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Crawford, Walt – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
Presents guidelines for utilization, evaluation, selection, and acquisition of CRT terminals for library technical processing systems. An evaluation of the institution's needs is followed by a description of a three-step process of assembling information from advertisements and literature, direct observation and use, and talking to other users of…
Descriptors: Equipment Evaluation, Input Output Devices, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes

Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
This checklist based on an earlier version (1980) relates specifically to cathode ray tube and other visual display terminals (VDTs) and also applies to personal computers. Highlights include changes in VDTs, selecting a VDT (evaluate needs, survey market, observe and use, talk to users), and screen and keyboard characteristics. (EJS)
Descriptors: Display Systems, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Standards, Guidelines