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Peer reviewedShaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Presents a background on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) partnership with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and notes its achievements. Discusses the CIC Center for Library Initiatives; leveraging investments in libraries; maximizing use of information resources; improving delivery of information/library services; the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cooperative Programs, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
Mackenzie, A. Graham – 1990
This technical report presents recommendations and plans which are the result of a mission undertaken as part of a project to promote a scientific and technological information service and establish a popular science resource center in Korea. The mission's main emphasis was to help Korean authorities and the United Nations Development Programme…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Library Administration
Thompson, Hugh A., Ed. – 2001
The Contributed Papers in this volume revolve around seven themes designed to appeal to any librarian exploring new frontiers: Advocacy, Collections, Leadership and Management, Information Literacy, Distance/Distributed Education, Collaboration and Partnerships, and Services for Users. The conference committee received 168 proposals. All were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advocacy, Distance Education, Higher Education
Download full textAssociation of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 2002
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) E-Metrics study was designed as an 18-month project in three phases: an inventory of what libraries were already doing about data collection for electronic resources and an identification of any libraries that could provide best practice; identifying and testing data elements that could be collected and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBorgman, Christine L. – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Reports on a survey of 70 research libraries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Results show that libraries are rapidly acquiring automated processing systems, CD-ROM databases, and connections to computer networks. Discusses specific data on system implementation and network services by country and by type of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Shim, Wonsik; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Describes a new analytical tool, data envelope analysis (DEA) model, which can provide better understanding of the efficiency of academic research libraries. Reports the results of a study using 1994-1995 Association of Research Libraries statistics together with expert judgments, in terms of constraints, to make the model more applicable to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
Direct linkMosley, Pixey Anne – Journal of Access Services, 2004
As student fees, print vs. electronic access, service quality expectations, and basic economics have an increasing impact on library operations, some academic libraries are taking a second look at the process of charging overdue fines. This article explores the contemporary environment on this issue. It offers as an example a compromise solution…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Fees, Sanctions
Hansen, Lone – 2001
Bibliotek.dk is a development project, resulting in a World Wide Web site, that gives the Danish citizen access via the Internet to search and order material in the collections of Danish public and research libraries. The citizen decides himself or herself which library he or she wants to collect the material from. Bibliotek.dk is developed in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Denning, Catherine, Comp. – 1999
This SPEC Kit and Flyer focus on the gifts and exchange function in Association of Research (ARL) libraries. The survey was sent to 119 ARL institutions via e-mail; 62 usable replies were received. Results, discussed in the SPEC Flyer, highlight trends and effects of changes in library automation, staffing decreases, administrative reorganization,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Library Automation
Missingham, Roxanne; Walls, Robert – Australian Library Journal, 2003
In 2002, the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Higher Education Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee commissioned the National Library of Australia to analyse the uniqueness and overlap of Australian university library collections, comparing library collections in each state, using the National Bibliographic Database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Advisory Committees, Foreign Countries
Gedeon, Randle; Boston, George – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
This article describes the development of the "Electronic Journal Finder," a TDNet installation for the University Libraries of Western Michigan University. Topics covered include: rationale for subscription project timeline, content, product customization, set-up, maintenance issues, reporting functions, directing URL links, searching…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Automation
Snyder, Carolyn A.; Carter, Howard; Hostetler, Jerry C. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2004
This article describes the current distance education environment for university libraries and the distance education library services for faculty and students. The authors surveyed selected Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members to determine current services and the changes in distance education library services since the 1996 ARL SPEC…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Research Libraries, Library Services, Academic Libraries
Adaryukov, Andrew – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2004
After a brief overview of the digitization activities at Florida Atlantic University Libraries, this article describes one project in detail, concentrating on various types of cooperation it reflects.
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
PDF pending restorationLaaksovirta, Tuula H.; Haavisto, Tuula – 1990
This illustrated publication, printed in both English and Finnish, describes Finland's libraries and information services. Topics covered include: (1) library users; (2) the conceptual role of the library; (3) the growth and development of the library system through Finland's agrarian, industrial, and budding infotech social phases; (4) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Cooperation
Lee, Hwa-Wei – 1991
This report presents recommendations for the upgrading of higher education information resources in Papua New Guinea (PNG) according to acceptable norms, effective sharing of resources through phased introduction of automation and networking, and the creation of a database of information resources. The report was based on a survey of 41 PNG…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consultants, Databases, Developing Nations
