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  • Delivery of Information via the World Wide Web: A Look at Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues 
    Gregory, Vicki L. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The advent of electronic publishing and the widespread use by libraries of the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web, to deliver information dictates review of the concept of legal protection of the rights of authors ...
  • Developing a Digital Library: Scale Requires Partnership 
    McGinty, John W. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Digital library technology presents new opportunities for academic libraries to expand access to their collections. A full-scale digital library project involves complex development issues and problems. Collaboration through ...
  • EdLibWeb: A Study in Cooperative Web Site Development 
    Carr, Jo Ann (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    This paper will investigate the issues involved in planning for cooperative collection development for a Virtual Library of Education and K-12 Curriculum Resources. It will explore the similarities and differences of ...
  • Electronic Collaboration: Key to Enhancing Traditional Collections 
    Shabb, Cynthia H.; Rieke, Judith L. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Academic librarians continue to look for innovative ways to enhance libraries' collections and increase access to electronic resources despite higher costs and tight budgets. Libraries are facilitating electronic access ...
  • Ethnic Cyber-Communities 
    Lam, Kwan-Yau (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The diverse ideas and information found on the World Wide Web can be important information and educational resources for an ethnically diverse student population. This paper examines the kind of information and support ...
  • Expanding the Role of the Library in Teaching and Learning: Distance Learning Initiatives 
    Snyder, Carolyn A.; Logue, Susan; Preece, Barbara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    For years some libraries have provided library services to faculty and students involved in distance education, an environment in which students were not physically on the originating campus of the course. The authors will ...
  • Fund-Raising Activities at Colleges and Universities in the United States 
    Latour, Terry S. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Library directors were surveyed at 600 randomly selected colleges and universities, proportionally stratified by Carnegie Foundation type, and classified as being baccalaureate granting colleges or above. Usable responses ...
  • Go for the Gold: A Web-based Instruction Program 
    Cameron, Lynn; Evans, Lorraine (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Go for the Gold is a Web-based instruction program developed at James Madison University to teach beginning students how to find and evaluate information. The 17 instructional modules that comprise the program are based ...
  • The Gods Never Had It So Good: Partnerships, Standards, and Navigational Tools for Access to Images 
    Austin, David L.; Hodson, James (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
  • Government Information in an Electronic Age 
    Andrews, Judy (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The United States has long had a tradition of free access to government information. How is that changing with the advent of putting information into electronic format? What changes must academic libraries make in order ...
  • Help-Seeking Behavior in the Research Process of College Students 
    Bailey, Edgar C. Jr. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Studies by Carol Kuhlthau and Constance Mellon of the research process of college students indicate that librarians are less frequently used as sources of help than might be expected. Neither researcher, however, has ...
  • Journals Under Attack: Faculty and Researchers' Creative Solutions to Access Problems (or, Theft Is the Answer. What Was the Question?) 
    Johnson, Judith R.; Rozum, Betty (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Escalating journal subscription costs and concurrent library and institutional budget cuts have precipitated the cancellation of journal subscriptions by many research and academic libraries. How does the faculty and ...
  • Libraries and the Post-Job Organization 
    Goetsch, Lori A. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Technology has had a profound impact on libraries, and they have responded by adopting various organizational strategies. However, many libraries continue to organize by functional units, and job responsibilities remain ...
  • The Library and Academic Computing Center: Cultural Perspectives and Recommendations for Improved Interaction 
    Favini, Robert (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Technology has become a dominant factor in the daily operation of academic libraries. In small-to-medium-sized institutions the introduction of technology could not have happened with out the assistance of the academic ...
  • Maps and Legends: Plotting a Course for Geographic Information Systems 
    Herold, Philip (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Many academic institutions are experiencing explosive growth in the use of geospatial data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As GIS gain widespread acceptance as a research tool, the scholarly community looks to ...
  • A Method of Measuring the Reach of a Bibliographic Instruction Program 
    Kirk, Thomas G. Jr.; Taylor, Nancy; Penhale, Sara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Bibliographic instruction at Earlham College has developed over the last thirty years into a program of course-integrated instruction extending throughout the college curriculum. We have developed a method for measuring ...
  • The Nature of the Electronic Journal: Structure and Use of Information in Scholarly Electronic Journals 
    DeFelice, Barbara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The nature of the information in scholarly electronic journals and the use made of that information needs to be better understood by academic librarians seeking to serve faculty and students effectively. This paper is based ...
  • A New Model of Librarian Education for the Networked Environment 
    Rapple, Brendan (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    With the advent of the electronic library, the teaching function of librarians is becoming more and more crucial. However, though library schools are facing the challenge of preparing librarians to utilize the technological ...
  • Philosophical Shift: Teach the Faculty to Teach Information Literacy 
    Smith, Rise L. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Integrating information literacy throughout the undergraduate curriculum is limited as long as librarians insist on doing the instruction themselves, because staffing is inadequate to support full-fledged, integrated ...
  • The Productivity Paradox: Implications for Libraries 
    Greer, Gary; Hare, Chris (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    For more than a decade, business and economics researchers have written and discussed the term "productivity paradox." Economist Robert Solow's often quoted remark "we see computers everywhere but in the productivity ...

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