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Download full textKilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), College Libraries, Computer Programs
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), College Libraries, Computer Programs
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Expenditure per Student
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewedAtkinson, Hugh C. – Library Trends, 1975
The elimination of routine and repetitive tasks by computer arrangement and display can result in clear and identifiable time-savings of library personnel. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Libraries, Library Automation
Peer reviewedRandall, G. E. – Special Libraries, 1972
The inventory of a special library collection imposes an appreciable work load on the library staff. It should be done only after careful planning and after the users have been advised of the necessity of the activity and the procedures to be followed. The inventory procedure in a mechanized library is described. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Special Libraries
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of per-student library costs. The research and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Expenditure per Student, Guides
Handley, Lee – 1976
Though many of the functions of libraries are analogous to functions performed in the business world, public libraries have been disadvantaged by their reluctance to adopt computer technology. Though costs have previously been prohibitive and lack of uniformity in library processes has made the use of the new technology awkward, recently-developed…
Descriptors: Computers, Library Automation, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Hayes, Sherman; Brown, Donald – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
Describes several strategies for obtaining funding for library automation, including convincing management of the importance of automating; buying computer parts individually; upgrading gradually; subscribing to a CD-ROM service that includes equipment; identifying equipment by function (e.g., database search units); trading off less important…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Financial Support, Library Automation, Library Equipment
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Expenditure per Student, Guides
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the research and development described in this report is to implement and operate an on-line, computerized regional library system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library…
Descriptors: Citations (References), College Libraries, Expenditure per Student, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedDowlin, Kenneth E. – Library Quarterly, 1978
Discusses future possibilities for information technology in public libraries, particularly in view of decreasing computer costs and developmental trends in data processing. The technological developments of the Pikes Peak Regional Library are outlined as an example of feasibility. (CWM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Science, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
PDF pending restorationKurth, William H.; Zubatsky, David S. – 1977
This study develops a generalized procedure for the internal financial auditing of university libraries. It identifies critical internal control points in library operations, and develops questions to measure and evaluate fiscal operations effectiveness. Auditing data and advice were gathered from a survey of 87 members of the Association of…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Financial Policy
Peer reviewedBailey, Stephen K. – College and Research Libraries, 1978
The future of college and research libraries is discussed in the context of the changing role of academic librarians, the assistance technology may give to libraries, the political activity required to achieve government aid for libraries, and the future of higher education. (Author/AWP)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedBaumol, William J.; Blackman, Sue Anne Batey – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Examines trends in costs of conventional library operation and costs of electronic devices which may pervade libraries of future. Library costs in 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, library automation, total library operating expenditures for university and college libraries, and rate of adoption of electronic techniques are covered. Sixty-three references…
Descriptors: Costs, Electronic Equipment, Libraries, Library Administration
