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System Management in UK Libraries: Some Preliminary Findings of a Survey.
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Muirhead, Graeme A. – Information Services and Use, 1992
A cross-section of libraries in the United Kingdom was surveyed to investigate the prevalence of systems librarians and their education, work experience, duties, and professional activities. Preliminary findings of one section of the questionnaire indicate that systems librarians are generally associated with larger institutions that have large…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Centers, Foreign Countries, Integrated Library Systems
The Information Job Family: Results of an Exploratory Study.
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Woodsworth, Anne; And Others – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the results of a study investigating the similarities between information jobs in university computing centers and research libraries. Findings show a strong relationship between some computing and library jobs, suggesting the creation of a single information job family in classification systems. (15 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Careers, Change, Comparative Analysis
The Information Arcade at the University of Iowa.
Lowry, Anita K. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
A collaborative effort of the libraries, information technology office, and faculty, the University of Iowa's Information Arcade is a facility designed to support use of electronic services in research, teaching, and independent learning. The planning and development process includes a formal commitment to ongoing cooperation and communication…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
BIDS ISI--A National Experiment in End-User Searching.
Morrow, Terry – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Describes the implementation and first year's operation of the online end-user bibliographic data service created for United Kingdom academic libraries, the Bath Information Data System (BIDS ISI), which was created in cooperation with the Institute for Scientific Information. Assesses its impact on the activities of computer centers, libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Indexes, Computer Centers, Computer System Design
What Librarians Need to Know to Survive in an Age of Technology.
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Malinconico, S. Michael – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
Discusses the changing library environment, with greater reliance on technology; and describes relevant skills for librarians, including communicating with nonlibrarians, working with group processes, understanding the capabilities of information-handling technologies, and developing management and marketing abilities. (21 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication Skills, Computer Centers, Electronic Libraries
Transforming the Web into a Forum for Academic Research: The USC Doheny Electronic Resources Center Model.
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Truelson, Judith A. – 1997
Evidence suggests that use of multimedia or new media can enhance selected areas of the curriculum. Library planners at the University of Southern California (USC) believe that use of multimedia to transform the World Wide Web into a research forum for scholars in the humanities facilitates and even ensures the eventual use of this material in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Centers, Computer Networks