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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1980
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit on retrospective conversion, which replaces a 1975 kit on reclassification, is based on interviews with and documents from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members participating in retrospective conversion (recon). (Reclassification is almost always conducted as a sub-project of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
New York State Library, Albany. – 1987
Prepared by the Statewide Automation Committee of the New York State Education Department, this plan outlines strategic directions for library automation development in New York, as supported by state and federal funds, through the year 1989. This plan comprises 20 recommendations for accomplishing a three-part automation program: (1) statewide…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Peer reviewedHerling, J. P.; And Others – Journal of Library Automation, 1974
Describes a project designed to improve services to library users by solving, through application of operations research methods, a complex problem of delivery of library materials in an urban, multisystem library service region. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Materials, Library Networks, Library Services
Peer reviewedAtkinson, Hugh C. – Library Trends, 1974
Explores the possible effects on library services of cable television, cassette television, and computer based activity. (PF)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Networks
Peer reviewedPings, Vern M. – Library Trends, 1974
A discussion of the information needs of health professionals, the regional libraries organized to serve them, and some document delivery services of the Regional Medical Libraries Program. (LS)
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks
Peer reviewedPeck, Theodore P. – Special Libraries, 1974
An overview of scientific and technical information networks in Great Britain. (JG)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Industry, Information Needs, Information Networks
Corbin, John – 1977
The Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) conducted an inventory and study of the SWLA libraries in cooperative, network, and computer activities to collect data for use in planning future activities and in minimizing duplication of efforts. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,060 academic, public, and special libraries in the six SWLA states.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services, Library Surveys
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1977
Activities of the Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services (AACOBS) in 1976 included a series of initiatives designed to promote, improve, and systematise the provision of library and information services on a nation-wide basis. This report discusses work in the area of (1) bibliographical services--work in progress, control of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Federal Aid, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1976
The Australian National Library has responsibility for the development of bibliographic services in Australia. This study is a draft document designed to facilitate discussion of the concept of a national bibliographic support system. It considers the feasibility of a national on-line cataloging system to reduce costs and provide output products.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cooperative Programs, Feasibility Studies, Libraries
Download full textAlessi, Dana L. – 1976
This study evaluates contract services in reference and printed materials of the Maryland Interlibrary Organization (MILO)-Central (a network of public, county, and academic libraries) as performed by the County Services Department. Procedures and record-keeping processes--i.e., organization, basic operations, and request volume--are analyzed from…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedButler, Brett – Journal of Library Automation, 1975
A description of existing U.S. library networks, the resources available from them, and some technical and policy issues. (LS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Networks, Library Automation
Seidenberg, Edward – 1981
Prepared by the Texas State Library staff as guidance for future legislative action to amend the current library systems act, this paper provides an overview of the governance of library systems, a description of the current governance of the Texas Library System, and a summary of positive and negative aspects of the different structures. Cost…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Costs, Governance, Guidelines
Webster, Duane E.; Maruyama, Lenore S. – 1980
Discussions summarized in this report focused on the relationships between individual libraries and the bibliographic utilities, as well as the options available to the library and information communities for preparing, sharing, and gaining access to machine-readable records. Issues discussed fall into three categories: (1) ownership and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Data, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Conroy, Barbara – 1979
A study was conducted to examine and evaluate the impact of the Cooperative Information Network (CIN) Staff Development Project (CIN-SD) in individual CIN libraries and to recommend methods for establishing on-going staff development programs in libraries. This report presents findings gathered from a survey employing questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services, Questionnaires
Menges, Gary L. – 1978
The Texas Information Exchange (TIE) is a state-wide library network organized in 1967 for the purpose of sharing resources among Texas libraries. Its membership includes 37 college and university libraries, the Texas State Library, and ten public libraries that serve as Major Resource Centers in the Texas State Library Communications Network. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Library Surveys, Online Systems
