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Sager, Donald – Public Libraries, 1988
Summarizes events at an OCLC-sponsored conference at which three major issues were addressed: (1) how public libraries will improve access to services and resources; (2) how public librarians will interact with users and what skills/attitudes they will require; and (3) the impact of interlibrary cooperation in light of changes in society and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conferences, Futures (of Society), Librarians
Poland, Jean – 2000
In a university environment, the library can benefit from interest in the digital future on the part of other concerned groups. Computer science departments are natural partners in the development of digital libraries. Professional societies, for-profit companies, and foundations are also potential sources of support. Cornell University Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education

Anderson, Byron – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1989
Cooperation between the career center and the college library can mean easy access to more resources for both counselors and their students. This article discusses the benefits of libraries and describes information access procedures. (TE)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Career Planning, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Swan, John – Library Journal, 1993
Considers the impact of electronic information on libraries. Topics discussed include user needs; the accuracy and reliability of information; equity of access to information; cooperation and coordination; prospects of a paperless society; and integrating technology with other elements of information, rather than replacing all elements with…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Guerin, Claudie – 2000
This paper discusses cooperation between hospital and public libraries in France. The first section provides an overview of hospital libraries, including historical and regulatory background, as well as the current situation. The second section considers the network of public libraries, including increasing awareness of the duty to provide all…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Hospital Libraries, Library Cooperation
Griebel, Rosemary – 2000
This paper discusses the development and implementation of the VISUNET:CANADA Partners Program, an innovative, cooperative model of library service for blind and print disabled Canadians. The ultimate purpose of the model is to advance information equity for blind and print disabled individuals, wherever they live, by positioning the local library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation
Coffman, Steve – American Libraries, 2002
Questions the need for collaborative digital reference services among libraries. Discusses the lack of use among networks that have been developed, probably due to easy access to online resources; economic assumptions; setting standards for reference practice; automatic routing software; copyrights; and patron satisfaction. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Copyrights, Economic Factors

Iljon, Ariane; Pigott, Ian – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes cooperation between the national libraries of Europe on access to electronic publications, and outlines reasons why it has been necessary to act at a European level to improve library services. Highlights include the European Union, research and development, Telematics for Libraries activities, national policies, and future…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Library Automation

Jackson, Mary E. – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Describes an initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Scholars Portal Initiative, a three-year collaborative effort which seeks to provide tools for an academic community to have a single point of access on the Web to find high-quality information resources and to deliver the information and related services directly to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Higher Education, Library Cooperation

Hickey, Thomas B. – Online Information Review, 2000
CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Catalog) is an OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) project developing tools and systems to enable libraries to provide enhanced access to Internet resources. A system for hosting and supporting subject gateways-than a gateway itself- relying on large-scale cooperation among libraries to maintain a centralized…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Gateway Systems, Information Networks, Information Services
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1999
This annual report of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) begins with a list of supporters, a letter from the chairman, and a message from the president. The major CLIR programs are then described: (1) Preservation and Access, including domestic and international activities; (2) Digital Libraries, including developing libraries…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Kresh, Diane Nester – 2001
The explosion of information and the popularity of the Internet and commercial search engines have required librarians to take a fresh look at their profession. The overwhelming amount of information now available has brought new demands and expectations. The need to bring information to the remote user has encouraged the creation of many…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, International Programs, Library Cooperation
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1997
The merger of the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Council on Library Resources (CLR) became official on May 30, 1997 when the Board approved the new enterprise, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The CLIR statement of mission calls on the organization to identify the critical issues that affect the welfare and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Archives, Change
Robertson, Sabina; Sullivan, Shirley – 2000
This document contains two papers that discuss information provision to customers at the University of Melbourne (Australia) library in light of the merger of the library with information technology (IT) and multimedia education. The first paper addresses the following issues involved in providing this service: content--collection and access…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Agents, Foreign Countries
School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Briefly summarizes findings from a report from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, on a survey of 846 public libraries. The study focused on their children's services and resources, including children's access to materials, cooperation with schools, and summer reading programs and story hours. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Schools, Library Cooperation