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Publication date: 1 July 2001

John D. Yorkovich

One of the United States’ premier research libraries, Lied Library, located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, opened in January 2000, and is a model for the library of the…

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One of the United States’ premier research libraries, Lied Library, located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, opened in January 2000, and is a model for the library of the future. As one of the largest and most technologically advanced libraries in the nation, Lied Library delivers the highest level of information services to the campus and community. Describes why Lied Library prevails as one of the most technologically advanced academic libraries in the USA, and possibly the world, and how its incorporation of new and innovative library technology, such as 3M digital ID collection management, benefits both library staff and patrons by making the library a more efficient place to retrieve information.

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New Library World, vol. 102 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 February 2000

John Yorkovich

Routine tasks, such as transactions at the bank, grocery store and gas station, are becoming more and more automated, making daily activities more efficient. 3M Library Systems…

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Routine tasks, such as transactions at the bank, grocery store and gas station, are becoming more and more automated, making daily activities more efficient. 3M Library Systems are now applying the same technologies to library work in a way that promises to change the whole way staff work and patrons visit the library. This article looks at the benefits of the 3M™ Digital Identification System is bringing to the Curriculum Materials Library (CML) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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VINE, vol. 30 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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Publication date: 1 March 1998

John Yorkovich

Every new technology represents both an opportunity and a danger. The opportunity lies in being an early adopter, and embracing a new way of increasing efficiency and decreasing…

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Every new technology represents both an opportunity and a danger. The opportunity lies in being an early adopter, and embracing a new way of increasing efficiency and decreasing costs — basically a way to do something better. The danger lies in making a major investment, both in terms of time and money, in what may turn out to be a technology that isn't necessarily an innovation — something that may have been on the cutting edge but, in the end, just doesn't cut it.

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VINE, vol. 28 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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