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Dowlin, Kenneth E. – Library Quarterly, 1978
Discusses future possibilities for information technology in public libraries, particularly in view of decreasing computer costs and developmental trends in data processing. The technological developments of the Pikes Peak Regional Library are outlined as an example of feasibility. (CWM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Science, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
Malinconico, S. Michael – Library Journal, 1983
Discusses the introduction of new technologies into library activities, focusing on benefits, expectations, staff, services, comparison of situations before and after adoption of new technology, costs, funding, and economic considerations. Thirteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Financial Support, Libraries

Alloway, Catherine Suyak – Electronic Library, 1990
Describes the advances in telecommunications and compact storage technologies that make it possible for electronic bookmobiles to provide a full range of information services. The feasibility of the widespread use of such bookmobiles is considered in view of the high cost of the technologies involved. (19 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Cost Effectiveness, Information Services, Library Automation
Janes, Joe – Library Journal, 2002
Discusses the relationship between technology and librarianship and suggests questioning new technology, including whether it benefits the user and whether it is accessible, affordable, and cost effective. Considers Google's success, recommends that libraries become more involved in technology development, and includes a sidebar describing new…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Library Automation, Library Planning, Library Services

Shekhel, Alex; Freeman, Eva – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Discusses the advantages of parallel processor computers in terms of expandibility, cost, performance and reliability, and suggests that such computers be used in library automation systems as a cost effective approach to planning for the growth of information services and computer applications. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Information Services

Frankle, Raymond A. – North Carolina Libraries, 1992
Discusses issues that libraries need to understand as they attempt to deal with technological change. Highlights include the implications of information in electronic form; telecommunications and computer technology; cost effectiveness of technology; user needs and capabilities; user training; staff training; library education; and long-term…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation

Becker, Joseph – Special Libraries, 1983
As technology permeates the special library, new requirements will emerge to integrate staff, equipment, and systems and establish connections between information resources and people. Being library managers in special libraries of tomorrow means mastering fundamentals of cost accounting, strategic planning, technological change, and behavioral…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society), Librarians
Rice, James – Library Journal, 1981
Describes a breakthrough in omni-font optical character recognition (OCR) that will permit economical automation of library catalogs and other library processes within the next few years. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Character Recognition, Cost Effectiveness, Information Processing

Branscomb, Lewis M. – Journal of Communication, 1981
Discusses the role of advanced technology in developing new library systems and facilities. Considers the impact of computers on acquisition, reproduction, and availability of material in both general-use libraries and special research facilities, particularly in terms of cost. (JMF)
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Grosch, Audrey N. – Online, 1991
Discusses new hardware and software developments for microcomputers and considers strategies for future library microcomputing. Topics discussed include developments with Macintosh computers; the importance of local area networks (LANs); upgrading options for hardware; operating system upgrades; dynamic data exchange (DDE); microcomputer…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
King, Donald W. – 1983
The economic implications of new technology in public libraries include its cost, the trade-off between costs and benefits, and sources of funds. The cost of, for example, a new terminal, should be subdivided into components and activities so that library expenditures and some resultant output can be clearly identified. In addition, when…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Patterns, Fees, Futures (of Society)
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1985
This report describes a study undertaken by the Library Advisory Committee (LAC) to identify the crucial issues and trends affecting public academic libraries and to provide a set of recommendations to the State Board for Higher Education in these areas. The report focuses on the changing role and nature of academic libraries in Maryland as they…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Government Role, Higher Education

Rochell, Carlton – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Explores issues associated with the imposition of fees on information obtained from sources made available by today's technology. Highlights include the commodification of information, economics of access to information, library costs and user fees, cost benefits of automation, financial support for automation, and implications for collection…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Fees, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)

Barker, Joseph W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses budgets for library materials and how to select and evaluate book and serial vendors. Trends in automation, publishing, and economics that affect both libraries and vendors are discussed; and examples from the University of California at Berkeley that include serials service charges and approval plan discounts are presented. (six…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors

Blatecky, Alan R. – North Carolina Libraries, 1992
Discusses the future of computer networks and libraries in light of rapid advances in technology. Topics discussed include information growth; decreasing costs and increasing performance; and changes needed in libraries, including organizational structure and culture, increased access rather than increased holdings, more classification schemes,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Classification, Computer Networks
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