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Robins, David; King, Monica; Landry, David O. – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Reports the results of a survey conducted shortly after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through its U.S. Library Program, awarded a statewide grant of computers and software to public libraries in Louisiana, to gather data about the grant's impact on library staff. A copy of the survey is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Library Automation, Library Personnel, Library Research
Betcher, Audrey – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes how the Rochester Public Library (Minnesota) managed public access to the Internet for both residents and non-resident patrons. Discusses user needs, staff involvement, system software, fees, and handicapped accessibility. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software, Internet

Clement, Russell; Robertson, Dane – Electronic Library, 1990
Compares the more positive library automation experiences of a small public library with those of a large research library. Topics addressed include collection size; computer size and the need for outside control of a data processing center; staff size; selection process for hardware and software; and accountability. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Phenix, Katharine – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Describes results of a telephone survey of public libraries in Colorado that was conducted to assess both the attitudes and the needs of microcomputer users. Topics discussed include staff use of microcomputers; public access microcomputers; user fees; and types of hardware and software used, and types desired. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Software, Library Administration, Library Automation

Scally, Patricia H. – Public Libraries, 1999
Describes the results of a survey of public libraries that was conducted to identify digital technology projects. Highlights include kinds of collections being digitized (primarily photographs); costs; hardware and software used; experience levels of personnel; reasons for digitizing, including providing access to fragile materials; and technology…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Costs

Beaubien, Denise M.; And Others, Eds. – Library Trends, 1991
This theme issue presents nine articles that describe the availability of various types of computer software for use by patrons in academic, public, school, and special libraries. Topics discussed include selection and evaluation, cataloging and classification, physical access including circulation, copyright and other legal considerations,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Software

Kriz, Harry M.; And Others – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Discussion of CD-ROM networking using local area networks (LANs) in libraries focuses on the design and implementation of a public use CD-ROM network at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The use of LANtastic is described, enlarging the network allowing access from remote locations is explained, and personnel requirements are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Library Automation, Library Personnel