Download or read book Survey of Public Library Plans for Workstations Personal Computers Laptops and other Computing Devices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks closely at the purchasing plans of public libraries for personal computers, workstations, laptops and other computing devices. The study looks at quantities demanded, money spent, brand preferences, and deployment policies, among other issues.

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for Computer Workstations Personal Computers Laptops and other Computing Devices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 160+ page study examines the purchasing plans of academic libraries for key computing infrastructure including plans for fixed workstations, personal computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets and other computing devices. The report helps to answer questions such as: how are libraries and their sometime patrons in college information technology departments allocating funds among different types of computing devices? How has the mobile computing revolution affected plans for fixed workstation purchasing? What percentage of students use their own computers in the library and what percentage of them use the library’s computers? What computer brands do libraries prefer? What are the official and real replacement cycles for computers? How many computers are reserved for staff use alone? To what extent are libraries concentrating computing resources in “information commons” or technology centers? What is the future or such centers? What are their budgets? How much are libraries allocating to computer and information literacy? How effective are these policies.

Download or read book The Personal Computer and the Public Library written by Patricia Willard and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Using the Public Library in the Computer Age written by Alan F. Westin and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1991 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a national survey on "Consumers in the Information Age," this report provides information on who is using the public library, how they are using it, and how technology is impacting the public library. Westin and Finger examine public expectations of a public library connection with home computers, how minority groups are represented as public library patrons, and the larger role of the public library in the near future. ISBN 0-8389-0565-X (pbk.) : $19.00.

Download or read book History of the Personal Computer written by Josepha Sherman and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the inventors and scientists that contributed to the development of computers and more recently, personal computers.

Download or read book Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak and the Personal Computer written by Donald B. Lemke and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Public Access Microcomputers written by Patrick R. Dewey and published by Boston : G.K. Hall. This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Personal Computing written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fool s Gold written by Mark Y. Herring and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work skeptically explores the notion that the internet will soon obviate any need for traditional print-based academic libraries. It makes a case for the library's staying power in the face of technological advancements (television, microfilm, and CD-ROM's were all once predicted as the contemporary library's heir-apparent), and devotes individual chapters to the pitfalls and prevarications of popular search engines, e-books, and the mass digitization of traditional print material.

Download or read book 4 to 1 Public Library Benefits and Budgets written by Walt Crawford and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A good public library is at the heart of any healthy community and deserves appropriate funding. While much of the true value of a library is hard to measure, even the measurable benefits usually return more than $4 in benefits for every $1 spent. This book offers a detailed overview of library benefits and spending in 2011 and how it's changed from 2009, to help libraries and their supporters understand where they are and how to tell the library story in order to sustain and improve funding.

Download or read book Administration of the Public Library written by Alice Gertzog and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines theory and practical advice to address public library policies, procedures, resources, and human relations in a clear manner. "Expect future editions of this eminently readable, yet well-documented text." —LIBRARY JOURNAL

Download or read book Public Libraries in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings written by Gerard B. McCabe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-01-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. Reading this book will not turn a reader into a qualified specialist on library buildings, but it will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team. The concept of modern libraries is moving toward interactive connections with information sources far beyond the immediate community. For the contemporary public library, this means connection to a network, with several terminals constantly online to the Internet. New library buildings must be constructed with these and other needs in mind. The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. This book will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team.

Download or read book Public Libraries in the United States 1993 written by and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in fiscal year 1993. These data were collected through the sixth Public Libraries Survey. Respondents for this census were the 8,929 public libraries identified in the 50 states and District of Columbia, by state library agencies. Over 71% of the population of legally served areas in the United States were served by fewer than 11% of public libraries; 1,454 public libraries (over 16%) reported one or more branch library outlets, with a total of 7,017; total operating expenditures for public libraries were over $4.7 billion in 1993; libraries reported a total of nearly 111,945 paid full-time equivalent (FTE) staff; and total nationwide circulation of library materials was nearly 1.6 billion, or 6.5 per capita. The report begins by presenting highlights of the findings. The introduction then describes the terminology used in the document; the universe represented by the data; data collection and use of the technology; and quality review of the data. Also included are caveats for using the data; information on ordering machine readable data and publications; and a source for further information on public library statistics. The data are presented in 19 sets of tables, which make up the major part of this report. Data is provided on staffing; operating income and expenditures; type of governance; type of administrative structure; size of collection; and service measures such as reference transactions; public service hours; interlibrary loan; circulation; and library visits. Appendices include background of the Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS), a glossary, and a list of states with overlapping population of legal service area. (MAS)

Download or read book Public Libraries in the U S written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Information Technology Libraries written by Roy J. Adams and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1986, Information Technology & Libraries explores some of the issues, problems, and opportunities presented to librarians with the development of information technology. Charting the development of information technology in libraries in a historical context, the book examines the possible changes in the way society will operate and the effects on the higher education system as a background to library service. It discusses the external networks bringing in data from institution to use and the local networks which will distribute and add to the data. These will change the way libraries operate and the mechanisms employed by members of the institution to gather and analyse information. The volume, therefore, looks forward to the future of the library and the attendant effects on users, structures, management, and staff. It highlights the key issues for the library manager, and the requirements for library staff education, training, and skills. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of library & information science, library skills and education.

Download or read book A Very Personal Computer written by Justine Rendal and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1995-10-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Pollard, an underachiever who is unhappy both at home and school, encounters a personal computer that addresses him by name and claims to be programmed to solve all his problems in life.