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Smith, Frederick E.; Messmer, George E. J. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Reviews the adoption of a three-part program for statewide library automation and the appointment of planning committees by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education. The discussion addresses the recommendations of the committees covering general issues, databases, linking, training and consulting, and operational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Governing Boards, Information Technology, Library Automation
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1986
Undertaken at the request of the Ad Hoc Statewide Automation Committee, this report provides a common understanding for Maine librarians of current library networking and how it might apply to Maine. The current status of Maine libraries and their cooperative and automation activities is summarized; resource-sharing in other states is examined;…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1998
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) serves the information needs of Alabama public libraries. As a state agency, APLS is charged with improving library services throughout the state to ensure that all citizens have access to quality library and information services. The agency is responsible for receiving and administering federal and state…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Funding, Library Planning, Library Services
Garcia, C. Rebecca; Bridge, Frank R. – 1989
This workbook, meant to be used in a workshop, presents information on and guidelines for automating small libraries: (1) planning for automation; (2) automated system procurement and evaluation; (3) data conversion issues; (4) sample configuration worksheets; (5) sample configuration costs; (6) site preparation; (7) training; and (8) acceptance…
Descriptors: Costs, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Circulation
News Notes of California Libraries, 1968
Representatives from California government, business, industry, and all types of libraries met to discuss interlibrary cooperation and coordination. The addresses presented at the conference and included in these proceedings cover these topics: libraries of the future, major national issues in the development of library networks, library and…
Descriptors: Automation, Conference Reports, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Chepesiuk, Ron – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1990
Describes the planning, implementation, and current status of a networking project that will eventually link all of South Carolina's public, academic, and special libraries. The discussion covers the task force approach taken, staff training, financial support, the automated system selected, materials currently accessible through the system, and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1993
This document, like its predecessor, will serve as a blueprint for and a means of communication about statewide library automation. The original plan introduced the concept of the electronic doorway library as a way to explain the changes occurring in the delivery of library services. Through 14 assumptions, 32 recommendations, and implementation…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Information Technology, Integrated Library Systems
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Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1999
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) is responsible for receiving and administering federal and state funds for the more than 200 public libraries in Alabama. This document represents the annual report for the Alabama Public Library Service for fiscal year 1998. Information is reported under the following categories: Evaluation and Research;…
Descriptors: Grants, Internet, Library Automation, Library Equipment
Burkholder, Sue A. – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of a courier service in Oregon for document delivery between libraries to support coordinated collection development activities. Organization of the service by individual libraries without dependence on the Library Services and Construction Act is discussed, and costs and response time are considered. (two references)…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1991
This plan sets forth approaches for state-level assistance for Oklahoma libraries to exchange information and to share or acquire machine-readable information from public and private sources through telecommunications, as well as for access to these libraries for existing and future state informational databases. Objectives and requirements are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Estimates, Databases, Information Networks
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
In preparation for a 2-day workshop on the potential for library automation in Maine, comments regarding expectations for the workshop, specific questions, and concerns were solicited from librarians throughout Maine. This document comprises written testimony received by the solicitor. Among the issues addressed are: needs and desires in the area…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
This report from the governor-appointed Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND), which makes recommendations for updating the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's library automation policy, comprises a summary of the council's recommendations and 14 issue papers. These papers, which make up the major part of the report, are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Government Role
McClanahan, Gloria, Ed.; Haynes, Elizabeth – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
"The Evolution of a School Library Network: Setting up a CD-ROM Local Area Network (LAN)" describes how to set up a CD-ROM LAN in a school library, including establishing a technology plan and choosing hardware, software, cabling, and staffing. A description of the Texas Education Network (TENET) and reviews of print and electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
Wiggin, Kendall F. – 1993
In 1982 the New Hampshire Automation Task Force made recommendations for an online statewide union catalog, which first came into use in 1984. In 1991 a subcommittee of the Automation Planning and Review Committee of the New Hampshire State Library presented a report on elements that should be addressed in a long range plan. This strategic plan is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1989
The goals and guiding principles of the Maryland State Library Network are defined by the State Library Network Planning and Resource Sharing Task Force. The following goals are asserted: (1) state residents will have improved access to the state's information resources through the work of a State Library Network Coordinating Council; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
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