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Verdesca, Anthony F. – Journal of Access Services, 2009
In the not too distant past, libraries kept a vertical file of printed materials that typically consisted of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, maps, photographs, and sundry whatnots. Most, if not all, of these materials were irregularly published or they were not published in any official manner. They were seen as incidental…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Internet, Library Services, Library Role
Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2010
It's an obvious observation that librarians today find themselves dealing with collections of ever larger proportions of electronic content. The degree to which that shift has already taken place varies from one type of library to another. Some organizations, especially those involved with specializations in biomedical, scientific, or business,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Public Libraries, Academic Libraries
Carlson, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2006
This article reports on a library renovation at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona which incurs complaints from professors and librarians about a shift from print to online materials. The $60-million project at Cal Poly is providing a difficult lesson in the challenges of library renovation, and in the changing role of one of the…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Internet, Library Development, Library Facilities
Rusbridge, Chris – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Reflects on implications of phases one and two in the United Kingdom's Electronic Libraries Program (eLib). Discusses the four components of the third phase which includes the merging of print and electronic resources in the hybrid library. Discusses managerial lessons learned. (AEF)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Automation
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Bishop, Ann Peterson – Information Processing & Management, 1999
Explores how academic researchers disaggregate and reaggregate scientific journal articles in both print and digital environments. Analyzes data gathered in the NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) project at the University of Illinois to describe how components are mobilized in the work of researchers as they identify, retrieve, read…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Journal Articles, Library Automation, Library Development
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Levrault, Bethany R. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Reference services are in the midst of evolutionary changes. At a time when budgets are shrinking, traditional models of service and print reference formats are being questioned. This article discusses future directions of academic reference collections in terms of the apparent shift from print to electronic reference sources. Questions addressed…
Descriptors: Reference Materials, Reference Services, Electronic Libraries, Printed Materials
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Millet, Michelle S.; Mueller, Susan – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Following a library-wide brainstorming session and retreat, the Dean of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library tasked an ad-hoc committee to discuss implications for the library and its users if certain processes were implemented or eliminated in order to streamline the processing of serials. As the library's collection continues to shift from…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Printed Materials
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Nall, Clark; Lewis, Janice Steed – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Valuable information in print is often neglected because of the rapid proliferation of electronic resources and the bias of many library users against print sources. At Joyner Library, it was decided to construct an interactive subject guide database that included resources in all formats to offer users a convenient starting point for research and…
Descriptors: Library Services, Bibliographic Databases, Library Automation, Library Development
Cochran, Sally; Gisolfi, Peter – School Library Journal, 1997
Describes the renovation of the Horace Greeley High School library (Chappaqua, New York). Discusses initial planning; costs; teachers' use of the library; new technology and the blending of print resources; and the appeal of the facility for students. Sidebars highlight the lighting design and renovation goals for the media specialist and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Costs, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Facility Improvement
Pinfield, Stephen; Eaton, Jonathan; Edwards, Catherine; Russell, Rosemary; Wissenburg, Astrid; Wynne, Peter – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Outlines five projects currently funded by the United Kingdom's Electronic Libraries Program (eLib): HyLiFe (Hybrid Library of the Future), MALIBU (MAnaging the hybrid Library for the Benefit of Users), HeadLine (Hybrid Electronic Access and Delivery in the Library Networked Environment), ATHENS (authentication scheme), and BUILDER (Birmingham…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Library Administration
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Shreeves, Edward – Library Trends, 2000
Librarians have paid insufficient attention to the conflict on college and university campuses about the role of print and digital resources in the library of the future. Effective communication with all sectors of the academic community, especially those maintaining a strong loyalty to books, will be essential as hybrid print and digital…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Electronic Libraries
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Welch, Jeanie M.; Cauble, Lynn A.; Little, Lara B. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
Discusses implementation of the automated recording of reshelving statistics for print reference materials and the use of these statistics in reference-collection development and management, especially in making acquisitions and weeding decisions, based on experiences at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
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Webb, T. D. – Electronic Library, 1995
In response to technological advances, future libraries will blend new technologies with traditional information resources by partitioning collections into various formats including print, nonprint, electronic, computerized, media, and video. In effect the library will be "freezing" portions of collections in their most appropriate formats based…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Technology, Library Automation
LaGuardia, Cheryl – Library Journal, 1995
Examines the shift from the vision of the virtual library to the digital library concept. Discusses attitudes toward electronic resources, CD-ROM technology, the appropriate use of electronic formats, differences in information needs, balance between print and electronic media in libraries, and collaborative resource development. A sidebar…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Change, Computer Attitudes, Electronic Libraries