The major objective of this survey is to describe and evaluate current policies, activities, staffing and use of the (Teletype Writer Exchange) TWX System by the Indiana State Library and the four university libraries. Data were collected by the interview method from a total of eighteen employees; each of whom were actively involved in one of the…

Discusses the background of the Special Libraries Association Committee on Networking; reviews the projects undertaken by the committee in the past, including the Bibliographic Utilities Interview Project, the publication of NETLET, "Networking Notes" columns in Special Libraries, and the Electronic Mail Experiment; and outlines future…

Using data provided by the annual reports of Illinois public libraries and by the Illinois state library, this publication is a companion to the November 1982 issue of "Illinois Libraries," which enumerated the 16 data elements upon which the analyses are based. Three additional types of information are provided for each of six…

The Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) conducted an inventory and study of the SWLA libraries in cooperative, network, and computer activities to collect data for use in planning future activities and in minimizing duplication of efforts. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,060 academic, public, and special libraries in the six SWLA states.…

The Texas Information Exchange (TIE) is a state-wide library network organized in 1967 for the purpose of sharing resources among Texas libraries. Its membership includes 37 college and university libraries, the Texas State Library, and ten public libraries that serve as Major Resource Centers in the Texas State Library Communications Network. In…

This report, a part of the Cost and Funding Studies supportive of the development and implementation of western interstate bibliographic network capabilities, summarizes the results of cost data collected in 76 western libraries--public, academic and State. The focus of these studies was upon technical services and interlibrary loan. Analysis…

The purpose of this study is to describe the public services extended by the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent College Libraries (LVAIC) to the member colleges and local communities. The study includes observations on the data and the apparent needs of library users in the area, and concludes with several prescriptive recommendations. This…

All types of libraries and library related activities are covered. Narrative description is provided as a complement to updated statistical tables. Major topics include: the Wisconsin library network, library and media organizations, library education, library directory by county, federal library programs, academic library services, media…

Provision of library service to the blind and visually impaired and the development of standards for libraries providing this service are reviewed. The development of guidelines for libraries serving the deaf and hard of hearing is also discussed. Thirty-one references are cited. (EJS)

Libraries of all types connected with local cable companies were sent a survey questionnaire to determine to what extent, if any, a national satellite cable library network might already be in existence. Topics addressed included the degree of connectivity between libraries and cable companies, library facilities, and program interests. (RAA)

In November 1994, directors of Alabama's 21 public library systems were surveyed to determine their experiences with, and opinions of, the 1988 "Standards for Public Library Service in Alabama." Replies were received from nine (34%) of the directors. Directors were provided with a list of 15 ways in which they might have used the system…

A survey of librarians in LIBRAS, a consortium comprising 16 Chicago-area liberal arts college libraries, tested two hypotheses: (1) the salary level of the group with faculty status is significantly greater than that of the group without faculty status; and (2) there is a statistically significant correlation between the amount of professional…

This report, which investigates turnaround time for interlibrary loans, presents a 1-month study of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process operating in the Western Slope areas of Colorado during 1980. It comprises introductory material presenting the importance, scope and limitations of the study, problem statement, hypothesis and term definitions; a…

Article investigated briefly both the historical developments, particularly in Britain, and the current trends towards using the latest technology in the rest of Europe. (Author/RK)

The main instrument of data collection in this survey of library technical processing centers was a questionnaire sent to 16 network coordinators. Following a review of current literature, results of the questionnaire are discussed with regard to five areas: (1) each network's means of identification (definition) of processing centers, (2) types…