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  • Televideo Reference: The UC Irvine Experience 
    Lessick, Susan; Kjaer, Kathryn; Clancy, Steve (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Desktop videoconferencing technology has the potential of bridging the physical barriers that prevent the ready transfer of information between users and reference providers. Because of this potential, the Science Library ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Thinking Boldly! College and University Library Mission Statements as Roadsigns to the Future 
    Bangert, Stephanie R. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The future of libraries as both a physical and a virtual place is integral to the success of academic institutions. While speculation about the future viability of libraries is evident, it has been difficult to identify ...
  • Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him: Client-Centered Technical Services 
    Bolin, Mary K. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Academics are being admonished to be "client-centered"--generally used to mean consumer or customer-oriented. This paper looks at the origins of "client-centeredness" in mental health care, and explores the idea of ...
  • 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 ...
  • Undergraduate Students and the Digital Library: Information-Seeking Behavior in a Heterogenous Environment 
    Seiden, Peggy; Szymborski, Kris; Norelli, Barbara (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    There is a paucity of research on general undergraduate user behavior particularly in the emerging digital library environment. This paper presents the results of a preliminary study of information seeking among sixty ...
  • 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 ...
  • The Virtual Librarian: Using Desktop Videoconferencing to Provide Interactive Reference Assistance 
    Folger, Kathleen (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Recent technological innovations have made videoconferencing much more affordable and accessible than in the past. Room-based systems that cost thousands of dollars are now being replaced by software programs that work on ...
  • Cutting Out the Middle: Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loans 
    Preece, Barbara; Kilpatrick, Thomas L. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The interlibrary loan process at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has undergone a major redesign. Central to the redesign has been a move toward empowering patrons by providing them with choice and responsibility. ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Choosing Our Leaders: Team Leader Selection and Review Processes at the University of Arizona Library 
    Russell, Carrie; Simons, Nancy (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    The University of Arizona Library, recently restructured to a flattened, team-based organization, has made a commitment to library-wide staff participation in planning and decision making. This paper describes how Team ...
  • Are You Ripe for a Corporate Takeover? 
    Gray, James D. (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    Will your College opt for a new library management? Why would a corporation, albeit a small management corporation, be interested in managing your library? Why would your College be interested in turning over the management ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • The Campus Environment for African-American and White Students: Impact on Academic Library Experience 
    Winston, Mark (Association of College & Research Libraries, 1997)
    One of our diversity-related goals is to broaden the number of perspectives represented in academic library decisionmaking, administration and library services. The literature related to recruitment theory addresses the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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