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Paulus, Amy R. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
The Main Library Service Desk is a one-stop academic help center located between a newly renovated student-focused space called the Learning Commons and the library collections. Services began with the first day of classes, August 26, 2013, and assessment has been ongoing, in part due to the availability of data. Staffing levels, staffing hours,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Academic Libraries, Library Services, User Needs (Information)
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Todorinova, Lily; Huse, Andy; Lewis, Barbara; Torrence, Matt – Public Services Quarterly, 2011
Declining reference statistics, diminishing human resources, and the desire to be more proactive and embedded in academic departments, prompted the University of South Florida Library to create a taskforce for re-envisioning reference services. The taskforce was charged with examining the staffing patterns at the desk and developing…
Descriptors: Interviews, Reference Services, Library Services, Decision Making
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Burns, Robert W., Jr. – College and Research Libraries, 1971
Directed toward the novice in systems work, it is the purpose of this article to generalize at a very elementary level a methodology or approach which can be used in conducting a systems study. (34 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Automation, Decision Making, Libraries, Library Automation
Hayes, Robert M.; Becker, Joseph – 1970
The purpose of this book is to assist libraries and librarians in resolving some of the problems faced in utilizing the new computer technology. The intent is to provide a concrete, factual guide to the principles and methods available for the application of modern data processing to library operations. For the librarian it is a handbook to guide…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Computer Programs, Data Processing
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Bell, Steven J.; Cronin-Kardon, Cynthia – College & Research Libraries, 1998
Offers exploratory research on the automation decision process for library administrators who are considering a new library management system (LMS) and those factors that lead to decision difficulty. Using the Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice as a theoretical framework for LMS, this study uses decision resolution as a criterion of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation, Organizational Theories
Starr, Jennie – Searcher, 1999
Presents factors for librarians to consider when decision-making about information retrieval. Discusses indexing theory; thesauri aids; controlled vocabulary or thesauri to increase access; humans versus machines; automated tools; product evaluations and evaluation criteria; automated classification tools; content server products; and document…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Decision Making, Information Management
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Rosenthal, Joseph A. – Journal of Library Automation, 1978
Discusses problems inherent in planning for a transition from traditional card catalogs to other catalog forms. Some attention is given to the implications of the second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR II), the lack of an automated authority control system, and difficulties in obtaining machine-readable retrospective files.…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Decision Making, Library Automation, Library Planning
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Cheney, Hal – Library Software Review, 1993
Describes a project control system for Indiana State University's Library Systems and Automation Department. Organizing project information, managing priorities, defining projects and recurring activities, time management, identifying tasks, and service requests are discussed. The management decision-making process for new, proposed, and completed…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation
Dinka, Tesfaye; Okutcu, Davut – 1970
The major objectives of the study were to produce a storage/transportation model which minimized (1) the cost of storage space for book materials, and (2) cost of transportation for book materials. In minimizing these costs, they are considered in relation to the time required to provide service. The data used in the study include land and…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness
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Armstrong, C. J. – Electronic Library, 1984
Discussion of the acquisition of small computer systems (microcomputers and software) by libraries for their own use covers the decision-making process, five options available for acquiring software, stand-alone microcomputer packages for library housekeeping, and national bibliographic control of computer software. Twenty-six references are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Decision Making, Library Automation
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Lucas, Henry C., Jr. – Special Libraries, 1972
Criteria used by the Information Services Department in deciding on the feasibility of proposed computer applications are reviewed. Natural trends in the development of information systems are described. Suggestions are made for increasing the probability of developing a successful application and for insuring that subsequent applications will be…
Descriptors: Computers, Decision Making, Information Services, Information Systems
Landrum, Hollis – 1986
This report of a conference convened by the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) Subcommittee on Education provides brief summaries of four panel discussions conducted by 15 federal librarians who had assembled automation systems for their agencies' libraries and information centers. The first panel, consisting of Dean Hough,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Government Libraries, Information Centers, Information Systems
Lubans, John, Jr.; And Others – 1973
Computer-based circulation systems, it is widely believed, can be utilized to provide data for library use studies. The study described in this report involves using such a data base to analyze aspects of library use and non-use and types of users. Another major objective of this research was the testing of machine-readable circulation data…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computers, Databases, Decision Making
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