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The reserve room of a library is usually one of the most restricted areas in a library. Patrons usually have to come to the library in person to use reserve [...]

Expanding electronic access to information is extending our reach beyond the walls of our libraries. The increasing number of full-text databases makes it possible to locate and retrieve relevant articles [...]

At Cornell University, the Albert R. Mann Library has operated a networked electronic library since 1991. This electronic library, known as the Mann Library Gateway, has been enthusiastically received by […]

There are many decision-making processes that libraries confront as they consider their automation options. In April's column I outlined some of the differences that smaller libraries encounter as they go [...]

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is engaged in four new projects to expand public access to its materials and resources and those of the Carnegie Museums as well as [...]

Get out Your Wallets Again In mid-June The Multimedia PC Working Group released their Multimedia PC Level 3 Specification, a 'new and enhanced standard for multimedia PCs.' This Multimedia PC [...]

Cruising Denver's 'Big New Library,' as the city's promotional campaign dubbed it, isn't something that you can do in a brief tour. Walking around the new central library building, you'll [...]

Declares that the 20th edition of Brodart Co.'s `The Elementary School Library Collection' (ESLC) is available for school, public, and academic libraries. Special features such as an interview with Arthur Brody, chairman of the board and a history of ESLC; Availability in print and CD-ROM versions; Contact point.

In February 1995, the Kansas City-based Linda Hall Library (LHL), an independently funded public library of science, engineering, and technology, greatly expanded its offerings and extended its reach by opening [...]

Profiles the top-selling software for integrated online library systems (IOLS) for special libraries. The chart which provides a comparison of key features and functions of IOLS software; Information based on the product profiles published in `The Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services'; Sales statistics; Examples of the publishers and their products, such as Imagic, Inc., Data Trek, Inc., et al. INSET: Vendors and addresses for IOLS software products.

Discusses the Emergency Medical Services Document Delivery Pilot Project, which took place from October 1995 to May 1996 at Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu, Hawaii. Part of a project to enhance library services to college's health education departments; Just-in-time library services via document delivery; Budget for pilot; Goals of project; Components used in project; Abilities of product; Use of Web sites; Project evaluation and effectiveness.

Reports that the Library of Congress' National Digital Library Program is adding three new collections of American historical information. Collection contents; Names of the three new collections; Access available through the Library's Learning Page education software; Contact points.

Notes the availability of the 20th edition of Brodart's Elementary School Library Collection (ESLC) in print and CD-ROM format. Other available formats for the children's material software; Contact point and World Wide Web address.

Presents news about the Faxon Company for May 1997. The launch of Faxon Acquire, an electronic end-user acquisition system; The agreement with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to offer subscriptions to electronic journals available through the OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online service; Contact information.

This index adds value to a significant group of North Carolina periodicals that previously lacked effective indexing. American librarians can choose to view today's bleak financial climate as a curse [...]

Announces that CARL Corporation and DEMCO, Inc. have participated to make Kid's Catalog and NoveList icon spine labels available to libraries. Brief comments from Duncan Smith, NoveList product manager; Vendor contact information.

This particular issue of Computers in Libraries, devoted to special libraries, is always the most difficult issue for me because I have very little experience with special libraries. I grew [...]

Announces that portraits of all the United States presidents and most of the first ladies are available from the Library of Congress American Memory online collections. Brief background on American Memory; World Wide Web address.

Discusses the use of the World Wide Web as a reference tool for librarians. The value of the Web for information in various categories; Current events; Business; Government information; Popular culture; Sports; Medicine; Travel; How to use search tools; The importance of search statement format or syntax; Training and practicing with the Web; Creating a virtual reference room; Electronic collection development strategies.

Announces that several online collections from the Library of Congress are available from American Memory, a project of the National Digital Library Program. Features of the online collections; Vendor contact information.

Examines the Utah Academic Library Consortium's (UALC) resource-sharing program. Partnership with EBSCO Information Services; Development of Utah Article Delivery (UTAD); Appropriation of funding for sharing statewide library collections.

Presents news about compact disc/digital video disc (CD/DVD) equipment and supplies for libraries as of May 1998. The upgrade to Three D's Compadre software; Results from an InfoTech report about the rise in DVD/ROM title revenue; The shipment of Sonic DVD Vobulator software; The launch of a line of multiread CD-ROM towers by Smart and Friendly; More.

Announces that the Burlington County (New Jersey) Library System has won a grant from Bell Atlantic and the New Jersey Library Association to improve service on its bookmobile. Details about what the grant will be used for; Burlington County Library contact information.

The Library of Congress has announced that guidelines for entering the third and final round of the Library of Congress! Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, which enables libraries to create [...]

Comments on the use of data mining as an information retrieval process in libraries. What data mining is and how it works; Advantages it offers over other retrieval technologies; Algorithms for data mining including classification and clustering, link analysis, association/sequence analysis and summarization; Problems with data mining in libraries.

Presents brief reports of interest to librarians who deal with the Internet. Announcement by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and WLN on their merger negotiations; O'Reilly & Associates' announcement of two Internet-related titles, `Stopping Spam,' by Alan Schwartz and Simson Garfinkel and `DNS and BIND,' by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu; Dawson Information Services Group's announcement of the release of Information Quest 2.0 software.

Discusses grants and other funding information in the library sector. Announcement by the Library of Congress that AT&T is donating more than three million dollars to the National Digital Library Program; Plans to use part of the funds to digitize materials from the Library of Congress' collections of Alexander Graham Bell and Samuel F.B. Morse; Information about the discount that the New York Public Library has received through the federal education e-rate program.

Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. has announced that its publication The Dictionary of Art--the 34-volume publication and the most comprehensive historical reference work produced--is available on the Web. The Grove Dictionary of [...]

The New Jersey State Library has announced that the first statewide electronic interlibrary loan system will be implemented in New Jersey. Installation began in mid-April, with 180 of the state's [...]

Marshall Breeding is the technology analyst for the Jean & Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has edited or authored several books on library technology and [...]

Columbia University has announced that the U.S. Department of Education will fund two collaborative projects initiated by Columbia University Libraries and the University of Chicago to make South Asian research [...]

Relates news briefs on digital libraries. A partnership at Cornell University with computer scientists and librarians to develop better strategies for documents and other data; The funding by the United States Department of Education of two projects at Columbia University to make South Asian resources and library collections more available through enhancement and use of the World Wide Web.

Have your serials lists been complicated by electronic holdings? Here's a customized solution that one university built. Ownership was once a simple concept. If a library owned a particular magazine […]

Take advantage of the incredible diversity of materials available as libraries make the content of their special collections available on the Web. My library is about to take a major […]

Focuses on the development of digital libraries. How electronic libraries or virtual libraries or reference desks have evolved; The need to develop standards for accessibility that provides a seamless and integrated format; Librarians as information architects; Customer service in digital libraries; Virtual libraries as Web portals; Electronic libraries as online communities of people with similar interests.

Focuses on the use of the Internet for libraries to index their archives collections. Index of obituary records made available to the public by the Vigo County Public Library in Terre Haute, Indiana; Use of a Microsoft Access 97 database which was later converted to Hypertext Markup Language; Decision to add a search feature to the database; Other archive projects attempted in Vigo County, such as the 1820 Census and Township Histories.

This expert's article will help you dig for the golden grant money of your dreams. Every day I have the satisfaction of knowing I have helped various worthy causes to [...]

Discusses how collection development in libraries is working for both content buyers and content sellers. The most important concerns that librarians have in collection development; What publishers offer to make collection development an easier and more efficient process for librarians; How technological implications affect decisions about buying content.

Discusses the impact of internet technology on international librarianship as of November 2000. Web sites which provide virtual tours of the world's libraries; Features of the web site of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Services provided by the American Library Association's (ALA) International Relations Office; How the internet fosters diversity among librarians.

Reports that as of January, 2001, Innovative Interfaces Inc.'s integration of netLibrary e-books is available to libraries at no charge. How the collections are available to libraries using the company's INNOPAC and Millennium systems; Features that integrate the collection, including search, previews and check-out.

This is the story of a good library in an average community that started out with a small project and made it grow into something great. Our idea was to [...]

Presents an interview with Carol Hansen Montgomery, the dean of libraries at Drexel University, about their move from print to electronic journals. Why they began the inititative; How they will handle archives, including their own print archives; Creation of a position of Eletronic Resources Librarian to deal with publishers and license agreements; Questions regarding searching multiple sites; How Montgomery sees the role of aggregators, abstracting and indexing databases, and books changing as the trend toward electronic access increases.

Are electronic journals robbing your budge and making access harder? Catch those masked bandits and decide whose side they're really on. Susan wants to go to music school. At the [...]

Follett Software Co. has announced that it has updated its WebCollection Plus software, which allows students to search information resources electronically in English, Spanish, or French, making it easier for [...]

Follett Software Co. has expanded the functionality of its WebCollection Plus online library collection access software, making it available for Novell NetWare v5.1 servers. WebCollection Plus makes it possible for [...]

Nothing lasts forever, especially in the world of technology. I have to admit that as much as I like the excitement surrounding new things, I would also like some things [...]

Reports on Luna Imaging's release of its Insight Hosted software. Ability of the software to provide online access to collections starting at 100 images; The software's support of collection owners who want all the end-user capabilities of Insight, but for a smaller number of images; Ability of users to view and work with visual materials online.

Presents news briefs related to computers in libraries. Presentation of the 2002 Access to Learning Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to BibloRed (Capital Network of Public Libraries) of Bogotá, Colombia; Acquisition by Information Today Inc. of 'The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research' monthly newsletter; Announcement from the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) that it seeks nominations for the 2003 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award; Others.