Browse No. 2: Winter, 1996 by Title

  • The effects of ICT on the manufacturing transnational corporation 
    Scaife, Brian (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1996)
    This paper is concerned with the development of information and communication technology (ICT) since the 1970s and its effect on the manufacturing transnational corporation (MTNC) in four key areas: management control, ...

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  • End-user searching with CD-ROM databases 
    Tinanoff, Susan (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1996)
    This paper examines the impact of CD-ROM databases on end-user searching in libraries. It reviews several studies dealing with end-user response to CD-ROM database products and compares them with results of interviews with ...

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  • Libraries and the homeless: caregivers or enforcers 
    Silver, Judi (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1996)
    During the 1980s, varied social forces converged, resulting in a devastating downward spiral of the economic capabilities of the middle and lower income classes. The aftermath of urban renewal, de-industrialization, ...

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  • The reference interview: Communication and the patron 
    Parus, Dale J. (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1996)
    The reference librarian has perhaps the toughest job in librarianship - staffing the information desk. He or she must provide information every day to a variety of patrons on countless subjects. In addition, there is no ...

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  • The role of the public library director 
    Garrou, Sharon M.; Nichols, Jim; Martin, Christine (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1996)
    Who should run the library? Who should run the zoo? Who should run the museum? Is an expert in each field needed to run the organization? No! Non-profit institutions need managers, not librarians, zoologists, or art ...

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