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Networked Services, User Support and Libraries: Mutual Benefits?
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Heijne, Maria – Electronic Library, 1992
Describes the activities of SURFnet BV, a research network that provides information and communication services in higher education and scientific or industrial research in The Netherlands. Topics discussed include standardization; user services, including electronic mail; costs of using SURFnet; user support services; and the role of libraries in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Databases, Electronic Mail
Ariadne: The Next Generation of Electronic Document Delivery Systems.
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Roes, Hans; Dijkstra, Joost – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes an approach to electronic document delivery which has evolved at Tilburg University (Netherlands), leading to the development of a system called Ariadne. Highlights include various generations of electronic document delivery systems; standards, including the work of the Group on Electronic Document Interchange; and a description of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans
Library Automation in the Netherlands and Pica.
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Bossers, Anton; Van Muyen, Martin – Electronic Library, 1984
Describes the Pica Library Automation Network (originally the Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation), which is based on a centralized bibliographic database. Highlights include the Pica conception of library automation, online shared cataloging system, circulation control system, acquisition system, and online Dutch union catalog with…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition