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Horner, S. J. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Describes the Educational Resources Center at Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY, which opened in October of 1980 and makes extensive use of the new technologies. (CHC)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Costa, Betty – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Describes the use of a microcomputer system at the elementary school level in which pupils can access information by subject, author, or title as in a standard card catalog. (CHC)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Elementary Education

Miller, Rosalind; Terwillegar, Jane – Clearing House, 1982
Notes that few school districts are taking advantage of the application of computer technology to library media services. Suggests possible applications. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Automation

Cargille, Douglas A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Addresses the question of whether to input a new record or to adapt an existing one when cataloging a variant edition of a work using the OCLC system. Specific attention is paid to issues of cost and interlibrary loan service in the OCLC environment. A six-item reference list is attached. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Books, Cataloging, Costs, Interlibrary Loans

DeJohn, William – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Describes the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center's use of Electronic Mail Systems to transmit and receive interlibrary loan requests among the network's member libraries. Cost was determined to be minimal when compared to benefits of faster turn-around time, savings in staff time, and improved communications. (RAA)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks

Corbin, Brenda G. – Special Libraries, 1982
Describes the benefits and drawbacks of the use of OCLC in the one-person library at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Cataloging functions, interlibrary loan, retrospective catalog conversion, dial access to online databases, and training problems are discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Library Administration
Fosdick, Howard – Library Journal, 1980
Examines the development of the microcomputer and focuses on its potential for library automation. The characteristics of microcomputers and minicomputers are contrasted and a selected annotated bibliography includes a list of specialty magazines on microcomputers. (RAA)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Networks, Library Technical Processes

Standifer, Hugh; And Others – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Presents five brief papers that touch on the role of the computer center, sources of conflict, and basic incompatibilities in the relationship with the library. Also discussed are developmental operating difficulties, negotiation of continuing relationships, and the need for tolerance and mutual respect. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation

Schraml, Mary L. – Special Libraries, 1981
Briefly reviews the literature addressing the psychological needs of those who must adapt to automation in the workplace, emphasizing the causes and treatment of automation fears on the part of library personnel. A bibliography cites more than 40 sources. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computers, Fear, Library Automation

Spalding, Helen H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1980
Describes the serials book catalog at the Iowa State University Library, one which provides access points generated automatically from the central serials database by a unique, locally written computer program. (FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographies, College Libraries, Databases

Markuson, Barbara Evans – Library Trends, 1976
Describes major changes made in bibliographic control systems in the past three decades and discusses why these changes have occurred. (Author)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, History, Information Retrieval

Pilston, Anna Klump; Hart, Richard L. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2002
Describes a survey conducted at Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College that investigated students' experience with and reactions to a new electronic reserve system (ERS). Results document active use, a preference for ERS over traditional reserves, and enthusiasm with enhanced access, especially for off-campus students. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Student Attitudes
Marmion, Dan – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Describes the origins of hypertext and reviews the history of the concept of nonsequential access to information that led to hypertext. Technological developments that have been combined with hypertext are discussed, including workstations, video and laser disk technology, and microcomputers; and library applications of hypertext and hypermedia…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hypermedia, Information Technology, Library Automation

Genaway, David C. – Technicalities, 1989
Suggests questions that should be asked by those considering the purchase of a library system and identifies sources of information on library systems. Lists of questions that can be asked of online vendors and users to evaluate any system are provided. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources, Library Automation, Online Systems
Mathews, Anne J. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1989
Describes a U.S. Department of Education program that provides information technology funding to libraries and information centers. The discussion covers grant categories, award criteria, first round results, and application details. A list of approved proposals in the categories of networking equipment, joint-use, services to institutions, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Aid, Grants, Information Centers