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Download full textSmarte, Lynn – 1994
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded, nationwide network designed to provide ready access to education information. Managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the Department of Education, ERIC consists of 16 clearinghouses, each devoted to a particular area of education, a number of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses a survey of over 500 public, academic, and special libraries on the use of bibliographic, reference, specialized, and multimedia/interactive CD-ROMs and the Internet. Demand, funding, and equipment needs are considered, and graphs display the distribution of results. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Graphs
Smarte, Lynn; Boston, Carol – 1995
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded, nationwide network designed to provide ready access to education information. Managed by the United States Department of Education's National Library of Education, ERIC consists of 16 clearinghouses, each devoted to a particular area of education, several adjunct…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedBaker, Gayle; Shrode, Flora – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Provides guidance to academic librarians for making cost-effective and appropriate purchase and networking decisions for electronic bibliographic database products. Topics include user needs, user and program demographics, academic computing and network support, delivery options, and considerations for the future. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
Cohn, John M.; Kelsey, Ann L.; Fiels, Keith Michael – 1997
This manual is written for any library planning to introduce a new or replacement automated system. It focuses on planning for an integrated system that computerizes a multiplicity of library functions using one common database. This second edition contains a new section on the preparation of a technology strategic plan, a section on developing…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consultants
Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City. – 1992
The Central Libraries Automated Network (CLAN) of Nevada is a cooperative system which shares circulation, cataloging, and acquisitions systems and numerous online databases. Its mission is to provide public access to information and efficient library administration through shared computer systems, databases, and telecommunications. This document…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks
Pappas, Marjorie L.; And Others – 1996
The ever-increasing availability of electronic information resources online and on CD-ROM presents library media specialists, teachers, and students with a new set of challenges for accessing information. Electronic information resources enable access to nonlinear information, which allows searchers to explore relationships and make connections…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
