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Tarabula, Jill M. – Computers in Libraries, 2013
Clinton Community College (CCC) is a small campus serving a rural community just outside the city of Plattsburgh in upstate New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The Leroy M. Douglas Sr. Library (Douglas Library) is located in the George Moore Academic and Administrative Building (Moore Building). Prior to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Administration, Space Utilization
Kosturski, Kate; Skornia, Frank – Computers in Libraries, 2011
The 2009 "Horizon Report" called mobile technologies "an opportunity for higher education to reach its constituents in new and compelling ways." The report implied that academic libraries would find them to be the ideal tools for bringing reluctant researchers to the library, mainly for their convenience. It's not hard to see why--in 2008, mobile…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Library Services
Bayer, Marc Dewey – Computers in Libraries, 2008
Since 2004, Buffalo State College's E. H. Butler Library has used the Information Commons (IC) model to assist its 8,500 students with library research and computer applications. Campus Technology Services (CTS) plays a very active role in its IC, with a centrally located Computer Help Desk and a newly created Application Support Desk right in the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Research, Library Services
Jowitt, Angela L. – Computers in Libraries, 2008
Podcasting is a term derived by combining iPod with broadcasting. During 2006, when the idea of podcasting was still in its infancy, this author [an information systems librarian at the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) in New Zealand] began to consider how this new technology could be used by librarians to provide instructional sessions. She…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, College Libraries, Library Role
Benzing, Matthew M. – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Examines library intranet applications, focusing on distribution of software, storage for graphics and audiovisuals, and networking CD-ROM products. Discusses potential problems, and describes an intranet being built at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's (New York) library and its effects on the CD-ROM collection. Highlights the Special Libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Libraries
Caraway, Shawn; Payne, Susan – Computers in Libraries, 2005
This article describes the conception, implementation, and current status of Rakim open source software at Midlands Technical college in Columbia, SC. Midlands Technical College (MTC) is a 2-year school in Columbia, S.C. It has two large campuses and three smaller campuses. Although the library functions as a single unit, there are separate…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Computer Software, Postsecondary Education, Electronic Libraries