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Using CD-ROM to Provide Enhanced Information Services for University Administrators and Committees.
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Ensor, Pat; Hardin, Steve – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Discusses information needs of university administrators and committees, and describes the development of an information service provided by the Electronic Information Services (EIS) unit of the Indiana State University library. Highlights include staff reactions, a pilot test, marketing the service, cost effectiveness of CD-ROM use, and document…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrators, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
End-User Database Aides: How to Create Guides That Get Used.
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Worrell, Diane – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Describes contents and format of effective quick reference guides for users of CD-ROM databases. The different needs of beginning and more sophisticated users are detailed; guidelines for organizing information and laying out the text are provided; and two formats for user aids are pictured. (KRN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Layout (Publications)
Staff Resistance to Library CD-ROM Services.
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Giesbrecht, Walter – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Discusses reasons for staff resistance to library CD-ROM services based on responses on electronic bulletin boards from primarily academic libraries in North America and the United Kingdom. Highlights include psychological reasons; problems of multiple interfaces; increased teaching load; increased costs; increased stress; maintenance time; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Costs, Electronic Mail