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Download full textCole, John Y., Ed. – 1981
This document contains the principal papers from a 1981 symposium held to celebrate the completion of the 754-volume National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints. Papers by both those who use the National Union Catalog (NUC) and those who developed it are included. A brief preface describes the mission of the Center for the Book and the purpose of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
Maier, John H. – PTC Quarterly, 1986
China will suffer into the future from a shortage of computer professionals. With 75% of her population engaged in agriculture, she has only about 100,000 computer professionals, which is less than can be found within a healthy radius of Stanford University. There are 97 "key universities," but only 10 or 15 stand at the top as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Automation, Computer Science Education, Computers
International Library Cooperation. Essen Symposium (10th, Essen, West Germany, October 19-22, 1987).
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1988
The proceedings of this symposium contain the texts of 21 presentations: (1) "The Alexandriana Library: A New Opportunity in International Library Cooperation" (Stuart Ede); (2) "Conservation, Culture and Curriculum" (Brendan Loughridge); (3) "European Library Cooperation: An EC (European Community) Standpoint"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loans, International Cooperation
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1988
This report details the findings of the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission in its evaluation of the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA), library automation in Florida, and networking and resource sharing among the state's libraries. An introductory chapter defines terms and outlines data gathering activities, while the…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning, Planning Commissions
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
The five papers in this collection focus on bibliographic control: (1) "Developments and Progress in Bibliography" (B. C. Bloomfield, Chairman, Section on Bibliography); (2) "Developments and Progress in Cataloguing" (Tom Delsey, Chairman, Section on Cataloging); (3) "Developments and Progress in Classification and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Clearinghouses, Developing Nations
Fiste, David A. – 1984
Focusing on cataloging operations contingent upon public catalog usage, this article identifies necessary components of a collection access policy, discusses representative samples of policies that can be adapted to individual library practices, and provides guidelines for the development and implementation of a statement useful for planning…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Filing, Guidelines
Freivalds, Dace I.; Carson, Sylvia – 1988
This report describes an online public access catalog (OPAC) developed at Pennsylvania State University which downloads, manages, and manipulates data once it has been retrieved. The paper begins with a list of the 12 features of the system, which is called MicroLIAS (Library Information Access System): (1) build and fully index any number of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Sources
Cantor, Jeffrey A.; Dingle, Doris D. – 1989
Students studying office administration as a career at Lehman College (New York) participated in a case study reenactment in order to learn the processes involved in using an "Office Automation Committee" to ensure the successful planning and implementation of office automation. Based on the experience of the National Institute of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Higher Education
International Research and Exchange Board, New York, NY. – 1988
This document contains eight papers by American participants in the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Seminar on Access to Library Resources through Technology and Preservation: (1) "The Automation of Libraries and Information Services in the United States" (Richard De Gennaro); (2) "Databases: Issues in the Bibliographic Control of Information in a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Technology, Library Automation
Everhart, Nancy – 1986
This booklet provides a detailed description of the computerization of the library of MMI Preparatory School, a private, non-sectarian college preparatory school in Pennsylvania for students in grades 7 through 12. Each of the following functions is investigated: (1) catalog card production; (2) online reference services; (3) circulation; (4) word…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Instruction
Ayala, Marta Stiefel, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This document includes the text of presentations given at the First Binational Conference on Libraries in California and Baja California, as well as minutes from four roundtables held at the conference. Following a prologue and a brief background on the conference, the following presentations are included: (1) "State Support for Public…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Services, Databases, Foreign Countries
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1984
This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by information professionals working in a library system supplier organization. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which information professionals working in such organizations perform: research and development; marketing; customer support;…
Descriptors: Competence, Employment Patterns, Information Scientists, Job Performance
Appleman, Merrie – 1984
Although originally compiled and published for the California Library Telecommunications Project (an analysis of the telecommunications needs and opportunities for the California State Library on behalf of the state's 169 public libraries), this report also cites examples of, and proposes options for, electronic text use in public libraries…
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Equipment, Higher Education, Information Networks
MacDonald, R. W. – 1984
This report presents results from Phase 1 of the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN) Project, which included the installation and evaluation of a comprehensive library cataloging system using the University of Victoria Computing Center IBM 4341 computer. Evaluation included actual use of the system, performance and cost studies, feature and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Krzywkowski, Valerie I., Ed. – 1985
Based on the conference theme, "Competencies for Librarians," papers presented at the 1985 meeting of the association include: (1) "Planning a Library-Based Public Access Microcomputer Facility" (Suzanne Kehm); (2) "Processing and Circulating Microcomputer Software in the Academic Library: A Sharing Session" (Jan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Job Skills
