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Gorman, Michael – American Libraries, 1981
Predicts that library cooperation, in its developed form, will involve state or regional electronic libraries having the following minimum components: (1) a short record automated system which will record the holdings of each member library, (2) an efficient document delivery system, and (3) a complete bibliographic system. (LLS)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Library Cooperation, Online Systems
Hubbard, Abigail – Online, 1982
Discusses the availability and uses of online retrieval systems within the environment of a state legislature, identifies relevant databases, and reports the results of a survey of online retrieval system use by state legislatures. Examples of searches relevant to legislative concerns and a 23-item reference list are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Law Libraries
Wismer, Donald – Online, 1985
Reports on in-house use of online services at the Maine State Library for searches not specifically requested by client or initiated by staff member to advance job flow. Use of TALIMAINE service for interlibrary loan verification, document delivery, book selection, and staff development, and client breakdown for 1983-1984 are described. (EJS)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Material Selection, Library Services, Library Statistics
The Bookmark, 1983
Thirteen articles comprise this issue on reference and information services: (1) "Librarianship as Information Resources Management," by Bettina H. Wolff; (2) one librarian's views on misinformation, disinformation, and information overload, by Murray Bob; (3-6) descriptions of reference and information services at the John Jay College…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adolescents, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers
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Douglas, Marilyn E. – Special Libraries, 1989
Describes the services offered by a special unit of the New York State Library which serves as a focal point for providing services to state agency staff and for relating the needs of state agency librarians to the State Library. The discussion covers the development of interagency networking and resource sharing. (nine references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services, Online Systems
Alger, Eleanor J. – 1990
In August 1989 the Committee on Automated Reference Service of the New York State Library conducted a use study of their CD-ROM workstations to determine: (1) the extent of user satisfaction resulting from CD-ROM searches at the New York State Library; (2) the ease of using CD-ROM as an information retrieval source; (3) whether training was…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Information Retrieval, Library Surveys, Online Systems