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Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses changes that have made desktop publishing appealing and reasonably priced. Hardware, software, and printer options for getting started and moving on, typeface developments, and the key characteristics of desktop publishing are described. The author's notes on 33 articles from the personal computing literature from January-March 1994 are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection
Guthrie, Kevin M.; Lougee, Wendy P. – Library Journal, 1997
Describes JSTOR (Journal Storage), a not-for-profit organization located in New York City, established to use digital technology to preserve and make accessible core journal literature. Highlights include publisher participation and license agreements; scanning and optical character recognition; missing information; systems design; project goals;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Costs, Financial Support
Peer reviewedConverso, L.; Hocek, S. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This paper describes computer-based optical character recognition (OCR) systems, focusing on their components (the computer, the scanner, the OCR, and the output device); how the systems work; and features to consider in selecting a system. A list of 26 questions to ask to evaluate systems for potential purchase is included. (JDD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Blindness, Character Recognition, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Lunin, Lois F.; And Others – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
The three articles in this special section on document image files discuss intelligent character recognition, including comparison with optical character recognition; selection of displays for document image processing, focusing on paperlike displays; and imaging hardware, software, and vendors, including guidelines for system selection. (MES)
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Computer Peripherals
Peer reviewedNaj, Lindy; Chantiny, Martha – Library Software Review, 1993
Three articles discuss the second online library system at the University of Hawaii at Manoa--the CARL (Colorado Alliance for Research Libraries) System. Topics addressed include an overview of the system; development of a Windows-based CARL cataloging workstation; and incorporating digitized images in the online public access catalog. (EA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedRoes, Hans – Electronic Library, 1993
Describes the development of the Online Contents Service at Tilburg University (Netherlands) that provides users with desktop microcomputer access to the contents of journals held at the university. The rationale, procedures, retrieval software, subject search capability, and future developments are discussed. (five references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Character Recognition, College Libraries, Computer Software
