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System Management in UK Libraries: Some Preliminary Findings of a Survey.
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Muirhead, Graeme A. – Information Services and Use, 1992
A cross-section of libraries in the United Kingdom was surveyed to investigate the prevalence of systems librarians and their education, work experience, duties, and professional activities. Preliminary findings of one section of the questionnaire indicate that systems librarians are generally associated with larger institutions that have large…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Centers, Foreign Countries, Integrated Library Systems
Working with Display Screen Equipment--Do You Know Your Rights?
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Morris, Anne – Electronic Library, 1992
Discusses possible risks to workers using visual display terminals (VDTs), standards relating to VDTs, the provisions of the European Community Directive concerning minimum health and safety standards, how the standards are being interpreted in the United Kingdom, and implications for libraries. A workplace assessment questionnaire is appended.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Factors Engineering, Legislation, Librarians
The "Golden Triangle"--Users, Librarians and Suppliers in the Electronic Information Era.
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Smith, N. R. – Information Services and Use, 1993
Discussion of the relationship between users, librarians, and vendors as it has been influenced by electronic databases and communications networks highlights experiences at Aston University (United Kingdom). Topics addressed include mediated searching; direct user access to databases; impacts on staff; user demand; costs; CD-ROM networks;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Costs