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Peer reviewedEpstein, Hank – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Discusses the importance of the response time of an online public catalog and its capacity to support multiple users without system degradation; outlines general requirements of an online catalog; explains the difference between menu and command systems; defines response time; and suggests ways of testing an online system accurately. (EM)
Descriptors: Equipment Standards, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Guidelines
Peer reviewedSwanbeck, Jan – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Examines cost effectiveness and efficiency of using Government Printing Office Cataloging tapes to add records to online catalogs. Several problems, including errors and inconsistencies in tapes and lack of documentation, are identified. Options available for libraries wishing to make use of these tapes are described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society)
Rayfield, Susan – Technology Connection, 1997
When thousands of library patrons share the same workstation, Web browser bookmarks fall short of patrons' and librarians' expectations. One way to direct patrons to useful and appropriate Web sites is to create a MARC record for the home page. Explains how to create MARC records and raises questions to consider before adding Internet addresses to…
Descriptors: Expectation, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Librarians
Shuman, Bruce A. – 2001
The immense changes wrought by the Internet pose many questions and dilemmas for today's librarians. The author's take on the Internet is one of an ever-evolving beast. The six chapters of this book take the reader from mastering the nature of the beast--including a discussion of online searching pitfalls and other more general hazards--to the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Copyrights, Futures (of Society), Information Science
Download full textMandel, Carol A. – 1986
This paper presents a synthesis of the ideas and issues developed at a conference convened to review the results of the Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project and explore the potential for future use of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules in online library catalogs. Conference…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing
Glantz, Shelley – Book Report, 1997
Responding to an informal survey, 96 media specialists named favorite software, CD-ROMs, and online sites. This article lists automation packages, electronic encyclopedias, CD-ROMs, electronic magazine indexes, CD-ROM and online database services, electronic sources of current events, laser disks for grades 6-12, word processing programs for…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Encyclopedias
