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Public Library Service to the Corporate Community
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Shannon, Zella J. – Special Libraries, 1974
The progress, potential, and problems of a fee-based, custom designed library research service for business and industry called INFORM are discussed. (JB)
Descriptors: Business, Industry, Information Services, Library Services
On-Line Reference Retrieval in a Public Library
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Firschein, O.; Summit, R. K. – Special Libraries, 1976
Retrieval terminals have been placed in four public libraries in Northern California to provide access to sixteen different data bases. The first year of this two-year experiment is described, and some of the technical, organizational, and economic aspects of the study are reviewed. (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Services
Community Access Bulletin Boards: Cincinnati Librarians Become Involved.
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Abate, Anne K.; Young, Rosemary – Special Libraries, 1992
TriState Online is a Cincinnati area community access computer system organized to represent an "electronic city." The library area of the system provides communication among librarians, assistance in accessing library collections, and information about public library services. A new area featuring the Cincinnati chapter of the Special…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Electronic Mail, Librarians, Library Services
Potential Roles of the Public Library in the Local Emergency Management Program: A Simulation.
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Griffen, Agnes M. – Special Libraries, 1987
An urban public library responds to an invitation from the local Fire and Rescue Services Department to make suggestions for improving communication between the library and the County Emergency Management Program. Recommendations are made for library involvement in long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, County Officials, Emergency Programs, Letters (Correspondence)
Performance Measures for Corporate Information Centers.
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McClure, Charles R.; Reifsnyder, Betsy – Special Libraries, 1984
Five performance measures suggested for use in public libraries are discussed in relation to corporate information centers: corporate awareness of library services; clients as percentage of jurisdiction population; reference transactions per capita; reference fill rate; timeliness of information delivery. Planning and survey questionnaires for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Centers, Input Output Analysis, Library Services
Public Library Business Collections and New Reference Technologies.
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Ojala, Marydee – Special Libraries, 1983
Interviews were conducted with the heads of 11 business branches of major public libraries to examine how these experts view the future of the public library in the electronically dominated information environment of the future. Eleven references and a list of librarians interviewed are appended. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Business, Financial Support, Interviews, Library Automation
Talkback Telephone Network: Techniques of Providing Library Continuing Education.
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Wender, Ruth W. – Special Libraries, 1983
Describes techniques developed for providing continuing education to individuals solving medical reference requests over a telephone teleconference network linking library personnel in nonurban public libraries, systems libraries, and small hospital libraries. Background, project aims, and teleconferencing techniques, including their advantages,…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Instructional Design, Library Education, Library Personnel