Sentences with phrase «maintaining library collection»

Case Study: Interpretation and Uncertainty in Canadian Law Section 30.1 of the Copyright Act of Canada permits libraries to make copies of works under various circumstances for purposes of preserving or maintaining library collections.

Not exact matches

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System maintains popular, diverse, distinctive and specialized collections throughout its 37 libraries, which are located from one end of Erie County to the other.

Except for very special science libraries containing collections of rare and ancient materials, science libraries now are underutilized and increasingly seem unnecessary; since maintaining traditional libraries necessitates spending quite a lot of money every year, it is easy to predict that they will be converted into much less costly fully digitized libraries.

With an endowment of 32 billion dollars growing in 2011 at a meager 21.4 %, Harvard simply can no longer afford to maintain the best and largest academic library collection in the world.

If a school library chooses several options for their ebook collection — let's say Kindles and Follett — students have to learn multiple systems and maintain multiple passwords.

Also, given that maintaining digital copies is far more cost effective than their printed counterparts, libraries around the world have taken to digitizing their physical collections in the wake of budget cuts.

The main reasons why the comics are going to experience a price increase this April is because physical copies of these books will finally come with a «free» digital copy of the same issue, allowing readers to maintain a physical collection alongside building a digital library of books, an avenue of comics reading that's become steadily more popular than physical books in recent years.

«We know there is a large demand for e-books in the library community, and that patron driven acquisition solutions are helping libraries preserve their budget while maintaining control over collection development processes,» said Dan Sheehan, Vice President and General Manager, Coutts Information Services, an Ingram company.

EBSCO's Demand - Driven Acquisition (DDA) program is a great collection development and acquisition model that helps libraries to preserve their budget while maintaining control over the collection development process.

Ultimately pilot projects are a great way for the publishers and libraries to promote a few titles in tandem with each other, but the high e-book prices to maintain a proper collection is draining the libraries budgets at an alarming rate.

With the largest inventory in the book industry, Ingram delivers innovative systems, expertise, and precise assistance in developing and maintaining your library's collection.

eResource Central also offers economies of scale for customers, taking advantage of SirsiDynix's cloud environment and expertise to reduce the need to load and index e-resource collections locally while maintaining the library's ability to present staff and end users with a single discovery interface for all library resources.

They also used OverDrive, and had a larger selection than the first two (each library maintains its own collection of e-book titles through OverDrive, so even though they use the same system, the selection at each individual library may vary greatly).

This type of arrangement would enable libraries to maintain huge collections of e-books (through service providers like OverDrive and BlueFire, which would actually house and distribute the e-books) and thus serve the public well.

Easily organize your reading treasures using individual collections to maintain a clear overview of your eBook library on your tolino vision 4 HD.

I wonder if you would have the same concerns for all libraries: should law firm libraries for example maintain large print collections just in case?

I suspect that where libraries are going to be surprised is when the other libraries they are relying on for just in time delivery are not maintaining their collections.

My understanding is that complete collections of law reports in print are not being maintained by more than a handful of law libraries.

Law libraries across the country maintained large historical collections of law reports.

From a budget perspective, academic libraries generally and law libraries in particular have not had too onerous a time of maintaining their collections of monographs (though the time required to monitor the publishers» lists and select relevant titles can be onerous indeed).

I am convinced that, as more libraries cancel more subscriptions and access to online services levels the playing field among law school library collections, it is the possession of a large retrospective collection and a commitment to developing and maintaining a large monographs collection that will define the great research libraries.

If one goal of developing the policy is to maximize the library's collections budget by acquiring the resources that best address the work and research needs of the library's patrons, an equally important goal is to keep the library from wasting money either on acquiring resources that will not be used or on maintaining resources that are no longer needed.

A realistic and well - tuned collection development policy is the library's roadmap not only for building but for maintaining a balanced collection of print and electronic resources that is both useful and used.

Consequently, as a law school library, we have an obligation not only to the School but to law firm libraries and the profession to maintain our extensive print collections of primary legal materials and law journals.

CRL is best known for JSTOR (pronounced «JAY - store» and short for «Journal Storage»), a digital library founded in 1995 to address the problem that member libraries were finding it prohibitively expensive in terms of cost and space to maintain a comprehensive collection of the ever increasing number of academic journals.

We maintain a library of precedents, volumes of police training manuals, and a collection of secret police documents that we use to defend our clients.

The university libraries had seen it as the role of the government library to maintain these collections and services in perpetuity, but there was no formal agreement that this was what it would do, and funding cycles created different priorities.

A selective survey of the existing environment reveals the following: law society libraries have a national resource sharing agreement; however, it doesn't include interlibrary loans of books or other print materials, and there is no formal agreement relating to what collections any particular library will maintain in perpetuity for the support of the others.

I consider my library to be fortunate because we have enough space to maintain a robust historical collection and we only tend to weed outdated current awareness materials or journals available online.

We view them not only as the library's greatest material asset but as a national resource; having built the collections, we have a public duty to maintain them.

Readers prefer books in print and a library can build and maintain a print collection of core legal treatises on a few bookcases.

The only other reason to subscribe to a journal or to maintain a journal collection in print is for preservation purposes — a consideration that really need concern only academic and other public libraries and not even all of them.

Maintain library catalog and records of LMC materials; plan, equip and maintain the facility for maximum productivity and usability; purchase print and non-print LMC materials and ensure collection stays Maintain library catalog and records of LMC materials; plan, equip and maintain the facility for maximum productivity and usability; purchase print and non-print LMC materials and ensure collection stays maintain the facility for maximum productivity and usability; purchase print and non-print LMC materials and ensure collection stays current.

Merchandised the collection, created book displays and maintained an inviting well organized library.

Librarian Temple University, Kalispell, MT 2008 — Present • Analyze patrons» requests for library materials and assist in furnishing them • Explain the use of library facilities and resources • Assist patrons in locating unusual or unique information in response to specific requests • Organize the collection of books, publications, periodicals and documents for convenient access • Develop and implement library policies and procedures and ensure that they are followed through • Coordinate the efforts of study groups and provide them with access to resources such as audio - visual tools and reference materials • Code and classify books and resources and develop information access aids such as electronic pathfinders and web pages • Arrange for interlibrary loaning and liaise with different suppliers and vendors to ensure sufficient resources are obtained • Maintain records of patrons and books and periodicals lent and returned • Organize and oversee study groups by liaising with other libraries and schools

Library Aide The Children's Library, Kalispell, MT 2006 — 2008 • Created new library member records and provided them with library cards and information • Assisted library patrons by helping them locate information and resources • Loaned book and other resources and followed up on overdue loans • Organized the collection of books and publications within the library • Maintained inventory of library resources and assembled and arranged display materials • Oversaw study groups and ensured that audio - visual equipment and library resources are kept safe

Maintained the library's collections of books, serial publications, documents, audio visual and other materials

Library & Information Science Manager — Duties & Responsibilities Assist with operational management of the University of Pittsburgh archive department and associated collections Oversee reference services for patrons interested in use of library materials and services Develop a rapport with patrons and orient them to library collections, policies, and procedures Maintain detailed records regarding volumes, patron use, purchasing, employee schedules, and budgets Train and orient volunteers and junior staff members in policies, procedures, services, and collection materials Proficient in industry software including PubMed, CINHAL, MedlinePlus, Ovid, and EBSCOHost Monitor library ensuring an environment conducive to study and concentration Assist in the creation of a University of Pittsburgh LibGuide for the United Electrical Workers Collection Utilize Archivist Toolkit to create finding aids for the Paul LeBlanc Papers, the Garden Club of Allegheny County Collection, the Stanley J. Rainka Papers, and the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Papers Trained in early childhood language and literacy development theory and practice Design and implement engaging educational activities for preschool students Serve as liaison between school and families regarding student development and progress Assist with the planning and implementation of daily Children's Museum activities Foster an atmosphere of fun, enthusiasm, and dedication to education Provide administrative services including phones, faxing, filing, and data entry as needed Represent company with poise, integrity, and positivity