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Avram, Henriette D. – UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, 1978
This article describes the activities of the U.S. Library of Congress Network Development Office and the present operation and future plans of the U.S. Library of Congress National Bibliographic Service. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating how the networking activities related to each other and the importance of this relationship. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Automation, Library Networks, National Libraries
Download full textHenderson, Madeline; Geddes, Susan – 1973
A survey of the status of the federal library community and its involvement with automation was undertaken; the results are summarized in this report. The study sought to define which library operations were susceptible to automation, to describe potentially useful automation techniques and to establish criteria for decisions about automation.…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Peer reviewedThomas, Sarah M.; Needle, Lester P. – Special Libraries, 1975
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library System consists of 28 libraries. The libraries are supported by computer systems covering journal and book holdings, journal check-in, circulation, document control, EPA reports, international exchange items, and specialized subject area collections. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Programs, Computers, Conservation (Environment)
Federal Library Committee, Washington, DC. – 1971
The Federal library community has felt an increasing concern about the role that Federal libraries will play in library and information network systems. Because of this concern, the Federal Library Committee (FLC) called a meeting at the Library of Congress on December 16, 1970 to discuss the implications for Federal libraries of the Conference on…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Information Networks
Peer reviewedNewman, William L.; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Presents background information on DOBIS (an online library system) evaluation, software acquisition, and development, and describes the status and plans for DOBIS in the Canadian government. Appendices provide an overview of the Canadian government version of the system from a librarian's and a systems analyst's perspective. (CWM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Storage Devices, Government Libraries, Information Systems
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Parliamentary Libraries and Networks," a brief overview by Dermot Englefield (United Kingdom) of the position of legislative libraries in national networks, the extent of legislative…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Systems
Cotter, Gladys A.; Hartt, Richard W. – 1985
The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), which is charged with providing information services to the scientific and technical community of the Department of Defense (DoD), actively seeks ways to promote resource sharing as a means for speeding access to information while reducing the costs of information processing throughout the defense…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Government Libraries, Information Retrieval
Cotter, Gladys A.; Hartt, Richard W. – 1985
The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), an organization charged with providing information services to the Department of Defense (DoD) scientific and technical community, actively seeks ways to promote resource sharing as a means for speeding access to information while reducing the costs of information processing throughout the technical…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Design Requirements, Government Libraries
Cotter, Gladys A. – 1983
As part of its mission to provide centralized services for the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of scientific and technical information (STI) to support Department of Defense (DoD) research, development, and engineering studies programs, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) sponsors the Shared Bibliographic Input…
Descriptors: Costs, Government Libraries, Library Automation, Library Networks
Goodrum, Charles A. – 1975
From its earliest beginnings to the post war information explosion, this text traces the history of the world's largest library, the Library of Congress (LC). The library's creation in 1800 for use by members of Congress is comprehensively discussed along with its development into a world wide service. Library methodology is covered in chapters on…
Descriptors: Books, Government Libraries, History, Librarians
Hartt, Richard W. – 1986
This report discusses the characteristics, operations, and automation requirements of technical libraries providing services to organizations involved in aerospace and defense scientific and technical work, and describes the Local Automation Model project. This on-going project is designed to demonstrate the concept of a fully integrated library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Government Libraries
Cotter, Gladys A.; And Others – 1986
The Defense Department Scientific and Technical Information (STI) network is composed of over 200 technical libraries and information centers tied together by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), an organization which seeks to improve the flow of information throughout the STI network by promoting shared cataloging and integrated…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Design Requirements
