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Peer reviewedBielsky, Katherine – Against the Grain, 1997
An experiment at the College of Charleston (South Carolina) library examined whether using Blackwell's Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging with books without the CIP upgrading would be worthwhile in terms of cataloging productivity and efficiency; it also looked at additional costs involved with the CIP upgrading. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Costs
Peer reviewedHarrison, A. D.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1995
Describes goals, background, and steps of the RIDDLE project (Rapid Information Display and Dissemination in a Library Environment), a study of the use of scanning technology in libraries. Project results show that it is possible to extract bibliographic information from the contents page of journal articles and to include this information in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Electronic Text, Library Services
Peer reviewedLeighton, Lee – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Addresses changes in cataloging at the University of California, Berkeley. Discusses experimentation with pilot technical services (OCLC PromtCat, Bibliographic Record Notification, and Repeat Search); technical services staff reductions and the emergence of a new staffing model and motivating supervisors and staff to become more flexible and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change, Databases
Download full textGiesecke, Joan, Ed. – 1990
This proceedings report provides the papers presented at the 1990 spring meeting. Titles and authors of the seven papers are as follows: (1) "Marketing without a Plan: Seizing Outreach Opportunities as They Occur" (Joan Giesecke, Gail Egbers, Kay Logan-Peters, and Debra Pearson); (2) "Historians and the Academic Library: Traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Educational Media, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRooney, Eugene M. – Catholic Library World, 1997
Discusses problems (poverty, lack of national publishers, use of libraries as study halls, low professional status of librarians) affecting high school libraries in Latin America and suggests ways to improve library services, focusing on reference service (opening reference stacks, improved cataloging, library skills instruction), technical…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLarsen, Gitte – Electronic Library, 1988
Describes the services offered by Maggie's Place, one of the first fully automated libraries in the world. Topics covered include the online catalog; automated technical processes; dial-up access for patrons; community information databases; and online access to U.S. and international library network services. (five references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Electronic Libraries
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1989
Twelve reports comprise this collection from the 1989 Arizona State Association Conference: (1) "CD ROMs Teach Online Searching" (Susan Awe); (2) "Collection Development as Intellectual Activity: An East Asian Specialist's View" (Ju-yen Teng); (3) "Computer-Assisted Reference Service in Map Librarianship: Electronic Access…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, Higher Education
Nixon, Carol, Comp. – 2001
This book contains the presentations of the 16th annual Computers in Libraries Conference. Contents include: "Creating New Services & Opportunities through Web Databases"; "Influencing Change and Student Learning through Staff Development"; "Top Ten Navigation Tips"; "Library of the Year: Gwinnett County…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Information Technology, Libraries, Library Administration
Peer reviewedDennis, Nancy K; Carter, Christina E.; Bordeianu, Sever – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Discusses the implementation of Web-based online public access catalogs in academic libraries. Highlights include infrastructure issues, including the server, network issues, and desktop workstation issues; recommended minimal desktop configuration; reference services; staff training; cataloging and access; workflow of acquisition and processing;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Computer Networks
Clark, Cynthia D., Comp.; Horn, Judy, Comp. – 1998
This survey examined whether recent changes in the accessibility of bibliographic records and electronic access has led to an emerging pattern in the way that documents are organized into four areas: (1) general questions; (2) technical services; (3) collections and public services; and (4) changes in the organization of documents service.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Change
