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Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1982
Intended for use by librarians and library administrators, this document presents information derived from the 1981 Annual Report/System Membership Applications submitted by public libraries in Texas. Statistics are included on library populations served; library holdings; library circulation; library services; interlibrary loan transactions;…
Descriptors: Definitions, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections
California Univ., Santa Barbara. Library Systems Development Program. – 1971
Functional definitions of all work performed by the University of California (UC) libraries is presented. The work of the total system has been divided into 21 major functional areas called subsystems and these have been further subdivided into 71 more specific functional segments called modules. Existing organizational structure of the UC…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Definitions, Library Networks, Library Services
Latta, Gail F., Comp. – 1992
To gather more information on the role of the liaison in research libraries, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services conducted a survey in 1992 of its academic library members. Completed surveys were returned by 49 libraries. Liaisons in both technical and public services were reported by 59 percent, while 31…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
New York State Library, Albany. – 1992
The growing importance of computer networking as a medium for communication and knowledge transfer suggested that the New York State Library needed a process to guide development in this emerging field. A planning process engaged more than 100 librarians and library staff, state officials, print and electronic publishers, clients, and information…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Futures (of Society)
Boucher, Virginia – 1977
A brief history of library development in Colorado is followed by the outline of a plan which delineates four network programs: materials selection, interlibrary loan, reference/information, and communications. Though these programs are interrelated in numerous ways, they are considered here one by one. For each program, the purpose and need, the…
Descriptors: Charts, Communications, Definitions, Glossaries
Christensen, Rosemary Ackley – 1975
Libraries and information centers are rapidly becoming an integral part of American Indian life. Individuals, organizations, and tribes have come to the decision that libraries and the information services which they offer are necessary to meet Indian goals. Although these goals may vary widely from improved access to education, cultural…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Involvement, Community Role, Definitions
Smith, Hannis – 1975
Libraries and information centers are rapidly becoming an integral part of American Indian life. Individuals, organizations, and tribes have come to the decision that libraries and the information services which they offer are necessary to meet Indian goals. Eleven guides have been developed to provide initial direction and provide alternatives to…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Community Role, Definitions

Robinson, Sherman – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Examines methodologies underlying studies which measure the information economy and considers their applicability and limitations for analyzing policy issues concerning libraries and library networks. Two studies provide major focus for discussion: Porat's "The Information Economy: Definition and Measurement" and Machlup's…
Descriptors: Activities, Business Cycles, Definitions, Economic Change
Swank, Raynard C. – 1970
The principle issues and parameters of concern at this conference on Interlibrary Communications and Information Networks are discussed. Information networks are defined as having information resources, readers, or users, schemes for the intellectual organization of documents and data, methods for the delivery of resources to users, formal…
Descriptors: Conferences, Definitions, Information Networks, Information Services
Todaro, Julie Beth – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2005
This paper provides background and practical suggestions for creating and nurturing community partnerships.
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Information Services, Library Networks
Dataflow Systems Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 1978
This glossary was developed to fill the need for a commonality of vocabulary for the persons from diverse fields--computer experts, librarians, telecommunications engineers--who are working together in the relatively new field of library networking. The criteria for the inclusion of a term require that it be in current use relative to library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Definitions, Glossaries, Information Networks
Terwilliger-Brown, Gloria – 1978
Networking, i.e., two or more libraries and/or organizations engaged in common problems of information exchange for functional purposes, is viewed in terms of the human aspects, the impact of technology, and the forced alliance with other fields. Projects in Tasmania relating to networking of administrative services for the public education system…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computers, Coordination, Definitions

Chaplan, Margaret A. – Library Quarterly, 1995
A study for assessing automatic vocabulary switching from a thesaurus to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) revealed that a maximum 61%, but a more realistic 41.5%, of the terms could be switched automatically; as long as LCSH is used for subject descriptions in online catalogs, interfaces for vocabulary switching can only be partially…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cataloging, Code Switching (Language), Computer Interfaces