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Main Author: Kacena, Barbara J., Ed.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED288557
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  • AccessAbility: Overcoming Information Barriers. Proceedings from the 1987 Spring Meeting of the Nebraska Library Association, College and University Section (Omaha, Nebraska, May 29, 1987). Kacena, Barbara J., Ed. Academic Libraries Access to Information Educationally Disadvantaged Females Higher Education Library Automation Library Planning Library Services Malpractice Online Catalogs Online Searching Periodicals Research Libraries Various aspects of the theme, "AccessAbility: Overcoming Information Barriers," are considered in the conference papers collected in this document. They include: (1) "The Library Image: A Barrier to Accessibility" (Janice S. Boyer); (2) "The Educationally Disadvantaged Student: How Can the Library Help?" (Michael Poma and Richard Jehlik); (3) "Library Security: Making Collections Accessible to All" (Anita Cook and Debra Pearson); (4) "When Just Processing Words Is not Enough" (Judellen Thornton-Jaringe); (5) "Librarians and the Law: Is It Time To Buy Malpractice Insurance?" (Christopher E. Le Beau); (6) "Take Two Medlines and Call Us in the Morning" (Joan Stark and Ruth Rasmussen); (7) "To Search or Not to Search: A Descriptive Study of Decision Factors" (Deborah Kane); (8)"Private Online Searching: Serving Community Needs" (Richard E. Voeltz); (9) "Access to Nebraska's Literary Magazines: The Role of Nebraska Libraries" (Anita Norman); (10) "To Claim or Not to Claim: The Heart of Serials Control" (Georgene E. Fawcett); (11) "Managing the Request for Proposal Process for an Online Public Access Catalog: The Academic Library Perspective" (Merri Ann Hartse); (12)"Putting LC Subject Headings to Work in the Online Catalog" (Gregory Wool); (13) "Better Access through Authority Control" (Sandra Herzinger); (14) "Enhancing Access to the OCLC Database: The UNL Experience" (Elaine A. Franco); and (15) "An Examination of Sexual Roles in Newbery Medal Winners, by Historical Time Period" (Terrence D. Nollen). Brief abstracts are provided for two additional presentations "The Nebraska Education Information Center Network" (Mary Jo Ryan), and "The Public Access Library System at the Creighton Health Sciences Library" (Curtis Hufteling and Nannette Bedrosky). (KM)