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Schwarz, Philip J. – 1980
This manual is intended primarily for libraries that wish to purchase a turnkey automated circulation system and online catalog, but lack the staff, time, and expertise to develop a set of specifications, or the money to hire consultants. Specifications are provided to assist in the selection from several options: (1) development of an in-house…
Descriptors: Bids, Design Requirements, Electronic Equipment, Information Systems
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Drabenstott, John, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Five library consultants address issues that affect online system performance: options in system design that relate to diverse library requirements; criteria that most affect performance; benchmark tests and sizing criteria; minimalizing the risks of miscalculation; and the roles and responsibilities of vendors, libraries, and consultants.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Design Requirements, Field Tests, Guidelines
Bruman, Janet L. – 1983
Focusing on the use of microcomputers as "smart terminals" for accessing time-sharing systems for libraries, this document discusses the communications software needed to allow the microcomputer to appear as a terminal to the remote host. The functions which communications software programs are designed to perform are defined and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Design Requirements, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks