The study assesses ten select library websites from colleges affiliated with JNTU, Hydera-bad, for their usability, correctness, and accessibility. Additionally, it discusses the features services offered by websites. A well-organized checklist was used to collect data study's selected colleges. According survey, majority of have included information about (80%) infrastructure on websites, all ...

Part 1 of this three-part paper discussed the genesis of the law formulated by Donald J. Urquhart on the use of scientific and technical (sci/tech) journals through interlibrary loan and central document delivery. It concentrated on the study of such use conducted by Urquhart in preparation for the establishment of the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL), which became the ...

In this environment of expanding information needs, spiraling journal costs, and curtailed financial resources, medical libraries must take advantage of the rapid evolution in document delivery services. There are exciting developments in transmission technology, from fax machines to scanners to the Internet. There is also a notable shift away from the traditional reliance on library networks t...

1 During the summer of 2005, I discovered that there was not a copy of my dissertation available from the library at McGill University. I was, however, able to obtain a copy of it on microfilm from another university that had initially obtained it on interlibrary loan. I am most grateful to Vicki Galbraith who typed this version from that copy, which except for some minor variations due to diff...

A study of Sophie Germain’s extensive manuscripts on Fermat’s Last Theorem calls for a reassessment of her work in number theory. There is much in these manuscripts beyond the single theorem for Case 1 for which she is known from a published footnote by Legendre. Germain had a fully-fledged, highly developed, sophisticated plan of attack on Fermat’s Last Theorem. The supporting algorithms she i...

n the past twenty years, information technology has radically transformed I the way librarians and information scientists search the literature. Computerized indexing methods have made it possible to retrieve bibliographies on virtually any topic in a matter of minutes. This immediate access to bibliographic information is clearly a harbinger of the approaching information age. Many are enthusi...

Traditional collection management of serials through site licenses and subscriptions is increasingly unsustainable due to rising costs and steady or falling library budgets. The ensuing gaps in access have led to widespread illicit file sharing, resulting in the disintermediation of libraries and the devaluing of publishers. It has therefore become essential to explore alternatives for the deli...

Hospital libraries have many alternatives to services traditionally supplied by library networks or academic health center libraries. As hospital librarians try to balance increased patron expectations with shrinking resources, their selection of vendors and information agencies becomes increasingly important. Messerle points out that one alternative for hospitals is contracting for library ser...