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Mahmood, Khalid – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse features and functions of indigenously developed web-based catalogues of academic, special and national libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: The assessment of 16 OPACs is based on a 91-item checklist developed with the help of previous studies conducted in other countries. Findings: The paper…
Descriptors: Online Catalogs, Library Services, Government Libraries, Academic Libraries
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Clement, Charles – RQ, 1983
Describes how automation improves genealogical reference services and access to sources at the Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Highlights include specialized access strategies to the computer-output microfiche catalog, the creation of a union catalog, special outputs from an automated system, and future developments in library…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
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Stackpole, Laurie E.; King, Richard James – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 1999
Describes services of the Naval Research Laboratory Library that provide users in four geographical locations with digital library services, including over 500 electronic journals. Highlights include a Web-based information system, cooperative agreements, licensing, online catalogs, databases, hardware configuration, and future development.…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
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Harrington, Thomas R. – Education Libraries, 1998
Describes the special collection on deaf people and deafness in the Gallaudet University Library (Washington, DC). Topics include periodicals; cataloging; the classification system and subject headings developed for the collection; online catalogs; online periodical indexes; deaf reference; archives; and the World Wide Web home page. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Cataloging, Classification
Bishop, Ann P., Ed. – 1994
This annual conference, with over 25 speakers and 200 attendees, provided an opportunity for information professionals to discuss their experiences and concerns related to computer networking. The papers presented in this proceedings focus on providing network access, training network users, and incorporating networked information into library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society)
Ojalla, Mary Porter – Online, 1978
A description of how one special library uses B ALLOTS for answering specific questions dealing with monographs, verification of citations, bibliographies on either subjects or authors, background information on organizations, and interlibrary loans. Features of the BALLOTS data base are discussed, including system files, indexes and search keys,…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Sources, Library Services, Online Systems
O'Connell, Janet – 1975
When a corporation moves to the suburbs it often fails to take into consideration that the library facilities in that area are a vital information source for their in-house libraries. Librarians of newly-moved corporations in the Southwestern Connecticut area found only one library available: The Ferguson Library in Stamford. In order to achieve…
Descriptors: Industry, Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Services
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Kenyon, Kay A. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the functions of the National Zoological Park Branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, which is dedicated to supporting the special information needs of the zoo. Topics covered include the library's history, collection, programs, services, future plans, and relations with other zoo libraries. (two references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Collections, Library Networks, Library Role
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Norell, Angela – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the history and functions of the Minnesota Zoological Garden library. Topics covered include the library collections; library services, including online search capabilities; and the various groups of users served by the library. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
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Reid, Judith P. – RQ, 1983
Describes how genealogists visiting the Library of Congress can use Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) to identify genealogies in library's collections. Search strategies within two LOCIS systems--Multiple-Use MARC System (MUMS) and Subject-Oriented-Retriever for Processing Information Online (SCORPIO)--and the PREMARC database for…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Collections
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Hodges, Pauline R. – Special Libraries, 1989
Describes the use of office automation equipment at Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) Library Services and its impact on the reference services offered. Functions discussed include the use of electronic mail for 24-hour library access, online searching, online access to other library collections, and coordination of online searching done by CAS…
Descriptors: Automation, Electronic Mail, Library Services, Menu Driven Software
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Clarke, D. A. – Journal of Documentation, 1984
Profile of the British Library of Political and Economic Science (founded in 1896) notes scope of the library, library collections, growth and facility accommodations, aids to users (catalogs, guides), new tools for research, interlibrary cooperation, and library support for the curriculum of the school. Seven references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
North Dakota State Library Commission, Bismarck. – 1975
Following a brief description of the size and type of materials housed in the North Dakota State Library, provisions are outlined under which these materials will be loaned to school, public, academic, and special libraries and to individuals in the state. For each type of material or research request, procedures, costs, and limitations are…
Descriptors: Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections
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Ratner, Rhoda S. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1986
Subject concentration in the National Museum of American History Branch Library, a part of Smithsonian Institution Libraries system, is in the history of science and technology and American history, with emphasis on material culture and on documenting and servicing the museum's collections. Special collections include trade literature and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Cataloging, History, Library Catalogs
Batenko, A. I. – 1970
Scientific and technical libraries represent a fundamental link in a complex information storage and retrieval system. The handling of a large volume of scientific and technical data and provision of information library services requires the utilization of computing facilities and automation equipment, and was started in the Soviet Union on a…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Computers, Foreign Countries
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