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Saunders, Laverna M. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Discusses the concept of a virtual library. Current systems are described, as well as pilot projects; administrative concerns are addressed, including cooperative collection development and networking; work of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is discussed; and the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is described. (17…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedWebb, John – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Presents a holistic view of the management of licensed, networked information resources in a university library. Highlights include licensing and copyrights; collection development and acquisitions; aggregators, which combine electronic resources from disparate suppliers or locations into larger resource units for users; consortia; managing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Consortia
Peer reviewedBlatecky, Alan R. – North Carolina Libraries, 1992
Discusses the future of computer networks and libraries in light of rapid advances in technology. Topics discussed include information growth; decreasing costs and increasing performance; and changes needed in libraries, including organizational structure and culture, increased access rather than increased holdings, more classification schemes,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Classification, Computer Networks
Swisher, Robert; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Discusses uses of computer-based telecommunications and telefacsimile by school library media programs to provide information for management and services to users. A case study of telecommunications in Oklahoma that focuses on the application of technology for cooperative selection is presented, future possibilities are discussed, and an annotated…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGoodman, Naomi J.; Hinchcliff, Carole L. – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1997
Describes beginnings, objectives, services and future developments of OhioLINK, the network for over 50 Ohio colleges and universities. Discusses the funding crisis and proposed solution; OhioLINK features (Central Catalog, inter-institutional patron online borrowing, core databases, document delivery, Internet connection, electronic journals, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1996
As a reference guide for library professionals, this volume helps librarians prepare for the future in the growing electronic environment by examining the historical and theoretical background of the National Electronic Library and assessing the role of libraries in the past, present, and future. The book is divided in two sections: "The…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
