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How To Get Your Web Page Noticed.
Schrock, Kathleen – MultiMedia Schools, 1997
Presents guidelines for making a Web site noticeable. Discusses submitting the URL to directories, links, and announcement lists, and sending the site over the server via FTP to search engines. Describes how to index the site with "Title,""Heading," and "Meta" tags. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Directories, Indexing
Understanding Library Microcomputer Systems. Professional Skills Series.
Palmer, Roger C. – 1988
Designed to help explain library automation to the librarian or student, this handbook presents a case to be solved, i.e., the creation of a book acquisition system for a special library; the steps to be taken to solve the problem; and a users' manual for the system to be provided to the client. The handbook is divided into three major sections:…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems, Guidelines
Building a Secure Library System.
Benson, Allen C. – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Presents tips for building a secure library system to guard against threats like hackers, viruses, and theft. Topics include: determining what is at risk; recovering from disasters; developing security policies; developing front-end security; securing menu systems; accessing control programs; protecting against damage from viruses; developing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Security, Computer System Design, Guidelines
Choosing an Optical Disc System: A Guide for Users and Resellers.
Vane-Tempest, Stewart – Information Management & Technology, 1995
Presents a guide for selecting an optional disc system. Highlights include storage hierarchy; standards; data life cycles; security; implementing an optical jukebox system; optimizing the system; performance; quality and reliability; software; cost of online versus near-line; and growing opportunities. Sidebars provide additional information on…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Selection, Computer System Design, Data
Setting Up General Purpose CD-ROM Workstations.
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Bolin, Robert L. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Provides detailed instructions for setting up general purpose CD-ROM workstations using IBM compatible microcomputers and tells how to make CD-ROM disks available to the general user. Use of standardized hardware and software, utility programs, DOS batch files, a shell program, and a hypertext program at the University of Idaho Library are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases
A Goal-Oriented Method for Establishing an Electronic College.
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Paulsen, Morten Flate – Education and Computing, 1992
Presents a 10-step goal-oriented method for establishing an electronic college. Commitment to training, support, and motivation of people is advocated, as well as technological expertise. Each of the steps is described in detail using the "TowerNet" system from the Adult Education Department at Pennsylvania State University as a case…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education
Designing a Computerized Instructional Training Room for the Library.
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Ring, Donna M; Vander Meer, Patricia F. – Special Libraries, 1994
Addresses issues in designing or enhancing a computerized training room for teaching end-users how to search online databases. These include environmental aesthetics and practical considerations such as lighting, sound, wiring, furniture, and equipment and software selection. How to design the room to suit multiple purposes and to accommodate…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer System Design