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Download full textCasey, Genevieve M. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to make recommendations on how the Indiana State Library should be structured to effect the coordination of resources and services in all types of libraries for the benefit of the citizens of Indiana. It was recommended that the Indiana State Library should: (1) convene a permanent council for the improvement of…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Services
Pearson, Karl M. – 1969
Despite recent research and development in the field of library automation, libraries have been unable to reap the benefits promised by technology due to the high cost of building and maintaining their own computer-based systems. Time-sharing and disc mass storage devices will bring automation costs, if spread over a number of users, within the…
Descriptors: Automation, Library Acquisition, Library Networks, Library Technical Processes
Kinkade, Robert G. – 1970
The six characteristics of an Experimental Publication System (EPS) evaluated are: (1) prompt dissemination, (2) focused distribution, (3) diversity of content, (4) catalog of abstracts, (5) articles printed separately and (6) low acceptance criteria. Approximately 20% of the psychologists who might be interested in the subject matter are covered…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Experimental Programs, Information Networks, Information Systems
Sloan, Elaine F. – 1970
A framework has been developed based upon concepts drawn primarily from organization theory and small group research. Emphasis has been placed upon the response of libraries to their environments. The library "stakes out claims" or establishes domains with regard to resources, users, and policies. Libraries then seek to have the…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Lamb, Sydney M. – 1969
The type of network treated in this paper is a network of relationships. The author shows how linguistic data and cognitional data can be accounted for by means of such networks. He begins by looking at some linguistic data, with particular concern for identifying the relationships which they exhibit. That is, the emphasis is on their…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Networks
Bickimer, David A. – 1969
There is a great need for instructional materials which are useful in the professional preparation of teachers, particularly materials to fit a multi-media learning environment. It is helpful to distinguish between such materials and the ways in which they can be used and the various educational purposes thereby served. The procedures or formats…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Strategies, Information Needs, Library Networks
Cote, L. G. – 1974
A system in which the function of the library is to acquire, store, and organize materials is proposed which separates the reference function into a group of subject specialists backed up by computerized information retrieval systems. This division of labor is caused by the scientific community's need for access to graphic and other specific (not…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Library Services, National Programs
Ah Mai, Karen L. – 1974
At the conference, which brought together many university representatives from the Pacific Rim, papers were presented yielding both individual problems, perspectives, and successes in computer networks and also group needs and development. In the first section of this report the status reports of networking in the Pacific Rim are summarized. Next…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Programs, Computers, Conference Reports
Nebraska Public Library Commission, Lincoln. – 1971
The manual contains sections on: (1) Philosophy and Rationale, (2) The Network Relationship, (3) Verification, (4) Transmission Schedules, (5) Nebraska Union Catalog, (6) Denver Bibliographical Center for Research, (7) Technical Operating Procedures, (8) TWX Operation Including Instructions for Formats, (9) Sample Regional Library Request to NPLC,…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Canadian Library Association, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1971
The theme for the 26th Annual Conference is Reorganization, Recruitment and Results. The seven speeches presented are: (1) The National Library 1970-71; A Year of Network Pre-Development; (2) The British Columbia Centennial Citizens' Conference on Libraries; (3) Today's Menu: Smogasbord and Stew; Or Restructure, Revitalize - and Rehash…
Descriptors: Conferences, Libraries, Library Associations, Library Networks
Harary, Frank; Havelock, Ronald G. – 1971
A communication arc from A to B represents the transmission of a single message from the first system A to the second system B. What are all the ingredients of a communication arc required for the sending of a message? What compatibility conditions between these two systems must be satisfied in order for communication to take place? Further, what…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Graphs, Information Theory, Innovation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1972
Proposed programs and budgets for 1973-1974 of the following divisions of the Unesco Communication commission are summarized: Free flow of information and development of communication; Documentation, libraries and archives; Public information and promotion of international understanding; and, Statistics relating to education, science and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Communications, Information Networks, International Organizations
Ontario Resources and Technical Services Group, Windsor. – 1968
The five papers presented at this symposium are: (1) "The Librarian and the Porcupine; Experiences With Cooperation and Technical Services in New York State," by Peter J. Paulson; (2) "Interlibrary Cooperation; The Academic Areas," by D. A. Redmon; (3) "The Role of Urban Libraries in Cooperation," by John Dutton; (4)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), Boston, MA. – 1970
The Educational Information Network (EIN) enables member colleges, universities, and educational service organizations to share their computational resources among interested constituents. To accomplish this objective, the EIN Software Catalog is published, describing the available resources. The purpose of this handbook is to define the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Programs, Documentation, Information Networks
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1971
The two principal goals of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), as approved during the first annual meeting held October 25, 1967, are: (1) increase the resources for education and research to faculty and students of its member insititutions and (2) the deceleration of per-student costs in its member colleges and universities. Plans to achieve…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Automation, Library Networks
