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Loring, Katherine, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Keynote addresses and 13 selected conference papers are presented in these conference proceedings. The first keynote address, "Rethinking the Ways We Teach" (Barrie Thorne) is followed by "Black Studies/Women's Studies: Points of Convergence" (Johnella E. Butler), "Seeking Feminist Transformation of the Sciences and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Black Studies, Crime, Educational Change
Barrett, Jaia, Ed.; Wetzel, Karen A., Ed. – 1999
The program of the 130th meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) explored the leadership challenges posed by the juxtapositions of cooperation and competing priorities in a consortial environment. Following an opening and welcome (Gloria Werner, ARL Presiding President), and a Keynote Address, "Defining Successful…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competition, Consortia, Cooperative Programs
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1999
The Council on Library and Information Resources' (CLIR's) College Libraries Committee began its study of the innovative uses of technology on college campuses in the spring of 1998. A letter was sent to heads of libraries of colleges and mid-sized universities in the United States encouraging librarians who felt their institutions had used…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Change, Computer Uses in Education
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Rosenzweig, Robert M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Presents the texts of five talks delivered to the second national conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries on the choices confronting higher education and academic librarianship over the next decade. The perspectives represented include those of the government, the research university, and the academic library. (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Colleges, Futures (of Society), Government Role
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Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1992
The goal of the Essen symposium was to bring together internationally recognized librarians and library automation specialists to discuss new developments in electronic publishing. All 16 papers included in this collection were presented at the conference: (1) "Barriers to the Introduction of New Technology" (J. Andrew Braid); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change Strategies, Computer Networks
Kirk, Thomas, Ed. – 1992
These proceedings begin with four theme papers on civil rights, information technologies, the Information Society, and measures of success. Fifty-two contributed papers are then organized into seven broad subject areas: (1) academic librarianship (stereotypes of librarians, minority leadership, collegial leadership, curriculum reform, library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Civil Rights, Higher Education
Lynch, Beverly P. – 1998
A conference on the theme, "New Missions of Academic Libraries in the 21st Century," was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Peking University and the dedication of its new library building. The published conference proceedings included 144 papers. Plenary papers on the six sub-themes of the conference were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Continuing Education, Electronic Libraries
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. School of Library and Information Science. – 1987
In "The Research University of the Future," the first of five papers compiled here, Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis chronicles the history of research universities with emphasis on the past two decades and discusses issues and concerns related to the future of the university as well as the research library. In the second paper, "The Future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Credentials
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1989
Twelve reports comprise this collection from the 1989 Arizona State Association Conference: (1) "CD ROMs Teach Online Searching" (Susan Awe); (2) "Collection Development as Intellectual Activity: An East Asian Specialist's View" (Ju-yen Teng); (3) "Computer-Assisted Reference Service in Map Librarianship: Electronic Access…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, Higher Education
Teasley, Tamra L., Ed. – 1986
Based on the conference theme, "Finding Ways: Excellence under Pressure," papers presented at the 1986 meeting of the association include: (1) "Coping with Budget Pressure: A Public Services Librarian's View" (Janet C. Lu); (2) "The Librarian, the Accession List, and the Database" (B. C. Wehrman); (3) "New Start:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Collective Bargaining, Databases
Harriman, Sigrid G., Ed. – 1986
The December 1985 program session of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) focused on determining the effectiveness of networking, identifying a common vision or goal, and developing a strategy to accomplish that goal. The program session included remarks on the role of the regional networks in national networking by Louella V.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Science, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Hatfield, V. Sue, Ed. – 1987
The following papers were presented at a joint conference of the Mountain Plains Library Association, the North Dakota Library Association, and the South Dakota Library Association in September 1987: (1) "Catalog Backlog Project" (Kay Juricek, Tedine Roos, and Carol White); (2) "How Are We Doing? Using a Materials Availability…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Higher Education
Australian Library and Information Association, Deakin. – 2000
This proceeding of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 2000 conference contains 64 papers presented at the main conference and 12 papers presented at the fringe conference. Topics covered include: the 21st century information environment; user perspectives of the future of the Internet; the user interface; public libraries in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Brennan, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This volume documents two program sessions that reported on the Association of American Universities' (AAU) Research Libraries Project. This project was initiated by the AAU in collaboration with ARL and with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; interim reports from the AAU task forces were presented in October 1993 and have been…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1990
Delegates to the governor's conference, including librarians, library advocates, citizens and government officials, met for 3 days to develop a list of resolutions relating to the future directions of all types of libraries. The theme of the conference was equal access to information, and its goal was to promote the role of Maryland libraries as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Democracy
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