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1 – 10 of 406Provides an update on a project at the University of Wales Bangor, reported in an earlier issue, to ensure that books on reading lists are available in the library, that missing…
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Provides an update on a project at the University of Wales Bangor, reported in an earlier issue, to ensure that books on reading lists are available in the library, that missing books are replaced, and that newer editions are purchased when available. New aspects of the project are described, improving staff co‐operation by interrelating this work with the selection of short‐loan material and improving student access to books by using a course code as an OPAC enquiry. Describes the problems encountered which are likely to be of relevance to other libraries. Compares the overall results with the earlier report showing substantially improved provision as a result of four years of the project.
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R.C. Young, P.T. Stone and G.J. Clark
The current state (January 1972) of the off‐line computer‐based circulation control system is described. The complete system is outlined, but with emphasis on those aspects where…
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The current state (January 1972) of the off‐line computer‐based circulation control system is described. The complete system is outlined, but with emphasis on those aspects where it differs from other documented systems: the use of an on‐line trapping store at the data collection stage and its effect on reservations and the control of borrowers;and the stock control applications of the system.
Reports on a comparative cost‐benefit analysis of the paper short loan collection and the ACORN electronic short loan collection at Loughborough University. Describes the tasks…
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Reports on a comparative cost‐benefit analysis of the paper short loan collection and the ACORN electronic short loan collection at Loughborough University. Describes the tasks associated with the creation and maintenance of each collection; analyses those tasks for related costs, drawing particularly on the experiences of Project ACORN; and then compares the advantages of each collection type. Concludes that although the electronic collection is currently more expensive to maintain, the benefits of electronic access to high demand material could be seen to justify those costs, and that in time ‐ as technologies improve and associated costs decrease ‐ it is likely that electronic collections will provide a cost‐effective value‐added service for libraries and their users.
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How long will it be before someone with the power to do something about it realises that many, if not most, academic libraries as they are presently organised are a waste of…
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How long will it be before someone with the power to do something about it realises that many, if not most, academic libraries as they are presently organised are a waste of money, space and staff? Will it be before academic librarians themselves realise that they have sewn the seeds of their own destruction, or is there time for them to sort out the mess they have made of the whole process of higher education? The mess is represented by the short‐loan or reserved‐book collection.
Highlights the role of the reserve collection in Moi University Library. Identifies the major problems as poor management of the reserve collection, lack of a collection…
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Highlights the role of the reserve collection in Moi University Library. Identifies the major problems as poor management of the reserve collection, lack of a collection development policy, and lack of support from academic staff. Attempts to offer solutions to the prevailing problems in formulation of a collection development policy and automation of the reserve collection.
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Elizabeth Gadd and Richard Gaston
Describes the history, purpose and membership of the Lis‐Copyseek e‐mail discussion list. Reports on an analysis of the year 2000 Lis‐Copyseek archives that was performed to gain…
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Describes the history, purpose and membership of the Lis‐Copyseek e‐mail discussion list. Reports on an analysis of the year 2000 Lis‐Copyseek archives that was performed to gain an understanding of the copyright questions faced by libraries. Concludes that traffic on the list has increased considerably since the list’s inception. The majority of concerns relate to copyright in the print environment, in particular the regulations concerning short loan collections and course packs. Provides examples of questions and topics libraries are discussing on the list. Recommends that further copyright assistance be provided to libraries trying to work within current regulations.
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Robert N. Oddy and Brian Cheesman
Durham University Library's first automation venture arose from the decision in 1967 to establish a Short Loan Collection of books and periodicals in heavy demand. The collection…
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Durham University Library's first automation venture arose from the decision in 1967 to establish a Short Loan Collection of books and periodicals in heavy demand. The collection, divided between the Main Library and the at present separate Science Section, may eventually grow to something like 10, 000 items. While it was initially to be drawn in large part from existing stock, and administration was to be integrated with the library's other operations, the project presented an opportunity to try new methods.
Project ACORN (Access to Course Readings via Networks) sits within the Electronic Short Loan strand of the Electronic Libraries (eLib) Programme and has been developed by a team…
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Project ACORN (Access to Course Readings via Networks) sits within the Electronic Short Loan strand of the Electronic Libraries (eLib) Programme and has been developed by a team at the Pilkington Library at Loughborough University. Having established procedures for making journal articles in short loan collections available electronically, the next stage was to test the portability of these procedures to Leicester University. This paper describes a study undertaken by the Project ACORN team to investigate the portability of the technical model by implementing it at Leicester University, and discusses the main challenges faced (authentication and printing), the solutions proposed by the ACORN team, some possible future solutions, and recommendations for libraries looking to set up an ACORN‐type service.
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W.B. Woodward and M. Hird
Among the more serious problems recognized in the last five years by our library staff were those arising from a time‐hallowed practice of lecturing staff. This practice is to…
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Among the more serious problems recognized in the last five years by our library staff were those arising from a time‐hallowed practice of lecturing staff. This practice is to suggest that undergraduates should read either the complete text or some part of those texts which the lecturer considers may enhance his lectures. It follows that relatively large numbers of students can try to read a relatively small number of actual copies of publications during a relatively short space of time. When this happened we recognized that:
David Dugdale and Christine Dugdale
The development of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol, is traced from its origins as an eLib funded research project. Different…
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The development of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol, is traced from its origins as an eLib funded research project. Different aspects of the system are analysed through their potential to increase economy, efficiency and effectiveness in library services. This analysis is related to the utility that it can provide to differing sponsors and the likelihood of their making supporting resources available. While economy and efficiency are relatively easy concepts to define and use, effectiveness can be both contested and multifaceted, varying in accordance with both subjective preference and interests represented. Competing views of effectiveness needed to be balanced whilst emphasising those aspects of the system that would appeal to senior UWE management in a time of the rising “audit society” in higher education.
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