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Peer reviewedHenty, Margaret; Steele, Colin – Electronic Library, 1988
Reports on a 1987 survey of automation in Australian academic and state libraries. The current situation is described in several areas: (1) turnkey integrated "proprietary" library system suppliers; (2) networks; (3) modules; (4) database issues; and (5) staffing trends. The questionnaire and data on proprietary systems and modules used…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Steele, Colin – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Describes telecommunications and networking developments in Australia that provide increased communication and cooperation opportunities for libraries, as well as linkages to international information sources. Staff attitudes, document access and supply, the current situation of Australian academic libraries, and the concept of a distributed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSteele, Colin; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Five brief articles examine new library technologies and physical problems; potential health hazards posed by frequent use of photocopiers; psychological deterrence of electronic security systems; quality control of cooperative cataloging in a library network; and the billing system designed and programed for a medical library. Two articles…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accounting, Alarm Systems, Bibliographic Utilities
Peer reviewedSteele, Colin – Electronic Library, 1993
Reviews global electronic access changes and their impact on library operations with particular references to developments at the Australian National University. Topics discussed include scholarly communication; user demands; information technology developments; library structures and organizations; management qualifications for librarianship;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
