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Download full textPeterson, Paul, Ed. – 1984
To help determine the future of the Bibliographic Service Development Program (BSDP), the Council on Library Resources (CLR) sponsored a conference to examine bibliographic services for library users with emphasis on their needs. The 32 participants included invited speakers, research library administrators, foundation officers, network and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Databases, Information Systems
Williams, Joan Frye, Ed. – 1986
Papers presented and summaries of discussions at a 3-day conference which focused on screen displays for online catalogs are included in this report. Papers presented were: (1) "Suggested Guidelines for Screen Layouts and Design of Online Catalogs" (Joseph R. Matthews); (2) "Displays in Database Search Systems" (Fran Spigai);…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Display Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Human Factors Engineering
McCarn, Davis B., Comp. – 1983
A group of 27 library administrators and library computer systems experts met to share their experiences and insights with regard to online catalogs, to review survey results from The Council on Library Resources (CLR) 1982 Online Catalog Study, to review draft documents on the costs and features of online catalogs, and to discuss and recommend…
Descriptors: Costs, Design Requirements, Formative Evaluation, Guidelines
Duncan, Elizabeth B., Ed.; McAleese, Ray, Ed. – 1981
Presented at a symposium instigated to improve the accessibility and usefulness of educational technology, the five invited papers presented in this proceedings deal with various aspects of information systems and their relationship to each other. Topics covered were "Educational Technologists as Consumers of Educational Information", "Information…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Citation Indexes, Diagrams, Educational Technology
Steffenson, Martin B., Ed.; Larason, Larry D., Ed. – 1986
A federally funded Library Training Institute was held to explore the user/system interface in academic libraries. The institute was composed of 50 librarians including 20% administrators, 20% educators, and 60% public services librarians. Speakers from a number of disciplines including sociology, psychology, criminal justice, and marketing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Antisocial Behavior, Behavioral Objectives, Environmental Influences
Jensen, Marilyn Anne, Ed. – 1981
Speeches and summaries of group discussions from California's first statewide conference on health science library consortia are presented. An introduction outlining regional, state, and national cooperation among biomedical libraries and brief welcoming addresses precede three talks on the history and development in California of library…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Consortia, Contracts
Franco, Elaine A., Ed. – 1983
The eight papers presented in this collection are (1) "Bibliographic Instruction: The Librarian's Responsibility," in which Carol A. Singer discusses the place of librarians versus teaching faculty in library instruction; (2) "Bibliographic Instruction for Undergraduate Students: Development of a One Credit Course" (at Kearney…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Equipment, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Canadian Association for Information Science, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1984
Seventeen papers from the 1984 annual conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) are presented in four broad topic areas. The first group, which focuses on changing roles in information access, includes the keynote address by Charles Meadow, "Integrating Access to Information Utilities: Promises, Problems, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Databases, Futures (of Society)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1984
This two-part document comprises an introductory statement and final report of a meeting that promoted the harmonized development, at regional and national levels, of theoretical and practical training programs for all kinds of information specialists. The meeting was attended by 19 experts from 17 countries--Brazil, Ethiopia, France, India,…
Descriptors: Archives, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Lancaster, F. W., Ed. – 1987
The papers in this proceedings consider ways in which user friendly interface design may be used to make online systems in public and academic libraries easier to use, and thus more attractive to potential users. A short introduction by F. W. Lancaster is followed by nine papers: (1) "Linking the Unlinkable" (Michael Gorman); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Federal Library and Information Center Committee, Washington, DC. Federal Library and Information Network. – 1987
This document summarizes the nine presentations made at an institute on laser disk systems in libraries held at the Library of Congress in May 1987. The first speaker, Linda Helgerson, discussed advances in CD-ROM technology as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Judy McQueen focused primarily on the disadvantages of CD-ROM and urged caution…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1993
Planners and presenters at this conference organized by CAUSE, the professional association of the development, use and management of information technology in higher education, all focused on giving participants practical "handles" for grasping the momentum of the current information era. An opening section provides summaries of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Colleges, Higher Education, Information Centers
Vavrek, Bernard, Ed.; Whitney, Loralyn, Ed. – 1992
The 11 papers in this collection were presented at a symposium that was jointly sponsored by the Wilson Foundation and the Nebraska Library Commission. The papers are: (1) "The Small Library in an Era of Multiple Transformations" (Michael Marien); (2) "Community Needs and the Rural Public Library" (Don A. Dillman); (3)…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
The final report of the Third Student-Commissioner Conference on Financial Aid and Access to Postsecondary Education is presented. The focus was the U.S. Office of Education's television, radio, and printed information and counseling programs about postsecondary opportunities, and how these strategies affect many kinds of prospective students.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Students, Conferences
