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Howden, Norman – 1997
This manual offers guidance for librarians on every aspect of local area networking from start-up through maintenance and trouble shooting. This second edition has been revised to include information on: definition and explication of TCP/IP; Novell 4.0; Internet connection gear; equipment capable of handling Web access; Windows NT and Windows for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Guidelines, Information Management, Internet
Mayo, Diane; Nelson, Sandra – 1999
A technology plan provides a blueprint against which to measure new technologies and applications, assess future needs, and allocate resources to balance technology with the needs of users and staff. This book is a comprehensive and practical guide for librarians preparing a technology plan. The book is divided into five planning steps, each of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Equipment
Baule, Steven M. – 1999
Increased student enrollment, collection growth, the need for multimedia workspace, and other technology changes are all reasons for embarking on a facilities project in a library media center. This book describes the keys to success for library media centers of the future, and addresses the need for developing support for the facilities plan.…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Bazillion, Richard J.; Braun, Connie – 1995
Academic libraries must integrate technology and traditional library service. Online catalogs, high-tech campus information networks, and accelerated resource sharing present opportunities for building comprehensive information centers. However, the interiors of most existing libraries were not designed to accommodate extensive high-tech equipment…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Centers, Design Requirements
Mather, Becky R. – 1997
This hands-on practical guide contains all the information the network novice needs to plan, fund, create, and maintain a local area network (LAN) in the school library media center. Step-by-step nontechnical instructions and advice for creating an information network are presented in understandable format. The network novice is taken from dream…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Boss, Richard W. – 1997
One of the most significant decisions in a library administrator's career is the decision to automate one or more of a library's operations. This book describes the present state of local library automation; the planning, selection, and implementation process; and the library administrator's role in the process. The bulk of the text provides a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Decision Making, Information Technology