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Download full textWalton, Robert A. – 1985
The availability of appropriate software for library applications is a continuing problem, and this directory is designed to reduce the frustration of librarians in their search for library software for a microcomputer by providing profiles of software packages designed specifically for libraries. Each profile describes the purpose of the program,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Computer Software, Databases
Lathrop, Ann; May, Curtis – ELECTRONIC Learning, 1983
Examines how school libraries are using the microcomputer as educational media (computer-assisted instruction, educational games) and library management tools (database management systems and word processing). Four innovative programs in Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, and Oregon are profiled. Additional resources on microcomputer applications and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Bopp, Richard E., Ed.; Smith, Linda C., Ed. – 1995
This document provides an overview of the concepts and processes behind reference services and the most important sources consulted in answering common reference questions. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with concepts and theory. It covers ethical aspects of reference service, the reference interview, the principles and goals of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Government Publications, Indexes, Information Services
PDF pending restorationGaller, Anne M.; Coulter, Joan M. – 1991
This manual provides practical information on the planning, organization, and operation of school libraries. Some of the guidelines differentiate between small libraries with minimal collections and larger, better-equipped libraries with more resources. Introductory materials include definitions of terms used in this manual. Guidelines are then…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1991
The 16 papers in this collection focus on the impact of new technologies on libraries and their managers: (1) "Has Technology Failed Us?" (Frederick W. Lancaster); (2) "The Wheel of Fortune: Academic Libraries. IT and the Re-emerging Past" (Alasdair Paterson); (3) "Management Strategies for Enhancing the Adoption of Technological Innovations"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas), Developing Nations, Electronic Publishing
Pain-Lewins, Helen; Watson, Linda – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Describes study of seven local education authorities in the United Kingdom which was conducted to discover how models of microcomputer use were being adopted by school libraries. Highlights include database information retrieval; computerized catalogs; improving students' information-handling skills; curriculum-centered plans; integrated systems;…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
