Guidelines and sample multi-part forms for interlibrary lending in Virginia are presented in this manual, which updates a 1978 edition by including material on the Catalog of Virginia Library Resources (CAVALIR). CAVALIR is a statewide computer output microfiche (COM) catalog of library holdings, prepared from the contributions of 61 Virginian…

Twelve articles published between 1982 and 1984 and cited in "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this bibliography on public service applications of microcomputers in libraries. Topics include provision of free public access to microcomputers (justification, objectives, equipment specifications, uses and software,…

This report presents an initial approach developed by the General Services Administration for the management of end user computing in federal government agencies. Defined as technology used directly by individuals in need of information products, end user computing represents a new field encompassing such technologies as word processing, personal…

The third report from a comprehensive Unesco study, this document traces the history of the application of computer-based technology to the book distribution process in the United States and indicates functional areas currently showing the effects of using this technology. Ways in which computer use is altering book distribution management…

The Public Access Library System (PALS), a two-way cable television system for the delivery of community information, was developed by the staff of the Pasadena Public Library working with a consultant under a 1-year Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) grant. The objectives of the project were to: (1) identify six potential databases that…

This article reviews the author's work as an evaluator for Internet-related school improvement initiatives in the USA. One of the latest research areas has to do with the processes associated with reading online. Because online information is fundamentally hypertextual, reading online is different from reading printed books. Evidence suggests…

This article consists of general and specific descriptions of seven Computer Assisted Instruction programs currently used by students. The programs are intended primarily for prospective teachers, but students in other areas such as business and the social sciences have also found them to be useful. Two of the programs deal with the structure of…

An instructional development project at the University of Kansas focused upon two major objectives: (1) to develop teaching strategies to introduce engineering students and faculty to literature searching on computerized data bases, and (2) to help students develop effective on-line search strategies. A faculty workshop and an undergraduate…

A survey was conducted of school media centers throughout the United States to determine: (1) how computers are being utilized by these centers, (2) the levels of satisfaction with present services, and (3) whether or not the services being provided by the computer are cost effective. Responses to survey forms returned by 20 school districts and…

This paper summarizes the CHOICES project, an interactive computerized career information system developed to assist users in searching through the range of occupations which exist in Canada, and outlines possible future plans. Discussions of what the system is and why it is needed include a list of 14 benefits for clients of the system. Problems…

These seven papers on library management and networks focus on: (1) computerized access to archival and library materials, describing the methodological problems associated with a pilot project in the German Democratic Republic, as well as the efficiency of data bank systems; (2) present and future development of libraries and information centers…

Designed to facilitate neighborhood resource centers for community projects, this 2-year cooperative demonstration project between the Seattle Public Library and Seattle University's community resource program developed four methods for libraries to serve community groups on an effective and continuing basis: regular attendance by librarians at…

The second of four volumes in a series describing the basic documentation practices involved in the initial setting up and subsequent operation of an information-library organization to provide defense-aerospace scientific and technical information services, this manual consists of three sections. "Data Recording and Storage," by J.…

Conducted to review the present status of computerized bibliographic centers in Canada and to report on the most effective means of promoting computerized library network development in that country, this study summary of the findings of seven substudies (1) describes the salient features of 20 Canadian and United States centers; (2) reviews major…

This study to determine the hardware and computing facility costs of establishing and operating a British Columbia Library Network (BCLN) for current members of the B. C. Union Catalogue used empirical data regarding their performance of the DOBIS system and estimates of workload, and compared those data with the costs of obtaining current…