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Eaton, Nancy – Electronic and Optical Publishing Review, 1986
Examines factors which may affect the receptivity of librarians to the use of optical disk technologies, including hardware and software issues, the content of currently available databases, and the integration of optical technologies into existing library services. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Electronic Publishing
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Graham, Peter S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
Discusses trends in computer technology and their use for library catalogs, noting the concept of bandwidth (describes quantity of information transmitted per given unit of time); computer hardware differences (micros, minis, maxis); distributed processing systems and databases; optical disk storage; networks; transmission media; and terminals.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Databases
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Hopkinson, Alan – Journal of Documentation, 1984
This review of international information exchange formats focuses on the international standard ISO 2709 and MARC formats, "UNISIST Reference Manual," UNIMARC (Universal MARC format), the Common Communications Format, centralized network formats (International Serials Data System, MINISIS, regional), International MARC network study…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Global Approach, Guides