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Peer reviewedHalgren, Joanne V. – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1998
Describes the development of resource sharing through interlibrary loan among Orbis libraries, a consortium of institutions of higher education in the Northwest. Highlights include the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center (PNBC), Oregon Regional Union List of Serials (ORULS), shared electronic catalogs, OhioLINK, and OCLC interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Albanese, Andrew Richard – Library Journal, 2001
This academic library book buying survey examines full-text databases; electronic journals; top circulating subjects; price increases for serials and resulting subscription cuts; the influence of digital choices on purchasing decisions; circulation versus use statistics; and electronic books. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedShim, Wonsik; McClure, Charles R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) E-Metrics project that is investigating problems related to collecting and using data for electronic materials and services. Describes a survey of libraries that focused on data collection activities and showed a lack of preparation as well as a lack of consistent statistics from database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Download full textGoetsch, Lori, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1999
The goals of this SPEC Kit were to report on the extent to which ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries provide electronic reference services and to offer a snapshot of the types of users reached, questions received, policies established, data-gathering techniques utilized, and innovations implemented. The first section of the kit…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Helfer, Doris Small – Searcher, 2001
Discusses the decline in reference statistics in academic libraries and considers the role of access to information via the Internet. Highlights include patron expectations and demands; commercial Web reference services; and virtual reference desk software so libraries can offer 24 hour service, including public libraries. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Hogan, Donna R., Comp.; Dahlbach, Barbara J., Comp. – 1997
The Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) surveyed Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions to measure the degree of electronic resource sharing in ARL libraries; to discover which resources are being shared and between what kinds of institutions; and what documentation is available. Of the 119 ARL institutions surveyed, 53…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Computer Mediated Communication, Consortia
