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Slanker, Barbara O. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1976
Describes the ways public libraries make use of the products of the information industry, and suggests areas for cooperation between the two communities. (PF)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Services, Library Networks
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1985
Examines online searching done for public libraries during October 1984 at The System Reference Service of the multitype North Suburban Library System. Highlights include total requests searched online, total public library requests searched online (by subject category), samples of successful and unsuccessful public library searches, databases…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Networks
Livingston, Frances G.; Rosen, C. Martin – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Describes the Kentuckiana Metroversity Linking project, a consortium of academic and public libraries using the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol to provide service to Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. Topics addressed include the Z39.50 standard, the consultant's role, addressing technical issues, Internet vs. dial-in access,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, Consortia
Download full textKarpenko, Volodymyr – 1998
This study was to conducted to define how metatags are used by Ohio public library webmasters and to determine the de facto standard for metatag usage. The 106 Ohio public library World Wide Web sites accessible through the Ohio Public Libraries Information Network (OPLIN) were evaluated using a statistical analysis of the HTLM code and content of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hypermedia, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedEllefsen, David – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Describes public library reference service which allows patrons to type out search instructions on a computer terminal, review and select references, and receive, by high-speed printer, facsimile copy of selected periodical articles. Development of periodicals center at main county library and use of self-coaching SEARCH HELPER system are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1976
The New York State Library is conducting two regional pilot programs to provide on-line information services to public, academic, and special library patrons. These procedures and guidelines were written for reference librarians in participating libraries who will act as the intermediaries between their patrons and the search analysts at the State…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Guidelines, Information Retrieval
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
Fifteen papers from the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public are included in this collection: "When the Children's Library Meets the Museum" (French and English versions; Annie Pissard); "Value of Library Service for Children Literature in France" (Aline Eisenegger); "The Latin American Literature in France" (Aline Eisenegger); "The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Blindness, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
There are five papers in this collection from the Division of Regional Activities: (1) "Communication and Information in Contemporary African Society" (Bimpe Aboyade), which discusses how libraries can make themselves relevant to other institutions concerned with information transfer; (2) "Libraries and Rural Development: Village…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Westat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1975
The operation of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) on-line bibliographic system in Texas and New Mexico Libraries was evaluated. The economic aspects of automated cataloging and card production were compared with previous methods; the effectiveness of the system as a tool for pre-order searching was evaluated; and the impact of the system's…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on information technology which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Technology in the Public Library: The Impact on our Community" (Kenneth E. Dowlin, United States); (2) "Software Evaluation: Sources and Resources in the United Kingdom" (Stephen…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Science
