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Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – ARL, 2002
This document consists of seven issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Newsletter, covering February 2002 through December 2002. Most issues include some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues"; "Leadership and Management"; "New Measures Initiative"; "Statistics and Measurement";…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Copyrights, Higher Education
Download full textSheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1989
This serial examines problems and possibilities in rural library delivery of reading materials and information services. Typical articles cover: (1) research findings on recent changes and industralization in rural America; (2) role of the rural librarian in community development; (3) cooperation between rural libraries and rural public schools;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Pratt, Mary Lou, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1994
The 2 issues in this volume contain 10 articles on rural libraries and information access in rural America. Topics include telecommunications and distance education in Nebraska, the future of small rural public libraries, federal programs to improve rural access to information, outreach issues for public libraries, and the role of information in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Distance Education, Economic Development, Federal Programs
The Bookmark, 1988
The 23 articles in this theme issue focus on various aspects of library services to business in an information economy: "Serving Business in an Information Economy" (C. Bain); "New York's Resurging Economy and State Economic Development Information" (R. G. Paolino); "Department of Economic Development Library: Services to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Business, Higher Education
Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1999
Seventeen issues of a newsletter on recent library statistics in Colorado highlight the following topics: the role of academic and public libraries in distance education; measures taken by public libraries with mill levies to exempt their income/expenditures from restrictions; after-school operations in library media centers; library media…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Achievement Tests, Distance Education
Soete, George J. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This report summarizes the current state of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The introduction covers: an orientation to ETDs; the current situation; benefits of ETDs; key issues, including readiness, publication potential, intellectual property, orientation and training, standards, costs, access, archiving/preservation, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Doctoral Dissertations, Electronic Libraries
Jones, William G. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This report explores the diverse ways that libraries are currently supporting distance learning, both in its traditional and newer Internet-based forms. Based on interviews with administrators and staff, the following "Reports from the Field" reflect developments in public institutions: "UNET (University of Maine System Network)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Delivery Systems
