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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED297729 |
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- Task Force on Access to Information. Final Report. Academic Libraries Access to Information Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Automation Library Instruction Library Planning Online Catalogs Self Evaluation (Groups) Shared Library Resources Union Catalogs User Needs (Information) This study was designed to examine the means and timeliness of identifying and locating information in the present environment of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library, and to determine the means of access that might best be employed during the next decade. Study methodology included an analysis of readings in the professional literature, an in-house study, on-site examinations of access systems at other libraries and information agencies, interviews with library personnel and other resource people, and group discussion. Trends affecting access to information, access to local resources, remote access, and standards or ideals for access to material are discussed, and issues for future study are considered. Short-term recommendations include the preparation of library records for an automated catalog, improvement of resource awareness, and improvement of the delivery of information; long-term recommendations are concerned with the implementation of an online public access system. References are provided, and appendices include: (1) the task force charge and action plan; (2) a chart of access to local resources; (3) a list of resource people; and (4) a 42-item bibliography. (KM)