Adaptation to electronic mail

This investigation proposes and tests a path model of the adaptation process to electronic mail using the Komsky (1991) data. The results demonstrate that the user satisfaction and frequency of use are predicted by features consistent with the “media richness”; theory (Fulk, Steinfeld, Schmitz & Power, 1987). The model demonstrates some useful information on understanding the ability of an organization to smoothly and efficiently adopt an electronic mail system that employees will use frequently and satisfactorily.     

Getting started with electronic mail

This paper gives suggestions to librarians on how to get started with electronic mail. It discusses the cost- and time-saving advantages of using electronic mail rather than TWX, United States mail, or telephones for communicating ILL requests and messages. For instance, preliminary cost data show that electronic mail is often half as expensive as TWX and costs no more than a 22 stamp. Key management concerns that must be considered when setting up electronic mail are discussed, including the need for subscribers to agree on one system. Also covered are the types of equipment that can be used with electronic mail, including print terminals.     

图书馆电子阅览室建设

本文作者通过一年多电子阅览室建设的工作实践，总结介绍了浙江财经学院图书馆电子阅览室的网络结构、硬件设施、管理及应用软件、服务内容、管理方法，供大家参考。     

A utility book truck designed for moving library collections

The need to move a 450,000 volume library collection resulted in the design of a special-purpose book truck which can be built locally from surplus materials. The unit is rugged, dependable, and has a variety of applications.     

究竟什么是图书馆学的研究对象

图书馆学所要研究的是：怎样才能充分满足读者对图书馆提出的文献信息需求。“图书馆为需求者提供文献信息保障的全部过程及其相互关系”才是图书馆学的研究对象。     

Promoting library research: The research review competition

This column describes the Research Review Competition, a program developed by the Library at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York to promote research and writing skills. The Competition, which since 1980 has recognized well-written research papers that reflect mastery of library research skills, is a success with students and faculty, and highlights the library's role in the academic process.     

图书馆学研究中的问题

章指出了我国图书馆学研究中存在着12种弊病：学风不正，心态浮躁；眼高手低，根基不牢；脱离实际，故弄玄妙；热衷包装，追赶时髦；转换太快，东枪西炮；薄积厚发，心血来潮；论而不争，自赏其道；分析肤浅，方法太少；队伍不整，各奏各调；人数不多，素质欠高；成果挺多，质量难保；崇洋媚外，疏于创造。     

图书分类法电子化引发的思考

本分析了图书分类法组织信息资源的优势和局限性，介绍网络环境下国内外主要的四部图书分类法电子化发展概况，总结图书分类法电子化的特点，从而探讨图书分类法适应网络信息资源的可行性。     

个人数字图书馆探讨

随着互联网的不断发展，个人所拥有和获取的学习资源不断增多。为了方便学习者利用数字化资源，建立全新的学习环境，就需要构建个性化的e时代“私人藏书阁”——个人数字图书馆。本文介绍了个人数字图书馆建立的必要性、定义、特征模型及其功用，并简要分析了国内外个人数字图书馆的发展现状与研究现状及其现存的问题、对策等。     

高校图书馆的组织重组研究

网络信息环境的日新月异、用户信息需求的不断增强以及各种管理理念的提出都深刻影响着图书馆的发展，给图书馆的发展带来了机遇与挑战。如何实行图书馆组织机构的有效重组，使图书馆更加适应新的发展环境，是目前图书馆业内人士探讨的一个热门话题。本文从全国60余家高校图书馆现行组织机构调研入手，分析了目前国内高校图书馆组织结构的现状，并对高校图书馆组织机构重组的原则、模式进行了探讨。     

图书馆电子资源联盟研究

图书馆电子资源联盟是实现资源共享的重要途径，是图书馆界的新型合作模式。本论述了国内外电子资源联盟的发展状况，探讨了电子资源联盟发展的起因、面对的挑战和联盟的成功要素，以期对我国电子资源联盟的发展有借鉴作用。     

The future of library acquisitions as the electronic information realm evolves

The community of scholars and the scholarship industry coexist in a symbiosis. It is sometimes claimed that computers could take over the role of libraries as information migrates from print to electronic transmission, but computing should properly be seen as a new element in the publishing industry while libraries are the property of the community of scholars. There is a wide range of intellectual material, from data through information to works of understanding and imagination, and no single medium is best for every purpose. Computers have much to offer at the data end of the range, but print remains the choice of users for works requiring extended exposition, as well as current awareness publishing.     

图书馆学研究方法述评

本文通过考察近20年来图书馆学研究方法的不同观点，对图书馆学研究方法的分歧与共识进行剖析，提出了解决分歧、完善图书馆学专门研究方法的看法。