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Chen, Ching-chih; Hernon, Peter – 1982
This publication, extracted from a full study report, summarizes the development and utilization of an assessment model for the effectiveness of library and non-library network delivery of consumer information. Consumer information is defined as that needed by the general public to resolve problems within the family or household. The network…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Consumer Science, Financial Support, Information Networks
Kester, Diane Katherine Davies – 1990
The successful inclusion of school library media centers in fully articulated networks involves considerable planning and organization for technological change. In this study a preliminary model of the stages of school system participation in library networks was developed with the major activities for each stage identified. The model follows…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks, Learning Resources Centers
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This segment of a series of studies to ascertain the degree to which visually impaired persons use the programs of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) describes current issues of concern to the network of local and state libraries serving the target group. Five major issues are examined:…
Descriptors: Blindness, Federal Programs, Library Administration, Library Networks
Humphry, John A.; Humphry, James, III – 1970
Two parallel streams of work are the subject of this review: (1) the design of a long-range work program and planning process, and (2) the development of analytical techniques which give information about the use of libraries, new or old, and their service areas. The analytical model of library behavior proved illuminating, but is an area of…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Services

Turock, Betty J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
A model for the organization of multitype library networks was tested on the l43 networks in the United States with public, academic, school, and special library members. Eight indicators of organization and their interdependence were measured: planning, governance, funding, communication and delivery, configuration, administration, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support

Travica, Bob – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Reviews the literature on changes in academic library organizations and describes the results of a survey of library directors that investigated concepts of a virtual library, both as digital technology and as a new organizational concept. Discusses models of virtual libraries and library networking, and includes a copy of the questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Directors
Olson, Edwin E. – 1970
The major dimensions of interlibrary cooperation which have implications for manpower development in librarianship are identified, categorized and described. These dimensions include: (1) the "power budget" of a cooperative; that is, the capability of a cooperative as represented by its structure, resources, and decision-making processes to…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cooperatives, Labor Needs, Labor Utilization
Chang, Henry C.; And Others – 1978
The Virgin Islands Demonstration Library Network Study (VIDLNS) seeks to determine whether the development of either local or regional library networks would be the key to optimal organization of small library collections in isolated areas. This report describes the research and demonstration components of the exploratory phase of the project: (1)…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations, Feasibility Studies
Vrooman, Hugh T.; Reed, Mary Jane Pobst – 1979
This report summarizes the findings and describes the products of a 2-part research project that examined the parameters of Washington's interlibrary loan cooperation statewide, and developed a set of computer models to be used in simulation studies of associated activities and policies. It contains a statement of the problem; an historical…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Flow Charts
Linsley, Laurie S. – 1980
This study of the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN) interlibrary loan patterns and problems consisted of five primary activities: (1) a literature search; (2) an examination of statewide interlibrary loan (ILL) network models through a survey of all the state libraries and on-site visits to four of them; (3) an examination of ILL patterns…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures

Atkinson, Ross W.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Three articles on preservation present a theoretical framework for making preservation selection decisions by Atkinson, comments on Atkinson's concepts and possible mechanisms for identifying collections for top priority in microfilming by Child, and results of a Research Libraries Group study of the costs of preservation microfilming by McClung .…
Descriptors: Archives, Cost Estimates, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Boston Library Consortium, MA. – 1982
This report describes a 1980/81 project concerned with the formulation and validation of a model for determining whether cancellation and/or consolidation of serial subscriptions and holdings should be recommended to maximize the cost-effective use of combined collections and staff resources in the Boston Library Consortium (BLC). The publication…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Consortia, Feasibility Studies
Public Administration Service, Washington, DC. – 1978
In order to provide the citizens of Alabama with the best possible library service for a given level of funding, this study recommends a model for the organization and funding of multi-type library cooperation in the state, based on a review of past developments and current conditions, together with proposed changes in state library legislation…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bibliographies, Cultural Context, Decentralization

Price-Wilkin, John; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discussion of text files and textual analysis in humanities research focuses on the results of two surveys of Research Libraries Group (RLG) academic libraries which was conducted to identify the systems used to support text files. Description of a system at the University of Michigan includes examples of screen formats, and seven sidebars…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design