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GEAC: A formula for the future
Charles Farley, Susan Beck, Julia MillerGeac Computers, Inc. is now in its twenty‐fourth year as a library system supplier. For the past year and a half, Geac has been combining the resources of recently acquired CLSI…
Introduction
Jan OlsenDuring the last several years the staff of Mann Library has struggled with big questions and decisions. We have been obliged to recognize that the decisions we make today provide…
The many roles of an information technology section
Tim LynchThe Information Technology Section (ITS) of the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University is introduced, focusing on key roles regarding the public services, technical…
The electronic library and public services
Susan J. BarnesThe Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University has created a working electronic library and has made significant changes in services and staff responsibilities to address users'…
Technical services and the electronic library: Defining our roles and divining the partnership
Janet McCueTo meet the challenges of the electronic library, technical services staff members must be able to articulate the value they add to the institution—not only in the realm of the…
Collection development for the electronic library: A conceptual and organizational model
Samuel DemasThe elements of a conceptual and organizational model for conducting systematic selection of electronic publications are presented. Refined at Mann Library over the past decade…
Setting preservation priorities at mann library: A disciplinary approach
Samuel DemasA systematic, disciplinary approach to setting preservation priorities developed at Mann Library is described. The Core Agricultural Literature project, under the direction of…
UMI—History in the making
Thomas PackUMI is a gateway for the flow of information from the fields of business, education, engineering, social science, and the popular media. The company's staff collects, creates, and…
Pages from the desktop: Desktop publishing today
Walt CrawfordRecent Trailing Edge articles have discussed typefaces and graphics. This column discusses putting it all together: economical desktop publishing. There has never been a better…
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0737-8831Online date, start – end:
1983Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho