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Peer reviewedMorentz, James W. – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes use of computer software to improve staff preparedness for emergencies that may strike the library. Highlights include the Emergency Information System (EIS), which uses integrated emergency management databases with computer graphic maps of the surrounding area and floor plans of the library. Non-emergency applications of the software…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Emergency Programs
Peer reviewedNewby, Gregory B. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1993
Discusses the current state of the art in virtual reality (VR), its historical background, and future possibilities. Highlights include applications in medicine, art and entertainment, science, business, and telerobotics; and VR for information science, including graphical display of bibliographic data, libraries and books, and cyberspace.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Business, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1993
Discussion of electronic information access in libraries focuses on five areas that impact quality and cost: (1) hardware, including networking, graphics, and full-text capabilities; (2) software; (3) access and utilization, including Internet and instruction and training; (4) licensing, including suggestions for publishers as well as librarians;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
