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Lynch, Clifford; Garcia-Molina, Hector – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Summarizes reports and activities at the Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications workshop on digital libraries (Reston, Virginia, August 22, 1995). Defines digital library roles and identifies areas of needed research, including: interoperability; protocols for digital objects; collection management; interface design; human-computer…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries, Information Systems
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1985
This final report of the University of Wyoming's Collection Analysis Project, which was undertaken to analyze strengths and weaknesses of the library's existing collection development program, presents recommendations on several facets of the collection development process. These recommendations cover: (1) organizational placement of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1985
Focusing on the existing organization of the collection development activities at the University of Wyoming Library, this task force report examines the staffing and functions of the Collection Development and Acquisitions Departments, the Collection Development Committee, the subject specialist/college academic department liaison program,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, College Libraries, Committees
Shelton, Diana; And Others – 1985
This task force report examines the University of Wyoming's current allocation practices, the allocations themselves, and the expenditure process according to how effectively they support the university library's collection development goals. Individual aspects of the current allocation process are reviewed, including the university budget…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Financial Support, Higher Education
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1984
This interim report of the University of Wyoming's Collection Analysis Project, whose purpose is to examine the university library's collection development process and make workable recommendations for process improvement, consists of a brief history of the library's collection, including a review of the evolution of the collection development…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Government Role, Higher Education
Download full textLemke, Darrell – 1989
In response to serious concerns about the dramatic increases in college and university costs, the Department of Education solicited proposals in May 1987 for innovative projects to explore means of cost reduction or containment which promise significant cost savings, whether accrued in the short- or long-term. The solicitation for cost containment…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Administrative Policy, Cost Containment
