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Robins, David; King, Monica; Landry, David O. – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Reports the results of a survey conducted shortly after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through its U.S. Library Program, awarded a statewide grant of computers and software to public libraries in Louisiana, to gather data about the grant's impact on library staff. A copy of the survey is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Library Automation, Library Personnel, Library Research
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Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reports the design, methodology, and results of a research project which examined the effectiveness of bibliographic displays produced by online catalogs. A means of testing displays against several hundred thousand records at a reasonable cost and using that to test several display possibilities is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
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Burgin, Robert – Library Software Review, 1986
Analysis of data on 100 libraries of all types reports the number of libraries holding different categories of software, as well as total number of software packages owned and most popular titles in each category. The categories identified were word processing, data management, spreadsheets, communications, educational, library-specific,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Thomas, Wendy – Microform Review, 1990
Discusses some problems in accessing the microform collection of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library using the library's printed and online catalogs. Creation of an in-house automated microforms database is described, including software, selection and downloading of records, updating, and searching the database. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Library Catalogs, Library Collections
Rosen, Franca – Library Journal, 2005
The dilemma is one that most public librarians know well. The interlibrary loan (ILL) service over the past seven years had increased by almost 72 percent--with no end to the upward spiral in sight. Borrowing had increased 23 percent, but lending to other libraries had seen the largest growth: 106 percent. ILL staffing hadn't increased and…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Sciences, Private Colleges, Grants
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Clement, Russell; Robertson, Dane – Electronic Library, 1990
Compares the more positive library automation experiences of a small public library with those of a large research library. Topics addressed include collection size; computer size and the need for outside control of a data processing center; staff size; selection process for hardware and software; and accountability. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software