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Peer reviewedCurry, Ann; Curtis, Alison – Library & Information Science Research, 2000
Describes survey results that indicate Internet access and connectivity is proceeding rapidly despite the geographical, technical, and financial difficulties faced by Canadian systems with large geographical areas and members from different municipal or county jurisdictions. Discusses funding and using the World Wide Web as a reference tool.…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, County Libraries, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
PDF pending restorationBertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1999
This publication reports on research conducted to follow up on a 1997 survey of public libraries and the Internet, co-sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association. The 1998 survey is based on a sample of 2,500 of the nation's 15,718 public library outlets. The survey found that…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Government Role, Information Technology
Haynes, Elizabeth – 2000
The Texas Library Connection (TLC) is a state-funded project that began in 1995. TLC is intended to provide a statewide electronic network for school libraries that provides a union database of school library holdings, access to commercial full-text databases, access to MARC cataloging records, and access to interlibrary loan functions. This paper…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
Download full textMcClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo – 2000
This report provides preliminary findings and a summary of study activities for Stage I of a project that examined public library Internet services that could impact the Digital Divide. The first section discusses the E-rate program and the Digital Divide, including closing the gap in the Digital Divide and public library Internet connectivity and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Data Collection, Databases
Tsardoulias, L. Sevim – 1997
The Computer Services Department of the Upper Arlington Public Library in Franklin County, Ohio, provides microcomputers for public use, including IBM compatible and Macintosh computers, a laser printer, and dot-matrix printers. Circulation statistics provide data regarding the frequency and amount of computer use, but these statistics indicate…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Software, Information Technology, Internet
Lopeman, Holly – 1995
A survey of computer hardware and software access, network familiarity, and systems use was conducted to determine the optimum placement of two newly developed electronic Interlibrary Loan (ILL) forms at the Ohio State University Health Sciences Library. A sample of 205 ILL users were mailed a questionnaire, with a resultant 72% (n=148) response…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks
