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Zhu, Qiang; Zhang, Sha Li, Tr. – College & Research Libraries, 1998
Academic libraries in China are transforming traditionally isolated and separated operations by initiating an integral library system to connect all academic libraries nationwide with each other and with other information networks abroad. The current academic library environment in China, the concept of the integral library system, and major goals…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
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Hazen, Dan C. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Collection development policies as traditionally conceived are of little practical utility. Research librarians will better serve themselves and their users by devising flexible guides to information associated with particular fields of study. Resource maps using electronic technology could accommodate different kinds of inquiries. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Higher Education
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De Stefano, Paula – College & Research Libraries, 2001
How do academic libraries set about creating a body of knowledge and begin to convert traditional print collections to a digital format in order to satisfy what today's researchers want? This article examines previous methods of selection and collection building, and applies those supporting principles to today's collection-building efforts for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Schaffner, Bradley L. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
Examines the impact of electronic technology on libraries and scholarship. Focuses on some of the challenges of using electronic resources in research libraries, which include cost of acquiring electronic formats and the effect such expenditures have on other library services and collection development practices. Explores how electronic resources…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing