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Hayes, Phoebe F. – 1970
Formulas for the fiscal support of library networks are discussed against the perspective of present patterns of library funding. Provisions for financing current cooperative library programs are illustrative of the problems which might be encountered in networks. Several proposals for network development have been concerned with and provide some…
Descriptors: Conferences, Financial Support, Information Networks, Library Cooperation
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
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
Shishko, Robert; Raffel, Jeffrey – 1971
One of the questions that seems to perplex many university and special librarians is whether to move in the direction of centralizing or decentralizing the library's collections and facilities. Presented is a theoretical approach, employing location theory, to the library centralization-decentralization question. Location theory allows the analyst…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Libraries, Decentralization, Library Networks
Trezza, Alphonse F. – Minnesota Libraries, 1975
The first step in establishing a statewide library network in Minnesota is to seek passage of enabling legislation which would create a single network for all types of state libraries. Membership in the network should be voluntary, and control of budgets, staffs, and collections should remain at the local level. Creation of such statewide networks…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, National Programs, State Legislation
Rouse, William B.; Rouse, Sandra H. – 1976
This paper considers estimation of parameters for a model currently being used to study the Illinois Interlibrary Loan Network (ILLINET) and presents a method for determining how much data should be collected and how it should be aggregated. Four classes of model parameters discussed: demands, probabilities of success, processing times, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Interlibrary Loans, Item Sampling, Library Networks
Plotnik, Art – American Libraries, 1976
This simplified description of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) includes an interview with OCLC director Fred Kilgour. (PF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Databases, Library Networks
Hewitt, Joe A. – American Libraries, 1976
An evaluation of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) based on visits to the 47 OCLC charter members in Ohio. (PF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Evaluation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Voigt, Melvin J. – Library Journal, 1976
Describes plans for a European information network that will link the nations of Europe together in providing easy access to data bases from all parts of the world and in all fields of science and technology. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Databases, Information Networks, Information Systems
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Lynch, Beverly P. – RQ, 1976
Library networks place a demand on the reference librarian to know the potential of all information resources within the network. (PF)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Networks, Library Networks, Library Services
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Seidman, Ruth K. – Special Libraries, 1978
Discusses the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library System from the viewpoint of a field librarian. Coverage includes how and why the system was formed, factors in achieving cooperation from component libraries, and features of the system. (JPF)
Descriptors: Environment, History, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Brown, Gerald – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
Discusses the need for public library/school library cooperation in the development of their respective resources, and the formation of a network of services. Also outlined are elements critical to the success of such a network. (JVP)
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Organizational Change, Public Libraries
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Rouse, William B.; Rouse, Sandra H. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1978
A library network model is reviewed and a derivation is presented that requires fewer assumptions and allows more robust representations of library networks. (Author)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Library Networks, Mathematical Models, Performance
Freedman, Maurice J. – Library Journal, 1977
Discusses cataloging problems in public libraries--Library of Congress records, international standards, and cataloging records--and their possible effects on establishing public library networks. A model public library bibliographic network is presented. (KP)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Standards
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Kelly, Glen J.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1988
Describes development, hardware requirements, and features of the MultiLIS integrated library software package. A system profile provides pricing information, operational characteristics, and technical specifications. Sidebars discuss MultiLIS integration structure, incremental architecture, and NCR Tower Computers. (4 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Library Automation, Library Networks
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