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Ridgeway, Michel – Library Journal, 1990
Provides background on automation of library catalogs. Arguments are presented in favor of standards for online catalogs, and the possibility that inconsistent record access may result in confusion for library patrons is discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Services, Online Catalogs
Bibliographical Center for Research - Rocky Mountain Region, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1968
This is a feasibility study of a communications system for Wyoming libraries with recommendations for its installation. The basic recommendation calls upon the Wyoming State Library to undertake a demonstration project in rapid interlibrary communications, using teletype (TWX) facilities between selected libraries for a period commencing as soon…
Descriptors: Automation, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Automation
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Ellsworth, Dianne – College and Research Libraries, 1971
Computer-based serials listings are a popular method by which libraries make their serial holdings available. Various kinds of union lists are examined to determine the most effective and least costly ways a library can have a list and attendant benefits for its own purpose, and also join in cooperative efforts. (8 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Roberts, Norman – Library Association Record, 1971
The main theme of this year's annual conference of the University, College and Research Section was co-operation. The paper given at this conference by Dr. F.W. Ratcliffe is discussed at some length. (NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computers, Costs, Foreign Countries
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DeJohn, William – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Describes the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center's use of Electronic Mail Systems to transmit and receive interlibrary loan requests among the network's member libraries. Cost was determined to be minimal when compared to benefits of faster turn-around time, savings in staff time, and improved communications. (RAA)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Cutright, Patricia J. – Information Technology and Libraries, 2000
Discussion of library consortia focuses on the collaborative efforts in the Federated States of Micronesia that will enhance library services through staff training and educating while utilizing innovative technology. Highlights include background and socioeconomic overview; a project that addresses automation and Internet connectivity issues; and…
Descriptors: Consortia, Internet, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Mills, Gladys H. – 1975
A questionnaire was sent to all librarians on the Council of State Governments' state legislative reference librarians list and the directors of state library agencies in an effort to provide a data base for future studies and the development of standards in specific areas of legislative reference operations. Replies were received from 48 states.…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Law Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Taylor, Robert S. – 1970
The objective of this project was to develop the concept of the experimenting and extended library, and to oversee its physical and operational design in a new college--Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The basic arguments of this report are: (a) that the economic and social contexts within which libraries will operate in the future are…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
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Schultz, Lois – Library Hi Tech, 1983
This 62-item bibliography lists library journal articles published in the 1980s which provide an overview of what is happening in the world of bibliographic utilities, i.e., organizations that maintain large online bibliographic databases and provide products and services related to these bases and to its members. Subdivision within bibliography…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
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Dugan, Robert; Bjorner, Susan – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Description of the development of a computer-based resource-sharing program in Massachusetts highlights past planning efforts, development of philosophical basis of network, network activities (development and linking of bibliographic databases, document request and delivery procedures, computer literacy/training for librarians), and issues…
Descriptors: Consortia, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Rodger, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Documentation, 1988
Highlights some of the developments in the following areas that have taken place during the period 1977-87 in British university libraries: (1) library resources; (2) automation; (3) collection building; (4) technical services; (5) reader services; (6) management and staffing; and (7) cooperation. (71 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development Office. – 1982
Three papers set the framework for a 1982 program session on document delivery organized by the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee. Following a list of committee members, the first paper, by James L. Wood describes: (1) dimensions of document delivery activity in the United States including statistics on borrowing and lending…
Descriptors: Communications, Costs, Information Networks, Information Services
Wood, Frances K. – 1975
To make scientific, technical, and management information available to the general populace of Wisconsin, the Information Services Division (ISD) of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction undertook a project to establish a one-stop center at the University of Wisconsin that could provide users access to more than a dozen campus libraries.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Networks, Information Services, Library Automation
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Johnson, Steven P. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the institutional setting, history, and services of the New York Zoological Society Library. Topics covered include clientele; library collections and special collections; library staffing and organizational structure; computer applications; and relationships with other libraries. (11 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Archives, Conservation (Environment), Library Automation, Library Collections
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Norell, Angela – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the history and functions of the Minnesota Zoological Garden library. Topics covered include the library collections; library services, including online search capabilities; and the various groups of users served by the library. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
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