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Use of Libraries in Open and Distance Learning System: Barriers to the Use of AIOU Libraries by Tutors and Students
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Bhatti, Abdul Jabbar; Jumani, Nabi Bux – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This study explores the library needs of students and tutors of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), utilization level of the library facilities and resources, the problems in the use of library, and suggestions for improvement of library facilities for students and tutors. Data collected from 4080 students and 526 tutors belonging to 15 different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Open Universities, Distance Education
Creating a Download Library on Your Web Site.
Buchanan, Larry – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
Describes issues related to machine compatibility, download time, and storage space to consider when creating a downloadable library. Highlights include file storage on Web servers; compressing PC files; compressing and binhexing Macintosh files; setting up the library; and summer "standards institutes." (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
Library Technology Centers and Community Building: Yale University Library Electronic Text Center.
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Goldenberg-Hart, Diane Y. – Library Hi Tech, 1998
Discusses various communities that have contributed to the development of the Yale University Library Electronic Text Center (ETC) and describes the evolution of the ETC from a center for the support of electronic texts in the humanities to an electronic resource center providing support in the creation of World Wide Web resources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
Library Automation Report, 1996. Multimedia Computers in U.S. Public Schools, 1995-96.
Quality Education Data, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1996
District library media directors face dual demands including competition for limited educational dollars and the need to meet increasingly sophisticated student research requests. To solve these dilemmas, many districts are automating their schools' library media centers. Quality Education Data (QED) is an education research firm providing…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Implementing an "Ask a Librarian" Electronic Reference Service.
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Ryer, Mary Ann; Nebeker, Birte – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1999
Describes the thinking and research involved in implementing an electronic reference service to Raritan Valley Community College's Library Web Page. Discusses implementation of a jargon-free "Ask a Librarian" service with well-defined procedures and a plan for advertising the service. Ideas incorporated in the procedures and plans are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Great Expectations: Or, Where Do They Get These Ideas?
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Smith, Kimberley Robles – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Examines Web sites that are popular among college students to help understand what they expect of library research and online systems. Highlights include entertainment sites, including chat rooms and games; shopping; current topics; services; and library issues, including providing access and help, collection development, and organizing Web…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Games, Computer Uses in Education