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Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1986
Following an introductory discussion by E. J. Josey that provides a perspective on college and university libraries, the following essays are presented: (1) "Academic Library Planning--Definitions and Early Planning Studies in Academic Libraries" (Stanton F. Biddle); (2) "Academic Libraries and Academic Computing--Rationale for a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Developed Nations
New Hampshire Library Association, Concord. – 1982
This brief task force report looks at the current manual union catalog based in the New Hampshire State Library, and recommends the institution of a computer output microform (COM) system, and the eventual creation of an online statewide union catalog. An executive summary provides a listing of 15 specific recommendations based on a 1981 needs…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Output Microfilm, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
Broadbent, Marianne; Schmidmaier, Dagmar – 1981
Assembled to provide an introduction to computer and communications technology, systems analysis, and networking for school librarians, this booklet brings together articles, addresses, and teaching materials prepared by the compilers for journals, conferences, and a series of continuing education courses for school librarians in Australia. The…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Science, Flow Charts, Foreign Countries
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Twelve articles and reports published between 1982 and 1984 and cited in "Resources in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this bibliography on the use of microcomputers for technical processes in libraries. Topics included are communications software for microcomputers; software for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Input Output Devices
Patrick, Ruth J.; Booth, Robert E. – 1984
The Wayne State University Libraries began to explore the potential uses of microcomputers when an Apple II was acquired in 1982 with the intention of encouraging staff members to learn how to use it and to explore possible uses it could have for library operations. The positive response of the staff to the prospect of learning more about…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Attitude Measures, Change Strategies, Computer Literacy
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1978
This report describes the development, design, and evaluation of an online circulation system at the University of Guelph, Ontario. A 1976 study identified the specific problems or inadequacies of the existing circulation system and specified design requirements for a new online system. This 1978 report is divided into six parts: (1) historical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Automation
Goodrum, Charles A. – 1975
From its earliest beginnings to the post war information explosion, this text traces the history of the world's largest library, the Library of Congress (LC). The library's creation in 1800 for use by members of Congress is comprehensively discussed along with its development into a world wide service. Library methodology is covered in chapters on…
Descriptors: Books, Government Libraries, History, Librarians
Anderson, LeMoyne W., Ed. – 1974
Papers from an institute on the university's role in information networks are presented. Two introductory papers define networks in general and consider reasons for their existence in academic libraries. Five papers describe operational networks: Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), Stanford's BALLOTS system, the Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Databases
Systems Architects, Inc., Randolph, MA. – 1975
A practical system for producing a union catalog of titles in the collections of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DBPH), its regional network, and related agencies from a machine-readable data base is presented. The DBPH organization and operations and the associated regional library network are analyzed.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Book Catalogs, Databases, Flow Charts
Henke, Dan F. – 1969
A four-week institute on law librarianship provided 35 librarians with the opportunity to study the specialized skill and knowledge requirements of law librarianship and to learn to solve the organizational and administrative problems law librarians face. A combination of lectures and field trips exposed the participants to the following topics:…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computers, Institutes (Training Programs)

Farris, Deirdre A. – Library Software Review, 1987
Describes the planning and implementation of a library automation system which encompasses four campus locations of a community college, and includes automation of technical processes and full access to holdings and circulation records of all the libraries involved. Software and hardware considerations are discussed, and guidelines to automation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Networks, Computer Software

Kinsella, Janet; Bryant, Philip – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews recent and current research and development projects in the United Kingdom dealing with online information systems. Main areas of research (systems design, impact on user behavior and organizational structure, ergonomics and bibliographic factors) and research techniques (features analysis, transaction log analysis, surveys and comparative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Methods
DeLoach, Marva L.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1987
Three articles discuss management of library technical processes personnel. The first article focuses on the employer employee relationship and communication; the second explores management trends, including participative decision making, personnel evaluation, management by objectives, and the collegial system; and the third focuses on the…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Library Automation, Library Personnel
Main, Linda – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Discusses the development of automated management systems for school library media centers. Suggests that schools of library and information science establish microcomputer laboratories containing state-of-the-art library management software and hardware that could be used for field work, inservices, and conferences. (TW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Ryan, Frederick; Sessions, Judith – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
Discusses ways in which new information technologies are creating change in the academic environment and in the roles of traditional knowledge centers, and describes a program in which three academic support services--the library, computer center, and media center--have integrated planning and services to provide access to information. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Administrative Organization, Audiovisual Centers