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Rustling Up a Web Site without Much Money
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Warrington, Anne; Greig, Debra – Computers in Libraries, 2006
Lakeland College, a small rural institution on the Canadian prairies, used to face the dilemma of needing a Web presence without having the funds, staff, and technology infrastructure to support it. This article relates how Lakeland's librarian hired ShirWin Knowledge & Learning Systems, Inc., a small software company based in Edmonton,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Web Sites, Computer System Design, Budgets
Networked Resource Sharing of CD-ROM Information Banks.
Gey, Fredric C. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Proposes an infrastructure to provide organizationwide access in a large university to government statistical databases issued on CD-ROM. Topics addressed include characteristics of government numeric data on CD-ROM, networked options, desired characteristics of networked CD-ROM access, hardware and network configurations, a prototype system, and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Electronic Publishing
Integrated Technologies: An Approach to Establishing Multimedia Applications for Learning.
Elmore, Garland C. – EDUCOM Review, 1992
Describes a plan for the development of multimedia instruction at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). Cooperation between various campus departments is described, including the university libraries. Multimedia systems for permanent installations and portable units are explained, and implications for distance education,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Cooperation
Human-Computer Interfaces and OPACs: Introductory Thoughts Related to INNOPAC.
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Henry, Helen K. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Human-computer interface design concepts are used as the criteria for evaluating the benefits and shortcomings of San Diego State University Library's online catalog, INNOPAC (the PAC). Features discussed include integrated files, search capabilities, system availability, user interface, record-to-record links, boolean operations, subject access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases
Overview of Graphical User Interfaces.
Hulser, Richard P. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discussion of graphical user interfaces for online public access catalogs (OPACs) covers the history of OPACs; OPAC front-end design, including examples from Indiana University and the University of Illinois; and planning and implementation of a user interface. (10 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Application of an Expert System to Collection Development: Donation Processing in a Special Library.
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DeBrower, Amy M.; Jones, DeAnna T. – Library Software Review, 1991
Describes a project at the library of the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University that developed an expert system to conserve professional staff time and reduce processing costs by allowing gifts, or donations, to be processed by support staff. Decision-making factors are explained, and performance statistics are discussed.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
The CARL System at the University of Hawaii.
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Naj, 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