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Leatherman, Carrie C.; Eckel, Edward J. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2012
Nearly every commercial database that covers natural sciences and engineering offers some type of current awareness (CA) service that provides regular updates to users on current literature in a selected field of interest. Current awareness services include e-mail alerts, tables of contents, and RSS feeds. This study was designed to find out what…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Researchers
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Bichteler, Julie; And Others – Science and Technology Libraries, 1986
Articles in this theme issue discuss applications of microcomputers in science/technology libraries, a UNIX-based online catalog, online versus print sources, computer-based statistics, and the applicability and implications of the Matheson-Cooper Report on health science centers for science/technology libraries. A bibliography of new reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Databases, Decision Support Systems
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Mischo, William H.; Schlembach, Mary C. – Library Computing, 1999
Describes the Web-based technologies employed by the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in implementing access to local information resources. Discusses Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) technologies and the associated local database structure and format, as well as the general…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Database Design, Engineering
Friedlander, Amy; Adler, Prudence – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
The rapid adoption of information technology and ubiquitous networking has transformed the research and education landscape. Central to this transformation are scientific and engineering digital data collections. The life cycle management challenges associated with these intellectual assets are substantial. This is a report of a two-day workshop…
Descriptors: Data, Scientific Research, Influence of Technology, Information Networks