LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal

ISSN 1058-6768
June, 1996
Quarterly
Volume 6, Issue 1/2

TELECOMMUTING AND CATALOGING: ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICES


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor's Preface

by Dr Brad Eden
Coordinator, Technical Services
Automated Library Services
North Harris Montgomery Community
College District
Houston, Texas
beden@life.jsc.nasa.gov


Research and Applications Section
(peer-reviewed)

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Computing Aids with Potential Applications in Telecommuting: Local Developments in Serials Cataloging

by

John Blosser jblosser@nwu.edu
and
Wei Zhang wei5@nwu.edu

Indexing: the Ideal Cottage Industry

by

Jonathan Jermey & Glenda Browne, Blaxland NSW Australia
E-mail - jonathan@magna.com.au
Web - http://www.magna.com.au/~jonathan

Telecataloging: a Consideration of Present and Future Practices

Joan Leysen
and
Nancy Pelzer
jleysen@iastate.edu
npelzer@iastate.edu

Essays and Opinions Section

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The Impact of Technology on Library Space Requirements

by

Alan Barney
College Librarian, Barat College,
Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.A. afbarn19@starnetinc.com

Transferring Corporate Service Philosophy to a Library Setting

by

David King
Electronic Services Librarian
University of Southern Mississippi
dlking@ocean.st.usm.edu
http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~dlking/

Circulation and Data Migration: A CARL Systems to Innovative Interfaces Case Study

Scott Seaman
University Of Colorado
Norlin Library
Cb 184 Rm E157
Boulder, Co 80309
seaman@spot.Colorado.Edu


News from Other Journals and News

            
1.    BUBL WWW/Gopher Subject tree Updates to 24th May 1996

2.    BUBL LIS Updates to 24th May 1996

3.    May issue D-Lib Magazine
          Announcement

4.    Spring 1996 LITA Newsletter
          Announcement

5.    Building the European Information Society for Us All
          Parts of the Report

6.    The Information Society
       (An International Quarterly Journal)
            Information and Call for Papers

7.    GREYNET’s NEWSLETTER
          Vol 5, No 2, 1996

8.    GOVERNMENT INFORMATION IN CANADA
          Volume 2, Winter 1996

9.    Delivering information support electronically
          Information

10.   Electronic communication with FID
          Temporary email address

11.    Information research - journal
          Volume 1, no 3.

12.    Electronic Journals on the Internet?
          Information

13.    Cooperative institutional subscriptions to commercial subscription  e-journals
          Information

14.    Interpersonal Computing and Technology
          vol 4 no 2, April 1996, p 1 - 6

15.    LITA Scholarship
          Announcement

16.    ACRL/CNI Internet Education Project
          Announcement

17.    FARNET’s Washington Update
          April 26, 1996

18.    Your complete Internet guide
         Announcement

19.    Version 21 of E-Publishing Bibliography
          Announcement

20.    2 Year Information Fellows Program (Connecticut)
          Announcement

21.    International Summer School - Aberystwyth
          Announcement

22.    The Critical Review of Library and Information Science Literature
          Call for Papers

23.    Final snippets

Meetings Section

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CONFERENCES and MEETINGS


MEETING 1)  JULY 14 - 19 1996
The Cornell Univesity Library Department of Preservation and Conservation
SUMMER 1996 WORKSHOP:  DIGITAL IMAGING FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
Ithaca, New York

MEETING 2) JULY 15 - 19 1996
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Washington, DC, USA

MEETING 3)  JULY 15-19 1996 AND JULY 29 - AUGUST 2 1996
INSTITUTE ON DIGITAL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
The Library, University of California, Berkeley

MEETING 4) 4-16 AUGUST 1996
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Netherlands

MEETING 5)  14-16 AUGUST 1996
Information Seeking in Context 
Tampere, Finland

MEETING 6) 21-22 August 1996
Hong Kong Library Association
The Hong Kong Library and Information Network: A 
Virtual Gateway to China"
Hong Kong


MEETING 7) 25-31 August 1996
Hong Kong Library Association
Registration Form

MEETING 8) 25-31 August 1996
The 62nd IFLA Conference
Beijing, China
Invitation

MEETING 9) 25-31 AUGUST  1996 
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
CONNECTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS: USING THE INTERNET IN LIBRARIES.
62nd IFLA Council and General Conference

MEETING 10) 25-31 AUGUST 1996 
DIGITAL LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMAPACTS
62nd IFLA Council and General Conference

MEETING 11) 1-4 SEPTEMBER 1996
International Symposium on Academic Libraries
in the 21st Century
Shanghai, People's Republic of China

MEETING 12) 8-10 SEPTEMBER 1996
Information Infrastructure Project
Harvard University

MEETING 13) 16-17 SEPTEMBER 1996 
Australian Communication Conference
Teaching Communication Skills in a Technological Era
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Call for papers.

MEETING 14) 25-27 SEPTEMBER 1996 
European Serials Conference And Exhibition 
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland,

MEETING 15) 5-7 OCTOBER 1996
The Twenty-Fourth Annual
Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
Solomons, Maryland, USA

MEETING 16) 16-17OCTOBER 1996
International Information Management Conference
"INFORMATION - THE FOURTH RESOURCE"
LONDON, ENGLAND

MEETING 17) 16-19 OCTOBER 1996
W e b  N e t - 9 6
WORLD CONFERENCE OF THE WEB SOCIETY
San Francisco, CA USA

MEETING 18) 21-26 OCTOBER 1996
Global Complexity: Information, Chaos And Control
ASIS 1996 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, Maryland
Call For Participation

MEETING 19) 21-25 OCTOBER 1996
The Networking Information Society Globalization of 
Information
Graz Austria

MEETING 20) 25-26 OCTOBER 1996
THE SECOND GREAT LAKES INFORMATION
SCIENCE CONFERENCE
University of Toronto

MEETING 21) 1-2 NOVEMBER 1996 
Library Research Seminar I
Partners and Paradigms: Library Research in the 
Information Age
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Call For Papers

MEETING 22) 11-15 NOVEMBER 1996 
9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NIT'96
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

MEETING 23) 18 NOVEMBER 1996 
Information Forecasts and Grey Literature"
THE SECOND U.S. WORKSHOP ON GREY LITERATURE
Washington, D.C. USA

MEETING 24) 19-20 DECEMBER 1996 
DLM FORUM (ELECTRONIC RECORDS)
Co-operation Europe-wide
19th-20th December 1996
Brussels, Belgium
Call for Papers

MEETING 25) 27-30 JANUARY 1997 
Fifth international BOBCATSSS symposium in Budapest
under the auspices of Council of Europe and EUCLID
Call for papers and participation

MEETING 26) 21-23 APRIL 1997 
THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Central Technological Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia
First announcement and call for papers:



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