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What Happened to the Merger Debate? [and] Education for the Electronic Reference Environment.
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Moholt, Pat; Wilson, Linda J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
The first article discusses how recent changes in both the academic library and the computing center have aligned their separate missions and functions. The second examines the roles of the reference librarian and the computing center in providing assistance and instruction in electronic information resources to library users. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Centers, Higher Education, Information Networks
IRM in the Federal Government: Opinions and Reflections.
Haney, Glenn P. – Information Management Review, 1989
Evaluates various aspects of federal information resources management and reviews technological changes within the Department of Agriculture to illustrate current issues and future trends in information resources management. Topics discussed include telecommunications and networking; distributed processing and field office automation; the role of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Government
From Plutocracy to Pluralism: Managing the Emerging Technostructure.
Heterick, Robert C., Jr.; Sanders, William H. – EDUCOM Review, 1993
Advocates the formulation of an information systems strategy for higher education in light of trends affecting the information age, including globalization, networking, restructuring, pluralism, and automation. Management strategies of leadership, responsibility, organization, and funding are discussed; and implications for instruction, outreach,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Budgeting
Electronic Libraries: Vision and Implementation.
Nelson, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues raised at a seminar on electronic libraries that was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics discussed include network development; CD-ROM; technology costs; the relationship between academic computing centers and libraries; development of a national Information Infrastructure (II); digital library systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Centers, Computer Networks
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
The Oryx Guide to Distance Learning. A Comprehensive Listing of Electronic and Other Media-Assisted Courses. Second Edition.
Burgess, William E. – 1997
This volume provides information on 434 institutions which offer academic credit for 4,176 media-assisted courses. Institutions include: colleges and universities, consortiums, public broadcasting stations, and statewide telecommunications services. The book includes a brief foreword that relates some of the history of distance education; an…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Mediated Communication