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Library Outreach Programs in Rural Areas.
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Boyce, Judith I.; Boyce, Bert R. – Library Trends, 1995
Surveys traditional rural library outreach services as well as new activities incorporating advanced technology. Highlights include problems of cost and distance, bookmobiles, books by mail, deposit collections, video, rural health care information systems, Department of Agriculture extension services, and programs sponsored by colleges and…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Cost Effectiveness, Distance, Extension Education
The Rural Information Center Assists Local Communities.
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John, Patricia LaCaille – Library Trends, 1995
Discussion of the information gap between urban and rural areas focuses on Rural Information Centers that were developed by the Department of Agriculture. Highlights include cooperative efforts, examples from various states, rural information needs, electronic access, state-level cooperation, and information outreach. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperation, Electronic Mail, Federal Government
The Educational Role of Health Sciences Librarians.
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Rankin, Jocelyn A.; Sayre, Jean Williams – Library Trends, 1993
Considers the expanding educational role of health sciences librarians in both academic centers and in hospitals resulting from influences of new educational models and new technology. Topics addressed include undergraduate health sciences education; continuing education; new technology and medical informatics; library educational programs;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Hospitals, Information Science