A Functional Plan for an Illinois Library Telecommunications Network. The Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Calabrese, Alice; und weitere
Institution	Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative.
Titel	A Functional Plan for an Illinois Library Telecommunications Network. The Final Report.
Quelle	(1988), (107 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Academic Libraries; Consortia; Grants; Higher Education; Library Networks; Library Planning; Needs Assessment; Public Libraries; School Libraries; Special Libraries; State Libraries; Statewide Planning; Systems Analysis; Telecommunications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Vereinigung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bedarfsermittlung; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; School library; Schulbibliothek; Spezialbibliothek; Planwirtschaft; System analysis; Systemanalyse; Telekommunikationstechnik
Abstract	This final report describes the plan developed by the Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative, a consortium of 44 community colleges and other academic institutions, which was awarded a Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title III planning grant to research the requirements for a statewide electronic network that would provide for the transmission of high-quality voice, data, and video signals among public, academic, school, and special libraries. The consortium was also charged with recommending the most cost-effective and efficient way to implement such a network. The report covers the following topics: (1) the purposes of the grant; (2) the methodology and goals of the study; (3) the process and results (concerns and services) of a needs assessment; (4) the current library and education telecommunications environment (voice, data, video, and integrated networks in the state) and selected statewide or integrated networks outside the state; (5) trends in library services and telecommunications technology; and (6) functional design criteria, including the purpose and functions of a state library telecommunications network, functional design requirements, and network strategies. Alternatives for meeting telecommunications needs for the next 5-10 years are also presented, together with recommendations for the development of a library telecommunications network, a management action plan for implementing the recommendations, and projected target dates. Additional information about the study is appended (including maps and descriptions of several proposed or actual networks) and a glossary is provided. (53 references) (CGD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC