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Peer reviewedBuck, Dayna E.; Krois, Jerome W. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Discussion of basic telecommunications concepts includes data terminal equipment, carrier equipment and data communications equipment. Guidelines offered for librarians planning the implementation of a telecommunications network address reliability and costs of equipment, requirements of the system, and ease of use of the system. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Equipment, Evaluation Criteria, Input Output Devices
Bruman, Janet L. – 1983
Focusing on the use of microcomputers as "smart terminals" for accessing time-sharing systems for libraries, this document discusses the communications software needed to allow the microcomputer to appear as a terminal to the remote host. The functions which communications software programs are designed to perform are defined and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Design Requirements, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks
School Library Journal, 1984
This 5-article section provides an annotated bibliography of 39 books about computer technology; describes peripheral equipment essential for building computer systems; suggests an approach to software evaluation and selection; describes the implementation of a computer program for elementary/secondary students and teachers; and reviews 34…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Software
