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| Computers in Libraries | 6 |
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| Broughton, Kelly | 1 |
| Coffman, Steve | 1 |
| Guenther, Kim | 1 |
| Helling, Bill | 1 |
| Lord, Jonathan | 1 |
| Ragon, Bart | 1 |
| Stearns, Susan | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
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Helling, Bill – Computers in Libraries, 2003
Describes a digitization project at the public library in Crawfordsville, Indiana that was designed to preserve their local history collection. Highlights include damage to the collection from fire, termites, use, and age; selecting a scanner and software; creating databases; and making information accessible on the Web. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Database Design, Electronic Libraries
Guenther, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Discusses digital libraries and Web site design issues. Highlights include accessibility issues, including standards, markup languages like HTML and XML, and metadata; building virtual communities; the use of Web portals for customized delivery of information; quality assurance tools, including data mining; and determining user needs, including…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services
Lord, Jonathan; Ragon, Bart – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Describes the experiences of two health sciences libraries, at East Carolina University and at the University of Virginia, in developing electronic collections. Highlights include full-text, Web-based resources; licensing issues; joint access to electronic resources through consortia; collection development policies; and an electronic resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Check Lists, Consortia
Broughton, Kelly – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Describes experiences in providing real-time online reference services to users with remote Web access at the Bowling Green State University library. Discusses the decision making process first used to select HumanClick software to communicate via chat; and the selection of a fee-based customer service product, Virtual Reference Desk. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Decision Making
Coffman, Steve – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Discusses changes in distance education and considers the resulting need for new types of library services. Topics include new Web-based contact center software; how to conduct virtual reference interviews; online reference service; the role of the physical library; staffing changes; and future possibilities, including impacts on costs of library…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Distance Education, Educational Change, Electronic Libraries
Stearns, Susan – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Gopher and other early implementations of the virtual library are being superseded by the World Wide Web concept of "the global village library." Public libraries are implementing institutional Web pages, patron access to Internetwide e-mail, interagency programs, and Web training. Legislative issues and implications for the future are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Cooperation, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
