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Cohen, Elaine; Cohen, Aaron – Library Trends, 1987
Examines special library facilities, noting impact of organizational structure, and discusses the concept of information resources management in this context. Development of online and telecommunications systems, corporate and government campuses, and special library systems are identified as reasons for growth of special libraries. Furniture and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Library Equipment, Library Facilities, Library Networks
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Condliffe, Joan Nichols – Special Libraries, 1976
URBIN, formed in February 1974, is an informal local level group of urban affairs librarians. (Author)
Descriptors: Directories, Information Networks, Library Networks, Special Libraries
Library Journal, 1977
Report on a conference of state agency library directors aimed at upgrading management abilities, planning and evaluation. (KP)
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Library Networks, Library Planning, Management Development
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Cuadra, Carlos A.; Patrick, Ruth J. – College and Research Libraries, 1972
This paper discusses the survey methodology, the findings, and two major products of a 1970 nationwide study of academic library consortia. The study involved a questionnaire survey to identify and describe all known consortia, and a case-study analysis of 15 selected consortia. (11 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Consortia, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Musiker, Reuben – International Library Review, 1972
The author sets as his task the consideration of the present state of bibliographical control of South Africa's bookstock with special reference to centralization and decentralization. (20 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Centralization, Classification, Decentralization
Anderson, Beryl L. – Spec Libr, 1970
Presents salient characteristics of the 1,000 or more special libraries in Canada. A properly constituted national referral centre and reports clearinghouse are lacking, and a strong national association, if developed, might be an instrument for fostering greater integration into the national information network. A selection of directories listing…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Information Centers, Information Networks, Library Networks
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McCabe, Tim – Catholic Library World, 1982
Describes the structure, accomplishments, and future prospects of a program begun in 1976 by six Catholic libraries in the Greater Cincinnati area to engage in cooperative sharing of backruns of selected religious periodicals. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
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Flaherty, Kevin C. – Catholic Library World, 1981
Describes how library networks develop technology cooperatively and assesses future network roles in the light of new developments. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Branscomb, Lewis C.; Rogers, A. Robert – College and Research Libraries, 1981
The five critical years in the development of OCLC (1951-56), the culmination of a century of cooperation between Ohio's colleges and universities, are used to underscore its expansion into a bibliographic utility interconnecting 2400 institutions in the United States and Canada. There are 19 references. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Diener, Ronald E. – Library Journal, 1981
Recommends that library administrators turn to public administration models in preference to business administration models for network management; this choice is predicated on the not-for-profit aspects of public service organizations. (RAA)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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Braden, Sally; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1980
Presents the results of a survey conducted to determine how the introduction of computerized cataloging using OCLC has affected the organization of cataloging departments and the cataloging policies and practices of 147 member academic libraries. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Library Networks, Online Systems
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Bryant, Philip – Journal of Documentation, 1980
Discusses controversial topics related to the nature and purpose of the library catalog, including the need for catalogs; users and nonusers; the nature of the bibliographic record; standards; disputes related to implementation of the second Anglo American Cataloging Rules; and resource sharing and networks. An extensive bibliography is included.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Library Catalogs
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McCallum, Sally H. – Catholic Library World, 1980
Focuses on the standards required for cooperative activities related to bibliographic control, and presents a scenario for a nationwide network that would add requirements for computer communications standards. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Networks, Information Systems, Library Networks
Malinconico, S. Michael – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Views research libraries as posing unique problems for a governance structure because of their ready access to private funding and relative immunity from legislative control. Cited as functions of a governance structure are establishment of policy and development of network standards. (SW)
Descriptors: Governance, Governmental Structure, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
And Others; Kovacs, Gabor J. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Summarizes results of a project which analyzed data for decisions concerning linking; i.e., whether and how to link utilities in order to pool bibliographic resources. Benefits and problems of links for cataloging, interlibrary loan, and online reference are discussed. A cost-revenue model which analyzes alternatives for linking is presented. (SW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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