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Peer reviewedPettigrew, Karen E.; Durrance, Joan C.; Vakkari, Pertti – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Reviews current trends in the networked community information literature, including public library involvement, and discusses a present study for which multiple methods are being used to collect data from users, librarians, and service providers in three states. Particular attention is given to explaining use of theory specification to apply…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Data Collection, Information Centers, Information Networks
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
The eight papers in this collection were presented at the meetings of three sections of the Division of Management and Technology: (1) "Distributed Intelligence in Library Systems: Prospects and Problems" (S. Michael Malinconico); (2) "Library Cooperation Based on Information Technology Networks: A Vision for a European Library Future" (Morten…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Download full textSouth Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1989
This annual report documents the activities and accomplishments of the South Carolina State Library in 1988-1989. Introductory materials include lists of the members of both the South Carolina State Library Board and the library staff; an organizational chart; the goals and mission statement of the South Carolina State Library; a history of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Blindness
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1985
The first of two phases of this study consisted of assessing the need for a more formal library network in Virginia by surveying libraries, conducting site visits, interviews, and regional hearings, and reviewing documentation on existing levels of automation and networking in the commonwealth. Information gathered during this phase supported both…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Legal Problems, Library Automation
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1987
This report to the Governor and state assembly members reports two major achievements during the year: the opening of a new library facility for the blind and physically handicapped, and the continued growth of the computerized networking system linking the public libraries of the state. Introductory materials include lists of the members of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Blindness
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 1993
The 12th biennial report of the Vermont State Library, statistics of local libraries, and a directory of libraries in Vermont are presented. In the 1990-92 biennium, library services in Vermont were redefined by budget constraints and by changes in information, formats, and society. The Vermont Automated Libraries System (VALS), clearer public…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Budgeting, Directories, Information Networks
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1991
This annual report documents the activities and accomplishments of the South Carolina State Library in 1990-91. Introductory materials include lists of the members of both the South Carolina State Library Board and the library staff; an organization chart; the goals and mission statement of the South Carolina State Library; a history of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Blindness
Peer reviewedSloan, Bernard G. – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1992
Describes ILLINET Online, a resource sharing network for the state of Illinois. The constituency of the network, recent usage statistics relating to interlibrary loan requests, and the development of recent technological changes involving standards for networks are discussed; and future plans are outlined. (LRW)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks, Library Standards
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Statistics
Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC. – 1984
Representing both the public and private sectors, members of an ad hoc committee were charged by the Joint Committee on Printing of the U.S. Congress with evaluating the feasibility and desirability of providing access to federal government information in electronic formats to depository libraries. Appointed in May 1983, the committee was asked to…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Retrieval
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1985
Examines online searching done for public libraries during October 1984 at The System Reference Service of the multitype North Suburban Library System. Highlights include total requests searched online, total public library requests searched online (by subject category), samples of successful and unsuccessful public library searches, databases…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Networks
Peer reviewedAustralian Academic & Research Libraries, 1997
The Australian and New Zealand academic library statistics for 1996 provide data on overall staffing, services, collections. expenditures, and population in 43 Australian and 7 New Zealand academic library systems. Includes amendments to the 1995 statistics. (PEN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Kroe, Elaine – 1998
The State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is conducted annually and is the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Survey provides state and federal…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
PDF pending restorationAlabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1991
This 1991 report from the Alabama Public Library Service includes directories of public libraries, single-county public library systems, multi-county public library systems, and multitype library systems in the state, as well as cross-references providing access by library name and librarian. Individual library statistics present data for fiscal…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Directories, Income, Library Administration
