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Ensor, Pat; And Others – 1987
This task force report outlines a five-year strategic plan for the Indiana State University Library. The plan discusses expected changes and provides recommendations as to how to best meet new needs in eight areas: (1) the environment, including financial support, use of library resources, and changes in the composition of the user group; (2) user…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
Tregloan, Don – Media and Methods, 1989
Describes computer networks developed in the Okemos (Michigan) Elementary Schools for resource sharing between library/media centers. The development of an online catalog is described, an analysis of the collection to determine its relevance to present curriculum needs is explained, and benefits of resource sharing are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Glantz, Shelley – Technology Connection, 1997
Presents the results of an informal user survey on favorite information technology, including the best features of these. Discusses library online catalogs, electronic encyclopedias, CD-ROMs, laser discs, electronic magazine indexes, online services, the Internet, word processing programs, magazines as major sources of technology information,…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Services, Information Sources, Information Technology

Summerhill, Craig A. – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1992
Discusses the impact of internetworking on academic research libraries with special emphasis given to collection development and resource sharing in an electronically networked environment. Topics addressed include a brief history of the Internet, NSF-Net, and NREN (National Research and Education Network); and future trends in the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)