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Download full textFranklin, Grace A. – 1990
This paper examines the use of paraprofessionals at reference desks in a random sample of Ohio public libraries. The assumption underlying this research is that before one can address the effectiveness of reference paraprofessionals, it is necessary to understand the extent to which they are used; the tasks they perform; and the conditions…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Surveys, Library Technicians, Occupational Information
Roulin, Corentin – 1990
Designed to offer a "common language" to all of the parties involved in European cooperation in education, the European Education Metathesaurus is the set made up of the European Education Thesaurus (the third edition of the EUDISED Thesaurus) and the indexing languages that will be attached to it, whether sub-thesauri, specialized…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer System Design, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Denver Univ., CO. Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management. – 1979
A demonstration project was undertaken to determine whether 1978 telefacsimile technology--specifically the Qwip 1200, the Rapidfax 100, and the Colorado Video Inc. Slow Scan Television--could address rural public library needs in an effective manner. Five public libraries in developing communities in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Facsimile Transmission, Feasibility Studies
Wall, Celia J. – 1982
Based partly on an online policy manual developed at the University of Houston, this policy statement for the Online Database Retrieval Service (ODRS) at Murray State University, Kentucky, provides guidelines for the librarian administering the service and for librarians conducting online searches. Eleven sections cover: (1) a statement of purpose…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedAuster, Ethel – Special Libraries, 1975
The Reference and Information Services section of the library of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has developed a unique field service program. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrators, Audiovisual Centers, Bibliographies, Delivery Systems
Price, John F. – Geotimes, 1974
Describes the services of the National Referral Service of the Library of Congress which assists people with questions in science and technology by referring them to organizations which can answer those questions. (BR)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Geology, Information Services
Bolin, Mary K., Ed. – 1988
This report examines the costs of and services provided by the three major bibliographic utilities, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network), and WLN (Western Library Network). The services examined include acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reference. To examine costs, the format of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Files, Patricia Taylor – 1982
This study of the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC) was undertaken to characterize the use being made of this information service which provides database searches and other information services to educators in 19 California counties and parts of several other states. Requestor characteristics and subjects requested were determined…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Services, Online Systems, Questionnaires
Hildreth, Charles R. – 1989
This study was designed to be a state-of-the-art survey and investigation of intelligent "front end" design approaches and software for improving subject access and subject searching in today's large online bibliographic retrieval systems and online public access catalogs (OPACS). The report begins with an illustrated overview of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Information Retrieval, Man Machine Systems
Wood, Richard J. – 1986
A random-sample survey of 100 faculty members at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania was made to determine how online reference services and library automation affect the attitude of faculty toward several variables: (1) centralization or decentralization of online reference services; (2) willingness to learn to use and to pay for the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Correlation, Faculty
Chen, Ching-chih; Hernon, Peter – 1982
This two-part publication reports on a study of consumer information delivery by library and non-library networks, which involved an extensive literature review, a telephone survey of 620 library networks, the development of an assessment model for the effectiveness of network information delivery, the development of an in-depth guide for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consumer Education, Consumer Science, Information Networks
Miller, Richard E.; Morton, Bruce – 1977
A program and policy statement was developed by librarians at the Carleton College Library to address various planning demands being made of the library, to meet the specific and idiosyncratic information needs of the academic community, and to help clarify long range goals of the library and policies by which these goals may be successfully…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Services, Librarians, Library Administration
Northwest Library District, Bowling Green, OH. – 1976
This report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 1976, which was the third year of operation for NORWELD. Thirty-five public libraries and one state library agency from 12 northwestern Ohio counties participated in various degrees in the activities of this multicounty library cooperative formed in 1974. NORWELD's objectives and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Corbin, John, Ed. – 1982
The four papers in this collection discuss the planning, development, and use of online library catalogs. The first article on the requirements for online catalogs by Velma Veneziano describes such specific features as comprehensiveness, flexibility, affordability, availability, structured access, user friendliness, level of cataloging, and status…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Computers
Waesche, Betty – 1981
Designed to meet the information needs of students and to support curricula, planning, programs, and faculty and administrator research, the reference desk services described include: (1) assistance and instruction in locating and using library materials, (2) assessing interlibrary loan service for patrons and supplying other libraries with…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Flow Charts, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
