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Download full textPreston, Nancy R., Comp. – 1990
This 13-item annotated bibliography was compiled through a search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database using the following descriptors: Library Automation, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Online Catalogs, Machine Readable Cataloging, and Integrated Library Systems. Among the issues addressed are the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Zeidner, Nancy I., Comp. – 1976
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit compiled by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) contains documents pertaining to bibliographic access in ARL libraries. Data collected in a 1975 SPEC user services survey are presented in two tables to illustrate new, eliminated, and planned services in ARL libraries and methods of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 1986
Designed to inform the library community about the programs, services, staff, and fiscal status of the Colorado State Library, this annual report includes highlights of the following programs: (1) Public Library Development; (2) School Library Media; (3) Network Development and Automation; (4) Regional Library Service Systems Coordination; (5)…
Descriptors: Institutional Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
Hendley, A. M. – 1986
Recognizing that the fast-developing optical storage technologies provide a new dimension in publishing and information storage, retrieval, and distribution, this report examines the technical characteristics and capabilities of video and optical systems and the implications of this technology. The following aspects of optical disk systems are…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
This document includes papers on libraries serving the general public which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. The first paper, "Annual Reports of Sections and Round Tables of the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public" includes the following annual reports for fiscal year…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Dollar, Charles M. – 1986
This study is a review of trends in information-handling technology and significant developments which are changing or will change the general environment within which archivists and records managers in international organizations will have to work. Trends in microelectronics, electronic storage, software, data transmission, computer architecture,…
Descriptors: Archives, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Computer Software
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1986
In order to examine the implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974 by federal government agencies, the General Accounting Office (GAO) examined organizational issues at 13 cabinet-level departments and the Veterans Administration and reviewed Privacy Act operations in detail at 6 of these agencies and 37 of their components. This study focused on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Compliance (Legal), Disclosure
Hoerman, Heidi Lee – 1986
Based on a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in February 1986, this kit is designed to illustrate a wide range of alternative approaches to analyzing the costs of technical services. The kit consists of the following unedited primary-source documents: (1) SPEC Technical Services Costs Survey (Three-Year Update)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Higher Education, Library Administration
Dennis-Small, Lucretia – 1985
Findings are reported of a process evaluation of the Automated Performance Tracking and Productivity Improvement Project, a project developed to enhance the productivity and efficiency of child protective services (CPS) staff and to enable Region 10 of the Texas Department of Human Services to better meet federal and state performance guidelines.…
Descriptors: Automation, Caseworker Approach, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, Petuluma. – 1986
Published in response to requests for a permanent record of California's CALTAC (California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners) WILL (Workshops in Library Leadership) program, an ongoing program funded by an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grant from the California State Library, this report is a compilation of the…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Computer Software, Financial Support, Legislation
General Services Administration, Washington, DC. – 1988
Summaries of the welcoming and opening remarks for a symposium on the standards issues that will affect the federal government's planning, acquisition, and use of integrated computer and telecommunications systems over the next five years set the stage for the keynote address by Joseph Timko of IBM entitled "Standards--Perspectives and Evolution."…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Data Processing
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1987
Designed to provide an overview of the range and quality of services provided by the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), this annual report focuses on the 1987 activities of APLS. A report on the activities of the Library Development Division shows the allocation of state aid and Library Services and Construction Act (LCSA) Titles I and III…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Federal Aid, Library Automation
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1984
This symposium examined issues in the planning, development, and implementation of library automation and the effects of electronic publishing. The following presentations are included in this collection: (1) "Will There Be Electronic Anarchy?" (Helen Henderson); (2) "Ergonomics in the Electronic Era" (Andrew Torok); (3)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
BCEL Newsletter for the Business Community, 1988
Critics call computerized innovations and other changes in the workplace examples of the employers'"dumbing down" of jobs for illiterate workers. Others disagree and say the changes free workers from routine, monotonous tasks and permit them to learn more complex procedures and to take on more responsibility. Findings of a survey of business…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Efficiency
Arnold, W. F.; Carpenter, C. J. – 1984
This report examines ways of providing technician training in the operating principles of robotic devices. The terms "robotics" and "robotic arms" are first defined. Some background information on the principal features of robotic arms is given, including their geometric arrangement, type of actuator used, control method, and…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Core Curriculum, Costs
