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Peer reviewedMorse, Yvonne; Davis, Wendy – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Describes the development and installation of the Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment System (CASTLE), which uses a microcomputer to automate operations of small academic library in six main areas: circulation, online catalog, inventory and file maintenance, audiovisual equipment, accounting, and information and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Display Systems, Higher Education
Download full textLee, Hwa-Wei; And Others – 1984
Designed to help institutions considering library automation, this report describes the adoption, installation, and use of the Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS) at Ohio University. The report includes information on: (1) a task force created at Ohio University in 1978 to explore an automated circulation system; (2) installation and tape loading…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Computers, Higher Education
Peer reviewedYother, Larry W. – Electronic Library, 1987
Details the "painful" history, development, and progress of a "home-grown" library automation system at the Hartford State Technical College; describes several of the most common activities generated from menus; and looks at future prospects of the system. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Input Output Devices
Peer reviewedLogan, Susan J. – Library Trends, 1987
Describes the evolution of the library control system at the Ohio State University library from a circulation control system to a full online catalog with subject access and authority control. The needs of users which prompted the development and possible future enhancements are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
Mann, Thomas W., Jr.; And Others – 1986
Results of this survey of 26 public and academic libraries of national stature show that the country's major libraries are fully committed to automating their library operations. Major findings of the survey show that: (1) all libraries surveyed are involved in automation; (2) all libraries surveyed have automated their catalogs and bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGaudet, Jean Ann – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Discusses the management predicaments encountered in decision making for a very small school library and the reasons that procedures recommended in the literature may not be applicable. The process used in planning and implementing an online circulation system in a high school library is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBeckman, Margaret – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews the process through which the University of Guelph Library moved from offline to online catalog access; discusses the impact of information technology on the role of the academic library as an information resource center for an electronic educational network; and discusses the goals of this library, given that role. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Foreign Countries
