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Taylor, Arthur R. – 1983
A feasibility study was conducted to identify alternative demonstration projects which would involve multitype (academic, public, and school) libraries in using the data transmission capabilities of the Institutional Communications Network (ICN) of Storer Cable to meet the information needs of schools and communities in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, Information Dissemination
Buchanan, Holly Shipp; And Others – 1982
In 1980 a survey was conducted of 600 hospital libraries within the Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library (KOMRML) Network (Region V of the National Library of Medicine's RML Program) in order to gather managerial information on library users; facilities; holdings; procedures; services; administration; personnel; budget; expenditures;…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Library Materials, Library Networks, Library Personnel
Download full textLittle (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1969
This report presents the findings and recommendations of a study conducted to determine ways of improving library service in Kentucky. The study involved the examination of Kentucky's school, public, academic and special libraries and the Department of Libraries, followed by the development of a statewide plan of library service which includes a…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Library Networks, Library Planning
McAninch, Sandra; And Others – Online, 1990
Describes Kentucky libraries' participation in a pilot project allowing dial-up access to LOCIS (Library of Congress Information System). The two elements of LOCIS, SCORPIO (Subject-Content-Oriented-Retriever-for-Processing-Information Online) and MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) are explained, and the use of LOCIS for reference, cataloging, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Databases, Dial Access Information Systems
Peer reviewedNelson, James A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses statewide initiatives in information services and resource sharing in Kentucky. Describes developments of the Kentucky Library Network; the EMPOWER Kentucky initiative; the Strategic Information Technology Plan; Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch for resource sharing; and future perspectives. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Information Services, Information Technology
Peer reviewedNelson, James A. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Explains the status of information technology deployment in Kentucky. Topics include Kentucky Information Resource Management Commission, created by the state government; the Kentucky information highway, including education, health care, economic development, geographic information systems, and science and technology; and library-specific…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Gardner, Michelle M.; And Others – 1993
A summary of Kentucky's involvement in the second White House conference on Library and Information Service (WHCLIS), this report describes the activities surrounding this event and Kentucky's Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. The recommendations that were adopted at the Governor's Conference in 1991 are listed, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Fees, Financial Support
