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SEATTLE ACADEMY Founded in 1983, Seattle Academy is a private, urban school encompassing grades 6-12 that has steadily grown over the years and now occupies six buildings and one satellite [...]

A study on the accomplishments of Victoria's Community Network, virtual library network of State Library of Victoria, Australia is presented.

This article presents an investigation of the conflicting values of privacy and security in the use of public access computers in academic libraries. A summary of appropriate use policies in universities is included with recommendations and a sample policy statement.

A survey revealed that 65% of sci-tech and 52% of business libraries in the US are members of library information networks. Lack of need for such information sources was cited by some respondents as their main reason for non-membership in the networks., This research is a descriptive study of the resource-sharing (networking) practices of librarians in two different types of special libraries--business and sci-tech--in corporations or other for-profit firms, not for-profit organizations, [...]

The academic librarian is a key stakeholder in the development of Internet technologies. The profession is well positioned to promote and exploit the benefits of information networks. In recent years, this has generally meant that academic librarians have assumed the role of campus Internet trainer or instructor. The logic behind this is compelling. The role of Internet trainer will enhance the profile of the profession because it will help academics to become better users of the Internet, and therefore better able to achieve the benefits of improved access to networked information resources and services. Is this the case? This article reports on a pilot study that, amongst other things, examined the relationship between training and satisfaction with information seeking on the Internet. The outcomes suggest that academic librarians might consider shifting their emphasis from Internet training to network-based support for self-learning. The methodology of magnitude estimation, employed in this pilot, is also discussed., In recent years, there has been widespread speculation that emerging global networks may represent the vanguard for a fundamental redefinition of the library.(1) As the earliest beneficiary of Internet technologies, [...]

Managing Information in the Digital Age: The Australian Technology Network Libraries Respond editor Ann Huthwaite. Adelaide University of South Australia Library 2005 178pp The rapid growth of digital information creates [...]