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Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reports the design, methodology, and results of a research project which examined the effectiveness of bibliographic displays produced by online catalogs. A means of testing displays against several hundred thousand records at a reasonable cost and using that to test several display possibilities is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods

Schwarz, Philip – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the selection of an automated library system for 11 university cluster libraries in Wisconsin, from the decision to automate and the development of a proposal request, through the selection process itself. Appendices include a chronology of events, participants in the process, a checklist of activities, and additional suggestions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Certification, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making