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Powers, Audrey, Ed. – 1979
Participants in a workshop on the ethics and problems of medical reference service in public libraries generally concluded that people have a right to information concerning health and librarians should rely on common sense in answering medical reference questions and refrain from interpretation and diagnosis. Presentations included a report on a…
Descriptors: Ethics, Health Materials, Library Materials, Library Services
Gotanda, Masae – 1984
Data processing was introduced to public libraries in Hawaii in 1973 with a feasibility study which outlined the candidate areas for automation. Since then, the Office of Library Services has automated the order procedures for one of the largest book processing centers for public libraries in the country; created one of the first COM…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Processing, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
