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Smith, Barbara G.; Borgendale, Marilyn – Library Journal, 1988
These guidelines for upgrading a local online library system, cover: (1) technical considerations; (2) management issues; (3) planning, including profiling, data file conversion, consideration of add-on programs, and user interface; (4) training; and (5) the conversions process. A sidebar provides data about conversion at the Health Sciences…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Improvement
Martin, Susan K. – American Libraries, 1979
The trend toward use of online bibliographic systems in libraries sets the stage for the discussion of standardized entry format and authority control in information input if maximum usefulness now and in the future is to be achieved. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Improvement, Information Processing, Libraries
Ayres, F. H. – Library Journal, 1980
Recommends a five-year delay in implementation of AACR II to allow projected improvements in library automation to lower costs and increase the benefits of change. Such a delay will allow the adoption of an uncompromised code of cataloging practice at minimal cost. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Improvement
Estabrook, Leigh S. – Library Journal, 1996
Examines libraries' policies of keeping patron records private and confidential. Addresses the idea that libraries use their automated systems to retain and use patron data to develop and improve library services. Describes uses of patron data that can help libraries develop targeted services to users to better meet their information needs. (JMV)
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Improvement, Library Automation, Library Policy
Direct linkNikkel, Terry; Kutty, Ashwin – Computers in Libraries, 2004
Dalhousie is a medium-sized university, with about 15,000 FTE students, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious universities, yet, like many other public institutions, it frequently suffers from a lack of adequate funding to fulfill all the conflicting needs of the various faculties and departments. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Internet, Library Services
Peer reviewedPerez, Ernest – Library Software Review, 1997
Examines the practical realities of upgrading Intel personal computers in libraries, considering budgets and technical personnel availability. Highlights include adding RAM; putting in faster processor chips, including clock multipliers; new hard disks; CD-ROM speed; motherboards and interface cards; cost limits and economic factors; and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Peripherals, Computer Selection, Computer Storage Devices
Download full textLouisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1997
This publication establishes goals and specifies priorities for the State of Louisiana consistent with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Four goals are listed, with accompanying activities, procedures, and evaluation for their implementation; the fourth goal specifies four priorities. The goals are: (1) To administer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Improvement, Information Technology, Library Automation
