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Starting the Conversation: University-Wide Research Data Management Policy
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Erway, Ricky – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2013
This call for action addresses the high-level benefits of adopting a university-wide policy regarding research data management. It identifies the various university stakeholders and suggests that the library initiate a conversation among them in order to get buy-in for a proactive, rather than reactive, high-level policy for responsible data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
Implementation of an Electronic Resource Assessment System in an Academic Library
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Xu, Fei – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a library with useful information about selection criteria for an electronic resource assessment system and practical assistance on how to implement efficiently such a system. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on literature review, desk research, and implementation experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Criteria, Use Studies
Growth and Consolidation: The 1985 Automated Library System Marketplace.
Matthews, Joseph R. – Library Journal, 1986
This annual article reviews the progress and pitfalls experienced by the automated library system marketplace during 1985. Marketplace activity is represented by events in four segments: turnkey systems; library-developed software; software designed to run exclusively on microcomputers; and production of computer output microform catalogs. List of…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Software, Information Systems, Library Automation
Online Reaches a Plateau--A Searcher Looks Back at 1986 and Into 1987.
Conger, Lucinda D. – Database, 1987
Reviews developments of online systems in 1986, including available services and databases in several areas, and advances in information storage techniques. The impact of online services on the present and future responsibilities of professional searchers is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Information Systems, Librarians
Access Education Literature with ERIC on CD-ROM: An Introductory Workshop.
Roberts, Deanna – 1991
This report provides instructional materials for a voluntary introductory workshop in the use of the Educational Resources and Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) database on CD-ROM. The workshop instruction is based on Leslie J. Brigg's Theories of Instructional Design with instructional objectives based on Robert Gagne's Learning Taxonomy. Library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Databases, Higher Education
Funding Computer-Assisted Reference in Academic Research Libraries.
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Beltran, Ann Bristow – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Develops the argument that academic research libraries should use their materials budget to provide access to materials in all formats, including machine readable information in both locally available systems and commercially owned remote online databases. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, Databases
The Automation Inventory of Research Libraries Based on Responses of 115 ARL Members.
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1987
This inventory provides profiles, tables, and listings of automated library activities at 115 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions. The library profile covers 18 functions: (1) acquisitions; (2) serials check/claim; (3) serials/union list; (4) authority control; (5) cataloging/utility; (6) cataloging/local; (7) circulation; (8)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems