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| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
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| Virgin Islands | 1 |
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| Higher Education Act 1965 | 1 |
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Denver Univ., CO. Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management. – 1979
A demonstration project was undertaken to determine whether 1978 telefacsimile technology--specifically the Qwip 1200, the Rapidfax 100, and the Colorado Video Inc. Slow Scan Television--could address rural public library needs in an effective manner. Five public libraries in developing communities in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Facsimile Transmission, Feasibility Studies
Denver Univ., CO. Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management. – 1979
A demonstration project was undertaken to determine whether 1978 telefacsimile technology could address public library needs in a cost-effective manner. The TALINET project involved local public library staff in five developing communities in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as research/resource information staff at…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Facsimile Transmission
Shoemaker, Thomas P. – 1977
A cost/benefit analysis of the Public Library Automation Network (PLAN) project was undertaken to evaluate those areas in library technical processing impacted by BALLOTS: searching the data base for catalog copy; cataloging with MARC or original catalog copy input by participating libraries; data entry of original records and modification of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Chang, Henry C.; And Others – 1978
The Virgin Islands Demonstration Library Network Study (VIDLNS) seeks to determine whether the development of either local or regional library networks would be the key to optimal organization of small library collections in isolated areas. This report describes the research and demonstration components of the exploratory phase of the project: (1)…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations, Feasibility Studies
Denver Univ., CO. Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management. – 1979
A demonstration project was undertaken to determine whether 1978 telefacsimile technology could address the needs of rural public libraries in a cost-effective manner. The TALINET design utilized local public library staff and a research/resource information staff at the University of Denver to research questions and deliver information to five…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Facsimile Transmission, Feasibility Studies
Casey, Joseph; And Others – 1978
Case studies describing programs funded under the Library Research and Demonstration Component (II-B) of the Higher Education Act (HEA), and Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are included. The awarding of grants, and contracts to support research and demonstrations for improving library and information sciences,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Libraries


