Descriptor
Library Automation | 6 |
Library Material Selection | 6 |
Online Systems | 6 |
Access to Information | 3 |
Databases | 3 |
Cataloging | 2 |
Computer Software | 2 |
Decision Making | 2 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
Internet | 2 |
Library Collection Development | 2 |
More ▼ |
Author
Atkinson, Hugh C. | 1 |
Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. | 1 |
Davis, Pat | 1 |
Galbreath, Robert | 1 |
Glantz, Shelley | 1 |
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 5 |
Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Books | 1 |
Collected Works - General | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Media Staff | 3 |
Practitioners | 3 |
Students | 1 |
Location
Australia | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Atkinson, Hugh C. – Library Journal, 1984
This essay discussing effects of automation on library personnel and library services notes civil service structures; failures in personnel administration; rigidity in library service; access to information by "temporary" language; evaluative, judgmental analysis of the book, data, or journal; dangers of centralized decision-making and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Decision Making, Information Retrieval, Job Skills
Library Computing, 1985
Special supplement to "Library Journal" and "School Library Journal" covers topics of interest to school, public, academic, and special libraries planning for automation: microcomputer use, readings in automation, online searching, databases of microcomputer software, public access to microcomputers, circulation, creating a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases
Davis, Pat – Book Report, 1994
Suggests guidelines to consider when choosing electronic reference tools for school libraries, including stand-alone systems versus networked versions; other resources that give access to the same information; annual updates; replacement costs; equipment needs; student and teacher needs; training time needed; and ease of use. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education

Galbreath, Robert – North Carolina Libraries, 1997
Discusses collection management in academic libraries in light of computer-mediated access to remote electronic databases and online resources. Topics include the library collection, ownership of versus access to information, the selection process, collection evaluation, collection development policies, materials budget, serials, and user liaison.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Glantz, Shelley – Book Report, 1997
Responding to an informal survey, 96 media specialists named favorite software, CD-ROMs, and online sites. This article lists automation packages, electronic encyclopedias, CD-ROMs, electronic magazine indexes, CD-ROM and online database services, electronic sources of current events, laser disks for grades 6-12, word processing programs for…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Encyclopedias
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed.; Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. – 1996
This book is a baseline guide for professionals and library school students on issues that concern the selection and bibliographic control of electronic resources, from both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints. The book includes the following articles: (1) "Foreward" (Lois Mai Chan); (2) "Introduction" (Ling-yuh W. (Miko)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records