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Haravu, L. J. – 1985
The result of a two-week consultant mission to the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) at Bogor, Indonesia, this study explored the feasibility of applying microcomputers to library and information work in the Clearing House for Information Division of BIOTROP, which has a regional responsibility for the collection,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cataloging, Clearinghouses, Databases
Clark, Chris – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1990
Discusses three school activities--electronic messaging, problem solving, and database searching--that make use of computer telecommunications. Multipurpose services, equipment and software, training and support, low-cost start-up ideas, and the role of the library media center are also covered. Two recommended publications on telecommunication…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services
Peer reviewedGrass, Charlene – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Presents 101 variables for use in developing a microcomputing profile and determining the type of microcomputing management appropriate for a library. Variables are presented in 16 categories, including the larger institutional, library, and financial profiles; administration's stance on microcomputing; user profiles; training and support for…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Software, Guidelines, Information Services
Peer reviewedBailey, Charles W., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes nine categories of library automation systems intended for direct use by library patrons: catalog information systems; electronic information systems; information presentation systems; instructional systems; consultation systems; information services and delivery systems; conferencing systems; integrative systems; and user computing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Information Networks, Information Services
Woodward, Jeannette A. – American Libraries, 1995
Discusses the future of librarians from public and academic library perspectives and describes the potential impact of home computer services on information seeking in public libraries. Notes the importance of the effects of copyright and privatization issues on future Internet use. Examines the future of electronic books and the need for and role…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Fair Use (Copyrights), Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBurke, Mary A. – Information Services and Use, 1990
Examines the extent to which microcomputer availability has affected the use of traditional information sources. Surveys of microcomputer use are summarized, results of surveys conducted at the Liverpool Public Library (New York) and University College Dublin are reported, and future roles of libraries or information services are suggested. (44…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Download full textAllen, Nancy, Comp.; Godden, Irene, Comp. – 1991
Noting that the rapid evolution of telecommunications technology, the relentless advancement of computing capabilities, and the seemingly endless proliferation of electronic data have had a profound impact on research libraries, this Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit explores the extent to which these technologies have come…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Equipment
