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Perez, Ernest – EContent, 2000
Illustrates the possibilities of freely or inexpensively connecting a library to the Internet. Discusses the advertising-supported approach; local resources for free or budget Internet resources; public access catalogs; examples of free Web materials and of libraries that have achieved a low-budget Web presence; building an effective planning…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Internet, Libraries
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Ely, Carol; Cameron, Ruth; Curry, Dallas; Thomson, Margaret; McKeown, Deirdre; Shaughnessy, Graeme; Gordon, Heather; Panich, Catherine; Spriggs, Murray – inCite, 1998
Includes eight articles that address issues related to library design and function in Australia. Highlights include renovations and redevelopments; public libraries' expansions for changing needs, including a youthspace; a joint-use university and public library; the new Australian War Memorial research center; and a new university library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adolescents, Change, Design Requirements
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Ach, William K. – Microform & Imaging Review, 2000
Discusses the uses of micrographics in higher education, based on a 25-year period at Wake Forest University's (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Library. Discusses acquisition of scholarly collections in microform on a subscription plan; the trend away from microopaques to microfiche and the advent of the reader-printer; improved access to microform…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Storage, Library Acquisition
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Townley, Charles T. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
The emerging field of knowledge management offers academic libraries the opportunity to improve effectiveness, both for themselves and their parent institutions. This article summarizes knowledge management theory. Current applications in academic libraries and higher education are described. Similarities and difficulties between knowledge…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Institutional Mission
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Hernon, Peter; Powell, Ronald R.; Young, Arthur P. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
Identifies attributes that directors of the academic libraries in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) need. Present-day directors must possess a wide variety of attributes and are less likely to remain in the same position for as long as their predecessors did. With the aging population of academic librarians, matching the right individual…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Job Skills, Librarians
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Gao, Zhuo-Xian; Zhang, Sha Li, Trans. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
Peking University Library initiated position restructuring in response to the University's requirements and to increasing expectations of users. Goals were to reduce unwanted positions and enhance responsibilities of selection positions. The restructuring promised to improve library services and staff morale. Describes steps in the restructuring…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarians
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Tebbetts, Diane R. – Electronic Library, 2000
Discusses the impact of information technology requirements on the costs of electronic libraries. Addresses key questions concerning hardware, software and network installation and upgrades and provides strategies for dealing with the needs for continuous funding and long-term financing that are essential for keeping up with the requirements of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Costs, Electronic Libraries
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Naylor, Richard J. – Public Libraries, 2000
Describes characteristics of core competencies. Examines the competencies a librarian should possess. Discusses types of competence and reviews advantages of developing and improving core competencies. Looks at core competencies in terms of the major service areas of public libraries. Presents several steps for building core competencies.…
Descriptors: Competence, Human Resources, Librarians, Library Administration
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Jones, Patrick – Public Libraries, 2000
In 1998, the Houston Public Library launched a new library card campaign. Through extensive outreach, community partnerships, and the support of a major corporation, the program nearly doubled the number of children with cards in one fiscal year and increased juvenile circulation by more than 20%. The program led to an increase in library funding,…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Community Involvement, Library Circulation, Library Development
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Daniels, Wayne; Scardellato, Kathy – Library Hi Tech, 1999
Reports on an initiative by the Toronto Public Library to create the "Virtual Reference Library" (VRL). Describes the first service to be offered, a Dewey application called "Science Net." Discusses the VRL and its precursor, objectives, basis for its funding, technical aspects, progress to date and future direction. (AEF)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Services
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Audunson, Ragnar – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Examines whether the established and traditional norms and standards of public librarianship structure the way challenges such as market orientation and privatization are met and coped with, or whether these standards are losing their structuring power. Compares three metropolitan library systems representing three different levels of…
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Information Industry, Library Development
Rusbridge, Chris – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Reflects on implications of phases one and two in the United Kingdom's Electronic Libraries Program (eLib). Discusses the four components of the third phase which includes the merging of print and electronic resources in the hybrid library. Discusses managerial lessons learned. (AEF)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Automation
Carpenter, Elizabeth – School Library Journal, 2004
Greene County, near Charlottesville, is a predominantly farming community with little commerce and about 15,000 residents. It has been more adversely affected by recent economic conditions than counties with a stronger tax base. Yet it is also among the most rapidly growing counties in Virginia. County resources alone would not be enough to build…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Nonprofit Organizations, Rural Areas, Institutional Cooperation
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Suess, Susan – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Developing a library collection is one of the most important pursuits in medical librarianship. A library's collection is its foundation, and the collection is the central information resource upon which most library activities rely. Today's vision of the medical or health sciences collection must incorporate a broader range of materials,…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Sciences, Medicine, Health
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Wallis, Lisa C. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Public health librarians face many challenges in collection development because the field is multidisciplinary, the collection's users have varied needs, and many of the essential resources are grey literature materials. Further, little has been published about public health selection tools. However, librarians responsible for these areas have a…
Descriptors: Selection Tools, Public Health, Librarians, Library Materials
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