Vol. 7 No. 2 (1992)
Research Articles

Technology and Library Users Automation and Outreach: Library Services to Off-Campus Students

Richard J. Bazillion
Bio

How to Cite

Bazillion, R. J., & Braun, C. (1992). Technology and Library Users Automation and Outreach: Library Services to Off-Campus Students. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education Revue Internationale Du E-Learning Et La Formation à Distance, 7(2), 67–75. Retrieved from https://ijede.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/422

Abstract

Library services to students enrolled in off-campus and distance education courses can be improved by using technology currently available. Brandon University's online catalogue, called BuCAT, fits the definition of a "SuperCatalog" in that it does more than "provide access to local library holdings." BuCAT serves as a regional gateway to the resources of three university libraries (Brandon, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan), and it contains a comprehensive record of Brandon's monographic, journal-article, govern-ment-publication, and ERIC-document holdings. The online catalogue, therefore, provides a way to teach research skills to all students with access to a microcomputer and modem. Abstract Les services offerts par les bibliothèques aux étudiants travaillant hors établissement ou à distance peuvent être améliorés en faisant appel à des technologies déjà existantes. BuCAT, catalogue informatisé de l'université Brandon, est un "supercatalogue" qui, en plus de donner accès aux documents disponibles localement, fait office de passerelle régionale pour les ressources de trois bibliothèques universitaires (Brandon, Manitoba et Saskatchewan). Il comprend un répertoire exhaustif de la collection de Brandon : monographie, articles de périodiques, publications gouvernementales, documents ERIC. Ce catalogue interrogeable en ligne devient ainsi un outil d'initiation à la recherche, à la portée de tout étudiant équipé d'un micro-ordinateur et d'un modem.