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Peer reviewedVine, Rita – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
Describes the implementation of an electronic mail system at the University of Calgary Libraries, and reports the results of a survey that examined user satisfaction with the system and usage patterns by library staff. Suggestions for the successful implementation of electronic mail systems are offered. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEustis, Joanne; Gaylord, Clark; Hitchingham, Eileen; Homer, Kimberley; Taylor, David – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Describes Virginia Tech's participation in the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Assessing the Academic Networked Environment Project to field test measures of the impact of networks and networked information resources on higher education institutions. Topics include student surveys, library surveys, administrative information services,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods
Referral Services in U.S. Academic Depository Libraries: Findings, Implications, and Research Needs.
Peer reviewedHernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – RQ, 1982
Highlights data from unobtrusive exploratory study related to referral process of reference questions posed at academic depository libraries. Related literature is reviewed, followed by discussions of assumptions related to referral process, implications of study findings, recommendations to improve quality of referral services, and research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education
Townley, Charles T. – 1987
The Pennsylvania State Library's Office of Resource Sharing and Academic Libraries conducted a survey in 1986 to assess the needs of academic libraries in the state. Data were gathered via a questionnaire that was mailed to directors of 180 libraries at Pennsylvania postsecondary institutions offering at least a two-year degree. Usable responses…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advocacy, Communications, Higher Education
Miller, J. Gormly – 1981
Growing concern on behalf of the Cornell Libraries administration about the lack of a central plan for library collection development at Cornell resulted in a study of the collection development function at Cornell, and the product of that study is this comprehensive proposal for a university-wide library collection and information resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Higher Education, Information Networks
Peer reviewedLaGuardia, Cheryl; And Others – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
A survey to discover what academic libraries were doing in the area of CD-ROM networking found that (1) all responding libraries utilized CD-ROM technology; (2) great diversity existed in the number of databases and workstation owned; (3) different staffing patterns exist between networked and nonnetworked libraries; and (4) 21 institutions had…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Information Networks
Download full textFranco, Elaine A., Ed. – 1983
The eight papers presented in this collection are (1) "Bibliographic Instruction: The Librarian's Responsibility," in which Carol A. Singer discusses the place of librarians versus teaching faculty in library instruction; (2) "Bibliographic Instruction for Undergraduate Students: Development of a One Credit Course" (at Kearney…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Equipment, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Networks
Peer reviewedJames, Jonathan K. – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Discusses results of a telephone survey of academic, private, corporate, and secondary school libraries that was conducted for UMI (University Microfilms International) to track the use of CD-ROM in the library industry, monitor market share levels, and identify trends. The success of CD-ROM and the growth potential for networking are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Corporate Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedLee, Hwa-Wei; Evans, John – Information Development, 1992
Summarizes the findings and recommendations of a 1991 survey of higher education libraries in Papua New Guinea. Topics discussed include the role of the National Library; funding; development of the Papua New Guinea Library and Information Network (PNGLINET); buildings and storage facilities; staffing and training; statistics; and library skills…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Eaton, Nancy L.; Andre, Pamela Q. J. – 1992
The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) began in 1986 with cooperation between the National Agricultural Library and the University of Vermont, and then expanded to include 45 land-grant university libraries and 1 special library. The first activity was to evaluate the new technology of optical scanning. The project was designed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Acid Rain, Administrators
Schiller, Nancy – 1992
This publication describes the results of a 1992 survey of Association of Research Libraries member libraries to determine the extent to which they are becoming virtual libraries, i.e., libraries in which computer and telecommunications technologies make access to a wide range of information resources possible. Areas covered by the survey included…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Journals
