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Lee, Hwa-Wei; Evans, John – Information Development, 1992
Summarizes the findings and recommendations of a 1991 survey of higher education libraries in Papua New Guinea. Topics discussed include the role of the National Library; funding; development of the Papua New Guinea Library and Information Network (PNGLINET); buildings and storage facilities; staffing and training; statistics; and library skills…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Weber, David C.; Lynden, Frederick C. – 1970
The most significant trends in interlibrary cooperation are summarized and some early examples and developments to the present day are selectively reviewed. Except for a small section of international library cooperation the concentration is on cooperation among public, state, special, academic, and federal libraries of the U.S.A. The efforts of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conferences, Development, Government Libraries
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Networks
Dejohn, William, Ed.; Lamont, Bridget L., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1975
"Illinois Libraries" for June, 1975, is devoted to interlibrary cooperation and the multitype library network as exemplified by the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET). The history, geographical coverage, member and affiliate libraries, and the workings of the network at various levels are described. A second section…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computers, Evaluation, Information Networks
Kenney, Brigitte L. – 1967
This study explores means by which biomedical information might be distributed over a network to physicians and other personnel in the health sciences. Health Science libraries of all types are surveyed in terms of location, facilities, collection, staff, budget, and services. The library's user group is presented, and cooperative agreements among…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Library Networks, Library Services
Casey, Genevieve M. – 1969
The Bibliographical Center has three valuable assets: The regional union catalog, a staff with exceptional bibliographical expertise, and a regional organization which has withstood the test of time for more than thirty years. This reconnaisance study outlines the following major options for the Bibliographical Center: (1) continue as it is; (2)…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Networks, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Berger, Patricia W., Ed.; Robinson, Barbara M., Ed. – 1984
This report presents the research and findings of the 16-member Task Force on the Role of the Special Library in Nationwide Networks and Cooperative Programs. Four working groups studied the following issues: constituencies; network legislation; benefits, barriers, and constraints to and from special library participation in networks; and the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Science, Library Associations, Library Cooperation
Lorenzi, Nancy; Pings, Vern M. – 1972
A survey of 105 Kentucky and Indiana hospitals was made to determine the extent and quality of library service available under the auspices of the Ohio Valley Regional Medical Program. Summary data on the 60 hospitals with libraries are reported here with the objective of examining the capability of these institutions as a group to participate in…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Information Networks, Institutional Libraries, Library Services
Miller, J. Gormly – 1981
Growing concern on behalf of the Cornell Libraries administration about the lack of a central plan for library collection development at Cornell resulted in a study of the collection development function at Cornell, and the product of that study is this comprehensive proposal for a university-wide library collection and information resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Higher Education, Information Networks
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. – 1973
The results of a project designed to perform a technical audit and a user audit of the Shared Cataloging Support Sub-System of the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) are summarized in a two volume report. This portion, Volume I contains the narrative text; Volume II (LI 004 446) contains various tabulations of collected data.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Information Networks, Library Automation
Buckland, Lawrence F.; Basinski, William L. – 1978
This study of the role of the Library of Congress (LC) in the emerging national information network analyzed data gathered from 23 libraries and network organizations, and found that LC should assume leadership in network development activities by performing the major coordinating role in applying technology and acquiring funding for the technical…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Networks, Information Systems, Library Cooperation
Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services
Tighe, Ruth L., Comp.; Levine, Jamie J., Comp. – 1976
A questionnaire was distributed to New England Library Information Network (NELINET) members in early 1975. Its purpose was (1) to document how NELINET libraries were using the Ohio College Library Center's (OCLC) on-line shared cataloging system, (2) to enable participating libraries to compare themselves with each other, and (3) to provide…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Networks, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Urata, Takeo – 1971
The medical library needs of Indonesia were surveyed and recommendations for improving the existing situation are made based on the results of the survey. The survey indicates that: (1) the library collections are out of date and inadequate, (2) there is a need for more and better trained medical librarians and library assistants; (3) there is no…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Networks
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. – 1973
The results of a project designed to perform a technical audit and a user audit of the Shared Cataloging Support Sub-System of the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) are summarized in a two volume report. This portion, Volume II contains various tabulations of collected data; Volume I (LI 004 445) contains the narrative text.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Information Networks, Library Automation