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Whitfield, Sharon – Computers in Libraries, 2011
A 2010 electronic resource management survey conducted by Maria Collins of North Carolina State University and Jill E. Grogg of University of Alabama Libraries found that the top six electronic resources management priorities included workflow management, communications management, license management, statistics management, administrative…
Descriptors: Information Storage, Database Management Systems, Program Implementation, Library Automation
Sheehan, Kate – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Darien Library, where the author serves as head of knowledge and learning services, launched a new website on September 1, 2008. The website is built with Drupal, an open source content management system (CMS). In this article, the author describes how she and her colleagues overhauled the library's website to provide an open source content…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Web Sites, Library Automation
Dunlap, Isaac Hunter – Computers in Libraries, 2005
In this article, the author describes his experience when Kathy Nichols contacted him seeking suggestions, recommendations--really anything he could think of--that might help her seize control of a bewildering and rapidly surging torrent of digital image files. The challenges that Nichols described interested him, and he felt they might be…
Descriptors: Archives, Photography, Visual Aids, Electronic Libraries
Corrado, Edward M.; Moulaison, Heather L. – Computers in Libraries, 2006
By integrating RSS feeds of new books into their campus' course management system, the authors, a systems librarian (Corrado) and a cataloging/modern languages librarian (Moulaison) at the The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), simplified initial research and spotlighted the library's collections. Faculty members are flocking to this award-winning…
Descriptors: Library Services, Information Technology, Computer Software, Cataloging
Cibbarelli, Pamela – Computers in Libraries, 1995
This user ratings survey focuses on bibliographic citation management software; its value to manage citation databases; and its ability to provide reports that adhere to standard bibliographic styles for publications. Service and support, reliability, ease of use, vendor integrity, and user satisfaction are discussed for each of seven software…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Citations (References), Computer Software, Database Management Systems
Peters, Kathleen A. – Computers in Libraries, 2004
Short on funding and IT staff, a Western Canada library struggled to provide adequate public computing resources. Staff turned to a Linux-based solution that supports up to 10 users from a single computer, and blends Web browsing and productivity applications with session management, Internet filtering, and user authentication. In this article,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Library Development, Library Services
Ensor, Pat – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes presentations made at a forum on automation, interlibrary loan (ILL), and document delivery sponsored by the Houston Area Library Consortium. Highlights include access versus ownership; software for ILL; fee-based services; automated management systems for ILL; and electronic mail and online systems for end-user-generated ILL requests.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Conferences, Database Management Systems