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Griffin, Melanie; Schmidt, LeEtta – Public Services Quarterly, 2017
This article explores the implementation of special collections interlibrary loan policies and procedures at the University of South Florida (USF), focusing particularly on the development of policies related to physically loaning published materials, and traces the development of these policies through a pilot project to routinized…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Services, Library Policy, Pilot Projects
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Weare, William H., Jr.; Stevenson, Matthew – Journal of Access Services, 2012
This article is a study of the policies that govern the use of the university library by external users at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and 12 peer institutions used by IUPUI for comparative purposes. A search of each institution's Web site was conducted as well as interviews with circulation librarians and managers.…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Research Universities, Academic Libraries, Library Policy
Florida Dept. of State, Tallahassee. Div. of Library and Information Services. – 1996
FloriNet--the Florida Library Online Resource Information Network--was first envisioned by a Florida Network Planning Task Force in 1994 as the aggregate of networked information in Florida libraries, including library networks, independent libraries, statewide databases, Free-Nets, and as-yet unimagined information resources. This document is a…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Internet, Library Guides, Library Planning
Hyman, Karen; Field, Dorothy – American Libraries, 1997
There are no foolproof solutions to Internet access in libraries. This article lists selected library solutions, what not to do, and what to do: pick a common-sense approach, focus on customer service, keep an open mind, avoid accepting or repeating hearsay, and find common ground. Includes highlights of the Orange County (FL) Library System's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Information Dissemination, Intellectual Freedom
Gross, Melissa; McClure, Charles R. – 2001
The Assessing Quality on Digital Reference team conducted two site visits at Florida Libraries in August 2001. The objectives of these visits were to: document how digital reference services are currently being planned for, delivered, and evaluated in libraries; understand how "quality" in digital reference is defined in these…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Technology
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Mairn, Chad P. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2005
Libraries throughout history have utilized some method of communicating resources and services to their communities. Verbal communication progressed into newsletters, event calendars, bookmarks, and posters. More recently, technological advancements have allowed individuals to communicate ideas beyond the confined pages of a book or newsletter and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Community Colleges, College Libraries
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Di Trolio, Trudi; Nelson, Erika; Ochoa, Marilyn – Journal of Access Services, 2004
The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida is currently undergoing a major renovation. Library West, the building that houses the humanities and social sciences collection, will be gutted and expanded. The collection will be moved to off-site storage and the staff will be relocated for a two-year period. The reality of these…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Morale, Academic Libraries, Library Development