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Peer reviewedDaehn, Ralph M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Discusses use of microcomputer hardware and software, telecommunications methods, and advanced library methods to create a specialized information center's database of literature relating to farm machinery and food processing. Systems and services (electronic messaging, serials control, database creation, cataloging, collections, circulation,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Peer reviewedNash, Mary – Online Review, 1982
Compares the rapid development of online bibliographic information retrieval systems with that of videotex, still in its experimental stages. Examples of equipment used and services offered in Canada are given. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Electronic Equipment, Foreign Countries
Download full textBurnham, Brian – 1984
Telidon, which consists of two computerized communications systems for displaying text and graphics on a television screen under user control, is being field tested in the libraries of two York Region Board of Education (YRBE) schools in Aurora, Ontario. Beginning in spring 1983, students were able to access, via telephone, a computerized data…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Costs, Databases, Display Systems
Shoffner, Ralph M.; Madden, Mary A. – 1980
This feasibility study was conducted to collect financial, operational, and other data concerning the alternatives of continuing with the University of Toronto Library Automation System (UTLAS), the present supplier of catalog support to the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC) participating libraries, or of replicating the Washington Library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies
British Columbia Union Catalogue, Richmond. – 1980
Sponsored by the 28 member libraries of the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC), this proposal requests funds from provincial government to establish the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN), a computerized library information system based on the existing BCUC organization and database. Chapters describe the need for the establishment of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Carey, Stephen; Crittenden, Elizabeth – 2000
Higher literacy needs and global communication technologies such as the Internet require that students worldwide develop academic level mastery of international languages. However, while school and university second language programs are frequently able to help students achieve mastery of the basic interpersonal communications skill level of a…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
Pocklington, Dorothy B.; Guttman, Linda – 1980
This comprehensive annotated bibliography contains 220 references on computer technology in nursing. Selected articles on electronic devices are included if they contribute to the historical perspectives of this area. The bibliography contains all articles that have appeared in nursing journals published in the United States, Canada, and England…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Clinical Diagnosis
