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Metadata and Providing Access to e-Books
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Vasileiou, Magdalini; Rowley, Jennifer; Hartley, Richard – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
In the very near future, students are likely to expect their universities to provide seamless access to e-books through online library catalogues and virtual learning environments. A paradigm change in terms of the format of books, and especially textbooks, which could have far-reaching impact, is on the horizon. Based on interviews with a number…
Descriptors: Metadata, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
Online Maintenance Features of Authority Files: Survey of Vendors and In-House Systems.
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Grady, Agnes M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988
Reports the results of a survey of libraries having authority control and using authority control vendors, which was conducted to examine online maintenance features of present systems. The features discussed include global updates; uniqueness, hierarchical, and reciprocity checks; human intervention; field validation; and frequency of authority…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Library Automation, Library Surveys, Online Catalogs
Library Networking in North America in the 1980s. Part 1: The Dreams; the Realities.
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Hildreth, Charles R. – Electronic Library, 1987
Reviews the growth of library networks and bibliographic utilities, and describes the concept of a national bibliographic network. The impact of microcomputers, the increased computer literacy of librarians, preferences for local autonomy, and the availability of commercial online services on the desire for a national system are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Literacy, Databases, Information Technology
The Automation Inventory of Research Libraries, 1986.
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1986
Based on information and data from 113 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members that were gathered and updated between March and August 1986, this publication was generated from a database developed by ARL to provide timely, comparable information about the extent and nature of automation within the ARL community. Trends in automation are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems
Automating the Circulation Services of a Small Library.
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Gaudet, Jean Ann – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Discusses the management predicaments encountered in decision making for a very small school library and the reasons that procedures recommended in the literature may not be applicable. The process used in planning and implementing an online circulation system in a high school library is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
The Automation Inventory of Research Libraries Based on Responses of 115 ARL Members.
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1987
This inventory provides profiles, tables, and listings of automated library activities at 115 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions. The library profile covers 18 functions: (1) acquisitions; (2) serials check/claim; (3) serials/union list; (4) authority control; (5) cataloging/utility; (6) cataloging/local; (7) circulation; (8)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems