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The Future of Networks and OCLC.
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Hoadley, Irene B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Reviews the history of the relationship between OCLC and the regional networks, and examines current stresses in this relationship. Strategies that might be used to preserve this partnership are suggested. (1 reference) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Library Networking in North America in the 1980s. Part 2: The Response of Bibliographic Utilities to Local, Integrated Systems.
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Hildreth, Charles R. – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes the trend toward decentralization and local, integrated systems in the library network environment. The response of the bibliographic utilities to these trends is discussed in terms of distributed processing systems, participation in the Linked Systems Project, the introduction of new and improved services, and international ventures. (1…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Decentralization, International Programs, Library Automation
Ownership of Bibliographic Data and Its Importance to Consortia.
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Lowry, Charles B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Reviews the development of bibliographic utilities and the approaches used by the major utilities to deal with issues of record ownership and use. The possible effects of a copyright claim registered by OCLC in 1984 on local library consortia and member libraries of OCLC affiliated networks are discussed. (35 notes/references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Contracts, Copyrights, Databases
Libraries and Computing Centers: Issues of Mutual Concern.
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Dougherty, Richard M., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
The first of two articles describes changes in computer technologies and user needs which affect the role of bibliographic utilities and discusses the need for cooperation between libraries and computing professionals. The second article discusses underlying strategies of library collection management in terms of quantitative and intuitive…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
Automating Wisconsin Libraries. Report of the Council on Library and Network Development to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bulletin No. 8100.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
This report from the governor-appointed Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND), which makes recommendations for updating the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's library automation policy, comprises a summary of the council's recommendations and 14 issue papers. These papers, which make up the major part of the report, are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Government Role
Interlibrary Loan in New York State. Recommended Redesign. Results of a Study: Redesign of Interlibrary Loan in New York State.
Shoffner, Ralph M.; And Others – 1986
The scope of this study, which was designed to provide information for use in redesigning the interlibrary loan (ILL) system in New York State, was to provide an overview of the ILL structure and patterns in the state; collect and analyze statistical data on ILL in the state and evaluate the performance of the NYSILL (New York State Interlibrary…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographic Utilities, Financial Policy, Interlibrary Loans
Library Service to the People of New York State. A Long-Range Program, October 1, 1986-September 30, 1991, for the Improvement of Library Services Utilizing Local, State, and Federal Resources.
New York State Library, Albany. – 1986
This annual report on the comprehensive 5-year program for the enhancement of libraries in New York State (1) provides a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of state library services; (2) summarizes the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of those services; (3) serves as a guide to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
Library Service to the People of New York State. A Long-Range Program, October 1, 1987-September 30, 1992, for the Improvement of Library Services Utilizing Local, State and Federal Resources. Supplement 1: LSCA Program Purposes: Needs and Intended Actions. Supplement 2: Policy Guidelines on the Administration of LSCA funds, 1987-88.
New York State Library, Albany. – 1987
This annual report on the comprehensive five-year program for the enhancement of libraries in New York State achieves the following: (1) provides a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of state library services; (2) summarizes the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of those services; (3)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation