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Lotus Notes in Action: Meeting Corporate Information Needs.
Bates, Mary Ellen; Allen, Kimberly – Database, 1994
Discusses applications of Lotus Notes groupware developed by MCI Communications Corporation librarians. The development of administrative databases used for reference request tracking, interlibrary loan, book ordering and other purposes, and corporate wide databases used to disseminate internal and external information are described. The strengths…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Databases
Low-Budget, Cost-Effective OCR: Optical Character Recognition for MS-DOS Micros.
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Perez, Ernest – Library Software Review, 1990
Discusses optical character recognition (OCR) for use with MS-DOS microcomputers. Cost effectiveness is considered, three types of software approaches to character recognition are explained, hardware and operation requirements are described, possible library applications are discussed, future OCR developments are suggested, and a list of OCR…
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
The Anatomy of a Decision: Tape vs. CD-ROM--Which Product and Why?
Piety, John – Online, 1992
Discussion of selection of the InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index database of journal citations to add to the online catalog at a university library considers access to full text on microfilm, coverage, differences between CD-ROM and tape versions, pricing, search capabilities, printing, and downloading. Comparisons are made with the UMI Data…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
CD-ROM and Multimedia.
Burke, David; And Others – Computers in Libraries, 1994
This special section on CD-ROM and multimedia includes three articles: "What You Need to Know before Networking CD-ROMs" (David Burke); "Multimedia in a Traditional Library Setting" (Norman K. Peterson and Laurn Wilhelm); and "SilverPlatter Embraces the Future" (Pat Ensor). Reviews of two CD-ROM products are also…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases
Special Section: Library Buildings.
Cooper, Walter; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1994
This special section includes eight articles that address issues concerning library buildings. Highlights include information technologies; industry standards; design; management issues, including organizational climate; long-range, or strategic, planning, including models and political issues; friends of library groups; technology in reference…
Descriptors: Databases, Facility Guidelines, Information Technology, Leadership
In the Literature.
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Kilpatrick, Thomas L., Ed. – Library Software Review, 1998
Provides annotations of 29 journal articles and six book reviews on a variety of topics related to technology in libraries, including collection development, computer-assisted instruction, databases, distance education, ergonomics, hardware, information technology, interlibrary loan and document supply, Internet, online catalogs, preservation,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Security