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Reid, Janine; And Others – 1982
The integration of new technology in 500 Army libraries was studied to assess the feasibility of introducing automation techniques to army library technical processing activities, to examine and recommend appropriate systems and configurations for library automation, and to determine the costs of implementing the recommendations. The study…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Lawrence, Gary S. – 1982
A national study of users and non-users of public access online catalog systems (OPACs) was undertaken at 29 libraries, representing 15 computer systems, to provide data and interpretations useful to system designers and library administrators. The findings indicate that users have overwhelmingly positive responses to OPACs. Non-users have…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Design Requirements, Library Administration, Library Automation
Download full textKaske, Neal K.; Sanders, Nancy P. – 1983
This report covers the background, scope, and findings of a multifaceted research project which focused on data collection and analysis related to online public access systems (OPAC's); the ultimate goal of this project is to improve information access through OPAC design and enhancement. To assist library decision-makers when planning for the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Interviews, Library Automation
German Foundation for International Development, Bonn (West Germany). – 1980
The 7-week Advanced Postgraduate Training Course for Information Specialists from Eastern and Southern Africa described in this document was part of a long term training program designed to provide senior librarians, documentalists, and archivists with information on recent developments in methodology and technology in their special field of work.…
Descriptors: Archives, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Developing Nations
Cook, Colleen; And Others – 1984
The Ad Hoc Committee on Future Information Services explored possible future directions for information services at Texas A&M University Library and developed a plan to guide the library into the next decade in terms of automated access to information. In exploring future directions for automated information services, the committee members…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Library Administration
Wallace, Danny P. – 1988
A comprehensive interdisciplinary program for educating library automation specialists has been developed at Louisiana State University. It consists of three programs: (1) a Master of Library and Information Science/Master of Science in Systems Science program; (2) a Certificate in Library Automation; and (3) a Ph.D. in Computer Science, for which…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Formative Evaluation
Van Pulis, Noelle – 1985
Prior to describing methods employed to teach both library users and staff how to use the online catalog at Ohio State University (OSU), this paper presents a background of the development of the online catalog, now called LCS (Library Computer System), and a chronology of important points in the 17-year development, enhancement, and evolution of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Instructional Materials
Kacena, Barbara J., Ed. – 1987
Various aspects of the theme, "AccessAbility: Overcoming Information Barriers," are considered in the conference papers collected in this document. They include: (1) "The Library Image: A Barrier to Accessibility" (Janice S. Boyer); (2) "The Educationally Disadvantaged Student: How Can the Library Help?" (Michael Poma…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Educationally Disadvantaged, Females
Gidseg, Mitchell, Ed. – 1987
Based on 403 responses to a survey of the 980 libraries on the Texas State Library Mailing List, this directory is designed to describe the variety and depth of special information resources in Texas and to provide a tool for identifying special information not readily obtainable through other means. A listing of special libraries includes…
Descriptors: Budgets, Consultants, Databases, Information Centers
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This collection of materials on small computer applications in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), includes documents from ARL and non-ARL libraries illustrating local, commercial, and word processing computer applications. Among the contents of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Sager, Donald J. – 1982
This analysis of data from major library studies provides a wide range of information on public libraries in America in the 1970's. Following a discussion of the history and stated purpose of American public libraries, figures are presented for library size, population served, area served, governing bodies, financial support, revenue allocation,…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collections
Thierer, Joyce; Bower, Merry – 1982
This publication describes the planning and implementation of an optical character recognition (OCR) labeling project, the first stage of Kansas State University (KSU) Libraries' program of conversion from a manual to an automated circulation system. It is noted that a telephone survey of libraries with automated circulation systems and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Character Recognition, Classification
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on the collection and processing of official or government documents which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Definition of Official Publications" by E. Johansson (United Kingdom), which provides a proposed definition and a 1979 IFLA discussion paper on…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Definitions, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library and information networks which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Introduction to the Open and Closed Networking Concepts" by R. M. Bennett (Canada), which differentiates between space-biased and time-biased communications media, relates these…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans
Information Resources on Microcomputers in Libraries: Public Services. A Selected ERIC Bibliography.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
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,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
