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Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Young, Natasha, Ed.; Weese, Bailey, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
Sixteen scholarly papers and twenty abstracts comprise the content of the eighteenth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the conference, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Inclusion, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Mitchell, Erik T. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
One of the first big shifts in how libraries manage resources was the move from print-journal purchasing models to database-subscription and electronic-journal purchasing models. Libraries found that this transition helped them scale their resources and provide better service just by thinking a bit differently about their services. Likewise,…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Materials, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? "Library Management Tips that Work" does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Time Management, Guides, Personnel Management
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Schmidt, Karen A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Provides an overview of the 1990 literature that deals with acquisitions. Highlights include automation; management and organization; vendors and vendor interaction, including serials pricing (the largest portion of the literature); education for acquisitions; software acquisition; publishing; out-of-print and replacements; gifts and exchanges;…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Conference Proceedings, Electronic Mail, Ethics
Ebbinghouse, Carol – Searcher, 1998
Discusses the impact of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2B, dealing with licenses of information and software contracts, on information professionals. Mass market licenses, copyrights, standard form contracts, and impact on first sale are examined. A sidebar lists key World Wide Web sites and includes a sample letter of concern. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Compliance (Legal), Computer Software, Contracts
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Gorman, Michael – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Considers the future of academic libraries in five main areas: (1) funding; (2) buildings and space, including storage options for print and nonprint materials; (3) library materials, including electronic journals and monographs, video, computer software, government information, resource sharing, and workstations; (4) staff, including the roles of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Electronic Journals, Futures (of Society)